Take the Chance
抓住機(jī)遇
著名新聞女主播凱蒂·庫里克在蘭道夫-麥肯學(xué)院2013年畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
Even if it’s not the perfect job, get in there and DO SOMETHING! You never knowwho you might meet, what it might lead to and if you’ll discover a related field forwhich you’re better suited.
即使不是一份完美的工作，先接受它，做點事情。你們永遠(yuǎn)不知道將會遇見什么，這份工作會指向何方，是否會發(fā)現(xiàn)在相關(guān)領(lǐng)域有一份更適合自己的工作。


Self-awareness
自我意識
知名作家迪帕克·喬普拉在哈特威克學(xué)院2013年畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
Biological evolution has been summed up in the phrase of “survival of the fittest,” butwith overpopulation and overconsumption of resources, the future belongs to “survivalof the wisest.” It is imperative for the future of humanity that wisdom becomes thenew criterion for life on this planet.
“適者生存”總結(jié)了生物進(jìn)化的全部，但是隨著人口的暴漲和資源的過度消耗，未來將屬于“智者生存”。智慧成為這個星球上生命的新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，這對于人類的未來至關(guān)重要。


Redefining Success
重新定義成功
《赫芬頓郵報》創(chuàng)始人阿里安娜·赫芬頓在史密斯學(xué)院2013年畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
So find your place to stand—your place of wisdom and peace and strength. And from that place, lead the third women’s revolution and remake the world in your own image, in your own definition of success,
所以找到你們的支點，那個充滿智慧、和諧、力量的地方，然后從這個地方出發(fā)，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)第三次女性革命，靠你們自己的形象、用你們自己的成功定義去重塑這個世界。


Make a Difference
讓一切變得不同
著名專欄作家紀(jì)思道在雪城大學(xué)2013年畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
There are plenty of selfish pleasures in the world, but maybe the most selfish of all is altruism. The blunt truth is that all our efforts to help other people have a pretty mixed record of success. But they have this almost perfect record of helping ourselves.
世界上自私的樂趣太多，其中最自私的莫過于利他主義。真正的事實就是，幫助他人所付出的所有努力記錄著你們不同形式的成功，但是，這也是幫助我們自己的最完美的方式。


Learn to Empathize
學(xué)會理解
知名作家約翰·格林在巴特勒大學(xué)2013年畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
You are going to make that journey from strength to weakness, and while it probably won’t be an easy trip, it is a heroic one.
你們將踏上從強大變得弱小的人生道路，這可能不會是一次輕松的旅程，卻是英雄的旅程。


Don’t Eat Fortune’s Cookie
不要吃掉你的幸運餅干
著名作家邁克爾·劉易斯在普林斯頓大學(xué)2012年畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
All of you have been faced with the extra cookie. All of you will be faced with many more of them. In time you will find it easy to assume that you deserve the extra cookie. For all I know, you may deserve the extra cookie. But you will be happier, and you will be better off, if you at least pretend that you don’t.
你們都曾經(jīng)面對過那塊多出來的餅干。你們以后會面對更多�？傆幸惶�，你們會發(fā)現(xiàn)，自己輕易地就認(rèn)定那塊多出來的餅干是你們應(yīng)得的。誰知道呢，也許是你們應(yīng)得的。但是，如果你們能夠至少假裝你們不該得到，你們會更快樂，生活會更美好。


Failure Is Not an Option
永不言敗
知名新聞主播布萊恩·威廉姆斯在喬治·華盛頓大學(xué)2012年畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
You don’t actually have to build a rocket or go into space, but please take us somewhere. Please keep us moving. Push us. Lift us up. Make us better.
你不必真的建造火箭或是進(jìn)入太空，但是，請帶領(lǐng)我們前行。請繼續(xù)推動我們。敦促我們，引領(lǐng)我們積極向上，讓我們變得更好。


History Is Where the Future Begins
歷史是未來開始的地方
哈佛大學(xué)校長德魯·福斯特在哈佛大學(xué)2012年畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
Having a history diminishes the grip of the myopic present, helping us to see beyond its bounds, to transcend the immediate in search of the enduring. It challenges us to place our aspirations and responsibilities within the broadest context of understanding.
正視歷史能減少目光短淺帶來的危害，幫助我們放眼未來，促使我們超越現(xiàn)在，追尋永恒。這就要求我們從世界全局的角度出發(fā)，思考自己的理想和責(zé)任。


