向这里看齐--哈佛-第12部分
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当然,今年还有许多事要做,人文和科技学院将复习基本课程。有一些职业随着社会的巨变而发展,这些课程可以确保我们的学校规划,适合社会的发展和变化,另外我们将制定更加理想的计划。我们的就业计划和管理教育也将从新安排,我们会把重点放在持续『性』的长久『性』的知识型职业。当我们指出教育的这些问题时,我们需要考虑怎样帮助我们的毕业生不被学业的债务所累,而选择那些不适当的职业,最后一个问题就是要保持竞争的优势,把我们的焦点集中到华盛顿,围绕着大学而进行财务计划。
另外一方面,我们在寻找新一任的医学院主任来代替司特松,他明年六月将会结束为期20年的领导工作,新主任负责医学院转型期的工作。同时,我们欢迎丹尼思·萨莫森教授接任协会教务长,他会把他有价值的思想运用到学院建设中来,同时,他继续担任大学道德和职业计划领导人。
下月,学院的管理计划将会进入新的阶段,即相对稳定的阶段,在活动期间会取得很大的进步,为了加强教育质量和哈佛大学的研究工作,在未来我们考虑将会做出什么样的财政投资。另外,这两年我们成功地保持了行政中心预算低于通货膨涨的水平,着手建立行政中心计划,目的是为了促进各系之间的协调和有效的工作。
我仅仅谈到一些值得注意的事件,还有一些可能未提及。请允许我再多说一点,9月20号星期五晚,将会有杰瑞米和玛瑞主持的重建萨德兹剧院音乐庆祝会,晚会的最后一个节目,是由哈佛的十六名学生坐在八台钢琴前演奏罗西尼的作品。这是一场精彩的表演。这代表着哈佛的形象:一些有卓越天赋的人同台演出;互相合作,能创造出任何个人都无法取得的成果。我们期待着以后会更好!
向这里看齐……哈佛 11。微笑着面对挫折
……喜剧大师欧本瑞欧本瑞,毕业于哈佛教育学院。美国著名的表演大师。
folks; my photo would have looked bad on any page; but next to catherine oxenberg; i looked like a mackerel that had been in a car acomident。
亲爱的朋友们;把我的照片放在任何地方可能都不太好看;但是要是与凯思琳·奥克森的玉照摆在一块儿;那可是让我出尽了洋相了。
the last time i was invited to harvard it cost me 110;000。 so i was reluctant to show up。
上次来哈佛花了我十一万美元;故此我本不想来。(哄堂大笑)
im going to start before i really begin by announcing my one goal this afternoon。i want to be half as funny as tomorrows commencement speaker; moral philosopher and economist amartya sen。
今天下午我 要宣布我的一个目标;我只要有明天在此演讲的品行端正的哲学家兼经济学家 阿玛特亚·森一半的幽默就可以了,仅此而已。
thats the job。
must get more laughs than seminal wage…price theoretician。
我必须得到比高薪水精力充沛的理论家更多的笑声。
by the way; enjoy that。
bring a calculator。
its going to be a nerd fest。
顺便说一下;请带一个计算器来;这将是一个书呆子们的好时光。
students of the harvard class of 2000; 15 years ago i sat where you sit now。and i thought exactly what you are now thinking。
2000届哈佛毕业班的同学们;十五年前我也正坐在你们所坐的座位上;并仔细地想你们现在正在想的问题。
whats going to happen to me?
will i find my place in the world?
将会有什么事发生在我身上?我将何去何从?
am i really graduating a virgin?
still have 24 hours?
离开校园后我还会纯结无暇吗?一天我仍有二十四小时?
