speaker: Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton,

發言人：美國國務卿希拉里-羅德姆-克林頓希拉里-羅德姆-克林頓部長：

Wellesley Class of 1969.

1969年的韋爾斯利班。

The Green Class of 1969.

1969年的綠色班級。

Madam Secretary, on behalf of all of us:

局長，我代表大家。

Welcome.

歡迎你的到來

Welcome home.

歡迎回家。

Forty-eight years ago, a young Hillary Rodham delivered

四十八年前，年輕的希拉里-羅德姆發表了

Wellesley’s first-ever student commencement speech, the

韋爾斯利有史以來第一個學生畢業典禮演講，the

first of many ground-breaking firsts to distinguish her

眾多開創性的第一，使她脫穎而出。

career.

職業。

At a time of great turmoil in this country, she identified a

在這個國家大動盪的時候，她確定了一個。

singular challenge.

單一的挑戰。

It was—and I quote: “the art of making

它是--我引用："製作的藝術

what appears to be impossible possible.”

看似不可能的事情，卻能成為可能。"

Last year, Hillary Clinton came closer than any woman in

去年，希拉里-克林頓比任何一位女性都更接近。

history to breaking through what she’s so memorably

突破歷史，讓她如此難忘。

called “that highest, hardest glass ceiling.”

被稱為 "那最高、最硬的玻璃天花板"。

She was the first woman ever nominated for the U.S.

她是有史以來第一位被提名為美國總統的女性。

presidency by a major party.

由一個主要政黨擔任總統。

-- -And she won the popular

--她贏得了大眾的

vote!

投票

In this way—and in so many others—she’s forever

在這種情況下--以及在許多其他方面--她永遠是

changed our sense of what is possible.

改變了我們對可能性的認識。

Throughout her long career, she’s done this again and

在她漫長的職業生涯中，她一直在做這件事，而且

again.

再次。

As the first First Lady to have an office in the White

作為第一位在白宮擁有辦公室的第一夫人，她的名字是 "白宮"。

House’s West Wing, Hillary Clinton continued her work

眾議院西翼，希拉里-克林頓繼續她的工作。

on behalf of women, children, and families—work that

代表婦女、兒童和家庭----這項工作：

had been an abiding passion since her student days.

從學生時代開始，她就一直熱衷於此。

In a historic speech at the UN’s 4th World Conference on

在聯合國第四屆世界會議上的歷史性講話中，

Women in Beijing, she asserted that “Human rights are

在北京的婦女，她聲稱 "人權是

women’s rights and women’s rights are human

婦女權利和婦女權利是人的權利。

rights”—words that still resonate today.

Indeed, given

事實上，鑑於

current events, they feel newly urgent.

時事，他們感到新的緊迫。

Yet another first came in 2001, when she became the first

然而，另一個第一次是在2001年，她成為了第一個

woman ever to serve as a U.S. Senator from New York State.

紐約州有史以來擔任美國參議員的女性。

When terrorists attacked the World Trade Center

當恐怖分子襲擊世界貿易中心的時候

only months later, then-Senator Clinton quickly secured

僅僅過了幾個月，當時的克林頓參議員很快就獲得了安全感

20 billion dollars in aid to New York and went on to

200億美元援助給紐約，並繼續。

assure that first responders got health care for ailments

確保第一反應者的疾病得到醫療服務。

that stemmed from exposure to toxic air and dust.

因接觸有毒空氣和粉塵而產生的。

Many of us were deeply moved in March when a student

我們很多人都被深深地感動了，在3月份的時候，一位學生。

whose father was a first responder shared how much

他的父親是一名急救人員，他分享了自己的經歷

these accomplishments meant to her family.

這些成就對她的家人來說，意味著。

In 2009, Hillary Clinton resigned her Senate seat to

2009年，希拉里-克林頓辭去了參議院的席位，以

become Secretary of State.

成為國務卿。

Among her many accomplishments were sanctions against

她的許多成就包括制裁

Iran and an Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

伊朗和以色列-哈馬斯的停火。

She made LGBT rights a focus of U.S. foreign policy.

