英语演讲稿：Good bye and good luck.doc

演讲稿 英语演讲稿：good bye and good luck today,ispeakfromthispodiumafinaltimeasyourpresident.asidepart,iwanttothankallofyou-students,faculty,alumniandstaff-withwhomihavebeenprivilegedtoworkoverthesepastyears.someofushavehadourdisagreements,butiknowthatwhichunitesustranscendsthatwhichdividesus.somethingslookdifferenttomethantheydidfiveyearsago.theworldthattodaysharvardsgraduatesareenteringisaprofoundlydifferentonethantheworldadministratorsentered.itisaworldwhereopportunitieshaveneverbeengreaterforthosewhoknowhowtoteachchildrentoread,orthosewhoknowhowtodistributefinancialrisk;nevergreaterforthosewhounderstandthecellandthepixel;nevergreaterforthosewhocanmaster,andnavigatebetween,legalcodes,faithtraditions,puterplatforms,politicalviewpoints.itisalsoaworldwheresomeareleftfurtherandfurtherbehind-thosewhoarenoteducated,thosetrappedinpovertyandviolence,thoseforwhomequalopportunityisjustahollowphrase.scientificandtechnologicaladvancesareenablingustoprehendthefurthestreachesofthecosmos,themostbasicconstituentsofmatter,andthemiracleoflife.atthesametime,today,theactions,andinaction,ofhumanbeingsimperilnotonlylifeontheplanet,buttheverylifeoftheplanet.globalizationismakingtheworldsmaller,fasterandricher.still,9/11,avianflu,andiranremindusthatasmaller,fasterworldisnotnecessarilyasaferworld.ourworldisburstingwithknowledge-butdesperatelyinneedofwisdom.now,whensoundbitesaregettingshorter,wheninstantmessagescrowdoutessays,andwhenindividuallivesgrowmorefrenzied,collegegraduatescapableofdeepreflectionarewhatourworldneeds.forallthesereasonsibelieved-andibelieveevenmorestronglytoday-intheuniqueandirreplaceablemissionofuniversities.universitiesarewherethewisdomwecannotaffordtoloseispreservedfromgenerationtogeneration.amongallhumaninstitutions,universitiescanlookbeyondpresentnormstofuturepossibilities,canlookthroughcurrentconsiderationstoemergentopportunities.andamonguniversities,harvardstandsout.withitsgreattradition,itsiconicreputation,itsremarkablenetworkof300,000alumni,harvardhasneverhadasmuchpotentialasitdoesnow.andyet,greatandproudinstitutions,likegreatandproudnationsattheirpeak,mustsurmountaveryrealrisk:thattheverystrengthoftheirtraditionswillleadtocaution,toaninwardfocusonprerogativeandtoaplacencythatletstheworldpassthemby.andsoisaytoyouthatouruniversitytodayisataninflectionpointinitshistory.atsuchamoment,thereistemptationtoelevatefortandconsensusoverprogressandcleardirection,butthiswouldbeamistake.theuniversitysmatchlessresources-human,physical,financial-demandthatweseizethismomentwithvisionandboldness.todootherwisewouldbealostopportun