brucespringsteen吧 关注：474贴子：7,568
- 20回复贴，共1页
Thank you, thank you.
Uh, Brian if you ever get tired of the nightly news. I've got a job for you as public relations man for me here.
Ellis lslands an important place. I'm glad to be here with my fellow honorees today. For me Ellis Islands is about if you can't really know who you are, and where we are going, unless you know who we were, where we came from.You really can't understand what it means or might mean to be an American, unless you know what it meant to be an American.
So I'm glad to be a part of the ceremony, not just to honor my grandfather Anthony's really came through Ellis Island. At the turn of the century, he was unable to read or write, uh, went to New York University he became a lawyer. he made a short stop at sing-sing prison, but that's another story into each life.
And he went on to lead a very inspirational, he was the garrulous booming voice small Italian man who seemed uh, like a rockstar to me when I was a kid, you know.
I also want to remember Adelina Sorrentino it's my grandmother. she arrived the 28th she lived to be a hundred in Freehold New Jersey and never spoke any English.
so so much for assimilation I guess that was, you know.
I also need to thank the Farrells and the O'hagans, it's my Irish clan.
McNicholas, they raised me as a child in Freehold New Jersey. My lovely wife Patti, Sicilian and Scots-Irish, and together we carry on the Irish Italian, mating tradition of central New Jersey.
Uh, Brian if you ever get tired of the nightly news. I've got a job for you as public relations man for me here.
Ellis lslands an important place. I'm glad to be here with my fellow honorees today. For me Ellis Islands is about if you can't really know who you are, and where we are going, unless you know who we were, where we came from.You really can't understand what it means or might mean to be an American, unless you know what it meant to be an American.
So I'm glad to be a part of the ceremony, not just to honor my grandfather Anthony's really came through Ellis Island. At the turn of the century, he was unable to read or write, uh, went to New York University he became a lawyer. he made a short stop at sing-sing prison, but that's another story into each life.
And he went on to lead a very inspirational, he was the garrulous booming voice small Italian man who seemed uh, like a rockstar to me when I was a kid, you know.
I also want to remember Adelina Sorrentino it's my grandmother. she arrived the 28th she lived to be a hundred in Freehold New Jersey and never spoke any English.
so so much for assimilation I guess that was, you know.
I also need to thank the Farrells and the O'hagans, it's my Irish clan.
McNicholas, they raised me as a child in Freehold New Jersey. My lovely wife Patti, Sicilian and Scots-Irish, and together we carry on the Irish Italian, mating tradition of central New Jersey.
so but I came here today to thank three women, and so i'm going to ask them.They said it was okay if i had them come up stage. so I'm going to ask my mom and two aunts to come.
Come up and stand with me.
so I've grown up with these women there, Anthony's three daughter, my mother adele and my two aunts Dora and Ida.
And they have personified for me the tough optimism and the work ethic of first generation born American citizens
They lifted my spirit, I think they put the rock and roll in me and provided me with place and rooted me into an experience that's filled my family and all of my work with great great meaning.
My aunt Dora is 90. she's uh she's uh,she's still cranking out people's income taxes, so if you need help with your taxes,I know it's a little late now, but next year she's still avaliable. She graduated from college with honors at 67 years old.
And my aunt Ida is 87, worked, yep, she was a member of the International Garment Workers Union working the coat factory for 20 years, then went on to cut hair in the same salon in Eatontown for the last 50 years. You can still get your hair cut by her on Wensday and Fridays at Macy's at Eatontown.
And my mom, of course, Adele, she is 85. next week she worked as a legal secretary for 47 years, married to a turbulent Irishman, I have to thank my father Douglas also, and now thanks to a fortunate son, she resides in modest luxury in an undisclosed location.
But uh,she held our family together under just great great difficulty. you know she did an unusual thing. Her parents were relatively well-off and she married into poverty and served there for a good part of her life and really held us all together.
Thank you mama, love you very much.
Those fabulous women they 're my living connection to my heritage to Ellis Island and for me what it means to have come here as an immigrant, so love and admire you all and thank you very much.
Umm, don't be heading out that stays soak it up, enjoy, when's this going to hap
Come up and stand with me.
so I've grown up with these women there, Anthony's three daughter, my mother adele and my two aunts Dora and Ida.
