耶鲁演讲小布什及甲骨文总裁(中英文)

1、Speech by Oracle CEO Larry Ellison at Yale Graduating Class of 2000"Graduates of Yale University, I apologize if you have endured this type of prologue before, but I want you to do something for me. Please, take a good look around you. Look at the classmate on your left. Look at the classmate o

2、n your right. Now, consider this: five years from now, 10 years from now, even 30 years from now; odds are the person on your left is going to be a loser. The person on your right, meanwhile, will also be a loser. And you, in the middle? What can you expect? Loser. Loserhood. Loser Cum Laude. "

3、In fact, as I look out before me today, I don't see a thousand hopes for a bright tomorrow. I don't see a thousand future leaders in a thousand industries. I see a thousand losers. "You're upset. That's understandable. After all, how can I, Lawrence Larry Ellison, college dropou

4、t, have the audacity to spout such heresy to the graduating class of one of the nation's most prestigious institutions? I'll tell you why. Because I, Lawrence Larry Ellison, second richest man on the planet, am a college dropout, and you are not. Because Bill Gates, richest man on the planet

5、-for now anyway-is a college dropout, and you are not. Because Paul Allen, the third richest man on the planet, dropped out of college, and you did not. And for good measure, because Michael Dell, No. 9 on the list and moving up fast, is a college dropout, and you, yet again, are not. "Hmm, you

6、're very upset. That's understandable. So let me stroke your egos for a moment by pointing out, quite sincerely, that your diplomas were not attained in vain. Most of you, I imagine, have spent four to five years here, and in many ways what you've learned and endured will serve you well

7、in the years ahead. You've established good work habits. You've established a network of people that will help you down the road. And you've established what will be life long relationships with the word 'therapy'. "All that is good. For in truth, you will need that network.

8、 You will need those strong work habits. You will need that therapy. You will need them because you didn't drop out, and so, you will never be among the richest people in the world. Oh sure, you may, perhaps, work your way up to #10 or #11, like Steve Ballmer. But then, I don't have to tell

9、you who he really works for, do I? And for the record, he dropped out of grad school. Bit of a late bloomer. "Finally, I realize that many of you, and hopefully by now most of you, are wondering, 'Is there anything I can do? Is there any hope for me at all?' Actually, no. It's too l

10、ate. You've absorbed too much, think you know too much. You're not 19 anymore. You have a built-in cap, and I'm not referring to the mortarboards on your heads. "Hmm, you're really very upset. That's understandable. So perhaps this would be a good time to bring up the silver

11、 lining. Not for you, Class of 2000. You are a write-off, so I'll let you slink off to your pathetic $200,000-a-year jobs, where your checks will be signed by former classmates who dropped out two years ago. "Instead, I want to give hope to any underclassmen here today. I say to you, and I

12、can't stress this enough: leave. Pack your things and your ideas and don't come back. Drop out. Start up. For I can tell you that a cap and gown will keep you down just as surely as these security guards dragging me off this stage are keeping me dow."参考译文：耶鲁的毕业生们，我很抱歉-如果你们不喜欢这样的开场白。我想请你

13、们为我做一件事。请你好好看一看周围，看一看 站在你左边的同学，看一看站在你右边的同学。请你设想这样的情况：从现在起5年之后，10年之后，或30年之后，今天站在你左边的这个人会是一个失败者； 右边的这个人，同样，也是个失败者。而你，站在中间的家伙，你以为会怎样？一样是失败者。失败的经历。失败的优等生。说实话，今天我站在这里，并没有看到一千个毕业生的灿烂未来。我没有看到一千个行业的一千名卓越领导者，我只看到了一千个失败者。你们感到沮丧，这是可以理解的。为什么，我，埃里森，一个退学生，竟然在美国最具声望的学府里这样厚颜地散布异端？ 我来告诉你原因。因为，我，埃里森，这个行星上第二富有的人，是个退学生

