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娜塔莉波特曼哈佛毕业演讲中英全文

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　　娜塔莉·波特曼5月22日回母校演讲。

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娜塔莉波特曼哈佛毕业演讲内容全文（英文版）　　Hello,classof　amsohonoresttobehere　Khurana,faculty,parents,andmostespeciallygraduatingstudents.Thankyousomuchforinvatingme.TheSeniorClassCommittee.it’sgenuinelyoneofthemostexcitingthingsI’veeverbeenaskedtodo.

　　IhavetoadmitprimarilybecauseIcan’tdenyitasitwasleakedintheWikiLeaksreleaseoftheSonyhackthathenIwasinvitedIrepliedandIdirectlyquotemyownemail.”Wow!

Thisissonice!

””I’mgonnaneedsomefunnyghostwriters.Anyideas?

”ThisinitialresponsenowblesslypublicwasfromtheknowledgethatatmyclassdaywewereluckyenoughtohaveWillFerrelasclassdayspeakerandmanyofuswerehung-over,orevenfreshlyhighmainlywantedto　Ihavetoadmitthattoday,even12yearsaftergraduation.I’mstillinsecureaboutmyown　havetoremindmyselftodayyou’reherefora　IfeelmuchlikeIdidwhenIcametoHarvaedYardasafreshmanin　youguyswere,tomycontinuedshockedandhorror,stillin　feltliketherehadbeensomemistake,thatIwasn’tsmartenoughtobeinthiscompany,andthateverytimeIopenedmy　wouldhavetoprovethatIwas’tjustdumb　Istartwithanapology.Thiswon’tbeveryfunny.I’mnota　Ididn’tgetaghost　Iamheretotellyou　isgivingyoualldiplomastomorrow.Youarehereforareason.Sometimesyourinsecuritiesandyourinexperiencemayleadyou,too,toembraceotherpeople’sexpectations,standards,orvalues.Butyoucanharnessthatinexperiencetocarveoutyourownpath,onethatisfreeoftheburdenofknowinghowthingsaresupposedtobe,apaththatisdefinedbyitsownparticularsetofreasons.

　　ThatotherdayIwenttoanamusementparkwithmysoon-to-be4-yeas-oldson.AndIwatchhimplayarcadegames.Hewasincrediblefocused,throwinghisballatthetarget.JewishmotherthanIam,Iskipped20stepsandwasalreadyimagininghimasamajorleagueplayerwithwhatishisarmandhisarmandhisconcentration.ButthenIrealizedwhathewant.Hewasplayingtotradeinhisticketsforthecrappyplastictoy.Theprizewasmuchmoreexctingthanthegametogetit.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,partofwhyIwasinvitedtocometospeaktodaybeyondmybeingaproudalummaisthatI’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:

Episonde1,IknewIwouldbestaringoverintermsofhowpeopleviewedme.IfearedpeoplewouldhaveassumedI’dgotteninjustforbeingfamous,andthattheywouldthinkthatIwasnotworthyoftheintellectualrigorhere.Anditwouldnothavebeenfarfromthetruth.

　　WhenIcamehereIhadneverwrittena10-papepaperbefore.I’mnotevensureI’vewrittena5-pagepaper.IwasalarmedandintimidatedbythecalmeyesofafellowstudentwhocameherefromDaltonorExeterwhothoughtthatcomparedtohighschooltheworkloadherewaseasy.Iwascompletelyoverwhelmedandthoughtthatreading1000pagesaweekwasunimaginable,thatwritinga50-pagethesisisjustsomethingIcouldneverdo.IHadnoideahowtodeclaremyintentions.Icould’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.SofreshmanfallIdecidedtotakeneurobiologyandadvancedmodernHebrewliteraturebecauseIwasseriousandintellectual.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,thewayProfessorScarrytalkedabouttheatreisateansformativereligiousforcehowprofessorCoslinshowedhowmuchourvisualcortexisactivatedjustby　grantedthesethingsdon’tnecessarilyhelpmeanswerthemostcommonquestionI’masked:

Whatdesignerareyouwearing?

What’syourfitnessregime?

Anymakeuptips?

ButIhaveneversincebeenembarrassedtomyselfaswhatImightpreviouslyhavethoughtwasastupidquestion.MyHarvarddegreeandotherawardsareemblemsoftheexperienceswhichledmetothem.Thewoodpaneledlecturehalls,thecolorfulfallleaves,thehotvanillaToscaninis,readinggreatnovelsinoverstuffedlibrarychairs,runningthroughdininghallssceaming:

Ooh!

Ah!

Citysteps!

Citysteps!

Citysteps!

Citysteps!

　　It’seasynowtoromanticizemytimehere.ButIhadsomeverydifficulttimesheretoo.Somecombinationofbeing19,dealingwithmyfirstheartbreak,takingbirthcontrolpillsthatsincebeentakenoffthemarketfortheirdepressivesideeffects,andspendingtoomuchtimemissingdaylightduringwintermouthsledmetosomeprettydarkmoments,particularlyduringsophomoreyear.TherewereseveraloccasionswhereIstartedcryinginmeetingwithprofessorsoverwhelmedwithwhatIwassupposedtopulloffwhenIcouldbarelygetmyselfoutofbedinthemorning.MomentswhenItookonthemottoforschoolwork.Done.Notgood.IfonlyIcouldfinishmywork,evenifittookeatingajumbopackofsourPatchKidstogetmethroughasingle10-pagepaper.IfeltthatI’veaccomplishedagreatfeat.Irepeattomyself.Done.Notgood.

　　Acoupleofyearsago,IwenttoTokyowithmyhusbandandIateatthemostremarkablesushirestaurant.Idon’teveneatfish.I’mvegan.Sothattellsyouhowgooditwas.Evenwithjustvegetables,thissushiwasthestuffyoudreamedabout.Therestauranthassixseats.MyhusbandandImarveledathowanyonecanmakericesosuperiortoallotherrice.Wewonderedwhytheydidn’tmakeabiggerrestaurantandbethemostpopularplaceintown.OurlocalfriendexplaintousthatallthebestrestaurantsinTokyoarethatsmallanddoonlyonetypeofdish:

sushiortempuraorteriyaki.Becausetheywanttodothatthingwellandbeautifully.Andit’snotaboutquantity.It’sabouttakingpleasu