奥巴马开学演讲经典语句：我们为什么要上学
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奥巴马开学演讲经典语句：我们为什么要上学
And no matter what grade you’re in，some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and you could’ve stayed in bed just a little bit longer this morning。
不过，我想无论你有多大、在读哪个年级，许多人都打心底里希望现在还在放暑假，以及今天不用那么早起床。
And my mother，she didn’t have the money to send me where all the American kids went to school，but she thought it was important for me to keep up with an American education. So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself，Monday through Friday. But because she had to go to work，the only time she could do it was at 4：30 in the morning。
而我妈妈没钱送我去其他美国孩子们上学的地方去读书，但她认为必须让我接受美式教育。因此她决定从周一到周五自己给我上课。不过因为她要上夜班，所以只能在凌晨4点半给我上课。
We need every single one of you to develop your talents and your skills and your intellect so you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems. If you don’t do that ---if you quit on school --- you’re not just quitting on yourself，you’re quitting on your country。
我们需要你们中的每一个人都培养和发展自己的天赋、技能和才智，帮助老一辈人解决我们面临的最棘手的问题。假如你不这么做――假如你放弃学习――那么你不仅放弃了自己，也放弃了你的国家。
But at the end of the day，the circumstances of your life --- what you look like，where you come from，how much money you have，what you’ve got going on at home --- none of that is an excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude in school. That’s no excuse for talking back to your teacher，or cutting class， or dropping out of school. There is no excuse for not trying.
但归根结底，你的生活状况――你的长相、出身、经济 条件、家庭氛围――都不是疏忽学业和态度恶劣的借口，这些不是你去跟老师顶嘴、逃课、或是辍学的借口，这些不是你不好好读书的借口。
Where you are right now doesn’t have to determine where you’ll end up. No one’s written your destiny for you，because here in America，you write your own destiny. You make your own future. That’s what young people like you are doing every day，all across America.
你的未来，并不取决于你现在的生活有多好或多坏。没有人为你编排好你的命运，在美国，你的命运由你自己书写，你的未来由你自己掌握。而在这片土地上的每个地方，千千万万和你一样的年轻人正是这样在书写着自己的命运。
That’s why today I’m calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education --- and do everything you can to meet them. Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework，paying attention in class，or spending some time each day reading a book.
因此，在今天，我号召你们每一个人都为自己的教育定下一个目标――并在之后，尽自己的一切努力去实现它。你的目标可以很简单，像是完成作业、认真听讲或每天阅读。
And along those lines，by the way，I hope all of you are washing your hands a lot，and that you stay home from school when you don’t feel well，so we can keep people from getting the flu this fall and winter.
当然，除此之外，我希望你们都多多洗手、感到身体不舒服的时候要多在家休息，免得大家在秋冬感冒高发季节都得流感。
But whatever you resolve to do，I want you to commit to it. I want you to really work at it.
不管你决定做什么，我都希望你能坚持到底，希望你能真的下定决心。
I know that sometimes you get that sense from TV that you can be rich and successful without any hard work --- that your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star. Chances are you’re not going to be any of those things.
我知道有些时候，电视上播放的节目会让你产生这样那样的错觉，似乎你不需要付出多大的努力就能腰缠万贯、功成名就――你会认为只要会唱rap、会打篮球或参加个什么真人秀节目就能坐享其成。但现实是，你几乎没有可能走上其中任何一条道路。
No one’s born being good at all things. You become good at things through hard work. You’re not a varsity athlete the first time you play a new sport. You don’t hit every note the first time you sing a song. You’ve got to practice.
没有哪一个人一生出来就擅长做什么事情的，只有努力才能培养出技能。任何人都不是在第一次接触一项体育运动时就成为校队的代表，任何人都不是在第一次唱一首歌时就找准每一个音，一切都需要熟能生巧。
�研究：社交媒体如何“毒害”下一代
A New study by the British government has discovered the mental well-being of the country‘s teenage girls has deteriorated.
英国政府最近的一项研究发现，英国青春期女孩的心理健康已经严重恶化。
The survey，which included 30，000 14-year-old students in 2005 and 2014，showed 37 percent of girls with psychological stress，up from 34 percent in 2005. British boys‘ stress level was actually seen to fall over the same time period，from 17 percent to 15 percent.
