实用文档之娜塔莉波特曼哈佛演讲.docx

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实用文档之娜塔莉波特曼哈佛演讲

实用文档之"2015哈佛毕业演讲（英文）：

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　　Hello,classof2015.Iamsohonesttobeheretoday.DeanKhurana,faculty,parents,andmostespeciallygraduatingstudents.Thankyousomuchforinvitingme.TheSeniorClassCommittee.it’sgenuinelyoneofthemostexcitingthingsI’veeverbeenaskedtodo.IhavetoadmitprimarilybecauseIcan’tdenyitasitwasleakedintheWikiLeaksreleaseoftheSonyhackthathenIwasinvitedIrepliedandIdirectlyquotemyownemail.”Wow!

Thisissonice!

””I’mgonnaneedsomefunnyghostwriters.Anyideas?

”ThisinitialresponsenowblessedlypublicwasfromtheknowledgethatatmyclassdaywewereluckyenoughtohaveWillFerrelasclassdayspeakerandmanyofuswerehung-over,orevenfreshlyhighmainlywantedtolaugh.SoIhavetoadmitthattoday,even12yearsaftergraduation.I’mstillinsecureaboutmyownworthless.Ihavetoremindmyselftodayyou’rehereforareason.

　　TodayIfeelmuchlikeIdidwhenIcametoHarvardYardasafreshmanin1999.Whenyouguyswere,tomycontinuedshockedandhorror,stillinkindergarten.Ifeltliketherehadbeensomemistake,thatIwasn’tsmartenoughtobeinthiscompany,andthateverytimeIopenedmymouth.IwouldhavetoprovethatIwasn’tjustdumbactress.SoIstartwithanapology.Thiswon’tbeveryfunny.I’mnotacomedian.AndIdidn’tgetaghostwriter.ButIamheretotellyoutoday.Harvardisgivingyoualldiplomastomorrow.Youarehereforareason.Sometimesyourinsecuritiesandyourinexperiencemayleadyou,too,toembraceotherpeople’sexpectations,standards,orvalues.Butyoucanharnessthatinexperiencetocarveoutyourownpath,onethatisfreeoftheburdenofknowinghowthingsaresupposedtobe,apaththatisdefinedbyitsownparticularsetofreasons.

　　ThatotherdayIwenttoanamusementparkwithmysoon-to-be4-yeas-oldson.AndIwatchhimplayarcadegames.Hewasincrediblefocused,throwinghisballatthetarget.JewishmotherthanIam,Iskipped20stepsandwasalreadyimagininghimasamajorleagueplayerwithwhatishis

　　armandhisarmandhisconcentration.ButthenIrealizedwhathewant.Hewasplayingtotradeinhisticketsforthecrappyplastictoy.Theprizewasmuchmoreexcitingthanthegametogetit.Iofcoursewantedtourgehimtotakejoyandthechallengeofthegame,theimprovementuponpractice,thesatisfactionofdoingsomethingwell,andevenfeelingtheaccomplishmentwhenachievingthegame’sgoals.Butalloftheseaspectswereshadedbythe10centplasticmenwithstickystretchybluearmsthatadheretothewalls.That-thatwastheprize.Inachild’snature,weseemanyofourowninnatetendencies.Isawmyselfinhimandperhapsyoudotoo.

　　Prizesserveasfalseidolseverywhere（圣经里的falseidol）.Prestige,wealth,fame,power.You’llbeexposedtomanyofthese,ifnotall.Ofcourse,partofwhyIwasinvitedtocometospeaktodaybeyondmybeingaproudalumnaisthatI’verecruitedsomeverycovetedtoysinmylifeincludinganotsoplastic,notsocrappyone:

anOscar.SowebumpupagainstthecommontrollIthinkofthecommencementaddresspeoplewhohaveachievedalottellingyouthatthefruitsoftheachievementarenotalwaystobetrusted.ButIthinkthatcontradictioncanbereconciledandisinfactinstructive.Achievementiswonderfulwhenyouknowwhyyou’redoingit.Andwhenyoudon’tknow,itcanbeaterribletrap.

　　IwenttoapublichighschoolonLongIsland,SyossetHighSchool.Ooh,hello,Syosset!

ThegirlsIwenttoschoolwithhadPradabagsandflat-ironedhair.AndtheyspokewithanaccentIwhohadmovedthereatage9fromConnecticutmimickedtofitin.FloridaOranges,Chocolatecherries.SinceI’mancientandtheInternetwasjuststartingwhenIwasinhighschool.Peopledidn’treallypaythatmuchofattentiontothefactthatthatIwasanactress.IwasknownmainlyatschoolforhavingabackbiggerthanIwasandalwayshavingwhite-outonmyhandsbecauseIhatedseeinganythingcrossedoutinmynotebooks.Iwasvotedformysenioryearbook‘mostlikelytobeancontestantonJeopardy’orcodefornerdiest.WhenIgottoHarvardjustafterthereleaseofStarWars:

Episode1,IknewIwouldbestaringoverintermsofhowpeopleviewedme.IfearedpeoplewouldhaveassumedI’dgotteninjustforbeingfamous,andthattheywouldthinkthatIwasnotworthyoftheintellectualrigorhere.Anditwouldnothavebeenfarfromthetruth.WhenIcamehereIhadneverwrittena10-paperbefore.I’mnotevensureI’vewrittena5-pagepaper.IwasalarmedandintimidatedbythecalmeyesofafellowstudentwhocameherefromDaltonorExeterwhothoughtthatcomparedtohighschooltheworkloadherewaseasy.Iwascompletelyoverwhelmedandthoughtthatreading1000pagesaweekwasunimaginable,thatwritinga50-pagethesisisjustsomethingIcouldneverdo.IHadnoideahowtodeclaremyintentions.Icouldn’tevenarticulatethemtomyself.

