今年哈佛校长给本科毕业生的毕业演讲

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1、今年哈佛校长给本科毕业生的毕业演讲zzfurong  发表于2008年06月23日13:11阅读(10)评论(1)分类：个人日记举报Baccalaureate（文凭）addresstoClassof2008TheMemorial（纪念馆）ChurchCambridge,Mass.June3,2008AspreparedfordeliveryInthecuriouscustomofthisvenerable（可敬的）institution,Ifindmyselfstandingbeforeyouexpectedtoimpart（传递）

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3、toatrue“Matherlather（马瑟泡沫）.”ButhereIamandthereyouareanditisthemomentofandforVeritas.Youhavebeenundergraduatesforfouryears.Ihavebeenpresidentfornotquiteone.Youhaveknownthreepresidents;Ioneseniorclass.Wherethenliesthevoiceofexperience?Maybeyoushouldbeofferingthewisdom.Pe

4、rhapsourrolescouldbereversed（扭转）andIcould,inHarvardLawSchoolstyle,docoldcallsforthenexthourorso.Wealldoseemtohavemadeittothispoint—moreorlessinonepiece.ThoughIrecentlylearnedthatwehavenotprovidedyouwithdinnersinceMay22.Iknowweneedtowean（断奶）youfromHarvardinafigurative（比

5、喻）sense.Ineverknewwetookitquitesoliterally（字面）.Butlet’sreturntothatnotionofcoldcallsforamoment.Let’simaginethiswereabaccalaureateserviceintheformofQ&A（问答）,andyouwereaskingthequestions.“Whatisthemeaningoflife,PresidentFaust?WhatwerethesefouryearsatHarvardfor?PresidentFa

6、ust,youmusthavelearnedsomethingsinceyougraduatedfromcollegeexactly40yearsago?”(Fortyyears.I’llsayitoutloud（大声）sinceeverydetailofmylife—andcertainlytheyearofmyBrynMawrdegree（布林莫尔学位)—nowseemstobepubliclyavailable.ButpleaserememberIwasyoungformyclass.)Inaway,youhavebeenen

7、gagingmeinthisQ&Aforthepastyear.Onjustthesequestions,althoughyouhavephrased（措辞）themabitmorenarrowly（狭义）.AndIhavebeentryingtofigureouthowImightanswerand,perhapsmoreintriguingly（有趣）,whyyouwereasking.Letmeexplain.ItactuallybeganwhenImetwiththeUC（加州大学）justaftermyappointmen

8、twasannouncedinthewinterof2007.ThenthequestionscontinuedwhenIhadlunchatKirklandHouse,dinneratLeverett,whenImetwithstu