该调查分别调查了2005年和2014年的总计3万名14岁学生，结果显示，37%的女生存在心理压力，比2005年的34%上升了3个点。英国男孩的压力水平在同期实际上降低了，从17%降到15%。
The report’s authors pointed out the “advent of the social media age” could be a major contributing factor for increased stress among teenage British girls。
报告的作者指出“社交媒体时代的到来”可能是导致英国青春期女孩压力水平剧增的主要因素。
“The adolescent years are a time of rapid physical，cognitive and emotional development,” Pam Ramsden，a lecturer in psychology at the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom，wrote in a recent blog post. “Teenagers interact with people in order to learn how to become competent adults. In the past, they would engage with parents，teachers and other adults in their community as well as extended family members and friends. Now we can also add social media to that list of social and emotional development.”
“青春期是一个充满了身体、认知和情绪发展的时期，”布拉德福德大学心理学讲师帕姆•拉姆斯登在最近的博客中写道。“青少年跟周围的人产生互动，从学会如何成为合格的大人。在过去，他们会跟父母，老师，社区里的其他大人以及亲戚朋友交流。现在，社会与情绪发展清单中又多了一项社交媒体。”
Throughout adolescence，girls and boys develop characteristics like confidence and self-control. Since teenage brains have not completely developed，teens don‘t have the cognitive awareness and impulse control to keep from posting inappropriate content. Furthermore，this content can easily be circulated far and wide with disastrous implications.
贯穿整个青春期，女孩和男孩会发展出自信和自律这样的品质。因为青少年的大脑还没有完全发育，他们尚不具备足够的认知觉知和冲动控制水平，从而很容易在网上发布不适当的内容。更重要的是，这些内容会很容易广为传播，并产生严重的影响。
Social media can also feed into girls’ insecurities about their appearance，Ramsden said. These sites are often filled with images of people with body type unattainable to the normal person. However，these images and the messages tied to them creep into societal standards.
社交媒体同样会加剧女孩们对外表的不安全感，拉姆斯登说。网络上充斥着各种完美身材的照片，而一般人很难拥有这样的身材。然而，这些照片和其中传递的信息却在不断渗入到社会标准中。
2016年苹果秋季发布会：Iphone7如何进化了？
Apple Inc. unveiled its new water- and dust-resistant iPhone 7 and a new version of its Apple Watch with high-resolution cameras at its fall product event on Wednesday, and said a “Super Mario” game was coming to the new phone and “Pokemon Go” would feature on its upgraded Apple Watch.
苹果公司在周三秋季发布会上推出了具有防水、防尘、高分辨率镜头等新功能的iPhone 7和新版本的Apple Watch。同时，《超级马里奥》和《精灵宝可梦Go》也将分别登陆IOS平台和Apple Watch。
Wireless AirPod
无线耳机
Apple has finally taken the controversial decision to drop the 3.5mm headphone jack from its latest iPhone. This change is to free up more space to make iPhone 7 slimmer than previous models. The move means that owners of the iPhone 7 will not be able to directly connect any headphones with a traditional 3.5mm plug.
最新出品的iPhone 7取消3.5毫米的耳机接口。这一改变是为了腾出更多空间让iPhone 7比前一版本的手机更轻薄。这就意味着，买了iPhone 7就不能直接把3.5毫米有线耳机插进去了。
But, the adapter that will allow users to use their normal headphones will be included in the box with each iPhone 7 (left) along with wired headphones that use the lightning connector.
但是，每一部iPhone 7的装机设备中（左边）都有一个可以连接传统耳机的转接头可以让用户使用有线耳机。
AirPod, the new $159 wireless EarPods have a five-hour battery life - but will be sold separately.
AirPod，这款全新的无线耳机售价159美元（约合人民币1059元），一次充电可以使用5小时。这款耳机将单独售卖。
Stereo Speakers
立体声喇叭
For the first time, iPhone comes with stereo speakers, delivering two times the audio output of iPhone 6s and increased dynamic range.
这是iPhone出品的第一款带有立体声喇叭的手机，其输出的声音可达iPhone 6S的2倍，更具立体动态感。
APPLE ADDS TWO CAMERAS TO IPHONE 7 PLUS
苹果7 PLUS新增至2个摄像头
The new iPhone 7 Plus features two rear-facing 12-megapixel cameras. One has a wide-angle lens and is the same as the rear camera found on the new iPhone, with a ƒ/1.8 aperture,The second camera sports a telephoto lens. The dual-lens setup enables a new 2x optical zoom feature.