　　I’vebeenactingsinceIwas11.ButIthoughtactingwastoofrivolousandcertainlynotmeaningful.Icamefromafamilyofacademicsandwasveryconcernedofbeingtakenseriously.Incontrasttomyinabilitytodeclaremyself,onmyfirstdayoforientationfreshmanyear,fiveseparatestudentsintroducedthemselvestomebysaying,I’mgoingtobepresident.RememberItoldyouthat.Theirnames,fortherecord,wereBernieSanders,MarcoRubio,TedCruz,BarackObama,HilaryClinton.Inallseriousness,Ibelievedeveryoneofthem.Theirbearingandself-confidencealoneseemedproofoftheirprophecywhereIcouldn’tshakemyself-doubt.IgotinonlybecauseIwasfamous.ThiswashowotherssawmeanditwashowIsawmyself.Drivenbytheseinsecurities,IdecidedIwasgoingtofindsomethingtodoinHarvardthatwasseriousandmeaningfulthatwouldchangetheworldandmakeitabetterplace.

　　Attheageof18,I’dalreadybeenactingfor7years,andassumedIfindamoreseriousandprofoundpathincollege.SofreshmanfallIdecidedtotakeneurologistandadvancedmodernHebrewliteraturebecauseIwasseriousandintellectual.Needlesstosay,Ishouldhavefailedboth.

　　IgotBs,foryourinformation,andtothisday,everySundayIburnasmalleffigytothepaganGodsofgradeinflation.ButasIwasfightingmywaythroughAlephBetYodYshuainHebrewandthedifferentmechanismsofneuro-response,Isawfriendsaroundmewritingpapersonsailingandpopculturemagazines,andprofessorsteachingclassesonfairytalesandTheMatrix.Irealizedthatseriousnessforseriousness’ssakewasitsownkindoftrophy,andadubiousone,aposeIsoughttocountersomehalf-imaginedargumentaboutwhoIwas.TherewasareasonthatIwasanactor.IlovewhatIdo.AndIsawfrommypeersandmymentorsthatitwasnotonlyanacceptablereason,itwasthebestreason.

　　WhenIgottomygraduation,sitingwhereyousittoday,after4yearsoftryingtogetexcitedaboutsomethingelse,IadmittedtomyselfthatIcouldn’twaittogobackandmakemorefilms.Iwantedtotellstories,toimaginethelivesofothersandhelpothersdothesame.Ihavefoundorperhapsreclaimedmyreason.Youhaveaprizenoworatleastyouwilltomorrow.TheprizeisHarvarddegreeinyourhand.Butwhatisyourreasonbehindit?

MyHarvarddegreerepresents,forme,thecuriosityandinventionthatwereencouragedhere,thefriendshipsI’vesustainedthewayProfessorGrahamtoldmenottodescribethewaylighthitaflowerbutrathertheshadowtheflowercast,thewayProfessorScarrytalkedabouttheaterisatrans-formativereligiousforcehowprofessorCoslinshowedhowmuchourvisualcortexisactivatedjustbyimaging.Nowgrantedthesethingsdon’tnecessarilyhelpmeanswerthemostcommonquestionI’masked:

Whatdesignerareyouwearing?

What’syourfitnessregime?

Anymakeuptips?

ButIhaveneversincebeenembarrassedtomyselfaswhatmightpreviouslyhavethoughtwasastupidquestion.MyHarvarddegreeandotherawardsareemblemsoftheexperienceswhichledmetothem.Thewoodpaneledlecturehalls,thecolorfulfallleaves,thehotvanillaToscaninis,readinggreatnovelsinoverstuffedlibrarychairs.runningthroughdininghallsscreaming.Ooh!

Ah!

Citysteps!

Citysteps!

Citysteps!

Citysteps!

　　It’seasynowtoromanticizemytimehere.ButIhadsomeverydifficulttimesheretoo.Somecombinationofbeing19,dealingwithmyfirstheartbreak,takingbirthcontrolpillsthathavesincebeentakenoffthemarketfortheirdepressivesideeffects,andspendingtoomuchtimemissingdaylightduringwintermonths,ledmetosomeprettydarkmoments,particularlyduringsophomoreyear.TherewereseveraloccasionswhereIstartedcryinginmeetingswithprofessors,overwhelmedwithwhatIwassupposedtopulloff,whenIcouldbarelygetmyselfoutofbedinthemorning.MomentswhenItookonthemottoformyschoolwork:

Done,Notgood.IfonlyIcouldfinishmywork,evenifittookeatingajumbopackofsourPatchKidstogetmethroughasingle10-pagepaper.IfeltI’veaccomplishedagreatfeat,Irepeattomyself:

Done,Notgood.

　　Acoupleyearsago,IwenttoTokyowithmyhusband,andIateatthemostremarkablesushirestaurant,Idon’teveneatfish,I’mvegan.Sothattellsyouhowgooditwas.Evenwithjustvegetable,thissushiwasthestuffyoudreamedabout.Therestauranthassixseats.MyhusbandandImarveledathowanyonecanmakericesosuperiortoallotherrice.Wewonderedwhytheydon’tmakeabiggerrestaurant,andbethemostpopularplaceintown.OurlocalfriendsexplaintousthatallthebestrestaurantsinTokyoarethatsmall,anddoonlyonetypeofdish:

sushiortempuraorteriyaki.Becausetheywanttodothingswellandbeautiful.Andit’snotaboutquantity.It’sabouttakingp