roommates heart were very warmed。
swear shes checking me out。
室友极其热心;帮我把行李搬了出去。
there was that rob lowe movie。
那晚我们看了诺伯·罗威尔的电影。
being here today; on a sincere note; is very special for me。
今天在此与大家真挚的照会对我来说尤为特别。
i do miss this place。
i especially miss harvard square。
我非常想念这儿;尤其是哈佛广场。
let me tell you; (you dont know this) harvard square is unique。
让我来告诉你;哈佛广场 与众不同。
nowhere else in the world will you find a man wearing a turban and a red sox jacket working in a lesbian bookstore。
只有在此你才能看男人头戴穆斯林头巾身着红『色』短夹克在女同『性』恋书店里工作。
im just glad my dad's working。
我父亲如今在那儿工作;这点我很高兴。
its particularly sweet for me to be here today because…this is true…when i graduated i wanted very badly to be a class day speaker。
今天对我来说是及其美妙的一天;因为从毕业的那刻起我就梦想着成为一毕业班演说家;如今已美梦成真。
unfortunately; my speech was rejected。
so if youll indulge me id like to read a portion of that speech。
然而不幸的是;过去的我演说很不合格。
如果你们容许我在此献丑的话,我将朗读一段以此来证明。
this is the actual speech from 15 years ago。
下面是一段十五年前的演说。
〃fellow students; as we sit here today listening to that classic a_ha tune which will definitely stand the test of time; i would like to make several predictions about what the future will hold。
i believe that one day a simple governor from a small southern state will rise to the highest office in the land。
同学们;当我们静坐于此聆听经久不衰的一流行古典音乐时;不如让我来作几个预言;我深信一个普通的南方小州的州长将会有一天成为这个国家的总统。
he will lack political skill; but will lead on the sheer strength of his moral authority。
他缺少政治手腕;但却是道德力量的绝对权威。
i believe that justice will prevail and one day the berlin wall will crumble; uniting east and west berlin forever under communist rule。
我相信有一天正义将遍布全球;柏林墙必将崩塌;『共产』主义统治下的东西 柏林合二为一。
i believe that one day a high_speed network of interconnected computers will spring up worldwide; so enriching people that they will lose their interest in idle chitchat and pornography。
我相信有一天日新月异的互联网将充实每一个人的生活;使他们对无聊的闲谈和『色』情失去兴趣。
and finally; i believe that one day i will have a television show on a major network seen by millions of people at night which i will use to reenact crimes and help catch at large criminals。〃
最后;我相信有一天我会出现在一家拥有数以百万计观众 的晚间大型电视网上;修订法律并帮助将逍遥法外的罪犯捉拿归案。
then i had a section on the death of wall street; but you dont need to hear about that。
随后我便来一段关于华尔街死亡率的演说;你们没必要听了。
the point is that although you see me as a celebrity; a member of the cultural elite; a demigod if you will; and potential husband material; i came here in the fall of 1981 and lived at holworthy hall as a student much like you。
我在这儿需要指出的是;尽管你们把我看成一位名人;一个文化界的精英;只要你们愿意;甚至是偶像;是有潜质的现实的男子汉;然而;就在1981年秋我来到这儿;像你们现在一样住在豪尔威斯大厅。
i was; without exaggeration…this is true…the ugliest picture in the freshman facebook
毫不夸张的说;当时的我是形象最为丑陋的一年级新生。
when harvard asked me for a picture the previous summer; i thought it was for their records; so i jogged in the august heat to a passport photo office and sat for a morgue shot。
那年夏天;哈佛向我索要一张照片;我想是以备档案使用;便顶着八月酷暑轻轻推开照像馆的门,呆如木鸡的拍了张死人般的照片。
to make matters worse; when the facebook came out; they put my picture right next to catherine oxenberg; a stunning blonde actress who was expected to join the class of 85; but decided to defer admission so she could join the cast of dynasty。
然而更为糟糕的是;个人简历一出来;我的照片被贴在凯思琳·奥克森的右边;那可是一位令人倾倒的女演员;有望入围85年度最佳小姐竞选;但她却决意进军演员阵容的王朝。
folks; my photo would have looked bad on any page; but next to catherine oxenberg; i looked like a mackerel that had been in a car acomident。
亲爱的朋友们;把我的照片放在任何地方可能都不太好看;但是要是与凯思琳·奥克森的玉照摆在一块儿;那可是让我出尽了洋相了。
you see; in those days; i was 6 feet 4 inches tall and i weighed 150 pounds。
true。
你们知道;那年我的身高是6英尺4英寸;体重为150磅;我是实话实说。
recently; i had some structural engineers run those numbers into a computer model; and acomording to the computer; i collapsed in 1987; killing hundreds in taiwan。
最近;我请几位结构工程师把这些数字输入到电脑模型;根据电脑的预测,我的体重将于1987年在台湾减轻数百磅。
after freshman year; i moved to mather house。
mather house; incidentally; was designed by the same firm that built hitlers bunker。
大一后;我搬至马塞尔;碰巧它的样式和希特勒暗堡同出一辙。
in fact; if hitler had conducted the war from mo