公众人物毕业演讲 第164期:比尔·奈马萨诸塞大学2014(11)
时间：2018-12-30 作者：英语课 分类：公众人物毕业演讲
英语课
Here in the United States less than a thirdof our fellow citizens
在美国只有不超过1/3的公民
Have acknowledged 1 the troubles that lieahead
认识到了未来的麻烦
We have to engage in
我们需要参与进来
We have to bring them around so we can allget to work
我们需要让所有人一起开展工作
And dare I say it, change the world
我敢说这样就能改变世界
And I think we can, here's why
我们肯定能原因如下
We are at a tipping point
我们正处在一个临界点
With just a little bit more education
只要再多一点教育
With just a little bit more engagement 2, alittle bit more discussion
多一点参与多一点讨论
With a few more hilarious 3 comedy bits
多一点欢闹的喜剧元素
People in the United States will joincitizens of other countries
美国人就能联合其它国家公民
And get to work on climate change
共同应对气候变化
I want you to be ready
我希望你们能够准备好
I want you to spark this movement and giveit a direction
我希望你们让这一运动迸发出火花并给它一个方向
I want you to change the world
我希望你们改变世界
As an environmentalist, I'm a fan ofwasting less
作为环保主义者我崇尚少浪费
That would be common sense
这是常识
I mean, if you drive less, we'll burn lessgas for example
例如少开车 就能减少汽油消耗
If we waste less clean water, we'll havemore clean water
少浪费干净水我们就会有更多干净水
But these are the easy examples
这些例子都很简单
That would be the low hanging fruit
可以说是"很容易摘到的果实"
Instead of just doing less
除了少浪费之外
We have to find ways to do more with less
我们还需要设法用较少资源做更多事情
That's the key to the future
这就是未来的关键
You are University of Massachusetts Lowellgraduates
你们是马萨诸塞大学洛厄尔分校毕业生
You really are among the best in the world
你们是世界上最棒的人之一
Thinking about new arrangements, new toolsand new elegantly 4 engineered designs
你们能想出新部署新工具 全新且优雅的工程设计
To reach for what I like to call the highhanging fruit
去摘那些"不容易摘到的果实"
The big prizes, the great big prizes
也就是那些重大成果
And that's what we want you to do for us.I'm not kidding
这就是我希望你们为我们做的我没有开玩笑
Change the world in new exciting and bigways
以令人兴奋的方式为世界带来重大变革
Where do you see them all? Off your coast
哪里可以看到就在海岸边
adj.公认的v.承认( acknowledge的过去式和过去分词 )；鸣谢；对…打招呼；告知已收到
- He acknowledged publicly that he might have made a mistake. 他当众承认自己可能犯了个错误。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The police acknowledged that three police vehicles were damaged. 警方承认有三辆警车被毁。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.订婚，婚约，约定，约会
- I can't see you on Monday because I have a previous engagement.星期一我不能见你，因为我有约在先。
- It was my mother's very own engagement ring.这正是我母亲自己的订婚戒指。
adj.充满笑声的，欢闹的；[反]depressed
- The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后，派对变得更加热闹起来。
- We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停，因为那个节目太搞笑了。