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1、斯坦福大学英文发言:别在不断优秀中沦落平庸(上)斯坦福大学英文演讲:别在不断优秀中沦落平庸(上)whatareyougoingtodowiththat?教育为何?bywilliamderesiewiczthequestionmytitleposes,ofcourse,istheonethatisclassicallyaimedathumanitiesmajors・whatpracticalvaluecouldtherepossiblybeinstudyingliteratureorartorphilosophy?soyoumustbewonderingwhy
2、ifmbotheringtoraiseithere,atStanford,thisrenownedcitadelofscienceandtechnology.whatdoubtcantherebethattheworldwillofferyoumanyopportunitiestouseyourdegree?我的题目提出的问题,当然,是一个传统地面向人文科学的专业所提出的问题:学习文学、艺术或哲学能有什么实效价值(practicalvalue)?你肯定纳闷,我为什么在以科技堡垒而闻名的斯坦福提出这个问题呢?大学学位给人带来众多机会,这还有什么需要质疑的吗?b
3、utthat'snotthequestioni'masking,by"do"idon'tmeanajob,andby"that"idon*tmeanyourmajor・wearemorethanourjobs,andeducationismorethanamajor・educationismorethancollege,moreeventhanthetotalityofyourformalschooling,fromkindergartenthroughgraduateschool.by"whatareyougoingtodo,"imean,whatkind
4、of1ifeareyougoingtolead?andbynthat,"imeaneverythinginyourtraining,formalandinformal,thathasbroughtyoutobesittingheretoday,andeverythingyou*regoingtobedoingfortherestofthetimethatyou'reinschool.但那不是我提出的问题。这里的“做(do)”并不是指工作,“那(that)”并不是指你的专业。我们不仅仅是我们的工作,教育的全部也不仅仅是一门主修专业。教育也不仅仅是上大学,甚至也
5、不仅是从幼儿园到研究生院的正规学校教育。我说的“你要做什么”的意思是你要过什么样的生活。我所说的“那”指的是你得到的正规或非正规的任何训练,那些把你送到这里来的东西,你在学校的剩余时间里将要做的任何事。weshouldstartbytalkingabouthowyoudid,infact,gethere.我们不妨先来讨论你是如何考入斯坦福的吧。yougotherebygettingverygoodatacertainsetofskills,yourparcntspushedyoutoexcelfromthetimeyouwereveryyoung・theys
6、entyoutogoodschools,wheretheencouragementofyourteachersandtheexampleofyourpeershelpedpushyouevenharder,yournaturalaptitudeswerenurturedsothat,inadditiontoexcellinginallyoursubjects,youdevelopedanumberofspecificintereststhatyoucultivatedwithparticularvigor,youdidextracurricularactiv
7、ities,wenttoafterschoolprograms,tookprivatelessons・youspentsummersdoingadvancedcoursesatalocalcollegeorattendingskillspecificcampsandworkshops・youworkedhard,youpaidattention,andyoutriedyourverybest・andsoyougotverygoodatmath,orpiano,orlacrosse,or,indeed,severalthingsatonce・你能进入这所大学
8、说明你在某些技能上非常出色。你的父母在你很小的时候就