14、，而你不是。因为比尔盖茨，这个行星上最富有的人-就目前而言-是个退学 生，而你不是。因为艾伦，这个行星上第三富有的人，也退了学，而你没有。再来一点证据吧，因为戴尔，这个行星上第九富有的人-他的排位还在不断上升， 也是个退学生。而你，不是。嗯，你们非常沮丧，这是可以理解的。我可以想到，你们中的大多数人已在这里呆了四、五年了，你们已经养成了良好的工作习惯，你们也建立起了对自己以后的道路有所帮助的人际关系网络。你们将来需要这些有用的工作习惯。你将来需要这种“治疗”。你需要它们，因为你没辍学，所以你永远不会成为世界上最富有的人。哦，当然，你可以，也许，以你的方式进步到第10位，第11位，就像Steve

15、。不过，我没有告诉你他在为谁工作，是吧？根据记载，他是研究生时辍的学，开化得稍晚了些。现在，我猜想你们中间很多人，也许是绝大多数人，正在琢磨，“我能做什么？我究竟有没有前途？”当然没有。太晚了，你们已经吸收了太多东西，以为自己懂得太多。你们再也不是19岁了。你们有了“内置”的帽子，哦，我指的可不是你们脑袋上的学位帽。嗯，你们已经非常沮丧啦。这是可以理解的。所以，现在可能是讨论实质的时候啦-绝不是为了你们，2000年毕业生。你们已经被报销，不予考虑了。我想，你们就偷偷摸摸去干那年薪20万美元的可怜工作吧，在那里，工资单是由你两年前辍学的同班同学签字开出来的。事实上，我是寄希望于眼下还没 有毕业的

16、同学。我要对他们说，离开这里。收拾好你的东西，带着你的点子，别再回来。退学吧，开始行动。我要告诉你，一顶帽子一套学位服必然要让你沦 落.就像这些保安马上要把我从这个讲台上撵走一样必然.（此时，拉里埃里森被带离了讲台）讲关键字: 布什总统在耶鲁大学毕业典礼上的演讲.doc 一直对布什总统了解甚少,只是随大流地认为由于他缺乏水准没能把美利坚共和国治理好,直到偶然读到他在耶鲁大学毕业典礼上的演讲。从这篇演讲中至少得出这 样一些结论: 1.   布什总统有他自己的幽默方式。这是一种自嘲式的幽默,不惜把自己往死里贬上一通。他坦然地将自己归入C类学生,在赞扬那些获得各种奖励的优秀学生的

17、同时, 毫不掩饰地说,C等生也能成功,可以成为美国总统。最为幽默的是,他说,他对从耶鲁中途辍学的CHENNY说,耶鲁大学的学位很值钱,如果你毕业了,你就 可以当总统,如果你辍学了,你只能当副总统。 A Yale degree is worth a lot, as I often remind Dick Cheney - (laughter) - who studied here, but left a little early. So now we know - if you graduate from Yale, you become President. If you drop out,

18、you get to be Vice President. 在毕业典礼现场有他当年的同窗、耶鲁大学某学院院长Brodhead。布什总统说,当时他俩常泡图书馆,因为那里有很舒适的沙发。他们俩还有个君子协定,Brodhead不大声朗读,他不打呼噜。 We both put a lot of time in at the Sterling Library, in the reading room, where they have those big leather couches. (Laughter.) We had a mutual understanding - Dick wouldn'

19、;t read aloud, and I wouldn't snore. (Laughter.) 整个演讲妙语连珠,耶鲁学子没有因为他的自嘲而看低了他,反而报以阵阵热烈的掌声。 2.   布什总统有他自己的语言风格。这是一种不装腔作势的风格,语句简短,用词平实,但出人意料。他向所有的家长表示祝贺,说,这对你们来说是重要的一天,对你们的钱包来说也是重要的一天。 I congratulate all the parents who are here. It's a glorious day when your child graduates from colle

