Name: 德州大學奧斯汀分校 2014 畢業典禮致詞 - 海軍上將威廉·麥克雷文 Admiral William H. McRaven (University of Texas at Austin 2014 Commencement Address - Admiral William H. McRaven)
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Well, thank you, President Powers, Provost Fenves, Deans, members of the faculty, family and friends, and

嗯，謝謝 Powers 總統、Fenves 教務長、各位院長、教職員、家人朋友，以及

最重要的是，2014 級的畢業生們。

It is indeed an honor for me to be here tonight.

今晚能來到這裡，我感到非常榮幸。

It's been almost 37 years to the day that I graduated from UT.

距離我從 UT 畢業，到今天差不多是 37 年了。

I remember a lot of things about that day.

I remember I had a throbbing headache from a party the night before.

我記得前一晚的派對讓我頭痛欲裂。

I remember I had a serious girlfriend who I later married.

我記得當時有個認真的女友，後來我娶了她。

That's important to remember, by the way.

And I remember I was getting commissioned in the Navy that day.

我還記得那天我即將在海軍服役。

But of all the things I remember, I don't have a clue who the commencement speaker was and I certainly don't remember anything they said.

但在所有我記得的事裡，我完全不知道畢業典禮講者是誰，更不用說我記得他們說了什麼。

So acknowledging that fact, if I can't make this commencement speech memorable, I will at least try to make it short.

所以承認這點，如果我無法讓這次的畢業典禮致詞令人難忘，我至少會試著讓它簡短。

So the university slogan is what starts here changes the world.

所以校園標語是「始於此，改變世界」。

Well, I've got to admit, I kind of like it.

嗯，我得承認，我還挺喜歡這句話的。

Tonight, there are almost 8,000 students, or there are more than 8,000 students graduated from UT.

今晚，有將近八千名，或者說超過八千名學生從 UT 畢業。

So that great paragon of analytical rigor, ask.com says that the average American will meet 10,000 people in their lifetime.

所以那個分析嚴謹的偉大典範，ask.com 說，一個美國人一生平均會遇到一萬個人。

But if every one of you changed the lives of just 10 people, and

但是如果你們每個人都改變了 10 個人的生命，

each one of those people changed the lives of another 10 people, and

而那 10 個人又各自改變了另外 10 個人的生命，

another 10, then in five generations, 125 years, the class of 2014 will have changed the lives of 800 million people.

再這樣下去，五代之後，也就是 125 年後，2014 級的畢業生將會改變 8 億人的生命。

Over twice the population of the United States.

這差不多是美國總人口的兩倍多。

Go one more generation and you can change the entire population of the world.

再多一代，你們就能改變全世界所有人的生命。

If you think it's hard to change the lives of 10 people, change their lives forever, you're wrong.

如果你們覺得改變 10 個人的生命很難，永遠地改變他們的人生，那你們就錯了。

Every day in Iraq and Afghanistan, a young army officer makes a decision to go left instead of right down a road in Baghdad.

在伊拉克和阿富汗，每天都有年輕的陸軍軍官在巴格達的路上，選擇往左而不是往右走。

And the 10 soldiers with him are saved from a close in ambush in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

而他身邊的十名阿兵哥，就這樣在阿富汗坎達哈省的伏擊中倖免於難。

A non commissioned officer from the Female Engagement Team senses that something isn't right and directs the infantry platoon away from a 500 pound IED, saving the lives of a dozen soldiers.

一位女性參與小組的士官長，察覺到情況不對，指揮步兵排避開了一個重達 500 磅的爆炸裝置，救了十幾名阿兵哥的命。

But if you think about it, not only were those soldiers saved by the decisions of one person, but

但如果你仔細想想，不只是那些阿兵哥因為一個人的決定而得救，

And their children's children, generations were saved by one decision.

他們的子子孫孫，好幾代人的生命都因為一個決定而延續。

But changing the world can happen anywhere and anyone can do it.

但改變世界，隨時隨地都有可能發生，任何人都能做到。

So what starts here can indeed change the world.

所以，從這裡開始的行動，確實能夠改變世界。

But the question is, what will the world look like after you change it?

