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1、7/72008年JK罗琳哈佛毕业典礼演讲PresidentFaust,membersoftheHarvardCorporationandtheBoardofOverseers,membersofthefaculty,proudparents,and,aboveall,graduates.ThefirstthingIwouldliketosayis‘thankyou.’NotonlyhasHarvardgivenmeanextraordinaryhonour,buttheweeksoffearandnausea恶心Ihaveenduredatthethoughtof
2、givingthiscommencementaddresshavemademeloseweight.Awin-winsituation!NowallIhavetodoistakedeepbreaths,squint斜视attheredbannersandconvincemyselfthatIamattheworld’slargestGryffindorreunion团聚.Deliveringacommencement毕业典礼address演讲isagreatresponsibility;orsoIthoughtuntilIcast（投，掷）mymindbackto
3、myowngraduation.Thecommencementspeakerthatdaywasthedistinguished（著名的、卓越的）BritishphilosopherBaronessMaryWarnock.Reflectingon（深思）herspeechhashelpedmeenormouslyinwritingthisone,becauseitturnsoutthatIcan’trememberasinglewordshesaid.Thisliberating释放、解放discoveryenablesmetoproceed开始；进行withou
4、tanyfearthatImightinadvertently不注意地、无意中influenceyoutoabandonpromising（有望成功的;前景很好的）careersinbusiness,thelaworpoliticsforthegiddy（眩晕的）delightsofbecomingagaywizard.Yousee?Ifallyourememberinyearstocomeisthe‘gaywizard’joke,I’vecomeoutaheadofBaronessMaryWarnock.Achievablegoals:thefirststept
5、oselfimprovement.Actually,Ihavewracked（毁坏，破坏→绞尽脑汁）mymindandheartforwhatIoughttosaytoyoutoday.IhaveaskedmyselfwhatIwishIhadknownatmyowngraduation,andwhatimportantlessonsIhavelearnedinthe21yearsthathaveexpired(期限)终止，结束betweenthatdayandthis.Ihavecomeupwithtwoanswers.Onthiswonderfuldaywhe
6、nwearegatheredtogethertocelebrateyouracademicsuccess,Ihavedecidedtotalktoyouaboutthebenefitsoffailure.Andasyoustandonthethreshold入口of（即将经历）whatissometimescalled‘reallife’,Iwanttoextol（赞美，颂扬）thecrucialimportanceofimagination.Thesemayseemquixotic（唐吉诃德式的→不切实际的）orparadoxical自相矛盾的choices,b
7、utpleasebearwith[忍受；对(某人)有耐心]me.Lookingbackatthe21-year-oldthatIwasatgraduation,isaslightlyuncomfortableexperienceforthe42-year-oldthatshehasbecome.Halfmylifetimeago,Iwasstrikinganuneasybalance[strikeabalance:找到(某种平衡)]betweentheambitionIhadformyself,andwhatthoseclosesttomeexpectedofme
8、.7/7I