全新的iPhone 7 Plus后置1200万像素的双摄像头。其中一个镜头是与苹果7一样的广角镜头，支持F1.8超大光圈，另一个是长焦镜头。双镜头设置支持新的2倍光学变焦功能。
BEAUTIFUL AND FUNCTIONAL
外观和功能
A attractive addition is two new finishes - one in a glossy jet black, and the other in matte black, simply called ‘black’, replacing the space grey of previous iPhone generations.
这次发布会上，其中一个吸引人的地方是新增两款全新配色――一款是亮黑，另一款是哑光黑，简称“黑色”，两款黑色机型推出后将取代之前几代的灰色。
In the hand, while the handsets use the same sizing convention as the 6s models (4.7-inches for the smaller, 5.5-inches for the larger), while the jet black is much more slippery.
另外一方面，尽管两款机型都采用和苹果6S系列相同的尺寸（小的4.7英寸，大的5.5英寸），但是亮黑要更光滑。
The white plastic antenna strip are a thing of the past - now Apple has coloured-matched them and relegated them to the top and bottom edges, creating a cleaner look.
天线白带已经被移除，新款的苹果手机配色将它们移至顶部和底部边缘，这样使外观更加简洁。
PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
定价和发售
The iPhone 7 start at $649, the same price as the iPhone 6S when it launched, while the iPhone 7 Plus will start at $769.
iPhone 7的售价和iPhone 6S发布的时候价格一样，649美元起（约合人民币4322.34元），但是iPhone 7 Plus的官方售价为769美元起（约合人民币5121.54元）。
Both handsets will be available in silver, gold, rose gold and the new black finish in 32GB, 128GB and 256GB models, while the new jet black finish will be offered exclusively on the 128GB and 256G versions.
iPhone 7和iPhone 7 Plus都有银色，金色，玫瑰金和新的钢琴黑，存储有32GB，128GB，256GB可选。
Pre-orders will begin on 9 September, with a launch date of 16 September for 28 countries, including the US and UK. An additional 30 countries will see the phones launched a week later.
两款手机都在9月9日接受预定，同时将于9月16号在全球28个国家上市首发，其中包括：美国和英国。另外30个国家将在一个星期后有售。
The Apple Watch Series 2 and Apple Watch Nike+ are also available for pre-order from 9 September starting at $369 (￡369).
第二代Apple Watch和耐克版的Apple Watch9月9号开始接受预定，官方售价为369美元（约合人民币2459.38元）。
The Apple Watch Series 2 will be available from 16 September, while the Nike+ version will go on sale in late October.
第二代Apple Watch将于9月16号开始发售，但是耐克版要等到10月底。
里约奥运英国金牌为什么超越中国
Team GB has been second in the Olympic medal table for nearly a week，pushing China into third place --- the same China that topped the medal table at the Beijing Olympics in 2008，and was second in 2004 and 2012。 So is GB doing well --- or is China doing badly？
一周来，英国队在里约奥运的金牌榜上都占据第二，中国队名列第三――而2008年，北京在奥运奖牌榜排名第一，2004年和2012年都排名第二。那么，是英国队本次表现太出色，还是中国队自身表现不佳呢？
Much has been made of Team GB’s success so far in Rio. But it’s possible that China has done even more to propel the British up the table.
迄今为止，英国队在里约奥运上的表现都非常出色，但也有可能是中国将英国推到了第二名的高位。
Prior to the Games, some had predicted that China could win up to 36 gold medals. Instead，at noon on Friday，with just three days to go，they were sitting on just 20 - two behind Team GB --- despite having sent 416 athletes to Rio，compared with Team GB’s 366.
赛前预测普遍认为中国队最多能获得36枚金牌。然而，直到8月19日中午12点――距离本届奥运结束还有3天时间时，中国队仅获得了20枚金牌――落后英国2枚。尽管中国队派出了416名运动健儿出战里约，而英国代表队只有366人。
So what has gone wrong？
那到底是发生了什么事呢，才会出现这样的结果？
At the 2012 London games，China won 11 golds across swimming，gymnastics and fencing. This year they’ve managed only one.