And they have personified for me the tough optimism and the work ethic of first generation born American citizens
They lifted my spirit, I think they put the rock and roll in me and provided me with place and rooted me into an experience that's filled my family and all of my work with great great meaning.
My aunt Dora is 90. she's uh she's uh,she's still cranking out people's income taxes, so if you need help with your taxes,I know it's a little late now, but next year she's still avaliable. She graduated from college with honors at 67 years old.
And my aunt Ida is 87, worked, yep, she was a member of the International Garment Workers Union working the coat factory for 20 years, then went on to cut hair in the same salon in Eatontown for the last 50 years. You can still get your hair cut by her on Wensday and Fridays at Macy's at Eatontown.
And my mom, of course, Adele, she is 85. next week she worked as a legal secretary for 47 years, married to a turbulent Irishman, I have to thank my father Douglas also, and now thanks to a fortunate son, she resides in modest luxury in an undisclosed location.
But uh,she held our family together under just great great difficulty. you know she did an unusual thing. Her parents were relatively well-off and she married into poverty and served there for a good part of her life and really held us all together.
Thank you mama, love you very much.
Those fabulous women they 're my living connection to my heritage to Ellis Island and for me what it means to have come here as an immigrant, so love and admire you all and thank you very much.
Umm, don't be heading out that stays soak it up, enjoy, when's this going to hap
Umm, don't be heading out that stays soak it up, enjoy, when's this going to happen again, I don't know, soak it up. But you know, but, anyway with all the any immigrant pure that's out there, it's a good to remember that we're a nation of immigrants of hopeful wanderers.
And we can not know who is coming across our borders today whose story will add a significant page to the American story, who will work hard, who will work hard, will raise the family whose new blood will strengthen the good fabric holding our nation together.
