毕业典礼英文演讲稿.docx
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毕业典礼英文演讲稿
毕业典礼英文演讲稿
毕业典礼英文演讲稿
GraduatesofYaleUniversity,Iapologizeifyouhaveenduredthistypeofprologuebefore,butIwantyoutodosomethingforme.Please,takeaoodlookaroundyou.Lookattheclassmateonyourleft.Lookattheclassmateonyourright.Now,considerthis:
fiveyearsfromnow,10yearsfromnow,even30yearsfromnow,oddsarethepersononyourleftisgoingtobealoser.Thepersononyourright,meanwhile,willalsobealoser.Andyou,inthemiddle?
Whatcanyouexpect?
Loser.Loserhood.LoserCumLaude.
"Infact,asIlookoutbeforemetoday,Idon'tseeathousandhopesforabrighttomorrow.Idon'tseeathousandfutureleadersinathousandindustries.Iseeathousandlosers.
"You'reupset.That'sunderstandable.Afterall,howcanI,Lawrence'Larry'Ellison,collegedropout,havetheaudacitytospoutsuchheresytothegraduatingclassofoneofthenation'smostprestigiousinstitutions?
I'lltellyouwhy.BecauseI,Lawrence"Larry"Ellison,secondrichestmanontheplanet,amacollegedropout,andyouarenot.
"BecauseBillGates,richestmanontheplanet--fornow,anyway--isacollegedropout,andyouarenot.
"BecausePaulAllen,thethirdrichestmanontheplanet,droppedoutofcollege,andyoudidnot.
"Andforgoodmeasure,becauseMichaelDell,No.9onthelistandmovingupfast,isacollegedropout,andyou,yetagain,arenot.
"Hmm...you'reveryupset.That'sunderstandable.Soletmestrokeyouregosforamomentbypointingout,quitesincerely,thatyourdiplomaswerenotattainedinvain.Mostofyou,Iimagine,havespentfourtofiveyearshere,andinmanywayswhatyou'velearnedandenduredwillserveyouwellintheyearsahead.You'veestablishedgoodworkhabits.You'veestablishedanetworkofpeoplethatwillhelpyoudowntheroad.Andyou'veestablishedwhatwillbelifelongrelationshipswiththeword'therapy.'Allthatofisgood.Forintruth,youwillneedthatnetwork.Youwillneedthosestrongworkhabits.Youwillneedthattherapy.
"Youwillneedthembecauseyoudidn'tdropout,andsoyouwillneverbeamongtherichestpeopleintheworld.Ohsure,youmay,perhaps,workyourwayuptoNo.10orNo.11,likeSteveBallmer.Butthen,Idon'thavetotellyouwhohereallyworksfor,doI?
Andfortherecord,hedroppedoutofgradschool.Bitofalatebloomer.
"Finally,Irealizethatmanyofyou,andhopefullybynowmostofyou,arewondering,'IsthereanythingIcando?
Isthereanyhopeformeatall?
'Actually,no.It'stoolate.You'veabsorbedtoomuch,thinkyouknowtoomuch.You'renot19anymore.Youhaveabuilt-incap,andI'mnotreferringtothemortarboardsonyourheads.
"Hmm...you'rereallyveryupset.That'sunderstandable.Soperhapsthiswouldbeagoodtimetobringupthesilverlining.Notforyou,Classof'00.Youareawrite-off,soI'llletyouslinkofftoyourpathetic$200,000-a-yearjobs,whereyourcheckswillbesignedbyformerclassmateswhodroppedouttwoyearsago.
"Instead,Iwanttogivehopetoanyunderclassmenheretoday.Isaytoyou,andIcan'tstressthisenough:
leave.Packyourthingsandyourideasanddon'tcomeback.Dropout.Startup.
"ForIcantellyouthatacapandgownwillkeepyoudownjustassurelyasthesesecurityguardsdraggingmeoffthisstagearekeepingmedown..."
(AtthispointTheOracleCEOwasusheredoffstage.)