但問題是，當你們改變了世界之後，它會變成什麼樣子呢？

Well, I'm confident that it will look much, much better.

嗯，我很有信心，它會變得更好、更好。

But if you'll humor this old sailor for just a moment, I have a few suggestions that might help you on your way to a better world.

不過，如果各位願意聽我這個老水手說幾句，我有些建議，或許能幫助各位走向一個更美好的世界。

And while these lessons were learned during my time in the military, I can assure you that it matters not whether you ever served a day in uniform.

這些經驗雖然是我在軍中學到的，但我向各位保證，不論各位有沒有穿過一天軍服，都不重要。

It matters not your gender, your ethnic or religious background, your orientation, or your social status.

各位的性別、種族或宗教背景、性向，或是社會地位，都不重要。

我們在這個世界上的掙扎是相似的。

And the lessons to overcome those struggles and to move forward, changing ourselves and changing the world around us will apply equally to all.

而克服這些掙扎、向前邁進，改變自己和周遭世界的這些道理，對所有人都是一樣適用的。

it all began when I left UT for basic SEAL training in Coronado, California.

這一切都始於我離開德州大學，前往加州科羅納多的海軍 SEAL 基礎訓練。

Basic SEAL training is six months of long, torturous runs in the soft sand, midnight swims in the cold water off San Diego, obstacle courses, unending calisthenics, days without sleep, and

海軍 SEAL 基礎訓練長達六個月，包括在鬆軟沙灘上痛苦的長跑、聖地牙哥冰冷海水的午夜遊泳、障礙訓練、無止盡的體能訓練、連續幾天不睡覺，還有

永遠處於又冷又濕又難受的狀態。

It is six months of being constantly harassed by professionally trained warriors who seek to find the weak of mind and body and eliminate them from ever becoming a Navy seal.

這六個月裡，你會不斷受到專業訓練戰士的騷擾，他們會找出意志薄弱、體能不佳的人，並淘汰他們，不讓他們成為海軍 SEAL。

But the training also seeks to find those students who can lead in an environment of constant stress, chaos, failure, and

但這項訓練也在尋找那些能在持續的壓力、混亂、失敗和

To me, basic SEAL training was a lifetime of challenges crammed into six months.

對我來說，SEAL 基礎訓練就像是將一輩子的挑戰濃縮在六個月裡。

So here are the 10 lessons I learned from basic SEAL training that hopefully will be of value to you as you move forward in life.

所以，這是我從 SEAL 基礎訓練中學到的 10 個功課，希望在你未來的人生道路上對你們有所幫助。

Every morning in SEAL training, my instructors, who at the time were all Vietnam veterans, would show up in my barracks room and the first thing they'd do is inspect my bed.

在 SEAL 訓練的每個早晨，我的教官（當時都是越戰退伍軍人）都會出現在我的寢室，他們做的第一件事就是檢查我的床。

If you did it right, the corners would be square, the covers would be pulled tight, the pillow centered just under the headboard, and

如果你做得對，床角會是方正的，被子會拉得很緊，枕頭會剛好放在頭架下方，

the extra blanket folded neatly at the foot of the rack.

而額外的毯子則會整齊地摺好放在床尾。

It was a simple task, mundane at best, but

這是一項簡單的任務，說好聽點是平淡無奇，但

every morning we were required to make our bed to perfection.

每天早上，我們都被要求把床鋪完美地整理好。

It seemed a little ridiculous at the time, particularly in light of the fact that we were aspiring to be real warriors.

當時覺得有點可笑，特別是想到我們立志要成為真正的戰士。

堅韌、歷經戰火考驗的 SEAL 隊員。

But the wisdom of this simple act has been proven to me many times over.

但這個簡單動作的智慧，我已經在許多場合得到驗證。

If you make your bed every morning, you will have accomplished the first task of the day.

如果你每天早上都整理好床鋪，你就完成了當天第一項任務。

It will give you a small sense of pride, and

it will encourage you to do another task and another, and another.

也會鼓勵你再做另一件事、再做一件事，然後又一件事。

And by the end of the day, that one task completed will have turned into many tasks completed.