So I'm proud to be here today as another hopeful son wanderer, a son of Italy of Ireland and of Holland and to wish god's grace safe passage and good fortune to those who are crossing our borders today, and to give thanks to those who have come before, whose journey, courrage and sacrifice made me an American.
Thank you！
And we can not know who is coming across our borders today whose story will add a significant page to the American story, who will work hard, who will work hard, will raise the family whose new blood will strengthen the good fabric holding our nation together.
So I'm proud to be here today as another hopeful son wanderer, a son of Italy of Ireland and of Holland and to wish god's grace safe passage and good fortune to those who are crossing our borders today, and to give thanks to those who have come before, whose journey, courrage and sacrifice made me an American.
Thank you！
翻译(后附注释，字幕的左上角也有):由衷感谢你们。
布莱恩，如果你厌倦了播报晚间新闻
我已经替你找了份新工作——在这儿当我的公关，哈哈。
埃利斯岛是个意义非凡的地方。我很荣幸今日能在这里，与主宾们同享这份荣誉。
对我而言，埃利斯岛意义在于:
直到你弄清楚了祖先家庭的身份、祖籍根源后，你才真正清楚了你自己的身份、才会真正明白你和你的家庭将何去何从; 直到你理解了过去拥有美国公民身份的意义后，你或许才能参悟现在、及将来拥有美国公民身份的意义。
我很高兴能成为这场纪念会的一员。
不仅是为了纪念我的祖父——安东尼——他便是经由埃利斯岛，踏上了美国领土。上个世纪初时，他根本不会读书写字而后，他念纽约大学，终成为了一名律师。他也在兴格监狱蹲过几天局子，不过这是另一码事了，嘿嘿。
我祖父的经历，励志而鼓舞人心。他是位矮小的、喋喋不休着，有着粗锉嗓音的意大利人。在幼小的我眼里，他就像一位摇滚明星。
布莱恩，如果你厌倦了播报晚间新闻
我已经替你找了份新工作——在这儿当我的公关，哈哈。
埃利斯岛是个意义非凡的地方。我很荣幸今日能在这里，与主宾们同享这份荣誉。
对我而言，埃利斯岛意义在于:
直到你弄清楚了祖先家庭的身份、祖籍根源后，你才真正清楚了你自己的身份、才会真正明白你和你的家庭将何去何从; 直到你理解了过去拥有美国公民身份的意义后，你或许才能参悟现在、及将来拥有美国公民身份的意义。
我很高兴能成为这场纪念会的一员。
不仅是为了纪念我的祖父——安东尼——他便是经由埃利斯岛，踏上了美国领土。上个世纪初时，他根本不会读书写字而后，他念纽约大学，终成为了一名律师。他也在兴格监狱蹲过几天局子，不过这是另一码事了，嘿嘿。
我祖父的经历，励志而鼓舞人心。他是位矮小的、喋喋不休着，有着粗锉嗓音的意大利人。在幼小的我眼里，他就像一位摇滚明星。
我仍记得我的祖母，阿德利娜·索伦蒂诺。她在28岁时来到了美国，约摸是最初安家于弗里霍尔德的百位居民，
而她从不讲英语。移民的同化作用太大了。
感谢法雷尔一家，以及奥黑刚一家，他们与我家同属爱尔兰的一族。麦克尼古拉斯一家，他们抚养我长大成人。我美丽的妻子帕蒂, 她是西西里岛和苏格兰-爱尔兰的混血。所以我们夫妇俩的娃娃呢，就是爱尔兰和意大利混血, 这可是新泽西核心区的婚配传统。
我来到这里，也是为了感恩三位女士。她们勉强同意了我让她们上台的邀请，那么我就邀请我的母亲和两位姨妈上台啦。
请上来吧，和我站在一块。
我的成长与这几位女士息息相关——祖父安东尼的三位女儿——母亲阿黛尔、多拉姨妈和艾达姨妈，她们赋予了我临危不惧的豁达精神，以及初生代美国公民在工作中、艰苦奋斗的处事风骨。
她们提升了我的灵魂境界，将摇滚精神注入了我的灵魂，给予我栖身之所，
将一种生活智慧根植于我心——这种智慧使我家庭与事业颇具意义。多拉姨妈今年90岁，嗯，她仍在处理所得税事务。虽说为时稍晚，如果你需要帮忙，你仍能联系上她。而且她在67岁时，满载荣光地从大学毕业了。
艾达姨妈今年87岁了，她是国际服装工人联合会的一员，她在一家服装厂工作了20年，随后在伊顿敦的理发沙龙工作了50年。你甚至可以在周三或周五，去伊顿敦的梅西百货那儿，找她理发。
