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1、美国前国务卿赖斯在SMU毕业典礼讲话Thankyouvery,verymuch・Thankyou,PresidentTurner,forthatwonderfulintroduction.ThankyoutothechairmanofyourBoardofTrustees,CarenProthro,andtothefaculty.Thankyouforwhatyouhavedonetopreparetheseyoungpeopleforwhatliesahead.Tofamilyandfriends
2、,andmostespeciallytothegraduatesoftheclassof2012,congratulationstoyou.It'sgreattobehereinMustangcountry.It5swonderfultobebackinDallasandtojoinyouforthissplendidceremony.IdoknowthattheGoldenMustangsarehere,butthereareafewotherMustangshereaswell一or,aswea
3、ffectionatelycallyou,thePonies.Andrilbebackhere,Icanassureyou,totryandwatchyouplay,becauseIdolovebeingonauniversitycampus.Foronething,itremindsmeofmytimeinauniversity,andtodayremindsmeofmytimeatgraduation.It'sbeenalotofyearssincethatdayatDenverUniversi
4、ty,andIrememberalmosteverythingaboutit.Irememberhowproudmyparentswere.IremembertheclosenessthatIfelttomyclassmatesandmyfriends・Irememberthethrillofachievingthisimportantgoal.Idonot,however,rememberasinglewordthattheCommencementspeakersaid.Andyouwon't,e
5、ither.SoIpromisenottotakeitpersonallywhenyoudon't.Becauseonthisday,youcanbeforgivenforfeelingalittlerestlessandalittleproud.Formanyofyou,earningadegreefromthisgreatuniversityrepresentsamarkofthemostsubstantialachievementthusfarinyourlives.rmsurethatifs
6、notgoingtobeyourlast.Instead,allofyouintheclassof2012willleaveSMUwithother,morelastingmemoriesthanthisspeech.YouwillremembertheBoulevard,andsingingduringtheCelebrationofLights.I'mguessingyou'llalsorememberlatenightsatClubFondy.Youllrememberfraternitypa
7、rties...well,maybeyouwon'trememberfraternityparties.ButofallofyourexperienceshereatSMU,noneismoremeaningful,ofcourse,thantheeducationthatyoiTvereceivedinoneofthenatiorTsmosthighlyrespectedinstitutions・Yousee,educationistransformative・Itliterallychanges
8、lives.Thatiswhypeopleworksohardtobecomeeducated.Andthatiswhyeducationhasalwaysbeenthekeytohumanbeingsandtheirdreams-aforcethaterasesarbitrarydivisionsofraceandclassandculture,andunlockseveryperson'spotential.Thisuniversity'smissionreson