四年前伦敦奥运时，中国队在游泳、体操、击剑项目中斩获了11枚金牌，然而本次里约奥运会这个数字仅为1。
Swimming has been a source of particular disappointment，given that just one year ago China won five gold medals at the world championships.
游泳队的表现尤其让人大跌眼镜，尽管一年前的世锦赛，中国还赢得了5枚金牌。
In gymnastics，China has been left without a gold for the first time since the nation began competing at the Olympics in 1984. In London four years ago they won five gymnastic golds，and in Beijing they won nine.
而体操项目，中国队没有收获金牌，这是中国自从1984年恢复参加奥运会以来第一次。4年前伦敦奥运会上中国体操队收获5枚金牌，2008年北京奥运会这个数字是9。
It goes on. China’s badminton women’s doubles pair exited without a gold for the first time since the event was introduced in 1992. And China could only muster bronze in mixed doubles，despite having taken three of the five golds available between 1992 and 2012.
情况似乎还更糟――作为中国羽毛球队的王牌项目，自1992年奥运起便连续5届包揽冠军的女双，在里约奥运上却首次创下了无缘奖牌的尴尬记录。羽毛球的女单、女双、混双，中国只在混双取得一枚铜牌。混而此前1992到2012年5届奥运中，中国曾经取得这一项目女单、女双、混双的3块金牌。
2000年东道国澳大利亚和2008年东道国中国金牌数变化图（蓝线代表中国，红线代表澳大利亚）。
That said，it’s not unusual for teams to do much better than normal when they are the host nation and then tail off at subsequent games.
有种说法是，奥运会东道国会在自己主办那届奥运会上有超常表现，但随后开始下跌。
“We often see the performance afterwards declines a bit,” says Carsten Crede of the University of East Anglia. “You have an increased incentive as a country to invest in your athletes prior to hosting the games，so after that the incentive is gone.”
“我们通常会看到这种东道国在后来的奥运会上表现下滑的情况，”东安格利亚大学的克雷德说，“主办奥运会能刺激东道国在那届奥运会之前对运动项目增加投资，但这种激情后来会消退。”
In China’s case，the surge in gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics，and the drop-off at the following games appears to be much sharper than Australia’s rise and fall before and after the Sydney games in 2000.
以中国为例，2008年北京奥运上中国金牌数量达到最高峰，随后出现下跌，其涨跌程度都超过了2000年主办奥运会的澳大利亚。
Crede and his colleagues had predicted a total of 86 medals （including silvers and bronzes） for China. So far it has won just 58.
克雷德和他的同事预测中国会在里约拿到86块奖牌（包括银牌和铜牌），但截至目前只有58枚。
By contrast，Team GB is only nine medals off its total of 65 from London 2012.
相比之下，英国目前已夺得61枚，只比伦敦奥运会夺得的65枚奖牌总数少4枚。
There’s been considerable disquiet in the Chinese media about the national team’s performance in Rio. “You’re kidding me?” wrote the state news agency Xinhua of Team GB in a subsequently deleted tweet. “The country which has never finished above China，is about to.”
中国队的表现引发了中国媒体的惊讶。“这不是开玩笑吧！一个从来没有在奖牌榜上超过中国的国家，现在就要做到了。”官方媒体《新华社》在一条现在已被删除的推特上感叹。
Of the Chinese gymnasts，who took home just two bronzes， the official People’s Daily said：“People cannot but ponder - what on earth is up with them?”
对于仅获得1银、4枚铜牌的体操，官媒《人民日报》说，“人们只能沉思，他们到底怎么了？”
But China’s decline may be a portent of Team GB’s future. “I think we will see a fading out over time，just as we might see with China at the moment,” Crede says. He says it’s too early to assess whether China truly has underperformed at Rio relative to how you would expect a team to fare two games after being hosts.
不过，中国队的今天很可能就是英国队的明天。克雷德说，“随着时间推移，我们会看到英国奥运热退潮，就像中国现在这样。”不过他说，现在评估中国在里约表现不佳是否真的和所预测的那样，是因为在东道国后连续两届成绩下滑，还为时过早。
What about the Tokyo games in four years’ time? Given China’s strong rivalry with Japan, it’s possible Beijing will pull out all the stops to perform well. Will Team GB already be on the familiar downward curve？
四年后的东京会怎么样呢？考虑到中日关系的因素，北京方面可能会想方设法争取好的表现。但英国真的会是奥运热退潮，成绩下滑吗？
