美国大学每年的名校毕业典礼上都会邀请业内政治、商业、科技等领域的风云人物进行演讲,为本校的毕业生们传授经验。下面出国留学网来说说facebook女高管雪莉·桑德伯格UCB的毕业演讲稿中英对照。
她被美国媒体誉为“硅谷最有影响力女人”,身居福布斯百强女性榜第5名,《时代周刊》的封面人物,并被评为全球最具影响力的人物。
但当她的事业蓬勃发展的时候,他的丈夫却撒手人寰。这对常人来说,是难以承受的打击,但她坚强的挺过来,并且在加州大学伯克利分校UCB的毕业演讲中,为大家分享,她言到“最终塑造你的是你走过的那些艰难。”
以下是她在UCB的研究稿节选:
I learned that in the face of the void—or in the face of any challenge—you can choose joy and meaning.
我明白了,即便悲伤至空虚,或是面对巨大挑战,你仍然可以选择快乐和有意义的生活。
Thank you, Marie. And thank you esteemed members of the faculty, proud parents, devoted friends, squirming siblings.
谢谢玛丽。谢谢尊敬的老师们、自豪的父母、忠诚的朋友们,各位同仁。
Congratulations to all of you…and especially to the magnificent Berkeley graduating class of 2016!
祝贺所有人……尤其是伯克利2016级的毕业生们!
It is a privilege to be here at Berkeley, which has produced so many Nobel Prize winners, Turing Award winners, astronauts, members of Congress, Olympic gold medalists…. and that’s just the women!
在伯克利求学是一件幸事,这里出过众多的诺贝尔奖得主、图灵奖获得者、宇航员、国会议员和奥运会金牌得主……而且都有女性!
Today is a day of thanks. A day to thank those who helped you get here—nurtured you, taught you, cheered you on, and dried your tears. Or at least the ones who didn’t draw on you with a Sharpie when you fell asleep at a party.
今天应该感谢。要感谢帮助你们一步步走到这里的人,感谢培养你,教导你,鼓励你,为你擦过眼泪的人。至少也该感谢你在聚会上睡着后没用记号笔在你脸上乱画的小伙伴们。
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