到了晚上，這件完成的任務會變成許多件完成的任務。

Making your bed will also reinforce the fact that that the little things in life matter.

整理床鋪也會再次提醒你，生活中的小細節很重要。

If you can't do the little things right, you'll never be able to do the big things right.

如果連小事都做不好，你永遠也做不好大事。

And if by Chance you have a miserable day, you will come home to a bed that is made that you made.

如果你碰巧度過了悲慘的一天，你回到家會看到一張你整理好的床。

And a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better.

一張整理好的床也會給你鼓勵，讓你覺得明天會更好。

So if you want to change the world, start off by making your bed during SEAL training.

所以，如果你想改變世界，就從在海豹部隊訓練時整理床鋪開始。

The students during training, the students are all broken down into boat crews.

訓練中的學生，會被抽成小艇隊。

Each crew is seven students, three on each side of a small rubber boat and one coxswain to help guide the dinghy.

每隊有七名學生，小橡皮艇兩側各坐三人，還有一名舵手負責引導小艇。

Every day your boat crew forms up on the beach and is instructed to get through the surf zone and paddle several miles down the coast.

每天，你的小艇隊會在海灘集結，並被訓示要衝過浪區，沿著海岸划行數英里。

In the winter, the surf off San Diego can get to be 8 to 10ft high.

冬天時，聖地牙哥外海的浪可以高達八到十英尺。

And it is exceedingly difficult to paddle through the plunging surf unless everyone digs in.

除非每個人都用力劃，否則要衝過猛烈的海浪非常困難。

Every paddle must be synchronized to the stroke count of the coxswain.

每一次劃槳都必須配合舵手的劃槳數同步進行。

Everyone must exert equal effort or the boat will turn against the wave and be unceremoniously dumped back on the beach.

每個人都必須付出均等的努力，否則小艇會轉向浪頭，被狼狽地甩回海灘。

For the boat to make it to its destination, everyone must paddle.

小艇要抵達目的地，每個人都必須劃槳。

And to truly get from your starting point to your destination takes friends, colleagues, the goodwill of strangers and a strong coxswain to guide you.

而要真正從起點抵達目的地，需要朋友、同事、陌生人的善意，以及一位強而有力的舵手來引導你。

If you want to change the world, find someone to help you paddle over a few weeks of difficult training.

如果你想改變世界，找個人幫你度過幾週艱苦的訓練。

My SEAL class, which started with 150 men, was down to just 42.

我的海豹部隊班，一開始有150人，最後只剩下42人。

There were now six boat crews of seven men each.

現在有六個小艇隊，每隊七人。

I was in the boat with the tall guys, but

我跟那些高個子在同一艘船，但是

the best boat crew we had was made up of little guys.

我們最好的小艇隊卻是由那些矮個子組成的。

The Munchkin boat crew had one American Indian, one African American, one Polish American, one Greek American, one Italian American, and

這些「小矮人隊」的船員裡，有一位美國原住民、一位非裔美國人、一位波蘭裔美國人、一位希臘裔美國人、一位義大利裔美國人，還有

兩位來自中西部、很能幹的小夥子。

They out paddled, outran and out swam all the other boat crews.

他們划船、跑步、游泳都比其他船員來得快。

The big men and the other boat crews would always make good natured fun of the tiny little flippers the munchkins put on their tiny little feet prior to every swim.

那些高大的人和別的船員，總是會開玩笑地嘲笑小矮人們在下水游泳前，套在他們小小的腳上的腳蹼。

But somehow these little guys from every corner of the nation and the world always had the last laugh.

但不知為何，這些來自全國各地和世界各地的矮個子，總能笑到最後。

Swimming faster than everyone and reaching the shore long before the rest of us.

遊得比所有人都快，比我們其他人更早抵達岸邊。

SEAL 訓練是個很棒的公平競爭環境。

Nothing mattered but your will to succeed.

只有你想要成功的意志才重要。

Not your color, not your ethnic background, not your education, not your social status.

不管你的膚色、種族背景、教育程度、社會地位。

If you want to change the world, measure a person by the size of their heart, not by the size of their flippers.

如果你想改變世界，就用一個人的心胸大小來衡量他，而不是用他腳蹼的大小。

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