英語聽力頻道為大家整理的高中英語聽力練習(xí)：鋪就輝煌之路，供大家參考:)
Tonight is a particular honor for me, let's face it; my presence on stage is pretty unlikely.
今晚對(duì)我而言頗不尋常，我們得承認(rèn)，我能站在這里本身就已意義非凡。
My father was a foreign student, born and raised in a small village in Kenya. He grew up herding goats, and went to school in a tin-roof shack. His father, my grandfather, was a cook, a domestic servant to British.
我父親是一個(gè)外國留學(xué)生，他原本生于肯尼亞的一個(gè)小村莊，并在那里長大成人。他小的時(shí)候還放過羊，上的學(xué)校簡陋不堪，屋頂上僅有塊鐵皮來遮風(fēng)擋雨。而他的父親，也就是我的祖父，不過是個(gè)普通的廚子，還做過家傭。
But my grandfather had lager dreams for their son. Through hard work and perseverance my father got a scholarship to study in a magical place: America that shone as a beacon of freedom and opportunity to so many who had come before.
但祖父對(duì)父親抱以厚望。憑借不懈的努力和堅(jiān)忍不拔的毅力，父親榮獲赴美留學(xué)的機(jī)會(huì)，而且還拿到獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金。美國這片神奇的土地，對(duì)于很多踏上這片國土的人而言，意味著自由和機(jī)遇。
While studying here, my father met my mother. She was born in a town on the other side of the world. Her father was an oil rigs and a farm worker through most of the depression. The day after Pearl Harbor, my grandfather joined Patton's army, marching across Europe.
還在留學(xué)期間，父親與母親不期而遇。母親來自完全不同的另一個(gè)世界，她生于堪薩斯的一個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)。大蕭條時(shí)期，外祖父為謀生計(jì)，曾在石油鉆井打工，還曾在農(nóng)場務(wù)農(nóng)。日軍偷襲珍珠港后的第二天，他就自愿應(yīng)征入伍，在巴頓將軍麾下，轉(zhuǎn)戰(zhàn)南北，橫掃歐洲。
Back home, my grandmother raised a baby and went to work on a bomber assembly line. After the war, they studied on the GI Bill, bought a house through FHA, and later moved to west, all the way to Hawaii, in search of opportunity.
在后方的家中，外祖母含辛茹苦，撫養(yǎng)子女，并在轟炸機(jī)裝配線上找了份活計(jì)。戰(zhàn)后，依據(jù)士兵福利法案, 他們通過聯(lián)邦住宅管理局購置了一套房子，并舉家西遷，謀求更大發(fā)展。
And they, too, had big dreams for their daughter, a common dream, born of two continents. My parents shared not only an improbable love; they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation.
他們對(duì)自己的女兒也寄予厚望，兩家人雖然身在不同的非洲和美洲大陸，卻有著共同的夢想。我的父母不僅不可思議地彼此相愛，而且還對(duì)這個(gè)國家有了不移的信念。
They would give me a African name, Barack, or “blessed，” believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.
他們賜予我一個(gè)非洲名字，巴拉克，意為“上天福佑”, 因?yàn)樗麄兿嘈牛谌绱税莸膰戎?，這樣的名字不應(yīng)成為成功的羈絆。
They imagined me going to the best schools in the land, even though they weren’t rich, because in a generous America you don’t have to achieve your potential.
盡管他們生活并不寬裕，還是想方設(shè)法讓我接受當(dāng)?shù)氐慕逃?，因?yàn)樵谶@樣一個(gè)富足的國度中，無論貧富貴賤，都同樣有機(jī)會(huì)發(fā)展個(gè)人的潛力。
They are both passed away now. Yet, I know that, on this night, they look down on me with great pride.
現(xiàn)在他們都已不在人世，不過，我知道，他們的在天之靈，此時(shí)此刻正在驕傲地關(guān)注著我。
Tonight is a particular honor for me, let's face it; my presence on stage is pretty unlikely.
今晚對(duì)我而言頗不尋常，我們得承認(rèn)，我能站在這里本身就已意義非凡。
My father was a foreign student, born and raised in a small village in Kenya. He grew up herding goats, and went to school in a tin-roof shack. His father, my grandfather, was a cook, a domestic servant to British.
我父親是一個(gè)外國留學(xué)生，他原本生于肯尼亞的一個(gè)小村莊，并在那里長大成人。他小的時(shí)候還放過羊，上的學(xué)校簡陋不堪，屋頂上僅有塊鐵皮來遮風(fēng)擋雨。而他的父親，也就是我的祖父，不過是個(gè)普通的廚子，還做過家傭。
But my grandfather had lager dreams for their son. Through hard work and perseverance my father got a scholarship to study in a magical place: America that shone as a beacon of freedom and opportunity to so many who had come before.
但祖父對(duì)父親抱以厚望。憑借不懈的努力和堅(jiān)忍不拔的毅力，父親榮獲赴美留學(xué)的機(jī)會(huì)，而且還拿到獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金。美國這片神奇的土地，對(duì)于很多踏上這片國土的人而言，意味著自由和機(jī)遇。
While studying here, my father met my mother. She was born in a town on the other side of the world. Her father was an oil rigs and a farm worker through most of the depression. The day after Pearl Harbor, my grandfather joined Patton's army, marching across Europe.
還在留學(xué)期間，父親與母親不期而遇。母親來自完全不同的另一個(gè)世界，她生于堪薩斯的一個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)。大蕭條時(shí)期，外祖父為謀生計(jì)，曾在石油鉆井打工，還曾在農(nóng)場務(wù)農(nóng)。日軍偷襲珍珠港后的第二天，他就自愿應(yīng)征入伍，在巴頓將軍麾下，轉(zhuǎn)戰(zhàn)南北，橫掃歐洲。
Back home, my grandmother raised a baby and went to work on a bomber assembly line. After the war, they studied on the GI Bill, bought a house through FHA, and later moved to west, all the way to Hawaii, in search of opportunity.
在后方的家中，外祖母含辛茹苦，撫養(yǎng)子女，并在轟炸機(jī)裝配線上找了份活計(jì)。戰(zhàn)后，依據(jù)士兵福利法案, 他們通過聯(lián)邦住宅管理局購置了一套房子，并舉家西遷，謀求更大發(fā)展。
And they, too, had big dreams for their daughter, a common dream, born of two continents. My parents shared not only an improbable love; they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation.
他們對(duì)自己的女兒也寄予厚望，兩家人雖然身在不同的非洲和美洲大陸，卻有著共同的夢想。我的父母不僅不可思議地彼此相愛，而且還對(duì)這個(gè)國家有了不移的信念。
They would give me a African name, Barack, or “blessed，” believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.
他們賜予我一個(gè)非洲名字，巴拉克，意為“上天福佑”, 因?yàn)樗麄兿嘈牛谌绱税莸膰戎?，這樣的名字不應(yīng)成為成功的羈絆。
They imagined me going to the best schools in the land, even though they weren’t rich, because in a generous America you don’t have to achieve your potential.
盡管他們生活并不寬裕，還是想方設(shè)法讓我接受當(dāng)?shù)氐慕逃?，因?yàn)樵谶@樣一個(gè)富足的國度中，無論貧富貴賤，都同樣有機(jī)會(huì)發(fā)展個(gè)人的潛力。
They are both passed away now. Yet, I know that, on this night, they look down on me with great pride.
現(xiàn)在他們都已不在人世，不過，我知道，他們的在天之靈，此時(shí)此刻正在驕傲地關(guān)注著我。