她把LGBT權利作為美國外交政策的重點。

It was under her leadership that the first US Ambassador

正是在她的上司下，第一任美國大使----------。

at Large for Global Women’s Issues was established.

成立了全球婦女問題無償援助組織。

She is widely regarded as one of the most effective

她被廣泛認為是最有效的人之一。

Secretaries of State in the nation’s history.

國曆史上的國務卿。

But for all her accomplishments, it would be wrong to

但對於她的所有成就，如果說她的成就是

focus on these alone.

只關注這些。

At least as important is the spirit

至少同樣重要的是精神

behind them, her deep grounding in faith, family, and the

在他們的背後，她在信仰、家庭方面的深厚底蘊。

vision of a better world.

一個更美好世界的願景。

At the heart of Hillary Clinton’s

在希拉里-克林頓的核心。

life is a single goal:

生活是一個單一的目標。

To help as many people as she possibly can.

儘可能的幫助更多的人，她可以。

I am not the first to observe that she embodies Wellesley’s

我不是第一個觀察到她體現了韋爾斯利的...

Latin motto.

拉丁語座右銘：

Non Ministrari, sed Ministrare.

不是部長，是部長。

Not to be ministered unto, but to minister.

不是受人之託，而是受人之託。

On my Wellesley desk, encased in a plastic sleeve, I have a

在我的韋爾斯利辦公桌上，裝在塑料套裡的，我有一個。

treasured letter from Secretary Clinton—a response to my

克林特國務卿的一封珍貴信件--對我的迴應。

invitation to speak with Wellesley students following the

邀約與韋爾斯利的學生們一起討論後的問題。

election.

選舉。

In the letter, she writes: “I won’t be on the

她在信中寫道："我不會在。

sidelines for long because I believe so deeply in my

因為我深深地相信我的...

responsibility to keep doing my part to build a better,

責任，不斷為建設美好的。

stronger, and fairer future for our country and our world.”

為我們的國家和世界帶來更強大、更公平的未來。"

I have known Hillary Clinton for more than 20 years—and

我認識希拉里-克林頓已經有20多年了，而且

have admired her for far longer—but you know what?

仰慕她的時間更長，但你知道嗎？

Never has she inspired me more than she does today.

她從來沒有像今天這樣激勵我。

She.

她。

Does.

是否：

Not.

沒有

Give.

給。

Up.

漲。

Not when it matters.

重要的時候就不會了。

She reminds us both of our capacities—and how far we

她提醒我們，我們的能力--以及我們有多遠。

have to go.

要走了。

And, as always, she continues to point the way

而且，和以往一樣，她繼續指明方向

towards that never impossible future.

向著那個永遠不可能的未來。

And now, Wellesley’s once and always, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton.

而現在，韋爾斯利的曾經和永遠，部長希拉里-羅德姆-克林頓。

Thank you.

謝謝你了

Thank you so much.

非常感謝你。

Thank you

謝謝你了

Thank you very much for that warm welcome.

非常感謝你的熱烈歡迎。

I am so grateful to be here back at Wellesley, especially for President Johnson’s very

我很感激能回到韋爾斯利，特別是約翰遜總統的非常。

first Commencement, and to thank her, the trustees, families and friends, faculty, staff,

第一次開學典禮，並感謝她、理事、家屬和朋友、教職工。

and guests for understanding and perpetuating the importance of this college: what it stands

和來賓瞭解並延續這所學院的重要性：它所代表的意義

for, what it has meant, and what it will do in the years ahead.

的目的、它的意義以及它在未來幾年的作用。

And most importantly, it’s wonderful to be here with another green class to say,

最重要的是，能在這裡和另一個綠色班級一起說，真是太好了。

congratulations to the class of 2017!

恭喜2017屆畢業生!

Now I have some of my dear friends here from my class, a green class of 1969.

現在我有一些我親愛的朋友在這裡，我的班級，1969年的綠色班級。

And I assume, or at least you can tell me later,

我想，至少你以後可以告訴我。

unlike us, you actually have a class cheer.

不像我們，你居然有班級的歡呼聲。

1969 Wellesley.

1969年韋爾斯利。

Yet another year with no class cheer.

