[영어 연설] Oprah Winfrey - Harvard Commencement Speech (2013)

 

2013 Oprah Wifrey Harvard Commemcement speech

https://youtu.be/GMWFieBGR7c?si=eszq973G08MUAUP6

 

1. 단어정리

영단어	해석	예시
teary for	~ 때문에 눈물이 나는, ~을 생각하며 울컥하는	I can tell you that I consider today as I sat on the stage this morning getting teary for you all and then teary for myself. I got a bit teary for my brother when I saw him receiving his diploma.
proclaim	선언하다, 선포하다, (공식적으로) 분명히 말하다	Nearly every media outlet had proclaimed that my new venture was a flop, not just a flop bug a big, bold flop they call it. The mayor proclaimed a day of celebration to honor the local heroes.
prouder	더 자랑스러운 (Proud의 비교급)	I’m even prouder to share a fundamental truth that you might not have learned even as graduates of Harvard. I couldn't be prouder of how you handled that difficult situation.
mourn	슬퍼하다, 애도하다, (상실을) 아쉬워하다	Give yourself time to mourn what you think you may have lost. It’s okay to mourn the end of a long-term project before moving on to the next.
stumble	발을 헛디디다, 비틀거리다, (실수로) 넘어지다	Because when you inevitably stumble and find yourself stuck in a hole, that is the story that will get you out. Even the most successful people stumble at first; the key is to get back up.
dharma	존재의 이유, 소명, 도리, 업(業)	What is your dharma? Finding your dharma means discovering the work that makes your soul feel alive.
transcendent	초월적인, 탁월한	Focus on the transcendent power of love to heal your wounds. Use your transcendent power to rise above any life challenges.
demonize	악마화하다	You simply cannot demonize or vilify someone who doesn’t agree with you. The media tends to demonize certain groups to create more drama.
vilify	비방하다, 헐뜯다	You simply cannot demonize or vilify someone who doesn’t agree with you. It is easy to vilify a leader when things go wrong.
regurgitate	생각 없이 반복하다	We all know that we are better than the cynicism and pessimism that is regurgitated throughout Washington. Students often regurgitate information without truly understanding it.
uphold	유지하다, 옹호하다	We realize that we can uphold the Second Amendment and also reduce the violence. The court's role is to uphold the laws of the nation.
impervious	영향받지 않는	The point is your generation is charged with this task of breaking through what the body politic has thus far made impervious to change. A good leader remains impervious to groundless rumors.
deject	낙담시키다	You'd too dejected to repeat that same kind of turnout in the 2012 election. Don't let a single rejection deject your spirit.
denominator	분모, 공통분모	What we want, the common denominator that I found in every single interview, is we wan to be validated. Understanding our common denominator helps us connect with others.
imperative	필수적인, 긴요한	This is imperative for you as an individual and for our success as a nation. It is imperative that we take action to protect our environment now.
massacred	학살된, 참혹하게 죽은	There has to be some way that this darkness can be banished with light says the man whose little boy was massacred on just an ordinary Friday in December. The world was shocked when they heard about the innocent people who were massacred.

 

2. 기억하고 싶은 문장

 

Eventually, we did make it to the top, and we stayed for 25 years. : 결국, 우리는 정상에 올랐고, 25년 동안 그 자리를 지켰습니다.

 

You are bound to stumble because if you’re constantly doing what we do, raising the bar, if you are constantly pushing yourself higher, higher, the law of advantages, not to mention myth of Icarus, predicts that you will at some point fall. : 여러분은 비틀거릴 수밖에 없습니다. 왜냐하면 우리가 하는 것처럼 끊임없이 기준을 높이고 자신을 더 높이 밀어붙인다면, '이카루스의 신화'는 말할 것도 없고 '이점의 법칙'조차 여러분이 어느 시점에서는 떨어질 것이라고 예측하기 때문입니다.

 

There is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction. : 실패라는 것은 존재하지 않습니다. 실패는 단지 삶이 우리를 또 다른 방향으로 움직이게 하려는 시도일 뿐입니다.

 

Here’s the key learn from every mistake because every experience, encounter, and particularly your mistakes are there to teach you and force you into being more of who you are. : 핵심은 이것입니다. 모든 실수로부터 배우십시오. 모든 경험과 만남, 특히 여러분의 실수는 여러분을 가르치고, 여러분을 진정한 자신의 모습에 더 가깝게 만들기 위해 존재하는 것이기 때문입니다.

 

Maya Angelous always says when you learn, teach. When you get, give.

• When you learn, teach: 내가 무언가를 깨달았을 때 그것을 혼자만 아는 데 그치지 않고 타인과 나눌 때, 그 지식은 비로소 완성된다는 뜻
• When you get, give: 성공이나 부, 기회를 얻었다면 그것을 필요로 하는 다른 이들에게 손을 내밀어 선한 영향력을 전파하라는 가르침

There really is only one, and that is this - to fulfill the highest, most truthful expression of yourself as a human being. : 단 하나만이 존재하는데, 그것은 바로 이것입니다. 인간으로서 자기 자신의 가장 고결하고 가장 진실한 모습을 실현하는 것입니다.

 

Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that because what the world needs is people who have come alive. : 당신의 가슴을 뛰게 하고 살아있음을 느끼게 하는 일이 무엇인지 스스로에게 물어보세요. 그리고 당장 그 일을 시작하세요. 세상이 정말로 필요로 하는 존재는 바로 그렇게 열정으로 가득 차 생동감 있게 살아가는 사람들이기 때문입니다.

 

• Be bound to: 반드시 ~하게 되어 있다. (피할 수 없는 미래)
• Raise the bar: 기대치(기준)를 높이다.
• Not to mention: ~은 말할 것도 없고.
• Being more of who you are: '진정한 나' 혹은 '더 나다운 모습'이 되는 것.
• Fulfill the highest expression: 최고의 모습을 실현하다.
• As a human being: 인간으로서.
• Come alive: 생기가 돌다, 활기를 띠다 (가슴이 뛰다).
• What the world needs is...: 세상이 필요로 하는 것은 ~이다.