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1、RemarksbythePresidentatBarnardCollegeCommencementCeremonyBarnardCollegeColumbiaUniversityNewYork,NewYork1:28P.M.EDTTHEPRESIDENT:Thankyousomuch.(Applause.)Thankyou.Please,pleasehaveaseat.Thankyou.(Applause.)Thankyou,PresidentSpar,trustees,PresidentBol
2、linger.Hello,Classof2012!(Applause.)Congratulationsonreachingthisday.Thankyouforthehonorofbeingabletobeapartofit.Therearesomanypeoplewhoareproudofyou--yourparents,family,faculty,friends--allwhoshareinthisachievement.Sopleasegivethemabigroundofapplaus
3、e.(Applause.)Toallthemomswhoareheretoday,youcouldnotaskforabetterMother’sDaygiftthantoseeallofthesefolksgraduate.(Applause.)Ihavetosay,though,wheneverIcometothesethings,IstartthinkingaboutMaliaandSashagraduating,andIstarttearingupand--(laughter)--it'
4、sterrible.Idon'tknowhowyouguysareholdingittogether.(Laughter.)Iwillbeginbytellingahardtruth:I’maColumbiacollegegraduate.(Laughterandapplause.)Iknowtherecanbealittlebitofasiblingrivalryhere.(Laughter.)ButI’mhonoredneverthelesstobeyourcommencementspeak
5、ertoday--althoughI’vegottosay,yousetaprettyhighbargiventhepastthreeyears.(Applause.)HillaryClinton--(applause)--MerylStreep--(applause)--SherylSandberg--thesearenoteasyactstofollow.(Applause.)ButIwillpointoutHillaryisdoinganextraordinaryjobasoneofthe
6、finestSecretariesofStateAmericahaseverhad.(Applause.)WegaveMerylthePresidentialMedalofArtsandHumanities.(Applause.)Sherylisnotjustagoodfriend;she’salsooneofoureconomicadvisers.Soit’sliketheoldsayinggoes--keepyourfriendsclose,andyourBarnardcommencemen
7、tspeakersevencloser.(Applause.)There'swisdominthat.(Laughter.)Now,theyearIgraduated--thisarealooksfamiliar--(laughter)--theyearIgraduatedwas1983,thefirstyearwomenwereadmittedtoColumbia.(Applause.)SallyRidewasthefirstAmericanwomaninspace.Musicwasallab
8、outMichaelandtheMoonwalk.(Laughter.)AUDIENCEMEMBER:Doit!(Laughter.)THEPRESIDENT:NoMoonwalking.(Laughter.)NoMoonwalkingtoday.(Laughter.)WehadtheWalkman,notiPods.Someofthestreetsaroundherewerenotquitesoinviting.(Laughter.)TimesSquarewasnotafamilydestin
