英语演讲原文一位美国华盛顿大学学生的毕业演讲稿.docx

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英语演讲原文一位美国华盛顿大学学生的毕业演讲稿

一位美国华盛顿大学学生的毕业演讲稿

15May1997

LorrieFaithCranor

Faculty1,family,friends,andfellowgraduates,goodevening.

Iamhonoredtoaddressyoutonight.OnbehalfofthegraduatingmastersanddoctoralstudentsofWashingtonUniversity'sSchoolofEngineeringandApplied2Science,Iwouldliketothankalltheparents,spouses3,families,andfriendswhoencouragedandsupportedusasweworkedtowardsourgraduatedegrees.Iwouldespeciallyliketothankmyownfamily,eightmembersofwhichareintheaudiencetoday.Iwouldalsoliketothankallofthedepartmentsecretariesandotherengineeringschoolstaffmemberswhoalwaysseemedtobetherewhenconfusedgraduatestudentsneededhelp.AndfinallyIwouldliketothanktheWashingtonUniversityfacultymemberswhoservedasourinstructors4,mentors5,andfriends.

AsIthinkbackontheseven-and-a-halfyearsIspentatWashingtonUniversity,mymindisfilledwithmemories,happy,sad,frustrating6,andevenhumorous.

TonightIwouldliketosharewithyousomeofthememoriesthatItakewithmeasIleaveWashingtonUniversity.

ItakewithmethememoryofmyofficeonthefourthfloorofLopataHall-theroomattheendofthehallwaythatwastoohotinsummer,toocoldinwinter,andalwaystoofarawayfromthewomen'srestroom.Thewindowwasmyoffice'sbestfeature.Wereitnotforthephysicsbuildingacrosstheway,itwouldhaveaffordedmeaclearviewofthearch.ButinsteadIgotaviewoftheroofofthephysicsbuilding.IalsohadaviewofonecorneroftheroofofUrbauerHall,whichseemedtobeafavoriteperch7forvariousspeciesofbirdswhoalternatelywonperchingrightsforseveralweeksatatime.AndIhadaniceviewofthephysicscourtyard,noteworthyasagoodplaceforwatchingpeopleruntheirdogs.It'samazinghowfascinatingtheseviewsbecamethelongerIworkedonmydissertation8.Butmyfavoriteviewwasofanearbyoaktree.Frommyfourth-floorvantagepointIhadaratherintimateviewofthetreeandthevariousbirdsandsquirrelsthatinhabitit.Occasionallyabirdwouldlandonmywindowsill,whichusuallyhadtheeffectofstartlingbothofus.

ItakewithmethememoryoftwoyoungprofessorswhopassedawaywhileIwasagraduatestudent.AnneJohnstone,theonlyfemaleprofessorfromwhomItookacourseintheengineeringschool,andBobDurr,apoliticalscienceprofessorandamemberofmydissertationcommittee,bothlostbravebattleswithcancer.Irememberthemfondly.

ItakewithmethememoryoffailingthefirstexaminoneofthefirstengineeringcoursesItookasanundergraduate.IrememberthinkingthecoursewasjusttoohardformeandthatIwouldneverbeabletopassit.SoIwenttotalktotheprofessor,readytodroptheclass.Andhetoldmenottogiveup,hetoldmeIcouldsucceedinhisclass.Forreasonsthatseemedcompletelyludicrousatthetime,hesaidhehadfaithinme.Andafterthatmygradesintheclassslowlyimproved,andIendedthesemesterwithanAonthefinalexam.Irememberhowmotivationalitwastoknowthatsomeonebelievedinme.

Itakewithmememoriesofthemidwesternfriendliness9thatsosurprisedmewhenIarrivedinSt.Louis8yearsago.SincemovingtoNewJersey10,Iamsadtosay,nobodyhasaskedmewhereIwenttohighschool.

Itakewithmethememoryoftheshort-livedcomputersciencegraduatestudentsocialcommitteelunches.TheideawasthatgroupsofCSgradstudentsweresupposedtotaketurnscookingamonthlylunch.ButafteronegradstudentpreparedapotofchickenthatpoisonedalmosttheentireCSgradstudentpopulationandoneunluckyfacultymemberinonefellswoop11,therewasn'tmuchenthusiasmforhavingmorelunches.

Itakewithmethememoryofamoresuccessfulgraduatestudenteffort,theestablishmentoftheAssociationofGraduateEngineeringStudents,knownasAGES.Startedbyahandfulofengineeringgraduatestudentsbecauseweneededawaytoelectrepresentativestoacampus-widegraduatestudentgovernment,AGESsoongrewintoanorganizationthatnowsponsorsawidevarietyofactivitiesandhasbeeninstrumentalinaddressinganumberofengineeringgraduatestudentconcerns.

ItakewithmethememoryofanEngineeringandPolicydepartmentthatoncehadflourishingprogramsforfull-time12undergraduate,masters,anddoctoralstudents.

Itakewithmememoriesofthe1992U.S.Presidentialdebate.EagertogetinvolvedinalltheexcitementIvolunteeredtohelpwhereverneeded.IrememberspendingseveraldaysinthemakeshiftdebateHQgivingout-of-townreportersdirectionstotheathletic13complex.Irememberbeingthrilledtogetassignedthejobofcollectingfilmfromthephotographersinthedebatehallduringthedebate.AndIrememberthedisappointmentofdrawingtheshorteststrawamongthestudentvolunteersandbeingtheonewhohadtotakethefilmoutofthedebatehallanddowntothedarkroomfiveminutesintothedebate-withnochancetore-enterthedebatehallafterIleft.

Itakewithmememoriesofuniversityholidayswhichneverseemedtoapplytograduatestudents.IrememberspendingmanyafallbreakandPresident'sDayholidaywithmyfellowgradstudentsinalldaymeetingsbroughttousbythecomputersciencedepartment.