Stronger Ideal
更加堅定的理想
知名作家埃里克·格雷滕斯在塔夫斯大學(xué)2012年畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
The best definition I have ever heard of a vocation is that it’s the place where your great joy meets the world’s great need. For you to build that vocation will take both compassion and courage. There are infinite possibilities for you for joy, for service, to make a contribution, and we need all of you to find your vocation.
事業(yè)就是將你的快樂與世界的需要聯(lián)系在一起，這是我聽過的有關(guān)事業(yè)最好的定義。要找到這么一份事業(yè)需要善心和勇氣。既能讓自己快樂又能服務(wù)社會，作出自己的貢獻(xiàn)，這樣的機(jī)會很多，我們需要你們找到自己的事業(yè)。


Faith, Family and Friendship
信仰、家庭和友誼
著名作家黑利·斯科特·德馬里亞在圣母大學(xué)2012年畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
As a member of the Notre Dame family, I learned what is truly important in life: gratitude and making a difference. It is easy to make a living; it is more gratifying to make a difference.
作為圣母大學(xué)這個家庭中的一員，我知道生命中什么真正重要：懂得感恩和讓世界變得不同。生活下去容易，但是要讓世界變得不同會讓人更滿足。


Make Good Art
創(chuàng)造美好的藝術(shù)
著名作家尼爾·蓋曼在藝術(shù)大學(xué)2012年畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
Sometimes life is hard. Things go wrong, in life and in love and in business and in friendship and in health and in all the other ways that life can go wrong. And when things get tough, this is what you should do: Make good art.
生活有時候很艱辛。事情不盡如人意，你的生活、你的愛情、你的生意、你的友誼、你的健康，等等，都會出現(xiàn)問題。當(dāng)事情不順的時候，你應(yīng)該做的就是：創(chuàng)造美好的藝術(shù)。


The Common Good
共同福祉
知名教育家杰弗里·卡納達(dá)在賓夕法尼亞大學(xué)2012年畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
It could be a great moment for our country if you decide to continue your pursuit of truth and enlightenment for the betterment of our society and not just for the betterment of yourselves. For you are graduating at a time when our country is desperate for highly educated women and men who will fight to see through the veils of pure self-interest and half-truths, to search for what is truly moral and just.
如果你們決定繼續(xù)追求真理和獲得啟迪，而不僅僅為了個人幸福，對于我們國家來說，這也是個重要的時刻。你們畢業(yè)之際，正是國家需要人才之時。我們需要你們揭開自私和虛假的面紗，尋求真正的正直無私。


Collaboration and Change
合作與改變
賓夕法尼亞大學(xué)校長艾米·古特曼在賓夕法尼亞大學(xué)2012年畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
We think of ideal leaders as being bold and visionary, single-minded in their determination, and ruthless in their execution.
我們認(rèn)為，理想的領(lǐng)袖就是要膽識過人，目光遠(yuǎn)大，意志堅定，雷厲風(fēng)行。


Trust and Tenacity
信任與堅持
著名醫(yī)學(xué)教授邁倫·科恩在北卡羅來納大學(xué)教堂山分校2012年畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
But there are no wrong doors. There will be an important experience on the other side of each and every door. When the time comes, go through the door. Whatever doors you chose there will always be great dots to connect as you look backwards through your life.
但是，任何一扇門都無對錯之分。每扇門以及每扇門的另外一邊都是重要的經(jīng)歷。時機(jī)一到，穿過這扇門吧。無論你選擇哪扇門，當(dāng)你回首過往的時候，總會有美好的點滴可以連接。


Generosity and Dedication
慷慨奉獻(xiàn)
斯坦福大學(xué)校長約翰·漢尼斯在斯坦福大學(xué)2011年畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
I hope your time here has provided you with a deep reservoir of the Stanford spirit and that you leave inspired to make your own contributions to the world, and that that spirit brings you back often to this very special place.
我希望，在這里的時光讓你們永遠(yuǎn)銘記斯坦福精神，它將激勵你們?yōu)槭澜缱鞒鲎约旱呢暙I(xiàn)，這種精神也會常常引領(lǐng)著你們回到這個特別的地方。
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