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1、艾伦·索尔金大学毕业演讲(中英文对照)Thankyouverymuch.谢谢,谢谢大家。MadamChancellor,membersoftheBoardofTrustees,membersofthefacultyandadministration,parentsandfriends,honoredguestsandgraduates,thankyouforinvitingmetospeaktodayatthismagnificentCommencementceremony.校长、校董会委员、所有教职员、各位家长和朋友、各位来宾和毕
2、业生,感谢你们今天邀请我在这个盛大的毕业典礼上演讲。There'sastoryaboutamanandawomanwhohavebeenmarriedfor40years.Oneeveningatdinnerthewomanturnstoherhusbandandsays,"Youknow,40yearsagoonourweddingdayyoutoldmethatyoulovedmeandyouhaven'tsaidthosewordssince."Theysitinsilenceforalongmomentbeforethehu
3、sbandsays"IfIchangemymind,I'llletyouknow."我先说个关于一对结婚40年夫妻的故事。某天晚餐时,妻子转头对丈夫说,“你知道吗?40年前,我们结婚那天,你对我说你爱我,之后就不曾再说过这句话。”沉默了许久后,丈夫终于开口,“如果我改变了主意,会让你知道。”Well,it'sbeenalongtimesinceIsatwhereyousit,andIcanrememberlookingupatmyteacherswithgreatadmiration,withfondness,withgratitu
4、deandwithlove.SomeoftheteacherswhoweretherethatdayareherethisdayandIwantedtoletthemknowthatIhaven'tchangedmymind.好了,我像你们这样坐在台下是很久以前的事了,我还记得自己满怀敬佩、感激与喜爱之情看着台上的老师,当时有些老师今天也在场。我想让他们知道,我对他们的感激之情不曾改变。There'sanotherstory.Twonewbornbabiesarelyingsidebysideinthehospitalandthey
5、glanceateachother.Ninetyyearslater,througharemarkablecoincidence,thetwoarebackinthesamehospitallyingsidebysideinthesamehospitalroom.Theylookateachotherandoneofthemsays,"Sowhat'dyouthink?"再说另一个故事。两位新生儿并肩躺在医院的育儿室里,彼此对看了一眼。90年后,在一个不可思议地巧合下,两人并肩躺在同一家医院的病房里。他们看着对方,其中一位说,“好吧
6、,你感觉如何?”It'sgoingtobeaverylongtimebeforeyouhavetoanswerthatquestion,buttimeshiftsgearsrightnowandstartstogainspeed.Justaskyourparentswhoseheads,Ipromiseyou,areexplodingrightnow.Theythinktheytookyouhomefromthematernitywardlastmonth.Theythinkyoulearnedhowtowalklastweek.T
7、heydon'tunderstandhowyoucouldpossiblybegettingadegreeinsomethingtoday.Theylistenedto"CatsintheCradle"thewholecarridehere.你们很久以后才需要回答这个问题。但物换星移,时间飞快流逝,只要问你们的父母就知道。我向你们保证,现在他们的思绪必定乱成一团。在他们记忆里,彷佛上个月才将你从产房带回家,彷佛你上星期才学会走路,他们不明白你们怎么可能今天就取得某个学位。他们一路听着“摇篮里的猫”前来这里。I'dliketosayt
8、otheparentsthatIrealizedsomethingwhileIwaswritingthisspeech:thelastteacheryourkidswillhaveincollegewillbeme.Andthatth