Well, I am confident that it will look much, much better
我相信 它会变得越来越好
but if you will humor this old sailor for just a moment
请大家再耐心听我这个老水兵给你们讲讲
I have a few suggestions that may help you on your way to a better world
对于迈向未来更加美好的世界 我对你们有一些建议
And while these lessons were learned during my time in the military
这些经验都是我从部队时光中总结出来的
I can assure you that it matters not whether you ever served a day in uniform
不过我可以保证 这些同样适用于部队外的生活
It matters not your gender, your ethnic or religious background
无论性别 种族 宗教信仰
your orientation, or your social status
取向和社会地位
Our struggles in this world are similar
所有人在这个世界的奋斗都是类似的
and the lessons to overcome those struggles and to move forward
克服阻碍并继续往前的经验也都是类似的
changing ourselves and changing the world around us will apply equally to all
我们需要改变自我 改变周遭世界 这对任何人都一样
I have been a Navy SEAL for 36 years
我在海军海豹突击队服役了36年
But it all began when I left UT
这都从我离开德大并在加州科罗纳多
for basic SEAL training in Coronado, California
进行基础海豹训练的那一刻开始
Basic SEAL training is six months
基础海豹训练为期六个月
of long torturous runs in the soft sand
我们要在令人痛苦的软沙地上长跑
midnight swims in the cold water off San Diego
午夜在圣地亚哥岸边冰冷的海水里游泳
obstacles courses, unending calisthenics
此外还有无休止的障碍跨越训练和健身操
days without sleep and always being cold, wet and miserable
有时几天都不睡觉 条件则总是寒冷 潮湿 苦不堪言
It is six months of being constantly harassed by professionally trained warriors
六个月的时间里 总有训练有素的老兵过来找茬
who seek to find the weak of mind and body
他们会挑剔地找出你身心的弱点
and eliminate them from ever becoming a Navy SEAL
企图将你从海豹突击队的候选名单中剔除出去
But, the training also seeks to find those students
不过训练更重要的目的是要找出
who can lead in an environment of constant stress, chaos, failure and hardships
那些能够克服持续压力 混乱 失败和艰苦的学员
To me basic SEAL training was a life time of challenges crammed into six months
在我看来 基础海豹训练是将一生的挑战都塞到了六个月内
So, here are the ten lesson's I learned from basic SEAL training
以下是我从基础海豹训练中获得的十点经验
that hopefully will be of value to you as you move forward in life
但愿它们能对你今后的生活产生帮助
