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1、1.博客首页2.博客拍拍3.精美风格4.博客圈子5.博客活动6.娱乐中心7.8.找朋友9.博客复制10.手机博客11.短信写博12.13.更多>>窗体顶端 很抱歉,因为您在网易相册发布了违规信息,账号被屏蔽。被屏蔽期间他人无法访问您的相册。去帮助中心,了解如何重新恢复服务。2008年JK罗琳哈佛毕业典礼演讲(中英文对照)默认分类 2009-07-1720:13 阅读1281 评论0 字号:大大 中中 小小“2008年6月5日是哈佛大学的毕业典礼,请来的演讲嘉宾是《哈利波特》的作者J.K.罗琳女士。她的演讲题目是《失败的好处和想象的重要性》(T
2、heFringeBenefitsofFailure,andtheImportanceofImagination)。我读了一遍讲稿,觉得很好,很感染人。她几乎没有谈到哈里波特,而是说了年轻时的一些经历。虽然J·K·罗琳现在很有钱,是英国仅次于女皇的最富有的女人,但是她曾经有一段非常艰辛的日子,30岁了,还差点流落街头。她主要谈的是,自己从这段经历中学到的东西。”以下是英文文稿和中文翻译: Textasdeliveredfollows. CopyrightofJKRowling,June2008 PresidentFaust,membersoftheHa
3、rvardCorporationandtheBoardofOverseers,membersofthefaculty,proudparents,and,aboveall,graduates.ThefirstthingIwouldliketosayis‘thankyou.’NotonlyhasHarvardgivenmeanextraordinaryhonour,buttheweeksoffearandnauseaIhaveenduredatthethoughtofgivingthiscommencementaddresshavemademelosew
4、eight.Awin-winsituation!NowallIhavetodoistakedeepbreaths,squintattheredbannersandconvincemyselfthatIamattheworld’slargestGryffindorreunion.Deliveringacommencementaddressisagreatresponsibility;orsoIthoughtuntilIcastmymindbacktomyowngraduation.Thecommencementspeakerthatdaywasthed
5、istinguishedBritishphilosopherBaronessMaryWarnock.Reflectingonherspeechhashelpedmeenormouslyinwritingthisone,becauseitturnsoutthatIcan’trememberasinglewordshesaid.ThisliberatingdiscoveryenablesmetoproceedwithoutanyfearthatImightinadvertentlyinfluenceyoutoabandonpromisingcareers
6、inbusiness,thelaworpoliticsforthegiddydelightsofbecomingagaywizard.Yousee?Ifallyourememberinyearstocomeisthe‘gaywizard’joke,I’vecomeoutaheadofBaronessMaryWarnock.Achievablegoals:thefirststeptoselfimprovement.Actually,IhavewrackedmymindandheartforwhatIoughttosaytoyoutoday.Ihavea
7、skedmyselfwhatIwishIhadknownatmyowngraduation,andwhatimportantlessonsIhavelearnedinthe21yearsthathaveexpiredbetweenthatdayandthis.Ihavecomeupwithtwoanswers.Onthiswonderfuldaywhenwearegatheredtogethertocelebrateyouracademicsuccess,Ihavedecidedtotalktoyouaboutthebenefitsoffailure
8、.Andasyoustandonthethresholdofwhatissometimescalled‘re