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娜塔莉波特曼哈佛毕业演讲中英全文
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!
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”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