然而又是一個沒有班級歡呼的年份。

But it is such an honor to join with the College and all who have come to celebrate this day

但很榮幸能與學院和所有前來慶祝這一天的人一起。

with you, and to recognize the amazing futures that await you.

和你們在一起，並認識到等待你們的驚人未來。

You know, four years ago, maybe a little more or a little less for some of you—

你知道，四年前，也許對你們中的一些人來說是多一點或少一點... ...

I told the trustees I was sitting with, after hearing Tala’s speech, I didn’t think I could

我告訴和我坐在一起的理事們，聽完塔拉的演講，我覺得我不能

get through it.

通過它。

So we’ll blame allergy instead of emotion.

所以我們會責怪過敏而不是情緒。

But you know, you arrived at this campus.

但你知道，你來到這個校園。

You arrived from all over.

你從各地趕來。

You joined students from 49 states and 58 countries.

你加入了來自49個州和58個國家的學生。

Now maybe you felt like you belonged right away.

現在也許你馬上就覺得自己是屬於自己的。

I doubt it.

我懷疑

But maybe some of you did and you never wavered.

但也許你們中的一些人做到了，你們從未動搖過。

But maybe you changed your major three times and your hairstyle twice that many.

但也許你換了三次專業，換了兩次髮型，也就換了兩次。

Or maybe, after your first month of classes, you made a frantic collect call

又或者，在你上完第一個月的課後，你瘋狂地打了一個收款電話。

(ask your parents what that was) back to Illinois to tell your mother and father you weren’t

回到伊利諾伊州告訴你的父母你不在了

smart enough to be here.

聰明到在這裡。

My father said, “Okay, come home.”

我父親說："好吧，回家吧。"

My mother said, “You have to stick it out.”

我媽媽說："你要堅持下去。"

That’s what happened to me.

這就是我的遭遇。

But whatever your path, you dreamed big.

但不管你走的是什麼路，你的夢想都很大。

You probably, in true Wellesley fashion, planned your academic and extracurricular schedule

你可能以真正的韋爾斯利的方式，規劃了你的學術和課外活動日程。

right down to the minute.

準確到分鐘。

So this day that you’ve been waiting for—and maybe dreading a little—is finally here.

所以，這一天，你一直在等待--也許還有點害怕--終於來了。

As President Johnson said, I spoke at my Commencement 48 years ago.

正如約翰遜總統所說，我在48年前的開學典禮上發言。

I came back 25 years ago to speak at another Commencement.

25年前，我回來在另一個開學典禮上發言。

I couldn’t think of any place I’d rather be this year than right here.

我想不出今年還有什麼地方比這裡更適合我。

Now, you may have heard that things didn’t exactly go the way I planned.

現在，你可能已經聽說，事情並沒有完全按照我的計劃進行。

But you know what?

但你知道嗎？

I’m doing okay.

我做得很好。

I’ve gotten to spend time with my family, especially my amazing grandchildren.

我有時間和家人在一起，尤其是我那了不起的孫子們。

I was going to give the entire Commencement speech about them but was talked out of it.

我本想在整個開學典禮上發表關於他們的演講，但被勸退了。

Long walks in the woods, organizing my closets, right?

長時間在樹林裡散步，整理我的衣櫃，對嗎？

I won’t lie.

我不會說謊的

Chardonnay helped a little, too.

霞多麗也幫了點忙。

But here’s what helped most of all: remembering who I am, where I come from, and what I believe.

但最有幫助的是：記住我是誰，我從哪裡來，我相信什麼。

And that is what Wellesley means to me.

這就是韋爾斯利對我的意義。

This College gave me so much.

這個學院給了我太多的東西。

It launched me on a life of service and provided friends that I still treasure.

它開啟了我的服務生涯，並提供了我至今仍珍惜的朋友。

So wherever your life takes you, I hope that Wellesley serves as that kind of touchstone

所以無論你的人生走向何方 我希望韋爾斯利能成為你的試金石

for you.

為你。

Now if any of you are nervous about what you’ll be walking into when you leave the campus,

現在，如果你們中有人對離開校園後會走進什麼感到緊張。

I know that feeling.