【中文译文】:
耶鲁的毕业生们,我很抱歉——如果你们不喜欢这样的开场。
我想请你们为我做一件事。
请你---好好看一看周围,看一看站在你左边的同学,看一看站在你右边的同学。
请你设想这样的情况:
从现在起5年之后,10年之后,或30年之后,今天站在你左边的这个人会是一个失败者;右边的这个人,同样,也是个失败者。
而你,站在中间的家伙,你以为会怎样?
一样是失败者。
失败的经历。
失败的优等生。
说实话,今天我站在这里,并没有看到一千个毕业生的灿烂未来。
我没有看到一千个行业的一千名卓越领导者,我只看到了一千个失败者。
你们感到沮丧,这是可以理解的。
为什么,我,埃里森,一个退学生,竟然在美国最具声望的学府里这样厚颜地散布异端?
我来告诉你原因。
因为,我,埃里森,这个行星上第二富有的人,是个退学生,而你不是。
因为比尔-盖茨,这个行星上最富有的人——就目前而言---是个退学生,而你不是。
因为艾伦,这个行星上第三富有的人,也退了学,而你没有。
再来一点证据吧,因为戴尔,这个行星上第九富有的人——他的排位还在不断上升,也是个退学生。
而你,不是。
......你们非常沮丧,这是可以理解的。
你们将来需要这些有用的工作习惯。
你将来需要这种'治疗'。
你需要它们,因为你没辍学,所以你永远不会成为世界上最富有的人。
哦,当然,你可以,也许,以你的方式进步到第10位,第11位,就像Steve。
但,我没有告诉你他在为谁工作,是吧?
根据记载,他是研究生时辍的学,开化得稍晚了些。
现在,我猜想你们中间很多人,也许是绝大多数人,正在琢磨,'我能做什么?
我究竟有没有前途?
'当然没有。
太晚了,你们已经吸收了太多东西,以为自己懂得太多。
你们再也不是19岁了。
你们有了'内置'的帽子,哦,我指的可不是你们脑袋上的学位帽。
嗯......你们已经非常沮丧啦。
这是可以理解的。
所以,现在可能是讨论实质的时候啦——
绝不是为了你们,XX年毕业生。
你们已经被报销,不予考虑了。
我想,你们就偷偷摸摸去干那年薪20万的可怜工作吧,在那里,工资单是由你两年前辍学的同班同学签字开出来的。
事实上,我是寄希望于眼下还没有毕业的同学。
我要对他们说,离开这里。
收拾好你的东西,带着你的点子,别再回来。
退学吧,开始行动。
我要告诉你,一顶帽子一套学位服必然要让你沦落......就像这些保安马上要把我从这个讲台上撵走一样必然......(此时,Larry被带离了讲台)
毕业典礼英文演讲稿
iamhonoredtobewithyoutodayatyourcommencementfromoneofthefinestuniversitiesintheworld.inevergraduatedfromcollege.truthbetold,thisistheclosesti'veevergottentoacollegegraduation.
todayiwanttotellyouthreestoriesfrommylife.that'sit.nobigdeal.justthreestories.
thefirststoryisaboutconnectingthedots.
idroppedoutofreedcollegeafterthefirst6months,butthenstayedaroundasadrop-inforanother18monthsorsobeforeireallyquit.sowhydididropout?
itstartedbeforeiwasborn.mybiologicalmotherwasayoung,unwedcollegegraduatestudent,andshedecidedtoputmeupforadoption.shefeltverystronglythatishouldbeadoptedbycollegegraduates,soeverythingwasallsetformetobeadoptedatbirthbyalawyerandhiswife.exceptthatwhenipoppedouttheydecidedatthelastminutethattheyreallywantedagirl.somyparents,whowereonawaitinglist,gotacallinthemiddleofthenightasking:
"wehaveanunexpectedbabyboy;doyouwanthim?
