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1、Unit7CollegeLifeTheCommencementSpeechYou'llNeverHearWethefacultytakenoprideinoureducationalachievementwithyou.Wehavepreparedyouforaworldthatdoesnotexist,indeed,thatcannotexist.Youhavespentfouryearssupposingthatfailureleavesnorecord.YouhavelearnedatBrownthatwhenyourworkgoespoorly,t
2、hepainlesssolutionistodropout.Butstartingnow,intheworldtowhichyougo,failuremarksyou.Confrontingdifficultybyquittingleavesyouchanged.OutsideBrown,quittersarenoheroes.Withusyoucouldargueaboutwhyyourerrorswerenoterrors,whymediocreworkreallywasexcellent,whyyoucouldtakeprideinroutinean
3、dslipshodpresentation.Mostofyou,afterall,canlookbackonhonorgradesformostofwhatyouhavedone.So,heregradescanhavemeantlittleindistinguishingtheexcellentfromtheordinary.Buttomorrow,intheworldtowhichyougo,youhadbetternotdefenderrorsbutlearnfromthem.Youwillbeill-advisedtodemandpraisefor
4、whatdoesnotdeserveit,andabusethosewhodonotgiveit.Foryearswecreatedanaltogetherforgivingworld,inwhichwhateverslighteffortyougavewasallthatwasdemanded.Whenyoudidnotkeepappointments,wemadenewones.Whenyourworkcameinbeyondthedeadline,wepretendednottocare.Worsestill,whenyouwereboring,we
5、actedasifyouweresayingsomethingimportant.Whenyouweregarrulousandtalkedtohearyourselvestalk,welistenedasifitmattered.Whenyoutossedonourdeskswritinguponwhichyouhadnotlabored,wereaditandevenresponded,asthoughyouearnedaresponse.Whenyouweredull,wepretendedyouweresmart.Whenyouwerepredic
6、table,unimaginativeandroutine,welistenedasiftonewandwonderfulthings.Whenyoudemandedfreelunch,weservedit.Andallthiswhy?Despiteyourfantasies,itwasnoteventhatwewantedtobelikedbyyou.Itwasthatwedidnotwanttobebothered,andtheeasywayoutwaspretense:smilesandeasyBs.Itisconventionaltoquotein
7、addressessuchasthese.Letmequotesomeoneyou'veneverheardof:ProfessorCarterA.Daniel,RutgersUniversity:"Collegehasspoiledyoubyreadingpapersthatdon'tdeservetoberead,listeningtocommentsthatdon'tdeserveahearing,payingattentioneventothelazy,ill-informedandrude.Wehadtodoit,forthesakeofeduc
8、ation.Butnobodywilleverdoitagain.