我知道那種感覺。

I do remember my Commencement.

我確實記得我的開學典禮。

I’d been asked by my classmates to speak.

我被同學們要求發言。

I stayed up all night with my friends, the third floor of Davis, writing and editing

我和朋友們一起熬夜，在戴維斯的三樓，寫稿、編輯。

my speech.

我的演講。

By the time we gathered in the Academic Quad, I was exhausted.

當我們在學術四區集合時，我已經筋疲力盡了。

My hair was a wreck.

我的頭髮是一個殘骸。

The mortarboard made it worse.

迫擊板讓情況變得更糟。

But I was pretty oblivious to all of that, because what my friends had asked me to do

但我對這些都視而不見，因為我的朋友們讓我做的事...

was to talk about our worries, and about our ability and responsibility to do something

是談我們的憂慮，談我們的能力和責任。

about them.

關於他們。

We didn’t trust government, authority figures, or really anyone over 30, in large part thanks

我們不相信政府，不相信權威人士，也不相信30歲以上的人，這在很大程度上要歸功於

to years of heavy casualties and dishonest official statements about Vietnam, and deep

年的重大傷亡和關於越南的不誠實的官方聲明，以及深深的

differences over civil rights and poverty here at home.

民權和國內貧困問題的分歧。

We were asking urgent questions about whether women, people of color, religious minorities,

我們在問一些迫切的問題，婦女、有色人種、宗教少數派是否。

immigrants, would ever be treated with dignity and respect.

移民會得到有尊嚴的待遇和尊重。

And by the way, we were furious about the past presidential election of a man whose

順便說一下，我們對過去的總統選舉感到憤怒，他的... ...

presidency would eventually end in disgrace with his impeachment for obstruction of justice

總統任期最終將以妨礙司法公正的罪名被彈劾而恥辱收場。

after firing the person running the investigation into him at the Department of Justice.

在解僱了司法部負責調查他的人之後。

But here’s what I want you to know.

但我想告訴你的是：

We got through that tumultuous time, and once again began to thrive as our society changed

我們熬過了那段動盪的日子，又開始隨著社會的變化而茁壯成長。

laws and opened the circle of opportunity and rights wider and wider for more Americans.

法律，併為更多的美國人打開了越來越寬的機會和權利圈。

We revved up the engines of innovation and imagination.

我們啟動了創新和想象力的引擎。

We turned back a tide of intolerance and embraced inclusion.

我們扭轉了不容忍的潮流，接受了包容。

The “we” who did those things were more than those in power who wanted to change course.

做這些事情的 "我們"，比那些想改弦更張的當權者。

It was millions of ordinary citizens, especially young people, who voted, marched, and organized.

是數以百萬計的普通公民，特別是年輕人，他們投票、遊行、組織。

Now, of course today has some important differences.

現在，當然今天有一些重要的區別。

The advance of technology, the impact of the internet, our fragmented media landscape,

科技的進步，互聯網的衝擊，我們碎片化的媒體環境。

make it easier than ever to splinter ourselves into echo chambers.

讓我們比以往任何時候都更容易把自己分裂成迴音室。

We can shut out contrary voices, avoid ever questioning our basic assumptions.

我們可以將相反的聲音拒之門外，避免永遠質疑我們的基本假設。

Extreme views are given powerful microphones.

極端的觀點被賦予了強大的話筒。

Leaders willing to exploit fear and skepticism have tools at their disposal that were unimaginable

願意利用恐懼和懷疑精神的領導者，他們所掌握的工具是難以想象的。

when I graduated.

當我畢業的時候。

And here’s what that means to you, the Class of 2017.

而這對你們來說意味著什麼，2017屆畢業生。

You are graduating at a time when there is a full-fledged assault on truth and reason.

你們畢業的時候，正是真理和理性受到全面攻擊的時候。

Just log on to social media for ten seconds.

只要登錄社交媒體十秒鐘。

It will hit you right in the face.

