Name: 【TED】米歇爾-奧巴馬的教育訴求 (【TED】Michelle Obama's plea for education)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T05:57:48.000Z
Duration: 13 min 21 s

是我作為第一夫人的第一次外交訪問

情態助動詞 A2

And while this is not my first visit to the U.K.,

I have to say that I am glad that this is my first official visit.

但我很高興首次官方訪問是來英國

The special relationship between the United States and the U.K.

is based not only on the relationship between governments,

but the common language and the values that we share,

更建立在我們共同的語言和價值觀上

and I'm reminded of that by watching you all today.

During my visit I've been especially honored

to meet some of Britain's most extraordinary women --

會見了英國一些最出色的女士。

women who are paving the way for all of you.

the future leaders of Great Britain and this world.

And although the circumstances of our lives may seem very distant,

with me standing here as the First Lady of the United States of America,

I want you to know that we have very much in common.

我想讓你們知道我們有很多共同之處

因為在我生命歷程中沒有任何東西

would have predicted that I'd be standing here

There is nothing in my story that would land me here.

我的資歷裏沒有什麼東西能使我站在這個位置上

I was raised on the South Side of Chicago.

And I was the product of a working-class community.

My father was a city worker all of his life,

我父親一輩子都是市政府的員工

And she stayed at home to take care of me and my older brother.

My dad was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis

But even as it got harder for him to walk

my father never complained about his struggle.

我父親卻從來沒有抱怨過他的困境

他對於自己擁有的一切心存感激

He just woke up a little earlier and worked a little harder.

他只是起得更早一點，工作得更努力一點

And my brother and I were raised with all that you really need:

我哥哥和我在成長過程中得到了人生真正需要的一切：

以及一個信念，就是靠著良好的教育

that there was nothing that we could not do.

我的例子就表明女孩子能創造奇跡

when girls from the very beginning of their lives

are loved and nurtured by the people around them.

I was surrounded by extraordinary women in my life:

我的生命中圍繞著非凡的女性。

grandmothers, teachers, aunts, cousins, neighbors,

祖母，老師，姨媽，表姐妹，鄰居

who taught me about quiet strength and dignity.

她們教會我沉默的力量和尊嚴。

And my mother, the most important role model in my life,

還有我母親，我生命中最重要的榜樣，

and helps to care for our two little daughters,

She's an active presence in their lives, as well as mine,

她在孩子們和我的生活中都很活躍

the same values that she taught me and my brother:

她曾經教給我和我哥的價值觀：

all of that wrapped up in an unconditional love

所有這些都包含在無條件的愛之中

那是只有一個祖母才能給予的愛。

I was also fortunate enough to be cherished and encouraged

我也很幸運地從一些男性榜樣那裏

including my father, my brother, uncles and grandfathers.

包括我父親，我哥哥，叔伯和祖父。

The men in my life taught me some important things, as well.

我生命中的男人們也教會我一些重要的東西。

They taught me about what a respectful relationship

他們教會我互相尊重的男女關係

They taught me about what a strong marriage feels like:

擁有一個牢固的婚姻是什麼感覺。

and an admiration for each other's unique gifts.

one of the things that I remember is that he took me out on a date.

And his date was to go with him to a community meeting.

他的約會是和他一起去開一個社區會議

But when we met, Barack was a community organizer.

我們相識的時候，巴拉克是一個社區組織幹部

and to try to bring resources into struggling neighborhoods.

以及努力把資源帶給有困難的鄰里

As he talked to the residents in that community center,

當他對社區中心裏的居民演講的時候

He talked about "the world as it is" and "the world as it should be."

他談到“現實世界”和“理想世界”

And I talked about this throughout the entire campaign.

這也是我在競選過程中所談到的

is that we accept the distance between those two ideas.

And sometimes we settle for the world as it is,

even when it doesn't reflect our values and aspirations.

即使它沒有反映我們的價值觀和願望

在那間屋子裏的所有人，我們都知道