The Power of Education - Michelle Obama

And when I talk about students needing to take responsibility for their education, I want you all to know that I'm speaking from my own personal life experience.
我之所以说，学生需要为自己的教育负责，是因为，我想让你们知道，这是我的真实人生经历。

Like Menbere, growing up, I considered myself pretty lucky. Even though my parents didn't have a lot of money, they never went to college themselves, they had an unwavering belief in the power of education. So they always pushed me and my brothers to do whatever it took to succeed in school. 
就像Menbere一样，从小到大，我都认为自己很幸运。虽然我的父母并不富裕，他们从来没有上过大学，但是他们坚信教育的力量。所以，他们经常督促我和我的哥哥们，要付出全部的努力，去获得学业上的成功。

So when it came time for me to go to high school, they encouraged me to enroll in one of the best schools in Chicago. It was a school a lot like this one. And listening to Menbere's story, it was so similar, because my school was way across the other side of the city from where I lived. 
所以，上高中之前，他们鼓励我，去芝加哥最好的学校之一报名，那所学校跟你们这所学校很像。听着Menbere的故事，我感到，它跟我的经历是如此相似，因为我的学校也是离家很远，在城市的另一边。

So at 6:00 a.m. every morning, I had to get on a city bus and ride for an hour, sometimes more, just to get to school. And I was willing to do that because I was willing to do whatever it took for me to go to college. I set my sights high. I decided I was going to Princeton. 

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