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1、海军上将麦瑞文在德州大学奥斯汀分校2021年毕业典礼英语演讲稿海军上将麦瑞文在德州高校奥斯汀分校2021年毕业典礼英语演讲稿 PresidentPowers,ProvostFenves,Deans,membersofthefaculty,familyandfriendsandmostimportantly,theclassof2021.Congratulationsonyourachievement. It'sbeenalmost37yearstothedaythatIgraduatedfromUT. Irememberalo
2、tofthingsaboutthatday. IrememberIhadthrobbingheadachefromapartythenightbefore.IrememberIhadaseriousgirlfriend,whomIlatermarried-that'simportanttorememberbytheway-andIrememberthatIwasgettingcommissionedintheNavythatday. ButofallthethingsIremember,Idon'thaveacluewhothe
3、commencementspeakerwasthateveningandIcertainlydon'trememberanythingtheysaid. So…acknowledgingthatfact-ifIcan'tmakethiscommencementspeechmemorable-Iwillatleasttrytomakeitshort. TheUniversity'ssloganis, "Whatstartsherechangestheworld." Ihavetoadmit-Ikindalikeit. "Wh
4、atstartsherechangestheworld." Tonighttherearealmost8,000studentsgraduatingfromUT. Thatgreatparagonofanalyticalrigor,Ask.ComsaysthattheaverageAmericanwillmeet10,000peopleintheirlifetime. That'salotoffolks. But,ifeveryoneofyouchangedthelivesofjusttenpeople-andeachone
5、ofthosefolkschangedthelivesofanothertenpeople-justten-theninfivegenerations-125years-theclassof2021willhavechangedthelivesof800millionpeople. 800millionpeople-thinkofit-overtwicethepopulationoftheUnitedStates.Goonemoregenerationandyoucanchangetheentirepopulationofthew
6、orld-8billionpeople. Ifyouthinkit'shardtochangethelivesoftenpeople-changetheirlivesforever-you'rewrong. IsawithappeneverydayinIraqandAfghanistan. AyoungArmyofficermakesadecisiontogoleftinsteadofrightdownaroadinBaghdadandthetensoldiersinhissquadaresavedfromclose-inam
7、bush. InKandaharprovince,Afghanistan,anon-commissionedofficerfromtheFemaleEngagementTeamsensessomethingisn'trightanddirectstheinfantryplatoonawayfroma500poundIED,savingthelivesofadozensoldiers. But,ifyouthinkaboutit,notonlywerethesesoldierssavedbythedecisionsofoneper
8、son,buttheirchildrenyetunborn-werealsosaved.Andtheirchildren'schildren-weresaved. Generationsweresavedbyonedecision-