Some people have passion about something,

有人對許多事有熱情

while others feel passionate towards a particular thing in their life.

有人終其一生只對一件事感興趣

My passion is the pursuit of excellence.

我的熱情在於追求卓越

From a young age I was taught that to succeed in life

我從小被教導，若想擁有成功的人生

you have to find something you love and follow that dream.

我必須找到熱情所在並追逐夢想

At the age of three I was placed in my first ballet class,

我在三歲時，去上了第一堂芭蕾課

and this is where my passion began.

我的熱情就此展開

One of the first things that you are taught to do in dance was to skip.

學跳舞的第一件事就是「跳躍」

Now, skipping seems so easy.

現在看來，跳躍如此簡單

You hop on one foot; you hop on the other.

一隻腳跳起來，再換另一隻腳

But to young and uncoordinated children, this is a really terrifying experience.

但對年幼、肢體不協調的孩童來說，這真是可怕的經驗

After hours of practicing around my house

在家練習好幾個小時後

I finally mastered the art of skipping.

我終於學會跳躍的訣竅

The feeling of accomplishment that I had at this moment of my life

那一刻我所獲得的成就感

is what continues to motivate me to this day.

至今仍是我前進的動力

That's why I am willing to train so hard at my dance studio day and night

也是我願意，不分晝夜在工作室努力練舞

and to wake up early hours in the morning to finish school work.

再早起完成學校作業的原因

I love the feeling of succeeding and excelling in everything that I do.

我熱愛將每件事做到極緻完美

OK, so my passion is the pursuit of excellence.

好，所以我的熱情是追求卓越

Great, but how does this affect all of you?

這對你們有什麼影響？

Well, what I am here to share with you today

今天我在這裡與大家分享

is what I have found to be the keys to success.

我所發現的成功要訣

Pursuing your own excellence means putting passion

追求卓越意味著

behind everything that you do.

面對任何事，把喜好拋在腦後

Anyone is capable of excelling

透過練習、決心、努力

through hard work, determination and effort.

每個人都有能力達到完美

If you display these three traits

如果你展現這三項特質

and if you focus at the task in hand,

並專注於手中的任務

I promise you, you will be able to succeed

我保證，人生中所有你想做的事

in anything you want to do in your life.

都會成功

Now this may mean missing out on some leisurely activities

這樣聽來，你似乎會錯過一些

that we all like to do.

輕鬆的休閒娛樂

But I promise you that you will look back on your accomplishments

但我保證，當你回頭看見你的成就

and realize that these had impacted you so much more

便明白這些成就對你的影響

than that TV show you would have watched

遠超過那些電視節目

or the computer game you would have played.

和電腦遊戲

When I was a junior in high school,

在我讀中學時

college planning is something that's a major part of my life.

大學生涯規劃佔據我大部分的生活

I've found that because I've pursued my own excellence throughout my childhood.

我發現因為我從小追求卓越

I have many opportunities as to what path I can take in my future.

所以對於如何選擇未來道路，我擁有許多機會

Dance has been an integral part of my life from a young age

跳舞一直以來，是我生命中不可或缺的角色

and clearly exemplifies how I pursue my own excellence.

十足體現我追求卓越的態度

I want to share with you today

今天我想與大家分享

the product of my hard work and determination thus far in my life.

我努力堅持到今日的成果

I hope that you take from this

希望藉此激勵大家

the inspiration to pursue your own excellence.

追尋屬於你的卓越

Thank you.

謝謝！

(Music)

( 音樂聲 )

(Applause)

( 掌聲 )