To all those tests you crammed for
包括你们努力准备才通过的考试
to the plans you're making now for your careers
包括你们为自己未来作出的规划
to go on to graduate school
例如去读研究生
You all have seen so much
你们经历了很多
You've witnessed this school's rebirth after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina
你们见证了学校被卡特里娜飓风摧毁后的重建
the new buildings that replaced the ones you lost
老教学楼倒下 新教学楼竖起
the classrooms that started filling back up again
课堂上重新聚满了学生
the service projects that you all have done to help this community bounce back
帮助社区的服务项目又开始重新开展
And I know along the way that each of you
我知道 这个过程中
has written your own story of resilience and determination to make it here to this day
你们每个人都有自己不屈和坚毅的故事
For example, as you heard
例如妮可刚才就说过
Nicole was told back in high school that she just wasn't college material
上高中时 有人说她不是读大学的材料
But now she is your class president
结果现在她成为了你们的学生主席
and she's headed off to Yale for her graduate degree
并被录取到耶鲁就读研究生
So there. That's it
情况就是这样
And I know that some of you may come from tough neighborhoods
我知道 你们很多人都来自条件艰苦的居民区
some of you may have lost your homes during Katrina
卡特里娜让你们很多人都流离失所
Maybe you're like DeShawn Dabney
也许你们的情况很类似于德肖恩?达布尼
a graduate who was raised by his grandmother
这位毕业生是由祖母养大的
maybe that's your grandmother, isn't it, DeShawn
也许尖叫的就是你的祖母 是吗 德肖恩
Raised by his grandmother while some of his family members were dealing with issues
由祖母养大的 同时他的一些家人也会帮忙处理问题
Maybe just like him, you've been working part-time jobs
也许和他一样 你也一直在做兼职
since you were a teenager to make your dream of going to college come true
支撑着自己读大学的伟大梦想
And now, today, you're all here ready to walk across this stage and get that diploma
今天 你们通过了重重试炼 准备走过这里 获得文凭
And no matter what path you took to get here
无论经历过的道路有多艰难
you all kept your hearts set on this day
你们的梦想今天终究还是成为了现实
You fought through every challenge you encountered
你们经受住了重重挑战
and you earned that degree from this fine university
今天终于从这所优秀大学获得了学位
And in doing so, you are following in the footsteps of all those who came before you
而这个过程中 你们都追随着前人的足迹