我的母亲今年85岁了。算入下周的话，她已担任法律助理整整47年。她嫁给了个不循规蹈矩的爱尔兰人——道格拉斯——我的父亲，我同样对他感激十足。
也"多亏"了她的儿子，她没有住在秘而不宣的奢华住所。尽管艰难险阻，她将我们家团结起来。
她做了件非同寻常的事: 她的家庭相对宽裕，然而她选择嫁给贫穷的父亲。
她把在家庭里的点点滴滴，都视为生命中的美好片段，我们家庭因她凝聚在一起。感谢您，母亲，深深爱您。
这三位美丽的女士是埃利斯岛传承于我的遗产的生动连接，对我而言，包含了作为一名移民的意义所在。
非常爱您们，感激不尽。别离开了，咱们就在台上待着吧，享受这刻，不知何时他们才会再让我上台讲话了。时刻铭记我们是一个由从这里启程、怀揣希望的流浪移民们组成的国度。我们不能预知，谁会越过国界，且能在美国历史添上浓墨重彩的一笔。他们将努力工作、挣钱养家，他们家庭流淌的新鲜血液将会进一步强化民族的韧劲、让我们凝聚一心。作为一名有着意大利、爱尔兰、荷兰血统的混血儿，我自豪地站在这里。愿上帝的恩泽能给予跨越国界的人们，安全通路与大好前程。
前辈，他们的奋斗之路、无畏勇气、牺牲精神，铸就了我——我仅是芸芸美国人中的一员。
我向他们致以最崇高的敬意。
万分感谢。
而她从不讲英语。移民的同化作用太大了。
感谢法雷尔一家，以及奥黑刚一家，他们与我家同属爱尔兰的一族。麦克尼古拉斯一家，他们抚养我长大成人。我美丽的妻子帕蒂, 她是西西里岛和苏格兰-爱尔兰的混血。所以我们夫妇俩的娃娃呢，就是爱尔兰和意大利混血, 这可是新泽西核心区的婚配传统。
我来到这里，也是为了感恩三位女士。她们勉强同意了我让她们上台的邀请，那么我就邀请我的母亲和两位姨妈上台啦。
请上来吧，和我站在一块。
我的成长与这几位女士息息相关——祖父安东尼的三位女儿——母亲阿黛尔、多拉姨妈和艾达姨妈，她们赋予了我临危不惧的豁达精神，以及初生代美国公民在工作中、艰苦奋斗的处事风骨。
她们提升了我的灵魂境界，将摇滚精神注入了我的灵魂，给予我栖身之所，
将一种生活智慧根植于我心——这种智慧使我家庭与事业颇具意义。多拉姨妈今年90岁，嗯，她仍在处理所得税事务。虽说为时稍晚，如果你需要帮忙，你仍能联系上她。而且她在67岁时，满载荣光地从大学毕业了。
艾达姨妈今年87岁了，她是国际服装工人联合会的一员，她在一家服装厂工作了20年，随后在伊顿敦的理发沙龙工作了50年。你甚至可以在周三或周五，去伊顿敦的梅西百货那儿，找她理发。
我的母亲今年85岁了。算入下周的话，她已担任法律助理整整47年。她嫁给了个不循规蹈矩的爱尔兰人——道格拉斯——我的父亲，我同样对他感激十足。
也"多亏"了她的儿子，她没有住在秘而不宣的奢华住所。尽管艰难险阻，她将我们家团结起来。
她做了件非同寻常的事: 她的家庭相对宽裕，然而她选择嫁给贫穷的父亲。
她把在家庭里的点点滴滴，都视为生命中的美好片段，我们家庭因她凝聚在一起。感谢您，母亲，深深爱您。
这三位美丽的女士是埃利斯岛传承于我的遗产的生动连接，对我而言，包含了作为一名移民的意义所在。
非常爱您们，感激不尽。别离开了，咱们就在台上待着吧，享受这刻，不知何时他们才会再让我上台讲话了。时刻铭记我们是一个由从这里启程、怀揣希望的流浪移民们组成的国度。我们不能预知，谁会越过国界，且能在美国历史添上浓墨重彩的一笔。他们将努力工作、挣钱养家，他们家庭流淌的新鲜血液将会进一步强化民族的韧劲、让我们凝聚一心。作为一名有着意大利、爱尔兰、荷兰血统的混血儿，我自豪地站在这里。愿上帝的恩泽能给予跨越国界的人们，安全通路与大好前程。
前辈，他们的奋斗之路、无畏勇气、牺牲精神，铸就了我——我仅是芸芸美国人中的一员。
我向他们致以最崇高的敬意。
万分感谢。
①Brian Williams(屏幕最左边的男士)，是boss的新泽西老乡和朋友，曾担任NBC(美国全国广播公司) Nightly News主播。
②Ellis Island(埃利斯岛)，位于上纽约湾，于1892年1月1日开业，是美国联邦移民站。
这个岛被称为 “Island of Hope, Island of Tears”(希望之岛,眼泪之岛)。因为通过了这个岛，那么就进入了美国，就有了希望。
今天，超过40％的美国人可在埃利斯岛移民博物馆追溯他们的祖先。
③Sing-sing Prison(兴格监狱):是由纽约州惩教署和社区监管局设置的最高设防监狱。
④老板娘的父亲Joseph Scialfa拥有西西里岛血统，母亲Patricia Scialfa来自北爱尔兰首府贝尔法斯特。
⑤Eatontown(伊顿敦)，新泽西州的一个自治市。
②Ellis Island(埃利斯岛)，位于上纽约湾，于1892年1月1日开业，是美国联邦移民站。
这个岛被称为 “Island of Hope, Island of Tears”(希望之岛,眼泪之岛)。因为通过了这个岛，那么就进入了美国，就有了希望。
今天，超过40％的美国人可在埃利斯岛移民博物馆追溯他们的祖先。
③Sing-sing Prison(兴格监狱):是由纽约州惩教署和社区监管局设置的最高设防监狱。
④老板娘的父亲Joseph Scialfa拥有西西里岛血统，母亲Patricia Scialfa来自北爱尔兰首府贝尔法斯特。
⑤Eatontown(伊顿敦)，新泽西州的一个自治市。
追溯祖先，遵遁传统，励志奋发，光宗耀祖
老大做到了，做得很成功