它會直接打你的臉。

People denying science, concocting elaborate, hurtful conspiracy theories about child-abuse

人們否認科學，編造了精心設計的，關於虐待兒童的傷害性陰謀論。

rings operating out of pizza parlors, drumming up rampant fear about undocumented immigrants,

在披薩店外經營的團伙，鼓起了對無證移民的猖獗恐懼。

Muslims, minorities, the poor, turning neighbor against neighbor and sowing division at a

穆斯林、少數族裔、窮人，以鄰為壑，以鄰為壑，以鄰為壑。

time when we desperately need unity.

在我們迫切需要團結的時候。

Some are even denying things we see with our own eyes, like the size of crowds,

有些人甚至在否認我們親眼所見的東西，比如人群的大小。

and then defending themselves by talking about quote-unquote “alternative facts.”

然後用 "另類事實 "來為自己辯護。

But this is serious business.

但這是嚴肅的事情。

Look at the budget that was just proposed in Washington.

看看華盛頓剛剛提出的預算。

It is an attack of unimaginable cruelty on the most vulnerable among us, the youngest,

這是對我們中最脆弱的人，最年輕的人的一種難以想象的殘酷的攻擊。

the oldest, the poorest, and hard-working people who need a little help to gain or hang

最老、最窮、最勤勞的人，他們需要一點幫助來獲得或掛起

on to a decent middle class life.

過上了體面的中產階級生活。

It grossly under-funds public education, mental health, and efforts even to combat the opioid

它對公共教育、心理健康、甚至打擊阿片類藥物的努力的資金嚴重不足。

epidemic.

疫情。

And in reversing our commitment to fight climate change, it puts the future of our nation and

而在扭轉我們應對氣候變化的承諾時，它將我們國家的未來和。

our world at risk.

我們的世界處於危險之中。

And to top it off, it is shrouded in a trillion-dollar mathematical lie.

而最重要的是，它被籠罩在一個萬億級的數學謊言中。

Let’s call it what it is. It’s a con.

讓我們叫它是什麼。這是一個騙局。

They don’t even try to hide it.

他們甚至不試圖隱藏它。

Why does all this matter?

為什麼這些都很重要？

It matters because if our leaders lie about the problems we face, we’ll never solve them.

這很重要，因為如果我們的領導人在我們面臨的問題上撒謊，我們就永遠無法解決這些問題。

It matters because it undermines confidence in government as a whole, which in turn breeds

它之所以重要，是因為它破壞了人們對整個政府的信心，而這種信心反過來又滋生了

more cynicism and anger.

更多的是憤世嫉俗和憤怒。

But it also matters because our country, like this College, was founded on the principles

但這也很重要，因為我們的國家，就像這所學院一樣，是建立在以下原則之上的

of the Enlightenment—in particular, the belief that people, you and I, possess the

啟蒙運動，特別是相信人，你和我，都擁有的信念。

capacity for reason and critical thinking, and that free and open debate is the lifeblood

自由和公開的辯論是生命之源

of a democracy.

民主國家的。

Not only Wellesley, but the entire American university system—the envy of the world—was

不僅是韋爾斯利，而是整個美國大學系統--全世界都羨慕的--都是如此

founded on those fundamental ideals.

建立在這些基本理想之上。

We should not abandon them; we should revere them.

我們不應該拋棄他們，我們應該敬畏他們。

We should aspire to them every single day, in everything we do.

我們每天、每件事都應該向他們看齊。

And there’s something else.

還有一件事。

As the history majors among you here today know all too well, when people in power invent

今天在座的歷史專業的同學都很清楚，噹噹權者發明了

their own facts, and attack those who question them, it can mark the beginning of the end

攻擊那些質疑他們的人，這可能標誌著結束的開始。

of a free society.

一個自由社會的。

That is not hyperbole.

這不是誇張的說法。

It is what authoritarian regimes throughout history have done.

這就是歷史上專制政權的做法。

They attempt to control reality—not just our laws and rights and our budgets, but our

他們試圖控制現實--不僅僅是控制我們的法律和權利以及預算，而是控制我們的...

thoughts and beliefs.

思想和信念。

Right now, some of you might wonder, well why am I telling you all this?