"theysaid:
"ofcourse."mybiologicalmotherlaterfoundoutthatmymotherhadnevergraduatedfromcollegeandthatmyfatherhadnevergraduatedfromhighschool.sherefusedtosignthefinaladoptionpapers.sheonlyrelentedafewmonthslaterwhenmyparentspromisedthatiwouldsomedaygotocollege.
and17yearslaterididgotocollege.butinaivelychoseacollegethatwasalmostasexpensiveasstanford,andallofmyworking-classparents'savingswerebeingspentonmycollegetuition.aftersixmonths,icouldn'tseethevalueinit.ihadnoideawhatiwantedtodowithmylifeandnoideahowcollegewasgoingtohelpmefigureitout.andhereiwasspendingallofthemoneymyparentshadsavedtheirentirelife.soidecidedtodropoutandtrustthatitwouldallworkoutok.itwasprettyscaryatthetime,butlookingbackitwasoneofthebestdecisionsievermade.theminuteidroppedouticouldstoptakingtherequiredclassesthatdidn'tinterestme,andbegindroppinginontheonesthatlookedinteresting.
itwasn'tallromantic.ididn'thaveadormroom,soisleptonthefloorinfriends'rooms,ireturnedcokebottlesforthe5depositstobuyfoodwith,andiwouldwalkthe7milesacrosstowneverysundaynighttogetonegoodmealaweekattheharekrishnatemple.ilovedit.andmuchofwhatistumbledintobyfollowingmycuriosityandintuitionturnedouttobepricelesslateron.letmegiveyouoneexample:
reedcollegeatthattimeofferedperhapsthebestcalligraphyinstructioninthecountry.throughoutthecampuseveryposter,everylabeloneverydrawer,wasbeautifullyhandcalligraphed.becauseihaddroppedoutanddidn'thavetotakethenormalclasses,idecidedtotakeacalligraphyclasstolearnhowtodothis.ilearnedaboutserifandsanseriftypefaces,aboutvaryingtheamountofspacebetweendifferentlettercombinations,aboutwhatmakesgreattypographygreat.itwasbeautiful,historical,artisticallysubtleinawaythatsciencecan'tcapture,andifounditfascinating.
noneofthishadevenahopeofanypracticalapplicationinmylife.buttenyearslater,whenweweredesigningthefirstmacintoshcomputer,itallcamebacktome.andwedesigneditallintothemac.itwasthefirstcomputerwithbeautifultypography.ifihadneverdroppedinonthatsinglecourseincollege,themacwouldhaveneverhadmultipletypefacesorproportionallyspacedfonts.andsincewindowsjustcopiedthemac,itslikelythatnopersonalcomputerwouldhavethem.ifihadneverdroppedout,iwouldhaveneverdroppedinonthiscalligraphyclass,andpersonalcomputersmightnothavethewonderfultypographythattheydo.ofcourseitwasimpossibletoconnectthedotslookingforwardwheniwasincollege.butitwasvery,veryclearlookingbackwardstenyearslater.
again,youcan'tconnectthedotslookingforward;youcanonlyconnectthemlookingbackwards.soyouhavetotrustthatthedotswillsomehowconnectinyourfuture.youhavetotrustinsomething-yourgut,destiny,life,karma,whatever.thisapproachhasneverletmedown,andithasmadeallthedifferenceinmylife.
mysecondstoryisaboutloveandloss.
iwaslucky–ifoundwhatilovedtodoearlyinlife.wozandistartedappleinmyparentsgaragewheniwas20.weworkedhard,andin10yearsapplehadgrownfromjustthetwoofusinagarageintoa$2billioncompanywithover4000employees.wehadjustreleasedourfinestcreation-themacintosh-ayearearlier,andihadjustturned30.andthenigotfired.howcanyougetfiredfromacompanyyoustarted?
well,asapplegrewwehiredsomeonewhoithoughtwasverytalentedtorunthecompanywithme,andforthefirstyearorsothingswentwell.butthenourvisionsofthefuturebegantodivergeandeventuallywehadafallingout.whenwedid,ourboardofdirectorssidedwithhim.soat30iwasout.andverypubliclyout.whathadbeenthefocusofmyentireadultlifewasgone,anditwasdevastating.
ireallydidn'tknowwhattodoforafewmonths.ifeltthatihadletthepreviousgenerationofentrepreneursdown-thatihaddroppedthebatonasitwasbeingpassedtome.imetwithdavidpackardandbobnoyceandtriedtoapologizeforscrewingupsobadly.iwasav
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