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take the chance
抓住机遇 / 1
著名新闻女主播凯蒂?库里克在兰道夫-麦肯学院2013年毕业典礼上的演讲

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，做点事情。你们永远不知道将会遇见什
么，这份工作会指向何方，是否会发现在相关领域有一份更适合自己的工作。



self-awareness
自我意识 / 17
知名作家迪帕克?乔普拉在哈特威克学院2013年毕业典礼上的演讲

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.
“适者生存”总结了生物进化的全部，但是随着人口的暴涨和资源的过度消
耗，未来将属于“智者生存”。智慧成为这个星球上生命的新标准，这对于人
类的未来至关重要。



redefining success
重新定义成功 / 29
《赫芬顿邮报》创始人阿里安娜?赫芬顿在史密斯学院2013年毕业典礼上的演讲

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,
所以找到你们的支点，那个充满智慧、和谐、力量的地方，然后从这个地方出发，领导第三次女性革命，靠你们自己的形象、用你们自己的成功定义去重塑这个世界。



make a difference
让一切变得不同 / 45
著名专栏作家纪思道在雪城大学2013年毕业典礼上的演讲

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.
世界上自私的乐趣太多，其中*自私的莫过于利他主义。真正的事实就是，帮助他人所付出的所有努力记录着你们不同形式的成功，但是，这也是帮助我们自己的*完美的方式。



learn to empathize
学会理解 / 59
知名作家约翰?格林在巴特勒大学2013年毕业典礼上的演讲

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.
你们将踏上从强大变得弱小的人生道路，这可能不会是一次轻松的旅程，却是英雄的旅程。



don’t eat fortune’s cookie
不要吃掉你的幸运饼干 / 71
著名作家迈克尔?刘易斯在普林斯顿大学2012年毕业典礼上的演讲

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.
你们都曾经面对过那块多出来的饼干。你们以后会面对更多。总有一天，你们会发现，自己轻易地就认定那块多出来的饼干是你们应得的。谁知道呢，也许是你们应得的。但是，如果你们能够至少假装你们不该得到，你们会更快乐，生活会更美好。



failure is not an option
永不言败 / 83
知名新闻主播布莱恩?威廉姆斯在乔治?华盛顿大学2012年毕业典礼上的演讲

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进入太空，但是，请带领我们前行。请继续推动我们。敦促我们，引领我们积极向上，让我们变得更好。



history is where the future begins
历史是未来开始的地方 / 95
哈佛大学校长德鲁?福斯特在哈佛大学2012年毕业典礼上的演讲

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.
正视历史能减少目光短浅带来的危害，帮助我们放眼未来，促使我们超越现在，追寻永恒。这就要求我们从世界全局的角度出发，思考自己的理想和责任。



stronger ideal
更加坚定的理想 / 103
知名作家埃里克?格雷滕斯在塔夫斯大学2012年毕业典礼上的演讲

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.
事业就是将你的快乐与世界的需要联系在一起，这是我听过的有关事业*好的定义。要找到这么一份事业需要善心和勇气。既能让自己快乐又能服务社会，作出自己的贡献，这样的机会很多，我们需要你们找到自己的事业。



faith, family and friendship
信仰、家庭和友谊 / 113

著名作家黑利?斯科特?德马里亚在圣母大学2012年毕业典礼上的演讲
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.