20、ge. It's a great day for you; it's a great day for your wallet. (Laughter.) 他说,做学生时,他努力保持低调,而且做到了,因为去年纽约时报采访曾经教过他的教授John Morton Blum,教授搜肠刮肚根本想不起有布什这么个学生。 As a student, I tried to keep a low profile. It worked. Last year the New York Times interviewed John Morton Blum because the record showe

21、d I had taken one of his courses. Casting his mind's eye over the parade of young faces down through the years, Professor Blum said, and I quote, "I don't have the foggiest recollection of him." (Laughter.) 3.   布什总统有他自己待人接物的态度。这是一种谦虚、宽容和超然的态度。尽管BLUM 教授曾在媒体上说对布什这个学生毫无映象,布

22、什还是说,他能回忆起BLUM教授如何献身于教育事业和他治学如何严谨,由此向所有耶鲁的教师表示感谢。 But I remember Professor Blum. And I still recall his dedication and high standards of learning. In my time there were many great professors at Yale. And there still are. They're the ones who keep Yale going after the commencements, after we have

23、 all gone our separate ways. I'm not sure I remembered to thank them the last time I was here, but now that I have a second chance, I thank the professors of Yale University. 我曾经想过,媒体对布什总统的各种能力没少嘲弄,对这些嘲弄他是如何反应的呢?他是否会视之为侮辱而气恼呢?显然他知道媒体对他语言能力的嘲 笑,但他却能在毕业典礼这样的场合把这些嘲弄化为幽默。他说,他在耶鲁学了英语,还修了一门与演讲术有关的课程,所

24、以他要将他对于语言的掌握归功于耶鲁; 媒体评论他所犯的语言过失,他说,那不是什么过失,因为他曾经在耶鲁学过十五世纪日本韵律严格的诗歌,那是他用完美的古典格律和韵律在说话呢。 I did take English here, and I took a class called "The History and Practice of American Oratory," taught by Rollin G. Osterweis. (Applause.) And, President Levin, I want to give credit where credit is d

25、ue. I want the entire world to know this - everything I know about the spoken word, I learned right here at Yale. (Laughter.) For example, I took a class that studied Japanese Haiku. Haiku, for the uninitiated, is a 15th century form of poetry, each poem having 17 syllables. Haiku is fully understoo

26、d only by the Zen masters. As I recall, one of my academic advisers was worried about my selection of such a specialized course. He said I should focus on English. (Laughter.) I still hear that quite often. (Laughter.) But my critics don't realize I don't make verbal gaffes. I'm speaking

27、 in the perfect forms and rhythms of ancient Haiku. (Applause.) 4.   布什总统的演讲风格独特。那是一种完全属于他个人的风格,是一种面对面谈话式的风格。他谈的大多数是他自己,而不是千篇一律千人一面的套话空话大话,让人 听了也白听,不听绝不会感觉遗憾。尽管他最后也有一些励志的语言,但是听了让人感觉亲切,因为它们不复杂不神秘,简单易懂。 In my time, they spoke of the "Yale man." I was really never sure what that was

28、. But I do think that I'm a better man because of Yale. All universities, at their best, teach that degrees and honors are far from the full measure of life. Nor is that measure taken in wealth or in titles. What matters most are the standards you live by, the consideration you show others, and

29、the way you use the gifts you are given. We begin to understand that life is ours to live, but not to waste, and that the greatest rewards are found in the commitments we make with our whole hearts - to the people we love and to the causes that earn our sacrifice. I hope that each of you will know t

30、hese rewards. I hope you will find them in your own way and your own time. 总之,我很喜欢这篇演讲词,不知为何找回了一些多年前刚开始学习英语时那种对美国社会价值观的好感,感觉布什总统在一定程度上代表了充满生命力的美国牛仔精神。 这篇演讲词值得一读。 Remarks by the President in Commencement Address Yale University New Haven, ConnecticutMexico. Senor Presidente, usted es un verdadero lid

