A head boy who was given three weeks to live after being diagnosed with deadly cancer just before his high school graduation has defied the odds to give a heart-wrenching speech to his classmates.
就在高中毕业前夕，一名优秀学子被确诊患上致命癌症，只有三周时间可活。他与命运抗争，在毕业典礼上向同学们发表了一段摄人心魄的演讲。
Jake Bailey, 18, made a surprise visit at the Christchurch Boy 8217;s High School assembly in New Zealand despite being told by doctors that 8216;he wouldn 8217;t be here tonight to deliver this speech 8217;.
18岁的杰克·百利意外地出现在新西兰基督城男子高中的学生大会上，尽管医生曾说“今晚他本是不会来作此演讲的。”
The teenager was diagnosed with Burkitts non-Hodgkin lymphoma after several weeks of feeling unwell 8211; a rare and aggressive form of cancer that presents rapidly enlarging tumour masses. Without immediate intense chemotherapy treatment, the fast-growing cancer can be fatal.
少年百利体感不适，抱恙数周后确诊患有伯基特非霍奇金淋巴瘤，这一鲜见的癌症来势凶猛，症状表现为肿瘤飞速胀大。如不接受强化疗，癌症将急速扩散，会有生命之虞。
In an astonishing display of bravery, he attended the assembly in his wheelchair and challenged his classmates and teachers to take hold of their lives and be 8216;passionately dedicated 8217; to the now.
百利的勇敢令人讶异，他坐着轮椅参加晨会，鼓舞同学和老师把握生命、“热情投入、专注现今”。
Fighting back tears, Mr Bailey was unwavering in his delivery: 8216;Here 8217;s the thing, none of us get out of life alive, so be gallant, be great, be gracious and be grateful for the opportunities you have. 8217;
演讲时百利忍住泪水，矢志不渝，他说，“事实便是如此，我们无人能逃死劫，所以要无畏、要出挑、要仁慈、要对拥有的机会心怀感恩。”
8216;We don 8217;t know where we might end up, or when we might end up. 8217; Quoting Jim Rohn, he went on to say: 8216;Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else 8217;s hands, but not you. 8217;
“我们不知终将沦落何处、亦不知将何时消亡”，百利引用吉姆·罗恩的话语，继续说道，“让别人，而不是你，去活小写的人生;让别人，而不是你，去为小伤小痛哀婉哭泣;让别人，而不是你，任由财富沦落他人之手。”
With wisdom and courage well beyond his years, Mr Bailey 8217;s speech captivated the large audience as they soaked up every word. 8216;The future is truly in our hands. Forget about long term dreams, let‘s be passionately dedicated to the pursuit of short term goals, 8217; Mr Bailey dared his peers. Fittingly, he finished with the school motto, 8216;Altiora Peto 8217; 8211; a Latin phrase meaning 8216;I aim higher. 8217;
百利的智慧与勇气远远超乎其年纪，他的演讲字字玑珠，句句攫取人心。“未来真心在我们手中。不去谈长远的梦想，热情投身追求眼前现有的目标吧，”百利如是鼓励同龄人。最后，百利适时以拉丁语校训“Altiora Peto”——“志存高远”结束演讲。
（编辑：何莹莹）