偶像勵志英語演講 80:做真正的自己(2)

[00:00.28]Although I did graduate from the school of hard knocks, our mascot was the knockers. 但是我確實從歷經(jīng)磨難的生活這所學(xué)校畢業(yè)了，我們的吉祥物就是磨難和挫折。 [00:03.57]I spent a lot of time here growing up. 我在此度過了漫長的成長歲月。 [00:08.33]My mom worked at Newcom and I would go there every time I needed to steal something out of her purse. 我媽媽在紐科姆工作，每當(dāng)我需要從她的錢包里偷偷拿些東西的時候，我都會去找她。 [00:13.35]But why am I here today? 但今天我為什么來這里呢? [00:15.28]Clearly not to steal, you're too far away and I'd never get away with it. 很明顯我不是想要偷你們的錢，你們離我太遠(yuǎn)了，而且我也跑不了。 [00:19.04]I'm here because of you. Because I can't think of a more tenactious, more courageous graduating class. 我來這里是因為你們，沒有比你們更堅韌更勇敢的畢業(yè)生了。 [00:24.34]I mean, look at you all, oh, wearing your robes. 我是說，看看你們每一個人，身著學(xué)士袍， [00:28.18]Usually when you're wearing a robe at 10 in the morning, it means you've given up. 通常在上午10點還穿著睡袍，說明你們已經(jīng)放棄人生了。 [00:31.09]I'm here because I love New Orleans. 今天我來這里，因為我熱愛新奧爾良。 [00:41.34]I was born and raised here, I spent my formative years here, 我在這里出生，在這里長大，在這里度過了我的童年時代。 [00:45.03]and like you, while I was living here I only did laundry six times. 和你們一樣，我在這里生活時，只洗過6次衣服。 [00:48.28]When I finished school, I was completely lost. 當(dāng)我畢業(yè)后，我完全迷失了。 [00:55.17]And by school, I mean middle school, but I went ahead and finished high school anyway. 這里我指的是中學(xué)，但我接著上學(xué)，讀完了高中。 [00:58.56]And I-I really, I had no ambition, I didn't know what I wanted to do. 而我當(dāng)時真的沒有什么野心，不知道自己想做什么。 [01:03.33]I did everything from-I shucked oysters, I was a hostess, 可我什么都做。我剝過牡蠣，當(dāng)過迎賓員， [01:07.51]I was a bartender, I was a waitress, I painted houses, I sold vacuum cleaners, I had no idea. 做過酒保、服務(wù)員，粉刷過房子，賣過吸塵器。我完全不知道自己想做什么。 [01:15.29]And I thought I'd just finally settle in some job, 我想隨便找個工作穩(wěn)定下來， [01:18.18]and I would make enough money to pay my rent, maybe have basic cable, maybe not, I didn't really have a plan, 只要有足夠的錢付房租，電視機可有可無，我完全沒有計劃。 [01:24.08]my point is that, by the time I was your age, I really thought I knew who I was, but I had no idea. 這里我要強調(diào)的是，我像你們這么大的時候，我真的以為我了解自己，但其實并非如此。

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