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1、CommencementAddressforNortheasternUniversity’sClassof2013在美国东北大学2013届毕业典礼上的演讲WorldBankGroupPresidentJimYongKim世界银行行长金墉Boston,Massachusetts,UnitedStates马萨诸塞州的波士顿，美国PresidentJosephE.Aoun,Distinguishedfacultymembersandadministrators,MembersoftheClassof2013,Ladiesand
2、gentlemen约瑟夫·E·奥恩校长，尊敬的各位教职员工，2013届毕业班的全体同学们，女士们，先生们，It’sagreatprivilegetobeheretodaywithallofyou,especiallythemembersoftheClassof2013andyourfamiliesandfriends.Youshouldbeveryproud.Thisisadayformemories,adaytosavor.Aday,also,tojoininhonoringthosewhotwoweeksagores
3、pondedsocourageouslyinthefaceoftragedy—includingNortheasternstudentsandstaffwhoprovidedcriticalcareandsupporttovictimsoftheattack.今天在这里与在座的各位、特别是2013届毕业生以及你们的家人和朋友欢聚一堂，是一个莫大的荣幸。你们应该感到非常自豪，这是难以忘怀的一天，值得体味的一天，这一天我们也要对那些在两周前勇敢面对悲剧的人们、包括东北大学的学生和员工致敬，他们为爆炸受害者提供了重要的关爱和支
4、持。It’sanhonorformetostandbeforeyoutodayjustatthemomentwhenyouareleavingthisgreatUniversityandabouttostepintoyourlife,thescriptofwhichisyettobewritten.Throughoutmyyearsintheacademy,I’velovedcommencementsbecausetheyembodythoseraremomentsinourmodernculturewhenritual
5、,traditionandabitofpageantrybrightenourlives.此时此刻，我站在各位面前，正值你们即将离开这所伟大的学府，即将踏入你们的人生，人生脚本还是一张白纸之际，我深感荣幸。在我投身学术界的岁月里，我曾很喜欢毕业典礼，因为它代表着我们现代文化中那些罕见的时刻，当仪式、传统和一点点排场照亮了我们的人生。ButI’msuremanyofyouaremorethanalittleconcernedaboutwhatthefuturewillbring,andIjustwanttosaytoyou
6、todaythatnotonlyisyourfutureuncertain,buttheoverwhelminglikelihoodisthatit’sfarmoreuncertainthanyouthink.Andyouknowwhat,that’sagoodthing.ArecentstudybyagroupofpsychologistsinthejournalSciencefoundthatpeopleareextremelypooratpredictingtheirfutures.Thestudyshowedth
7、at,forexample,atypical20-year-oldwoman’spredictionsforlifechangesinthenextdecadeofherlifewerenotnearlyasradicalasthetypical30-year-oldwoman’srecollectionofhowmuchshehadchangedinher20s.Inotherwords,20-year-oldshadlittleideaofjusthowmuchtheywouldchangeoverthenextte
8、nyears.Thissortofdiscrepancypersistedamongrespondentsallthewayintotheir60s.但是我敢肯定，你们中许多人对于未来将会带来什么很有点担心，我今天只是想对你们说，不仅仅是你们的未来不确定，而最大的可能性是，它远比你所想的更不确定。你们知道吗，这是一件