Itakewithmememoriesofexamsthatseemeddesignedmoretotestenduranceandperseverance14thanmasteryofthesubjectmatter.Imanagedtoescapetakinganyclassesthatfeaturedinfamous1524-hour-take-homeexams,butrememberthesufferingofmylessfortunatecolleagues.Andwhatdoctoralstudentcouldforgetthepainandsufferingonemustenduretosurvivethequalifyingexams?

Itakewithmethememoryoftheseven-minuterule,whichalwaysseemedtobeanacceptableexcuseforbeingtenminuteslateforanythingoncampus,butwhichdoesn'tseemtoapplyanywhereelseIgo.

ItakewithmethememoryofFridayafternoonACMhappyhours,knownnotforkegsofbeer,butratherbowlsofrainbowsherbetpunch.OvertheseveralyearsthatIattendedthesehappyhourstheyenjoyedvaryingdegreesofpopularity,oftenproportionaltothequalityandquantityoftheaccompanyingrefreshments16-buttherewasalwaystherainbowsherbertpunch.

Itakewithmememoriesofpurpleparkingpermits,theWestCampusshuttle,checkingmypendaflex,over-duelibrarybooks,tryingtoprintfromcec,lunchesonDelmar,friendswhosleptintheiroffices,miniaturegolfinLopataHall,TheGreenwayTalk,divisionIIIbasketball,andtryingtoconvinceDeanRusselthatyetanotherengineeringschoolruleshouldbechanged.

Finally,Iwouldliketoconclude,notwithamemory,butwithsomeadvice.Whatwouldagraduationspeechbewithoutalittleadvice,right?

Anyway,thisadvicecomesintheformofaversedeliveredtothe1977graduatingclassofLakeForestCollegebyTheodoreSeussGeisel,betterknowntotheworldasDr.Seuss-Here'showitgoes:

Myuncleorderedpopoversfromtherestaurant'sbilloffare.Andwhentheywereserved,heregardedthemwithapenetrating17stare...Thenhespoke18greatWordsofWisdomashesatthereonthatchair:

"Toeatthesethings,"saidmyuncle,"youmustexcercisegreatcare.Youmayswallowdownwhat'ssolid...BUT...youmustspitouttheair!

"

And...asyoupartakeoftheworld'sbilloffare,that'sdarnedgoodadvicetofollow.Doalotofspittingoutthehotair.Andbecarefulwhatyouswallow.

Thankyou.

■文章重点单词注释：

1

faculty

n.才能；学院，系；（学院或系的）全体教学人员

参考例句：

Hehasagreatfacultyforlearningforeignlanguages.他有学习外语的天赋。

Hehasthefacultyofsayingtherightthingattherighttime.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。

2

applied

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

Sheplanstotakeacourseinappliedlinguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。

Thiscreamisbestappliedtothefaceatnight.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

3

spouses

n.配偶，夫或妻（spouse的名词复数）

参考例句：

Jobsareavailableforspousesoncampusandinthecommunity.校园里和社区里有配偶可做的工作。

来自辞典例句

Anastonishingnumberofspouses-mostparticularlyintheupper-incomebrackets-havenoclosenotionoftheirhusbands'paychecks.相当大一部分妇女——特别在高收入阶层——并不很了解他们丈夫的薪金。

来自辞典例句

4

instructors

指导者，教师（instructor的名词复数）

参考例句：

Theinstructorswereslackingonthejob.教员们对工作松松垮垮。

Hewasinvitedtositontherostrumasarepresentativeofextramuralinstructors.他以校外辅导员身份，被邀请到主席台上。

5

mentors

n.（无经验之人的）有经验可信赖的顾问（mentor的名词复数）v.（无经验之人的）有经验可信赖的顾问（mentor的第三人称单数）

参考例句：

BeachamandMcNamara,mytwomentors,hadbothwarnedme.我的两位忠实朋友，比彻姆和麦克纳马拉都曾经警告过我。

来自辞典例句

Thesearethekindsofcontactsthatcouldevolveintomentors.这些人是可能会成为你导师。

来自互联网

6

frustrating

adj.产生挫折的，使人沮丧的，令人泄气的v.使不成功（frustrate的现在分词）；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

It'sfrustratingtohavetowaitsolong.要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。

Itwasademeaningandultimatelyfrustratingexperience.那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。

来自《简明英汉词典》

7

perch

n.栖木，高位，杆；v.栖息，就位，位于

参考例句：

Thebirdtookitsperch.鸟停歇在栖木上。

Littlebirdsperchthemselvesonthebranches.小鸟儿栖歇在树枝上。

8

dissertation

n.（博士学位）论文，学术演讲，专题论文

参考例句：

HeiscurrentlywritingadissertationontheSomalicivilwar.他目前正在写一篇关于索马里内战的论文。

Hewasinvolvedinwritinghisdoctoraldissertation.他在聚精会神地写他的博士论文。

9

friendliness

n.友谊，亲切，亲密

参考例句：

Behindthemaskoffriendliness,Iknowhereallydislikesme.在友善的面具后面，我知道他其实并不喜欢我。

Hismannerwasablendoffriendlinessandrespect.他的态度友善且毕恭毕敬。

10

jersey

n.运动衫

参考例句：

Hewearsacottonjerseywhenheplaysfootball.他穿运动衫踢足球。

Theyweredressedalikeinbluejerseyandknickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

11

swoop

n.俯冲，攫取；v.抓取，突然袭击

参考例句：

Theplanemadeaswoopoverthecity.那架飞机突然向这座城市猛降下来。

Wedecidedtoswoopdownupontheenemythere.我们决定突袭驻在那里的敌人。