段落一：

　　You look for a strong and growing consumer base. Here in the U.S., consumer spending drives two-thirds of our economy – and those consumers are starting to regain their footing. Retail spending, along with our housing and stock markets – are coming back.

　　You also know that the best ideas and technologies flow from America’s universities and colleges. We have 15 of the 20 top universities in the world. The federal government provides our universities with more than $40 billion a year for R&D.

　　你们寻找消费能力强劲且不断增大的消费者群。在美国，消费者开支占我国经济的三分之二，而且我们的消费者正在重拾信心。零售业以及我们的房地产和股市正在复苏。你们也知道，最好的设想和技术来自美国高校。在全世界排名最高的20所大学中，我们占15所。联邦政府每年向我们的大学提供超过400亿美元研发费用。

　　Global businesses need to have a presence near this fertile ground in order to stay on the cutting-edge. Our universities and businesses are a key reason that nearly 30 percent of the world’s R&D spending happens within our borders.

　　Of course, you also know that the graduates coming out of U.S. universities and community colleges have the skills, talent, and productivity that you need.

　　全球性企业需要在这片沃土上设立办事机构以保持领先。世界上近30%的研发活动在美国进行，而我们的高校和企业是一个关键原因。当然，你们也知道美国的大学和社区学院毕业生拥有你们所需的技能、才智和生产力。

　　段落二：

　　Given the sweep of his life, the scope of his accomplishments, the adoration that he so rightly earned, it’s tempting I think to remember Nelson Mandela as an icon, smiling and serene, detached from the tawdry affairs of lesser men. But Madiba himself strongly resisted such a lifeless portrait. (Applause.) Instead, Madiba insisted on sharing with us his doubts and his fears; his miscalculations along with his victories. “I am not a saint,” he said, “unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.”

　　纵观他的一生，回顾他取得的一切成就、他当之无愧获得的敬仰，我认为可以说纳尔逊∙曼德拉是一位彪炳青史的人物，人们应该缅怀千载。他笑容可掬，面目安详，具有常人不具备的超尘拔俗的气质。然而，“马迪巴”本人强烈抵制这种刻板的形象。(掌声)相反，“马迪巴”坚持要我们知道他的疑惑和恐惧，了解他在走向胜利的道路上做出了哪些错误的估计。“我不是圣人，”他如是说，“除非你们认为圣人也会犯错，也需要不断尝试。”

　　It was precisely because he could admit to imperfection -- because he could be so full of good humor, even mischief, despite the heavy burdens he carried -- that we loved him so. He was not a bust made of marble; he was a man of flesh and blood -- a son and a husband, a father and a friend. And that’s why we learned so much from him, and that’s why we can learn from him still.

　　正是因为他承认不完美 -- 因为他为人如此和蔼可亲，甚至还有些诙谐，尽管他经历了诸多的重负-- 我们才如此喜欢他。他不是大理石制作的雕像;他是有血有肉的人-- 儿子和丈夫，父亲和朋友。正因为如此，我们从他身上学到了很多东西。正因为如此，我们始终可以向他学习。

　　For nothing he achieved was inevitable. In the arc of his life, we see a man who earned his place in history through struggle and shrewdness, and persistence and faith. He tells us what is possible not just in the pages of history books, but in our own lives as well.

　　他取得的成就没有一样是必然的结果。我们从他的一生中看到，他奋勇斗争，殚智竭虑，坚韧不拔，坚持信念，在历史上赢得了自己的地位。他告诫我们什么是可能做到的，不仅可以载入史册，而且在我们自己的生活中得到体现。

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