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大学毕业典礼演讲稿英文范本 大学毕业了，同学们即将离开了，那么在大学的毕业典礼上应该如何更好的进行英文的演讲呢?下面就和一起来看看吧。 ItakewithmethememoryofFridayafternoonACMhappyhours,knownnotforkegsofbeer,butratherbowlsofrainbowsherbetpunch.OvertheseveralyearsthatIattendedthesehappyhourstheyenjoyedvaryingdegreesofpopularity,oftenproportionaltothequalityandquantityoftheaompanyingrefreshments-buttherewasalwaystherainbowsherbertpunch. Itakewithmememoriesofpurpleparkingpermits,theWestCampusshuttle,checkingmypendaflex,over-duelibrarybooks,tryingtoprintfromcec,lunchesonDelmar,friendswhosleptintheiroffices,miniaturegolfinLopataHall,TheGreenwayTalk,divisionIIIbasketball,andtryingtoconvinceDeanRusselthatyetanotherengineeringschoolruleshouldbechanged. Finally,Iwouldliketoconclude,notwithamemory,butwithsomeadvice.Whatwouldagraduationspeechbewithoutalittleadvice,right?Anyway,thisadviceesintheformofaversedeliveredtothe1977graduatingclassofLakeForestCollegebyTheodoreSeussGeisel,betterknowntotheworldasDr.Seuss-Hereshowitgoes: Myuncleorderedpopoversfromtherestaurantsbilloffare.Andwhentheywereserved,heregardedthemwithaperatingstare.ThenhespokegreatWordsofWisdomashesatthereonthatchair:Toeatthesethings,saidmyuncle,youmustexcercisegreatcare.Youmayswallowdownwhatssolid.BUT.youmustspitouttheair! And.asyoupartakeoftheworldsbilloffare,thatsdarnedgoodadvicetofollow.Doalotofspittingoutthehotair.Andbecarefulwhatyouswallow. Thankyou. OpportunitiesandChallenges First,Iwouldliketoknow,whatdoesyourdestinyofferyou?Happiness,wisdom,astrongbodyorsomethingelse.IfIhadaskedthisquestiontopresidentNixon,hewouldprobablyhadsaid,”Ourdestinyoffersnotthecupofdespair,butthechaliceofopportunity.” Needlesstosay,oneofthebiggestopportunitiesgiventoChinaisthexxOlympicGames.Tillnow,wehaveusedtwoseventhsofthepreparationtime.Howmuchchangeshaveyouseen?Newroads,newsubwaylines,public-exercisingequipmentswithbeautifulcolors,largeblocksofgrassfields,andalsolotsofmoderngymswhichareunderconstruction. Otherthanthose,thereareevenmoregoodeffectsbroughttousbytheOlympicGamesthatcannotbeseendirectly.Forexample,moreandmorepeoplewillgettoknowChina.ImsurethemysteriousChineseculturewillattractthemstrongly.Andthegameswillalsodogoodtotheeconomyandenvironment,foritisgainingtheattentionofforeigninvestorsandtheawarenessofenvironmentalprotectionisbeingstrengthened.Whatismore,OlympicGamesgiveauniqueopportunitytoinspireandeducateanewgenerationofChineseyouthwiththeOlympicvaluesandtheOlympicspirit.Nowthatwehaveseensomanyadvances,couldyouevenimagineuslosingtheholdingrights? IvealreadysaidalotabouttheOlympicsandChina.ButIthinkeveryoneshouldusesometimetothinkofthisquestion,”DoestheOlympicGameshaveanyspecialmeaningtoyou?” Forus,ImeantheChineseyouth,xxOlympicGamesisatremendousgift.Becausewhatwearewaitingforistodosomethingsignificantasrepayingthelovegiventous.Thesocietyisjustlikeaship,andinourdreamsthecaptainiswavinghishandandsaying”Hey!Comehereandtakethehelm!”Howcharminghisvoiceis,butwehaveneverheardofitinourtruelife.Thismorning,however,whenwewakeup,wewillseetheOlympicGameswavingitshand.Afterchewing,mostofuswillhaveatleastoneplanaboutwhattodofortheOlympicGames.Andmineistobea“forter”-thatissomeonewhowillgiveforttoothers. Attheendofmyspeech,Ihopeallthepreparationwillgowell,andeveryonewillshowtheirabilitytotheworld.Letusseizeopportunitiesandgiveabigsmiletochallenges. GraduatesofYaleUniversity,Iapologizeifyouhaveenduredthistypeofprologuebefore,butIwantyoutodosomethingforme.Please,takeaoodlookaroundyou.Lookattheclassmateonyourleft.Lookattheclassmateonyourright.Now,considerthis:fiveyearsfromnow,10yearsfromnow,even30yearsfromnow,oddsarethepersononyourleftisgoingtobealoser.Thepersononyourright,meanwhile,willalsobealoser.Andyou,inthemiddle?Whatcanyouexpect?Loser.Loserhood.LoserCumLaude. Infact,asIlookoutbeforemetoday,Idontseeathousandhopesforabrighttomorrow.Idontseeathousandfutureleadersinathousandindustries.Iseeathousandlosers. Youreupset.Thatsunderstandable.Afterall,howcanI,LawrenceLarryEllison,collegedropout,havetheaudacitytospoutsuchheresytothegraduatingclassofoneofthenationsmostprestigiousinstitutions?Illtellyouwhy.BecauseI,LawrenceLarryEllison,secondrichestmanonthepla,amacollegedropout,andyouarenot. BecauseBillGates,richestmanonthepla-fornow,anyway-isacollegedropout,andyouarenot. BecausePaulAllen,thethirdrichestmanonthepla,droppedoutofcollege,andyoudidnot. Andforgoodmeasure,becauseMichaelDell,No.9onthelistandmovingupfast,isacollegedropout,andyou,yetagain,arenot. Hmm.youreveryupset.Thatsunderstandable.Soletmestrokeyouregosforamomentbypointingout,quitesincerely,thatyourdiplomaswerenotattainedinvain.Mostofyou,Iimagine,havespentfourtofiveyearshere,andinmanywayswhatyouvelearnedandenduredwillserveyouwellintheyearsahead.Youveestablishedgoodworkhabits.Youveestablishedaworkofpeoplethatwillhelpyoudowntheroad.Andyouveestablishedwhatwillbelifelongrelationshipswiththewordtherapy.Allthatofisgood.Forintruth,youwillneedthatwork.Youwillneedthosestrongworkhabits.Youwillneedthattherapy. Youwillneedthembecauseyoudidntdropout,andsoyouwillneverbeamongtherichestpeopleintheworld.Ohsure,youmay,perhaps,workyourwayuptoNo.10orNo.11,likeSteveBallmer.Butthen,Idonthavetotellyouwhohereallyworksfor,doI?Andfortherecord,hedroppedoutofgradschool.Bitofalatebloomer. Finally,Irealizethatmanyofyou,andhopefullybynowmostofyou,arewondering,IsthereanythingIcando?Isthereanyhopeformeatall?Actually,no.Itstoolate.Youveabsorbedtoomuch,thinkyouknowtoomuch.Yourenot19anymore.Youhaveabuilt-incap,andImnotreferringtothemortarboardsonyourheads. Hmm.yourereallyveryupset.Thatsunderstandable.Soperhapsthiswouldbeagoodtimetobringupthesilverlining.Notforyou,Classof00.Youareawrite-off,soIllletyouslinkofftoyourpathetic$200,000-a-yearjobs,whereyourcheckswillbesignedbyformerclassmateswhodroppedouttwoyearsago. Instead,Iwanttogivehopetoanyunderclassmenheretoday.Isaytoyou,andIcantstressthisenough:leave.Packyourthingsandyourideasanddonteback.Dropout.Startup. ForIcantellyouthatacapandgownwillkeepyoudownjustassurelyasthesesecurityguardsdraggingmeoffthisstagearekeepingmedown. (AtthispointTheOracleCEOwasusheredoffstage.) youallareleavingyouralmamaternow.ihavenogifttopresentyouallexceptapieceofadvice. whatiwouldliketoadviseisthatdontgiveupyourstudy.mostofthecoursesyouhavetakenarepartlyforyourcertificate.youhadnochoicebuttotakethem.fromnowon,youmaystudyonyourown.iwouldadviseyoutoworkhardatsomespecialfieldwhenyouarestillyoungandvigorous.youryouthwillbegonethatwillneverebacktoyouagain.whenyouareold,andwhenyourenergyaregettingpoorer,youwillnotbeabletoasyouwishto.eventhoughyouhavetostudyinordertomakealiving,studieswillneverliveuptoyou.makingalivingwithoutstudying,youwillbeshiftedoutinthreeorfiveyears.atthistimewhenyouhopetomakeitup,youwillsayitistoolate.perhapsyouwillsay,aftergraduationandgoingintothesociety,wewillmeetwithanurgentproblem,thatis,tomakealiving.forthiswehavenotimetostudy.eventhoughwehopetostudy,wehavenolibrarynorlabs,howcanwestudyfurther? iwouldliketosaythatallthosewhowaittohavealibrarywillnotstudyfurthereventhoughtheyhaveoneandallthesewhowaittohavealabwillnotdoexperimentseventhoughtheyhaveone.whenyouhaveafirmresolutionanddeterminationtosolveaproblem,youwillnaturallyeconomizeonfoodandclothing. asfortime,ishouldsayitsnotaproblem.youmayknowthateverydayhecoulddoonlyanhourwork,notmuchmorethanthatbecausedarwinwasillforallhislife.youmusthavereadhisachievements.everydayyouspendanhourinreading10usefulpages,thenyouwillreadmorethan3650pageseveryyear.in30yearsyouwillhaveread110,000pages. myfellowstudents,reading110,000pageswillmakeyouascholar.butitwilltakeyouanhourtoreadthreekindsofsmall-sizednewspapersanditwilltakeyouanhourandahalftoplayfourroundsofmahjianpieces.readingsmall-sizednewspapersorplayingmahjianpieces,orworkinghardtobeascholar?itsuptoyouall. henrikibsensaid,itisyourgreatestdutytomakeyourselfout. studyingisthenastoolascasting.givingupstudyingwilldestroyyourself. ihavetosaygoodbyetoyouall.youralmamaterwillopenhereyestoseewhatyouwillbein10years.goodbye! iamhonoredtobewithyoutodayatyourmencementfromoneofthefinestuniversitiesintheworld.inevergraduatedfromcollege.truthbetold,thisistheclosestiveevergottentoacollegegraduation. todayiwanttotellyouthreestoriesfrommylife.thatsit.nobigdeal.justthreestories. thefirststoryisaboutconnectingthedots. idroppedoutofreedcollegeafterthefirst6months,butthenstayedaroundasadrop-inforanother18monthsorsobeforeireallyquit.sowhydididropout? itstartedbeforeiwasborn.mybiologicalmotherwasayoung,unwedcollegegraduatestudent,andshedecidedtoputmeupforadoption.shefeltverystronglythatishouldbeadoptedbycollegegraduates,soeverythingwasallsetformetobeadoptedatbirthbyalawyerandhiswife.exceptthatwhenipoppedouttheydecidedatthelastminutethattheyreallywantedagirl.somyparents,whowereonawaitinglist,gotacallinthemiddleofthenightasking:wehaveanunexpectedbabyboy;doyouwanthim?theysaid:ofcourse.mybiologicalmotherlaterfoundoutthatmymotherhadnevergraduatedfromcollegeandthatmyfatherhadnevergraduatedfromhighschool.sherefusedtosignthefinaladoptionpapers.sheonlyrelentedafewmonthslaterwhenmyparentspromisedthatiwouldsomedaygotocollege. and17yearslaterididgotocollege.butinaivelychoseacollegethatwasalmostasexpensiveasstanford,andallofmyworking-classparentssavingswerebeingspentonmycollegetuition.aftersixmonths,icouldntseethevalueinit.ihadnoideawhatiwantedtodowithmylifeandnoideahowcollegewasgoingtohelpmefigureitout.andhereiwasspendingallofthemoneymyparentshadsavedtheirentirelife.soidecidedtodropoutandtrustthatitwouldallworkoutok.itwasprettyscaryatthetime,butlookingbackitwasoneofthebestdecisionsievermade.theminuteidroppedouticouldstoptakingtherequiredclassesthatdidntinterestme,andbegindroppinginontheonesthatlookedinteresting. itwasntallromantic.ididnthaveadormroom,soisleptonthefloorinfriendsrooms,ireturnedcokebottlesforthe5depositstobuyfoodwith,andiwouldwalkthe7milesacrosstowneverysundaynighttogetonegoodmealaweekattheharekrishnatemple.ilovedit.andmuchofwhatistumbledintobyfollowingmycuriosityandintuitionturnedouttobepricelesslateron.letmegiveyouoneexample:reedcollegeatthattimeofferedperhapsthebestcalligraphyinstructioninthecountry.throughoutthecampuseveryposter,everylabeloneverydrawer,wasbeautifullyhandcalligraphed.becauseihaddroppedoutanddidnthavetotakethenormalclasses,idecidedtotakeacalligraphyclasstolearnhowtodothis.ilearnedaboutserifandsanseriftypefaces,aboutvaryingtheamountofspacebetweendifferentletterbinations,aboutwhatmakesgreattypographygreat.itwasbeautiful,historical,artisticallysubtleinawaythatsciencecantcapture,andifounditfascinating. noneofthishadevenahopeofanypracticalapplicationinmylife.buttenyearslater,whenweweredesigningthefirstmacintoshputer,itallcamebacktome.andwedesigneditallintothemac.itwasthefirstputerwithbeautifultypography.ifihadneverdroppedinonthatsinglecourseincollege,themacwouldhaveneverhadmultipletypefacesorproportionallyspacedfonts.andsincewindowsjustcopiedthemac,itslikelythatnopersonalputerwouldhavethem.ifihadneverdroppedout,iwouldhaveneverdroppedinonthiscalligraphyclass,andpersonalputersmightnothavethewonderfultypographythattheydo.ofcourseitwasimpossibletoconnectthedotslookingforwardwheniwasincollege.butitwasvery,veryclearlookingbackwardstenyearslater. again,youcantconnectthedotslookingforward;youcanonlyconnectthemlookingbackwards.soyouhavetotrustthatthedotswillsomehowconnectinyourfuture.youhavetotrustinsomething-yourgut,destiny,life,karma,whatever.thisapproachhasneverletmedown,andithasmadeallthedifferenceinmylife. mysecondstoryisaboutloveandloss. iwasluckyifoundwhatilovedtodoearlyinlife.wozandistartedappleinmyparentsgaragewheniwas20.weworkedhard,andin10yearsapplehadgrownfromjustthetwoofusinagarageintoa$2billionpanywithover4000employees.wehadjustreleasedourfinestcreation-themacintosh-ayearearlier,andihadjustturned30.andthenigotfired.howcanyougetfiredfromapanyyoustarted? well,asapplegrewwehiredsomeonewhoithoughtwasverytalentedtorunthepanywithme,andforthefirstyearorsothingswentwell.butthenourvisionsofthefuturebegantodivergeandeventuallywehadafallingout.whenwedid,ourboardofdirectorssidedwithhim.soat30iwasout.andverypubliclyout.whathadbeenthefocusofmyentireadultlifewasgone,anditwasdevastating. ireallydidntknowwhattodoforafewmonths.ifeltthatihadletthepreviousgenerationofentrepreneursdown-thatihaddroppedthebatonasitwasbeingpassedtome.imetwithda