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1、哈佛大学校长德鲁·福斯特在哈佛大学2019年毕业典礼英语演讲稿 Thankyouallandgoodafternoonalumni,graduates,families,friends,honoredguests.Forsevenyearsnow,ithasbeenmyassignmentandmyprivilegetodeliveranannualreporttoouralumni,andtoserveasthewarm-upactforourdistinguishedspeaker. Whetherthisisyourfirstopport
2、unitytobeapartoftheseexercisesoryourfiftieth,itisworthtakingaminutetosoakinthisplace—itsshelteringtrees,itsfamiliarbuildings,itsenduringvoices.In1936,thispartofHarvard’syardwasnamedTercentenaryTheatre,inrecognitionofHarvard’sthreehundredthbirthday.Itisaplacewheregiantshavestoo
3、d,andhistoryhasbeenmade. WewereremindedthismorningofGeorgeWashington’sadventureshere.Andfromthisstagein1943,WinstonChurchilladdressedanoverflowcrowdthatincluded6,000uniformedHarvardstudentsheadingofftowar.HesaidhehopedtheyoungrecruitswouldcometoregardtheBritishsoldiersandsail
4、orstheywouldsoonfightalongsideastheir——文章来源网络,仅供分享学习参考~8~“brothersinarms,”andheassuredtheaudiencethat“weshallnevertire,norweaken,butmarchwithyou…toestablishthereignofjusticeandoflaw.” Fouryearslater,fromthissameplace,GeorgeMarshallintroducedaplanthataidedreconstructionacrossw
5、ar-strickenEurope,andendedhisspeechbyasking:“Whatisneeded?Whatcanbestbedone?Whatmustbedone?” Here,in1998,NelsonMandelaaddressedanaudienceof25,000andspokeofoursharedfuture.“Thegreatestsinglechallengefacingourglobalizedworld,”hesaid,“istocombatanderadicateitsdisparities.”EllenJ
6、ohnsonSirleaf,thefirstfemaleheadofstateinAfrica,stoodhere13yearslaterandencouragedgraduatestoresistcynicismandtobefearless. Here,ontheterribleafternoonofSeptember11,2019,wegatheredunderacloudlessskytoshareoursadness,ourhorror,andourdisbelief. Andhere,justthreeyearsago,wemark
7、edHarvard’s375thanniversarydancinginthemudofatorrentialdownpour.Here,PresidentFranklinDelanoRoosevelthadcelebratedHarvard’sthreecenturiesofaccomplishmentinacomparablysoakingrain.——文章来源网络,仅供分享学习参考~8~ Here,J.K.Rowlingencouragedgraduatesto“thinkthemselvesintootherpeople’splaces.
8、”AndConanO’Brientoldthemthat“everyfailurewasfreeing.” Here,h