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1、Goodbyeandgoodluck!byLawrenceH.Summers,PresidentofHarvardUniversity再见,好运!哈佛大学校长劳伦斯萨默斯Today,Ispeakfromthispodiumafinaltimeasyourpresident.AsIdepart,Iwanttothankallofyou-students,faculty,alumniandstaff-withwhomIhavebeenprivilegedtoworkoverthesepastyears.Someofushavehadourdisagr
2、eements,butIknowthatwhichunitesustranscendsthatwhichdividesus.Ileavewithafullheart,gratefulfortheopportunityIhavehadtoleadthisremarkableinstitution.今天,我将以校长的身份,最后一次在这个讲台上演讲。即将离任前,我要感谢诸位学生、教师、校友和员工,而且非常荣幸在过去的5年里能与你们共事。我们中的一些人意见不尽相同,但是,我知道,我们的共识远远超越分歧。我心满意足的离开哈佛,感激你们给我机会领导这所杰出的
3、学府。SinceIdeliveredmyinauguraladdress,56monthsago,Ihavelearnedanenormousamount—abouthighereducation,aboutleadership,andalsoaboutmyself.Somethingslookdifferenttomethantheydidfiveyearsago.Theworldthattoday’sHarvard’sgraduatesareenteringisaprofoundlydifferentonethantheworldadmini
4、stratorsentered.自从56个月前我发表上任讲话以来,我学到了很多——关于高等教育,关于领导艺术,也关于自我完善。在我看来,现在与5年前不同了。今天的哈佛毕业生正在进入的世界和管理人员当年所进入的世界相比已是大相径庭了。Itisaworldwhereopportunitieshaveneverbeengreaterforthosewhoknowhowtoteachchildrentoread,orthosewhoknowhowtodistributefinancialrisk;nevergreaterforthosewhounders
5、tandthecellandthepixel;nevergreaterforthosewhocanmaster,andnavigatebetween,legalcodes,faithtraditions,computerplatforms,politicalviewpoints.现今世界,机遇对于这些人来说是空前的:他们知道如何教子女阅读;他们知道如何组合投资;他们懂得基本存储单元和像素概念;他们能掌握各种法典、传统信仰、计算机平台、政治观点并在其中游刃有余。Itisalsoaworldwheresomeareleftfurtherandfurt
6、herbehind-thosewhoarenoteducated,thosetrappedinpovertyandviolence,thoseforwhomequalopportunityisjustahollow20currencydeposit,weprescribeapassonaregularbasis,qilucardaccountonaregularbasis),certificatebondsandsavingsbonds(electronic);3.notdrawnonabanksavingscertificate,certifi
7、catebondsapplyformortgageloans,acceptingonlythelenderphrase.同时,现今世界,一些人越来越落后于时代。这些人没受过教育、深陷于贫穷和暴力、平等机遇对他们而言,仅是一句空话。Scientificandtechnologicaladvancesareenablingustocomprehendthefurthestreachesofthecosmos,themostbasicconstituentsofmatter,andthemiracleoflife.科技进步正在使我们能够探索宇宙的边陲、
8、物质最基本的成分及生命的奇迹。Atthesametime,today,theactions,andinaction,ofhumanbei