31、er, y un gran amigo. (Applause.) I congratulate all the parents who are here. It's a glorious day when your child graduates from college. It's a great day for you; it's a great day for your wallet. (Laughter.) Most important, congratulations to the class of 2001. (Applause.) To those of

32、you who received honors, awards, and distinctions, I say, well done. And to the C students - (applause) - I say, you, too, can be President of the United States. (Laughter and applause.) A Yale degree is worth a lot, as I often remind Dick Cheney - (laughter) - who studied here, but left a little ea

33、rly. So now we know - if you graduate from Yale, you become President. If you drop out, you get to be Vice President. (Laughter.) I appreciate so very much the chance to say a few words on this occasion. I know Yale has a tradition of having no commencement speaker. I also know that you've carve

34、d out a single exception. Most people think that to speak at Yale's commencement, you have to be President. But over the years, the specifications have become far more demanding. Now you have to be a Yale graduate, you have to be President, and you have had to have lost the Yale vote to Ralph Na

35、der. (Applause.) This is my first time back here in quite a while. I'm sure that each of you will make your own journey back at least a few times in your life. If you're like me, you won't remember everything you did here. (Laughter.) That can be a good thing. (Laughter.) But there will

36、be some people, and some moments, you will never forget. Take, for example, my old classmate, Dick Brodhead, the accomplished dean of this great university. (Applause.) I remember him as a young scholar, a bright lad - (laughter) - a hard worker. We both put a lot of time in at the Sterling Library,

37、 in the reading room, where they have those big leather couches. (Laughter.) We had a mutual understanding - Dick wouldn't read aloud, and I wouldn't snore. (Laughter.) Our course selections were different, as we followed our own path to academic discovery. Dick was an English major, and lov

38、ed the classics. I loved history, and pursued a diversified course of study. I like to think of it as the academic road less traveled. (Laughter.) For example, I took a class that studied Japanese Haiku. Haiku, for the uninitiated, is a 15th century form of poetry, each poem having 17 syllables. Hai

39、ku is fully understood only by the Zen masters. As I recall, one of my academic advisers was worried about my selection of such a specialized course. He said I should focus on English. (Laughter.) I still hear that quite often. (Laughter.) But my critics don't realize I don't make verbal gaf

40、fes. I'm speaking in the perfect forms and rhythms of ancient Haiku. (Applause.) I did take English here, and I took a class called "The History and Practice of American Oratory," taught by Rollin G. Osterweis. (Applause.) And, President Levin, I want to give credit where credit is due

41、. I want the entire world to know this - everything I know about the spoken word, I learned right here at Yale. (Laughter.) As a student, I tried to keep a low profile. It worked. Last year the New York Times interviewed John Morton Blum because the record showed I had taken one of his courses. Cast

42、ing his mind's eye over the parade of young faces down through the years, Professor Blum said, and I quote, "I don't have the foggiest recollection of him." (Laughter.) But I remember Professor Blum. And I still recall his dedication and high standards of learning. In my time there

43、 were many great professors at Yale. And there still are. They're the ones who keep Yale going after the commencements, after we have all gone our separate ways. I'm not sure I remembered to thank them the last time I was here, but now that I have a second chance, I thank the professors of Y

44、ale University. (Applause.) That's how I've come to feel about the Yale experience - grateful. I studied hard, I played hard, and I made a lot of lifelong friends. What stays with you from college is the part of your education you hardly ever notice at the time. It's the expectations and

45、 examples around you, the ideals you believe in, and the friends you make. In my time, they spoke of the "Yale man." I was really never sure what that was. But I do think that I'm a better man because of Yale. All universities, at their best, teach that degrees and honors are far from the full measure of life. Nor is that measure taken in wealth or in titles. What matters most are the standards you live by, the consideration you show others, and the way you use the gifts