北师大(2019)高一英语必修第一册Unit3Lesson2Specialoccasi

北师大版（2019）高一英语必修第一册Unit3Lesson2Specialoccasions补充资料WhatAreYouFor?–BaccalaureateAddressbyPresidentofYaleUniversityPeterSaloveyattheYaleUniversityCommencementFriday,May17,2019GraduatesoftheClassof2019,familymembers,andfriends:Goodmorning.It’saprivilegetobeherewithyoutoday.Commencementisatimeofbeginningsandendings;oflookingtothefuturewithhopewhilesayingfarewellwithbothjoyand,perhaps,nostalgia.Itisajumbleofemotionsforallofus–andafield-dayforapsychologist!Enjoyallthosefeelings:it’imagineyou’llhaveanexperiencequitelikethisagain.So,thereisawonderfulYaletraditionthatIwouldliketohonorrightnow:So,mayIaskallofthefamiliesandfriendsherewhoaretodaytoriseandrecognizetheoutstanding–andgraduating–membersoftheClassof2019?Andnow,mayIasktheClassof2019toconsiderallthosewhohavesupportedyourarrivalatthismilestone,andtopleaseriseandrecognizethem?Thankyou!InSeptember1974,KingmanBrewster,thenpresidentofYale,spoketomembersoftheClassof1978,seatedrightwhereyouarenow.Hetoldthem,“Manyofushavejust-yearbeentriponofamoraltenoutrage:anti-Wallace,anti-War,andanti-Watergate.Wehavebeensosureaboutwhatwewereagainstthatwehavealmostforgottenhowdifficultitistoknowwhatweareforandhowtoachieveit.”Doesthissoundfamiliar?Today,perhapsmorethanever,itiseasytoknowwhatyou’refarmoredifficulttosaywhatyou’refor.Whatwe’reagainstisgoingtobedifferentforeachofus.Maybeyou’reagainstborderwalagainstguns;yourneighborisagainsttradewarsandyourcousinisagainstabortion.Forsome,capitalismistheproblem,whileothersfearthespecterofsocialism.Bythispoint,Ibetallofyouareagainstsittinginoldbuildingswithnoairconditioning,listeningtoalongspeech!So,I’llgettothepointHowmanyofyouhaveeverseenaMarxBrothersmovie?[Right,prettygood.]So,althoughImistakenforGrouchoMarxasoftensinceIshavedmymoustache,IIstilldodohavesawhumor.AndoneofGroucho’sbestperformances,ofcourse,iswhenheplaysacollegepresident.(Itisafunnyrole!)So,intheopeningsceneofthemovieHorseFeathers,Groucho,thenewpresidentofHuxleyCollege,istoldthatthetrusteeshave“afewsuggestions”forhim.Thenhebreaksintothissong:“Idon’tknowwhattheyhavetosay1/5北师大版（2019）高一英语必修第一册Unit3Lesson2Specialoccasions补充资料ItmakesnodifferenceanywayWhateveritis,I’magainstitNomatterwhatitisorwhocommenceditI’magainstitYourpropositionmaybegoodButlet’shavethingoneunderstood:Whateveritis,I’magainstit.”IencourageyoutolookupthesceneonYouTube–butnotrightnow–becauseit’sstillaveryfunnypiece.Andit’sfunnybecauseit’sridiculous,butalsobecauseitcontainsakerneloftruthtruth.Andappliesthenotonlytocollegepresidents,buttoallofus.Howmanytimeshavewedecidedwe’reagainstanideabeforewe’veevenheardit?Howguiltyadeciding“I’magainstit”withoutevenknowingwhat“it”is?Manytimes,weknowwhatweeagainst’rbasedonwhoissayingit.Ifanideacomesfromacertainpublicfigure,politician,ormediaoutlet,wealreadyknowhowwefeel.Partlythisisbecauseourpublicdiscoursehasbecomesopredictable.We’velostthecapacityforsurprisevelation,forr.Speakingofpredictable,hereisthemomentwhereanambassadorofanoldergeneration–thatwouldbeme–tellsmillennials–mostofyou–abouttheevilsofsocialmedia!ButhearmeoutObviously,socialmediahastransformedourlivesandourrelationships.Itobviouslyhasmanyadvantages,allowingustosharenewsandinformationquicklywithpeoplearoundtheworld.Butitalsoheightensoursenseofoutrageandspeedsuparguments,deprivingusofthetimeandspaceforcarefulreflection.Bombardedwithnotifications,pressuredtorespondbeforethemediacycleturnsover,wetapoutourposition–ouropposition–inseconds.It’seasytobeagainstsomethinginfewerthan280characters.Itmoredifficulttoarticulatewhatyouarefor–andtodoitatwarpspeed.Makenomistake:Thereareplentyofreasonstobeoutraged.Mygeneration,yourgeneration–wefacenotonlygravemoralchallengesbutexistentialthreats:risingoceanlevelsgloballyandrisinginequalityinAmerica;violencearoundtheworldandinourownbackyards;thefrayingofthesocialfabric.cannothearthefalconer,”andwewonderifthecentercanhold.Iunderstandtheimpulsetowardnegativity.Likemanyofyou,Isometimesfeeloverwhelmedbythechallengesweface,bytheinjusticesthatcalloutforourcondemnation.Yetitispreciselybecauseourchallengesaresogreatthatoutrageisnotenough.Pointingoutwhatiswrongismerelythebeginning,nottheend,ofourwork.TheCzechauthorIvanKlimawrote,“Todestroyiseasierthantocreate,andthatiswhysomanypeoplereadytodemonstrateagainstwhattheyreject.Butwhatwouldtheysayifoneaskedthemwhattheywantedinstead?”2/5北师大版（2019）高一英语必修第一册Unit3Lesson2Specialoccasions补充资料Whatwouldyousay?WhatwouldIsay?Whatareyoufor?Klima’slifestoryisoneofbothcriticismandcreation.BorninPraguein1931,hewassenttoaNaziconcentrationcampasachild.HesurvivedandbecameanoutspokenvoicefordemocracyinCzechoslovakia.Butin1968,withtheSovietinvasionandcrackdown,Klima’sideasbecamedangerous.HecouldhavefledbuthechosetoreturnhomeandcontinuehisworkindefianceoftheCommunistregime.Heorganizedanundergroundmeetingofwriterswhocirculatedmanusinsecret.Overthecourseof18years,thosewritersproducedthreehundreddifferentworksofart.Theywerecritics,ofcourse:criticsoftyranny,criticsofviolence.Buttheywerecreators,too,creatorsofplays,novels,andpoetry.Theyimagined,andhelpedcreate,anewandbetterworld.Whatwillyouimagine?Abetterbusiness,asmarterschool,astrongercommunity?Whateveryouareagainst,itistimetocreatesomethingyouarefor.AtYale,youhavelearnedtodoboth:toimagineandcreate.Youhavestudiedandexplorednewideas;madeartandmusic;excelledinathletics;launchedcompanies;andservedyourneighborsandtheworld.Youhavecreatedavibrant,diverse,andexcitingcommunity.Taketheseexperienceswithyouanddrawonthemwhenyouneedencouragement.Rememberaclassthatsurprisedyou;aconversationthatinspiredyou;aprofessorwhobelievedinyou.AndtakecaretoavoidwhatToniMorrisoncalls“-ratesecondgoalsandsecondhandideas.”“Ourpastisbleak.Ourfuturedim,”Morrisonwritesweee.theworld“Butasifonelongbrutalgame,thenwebumpintoanothermystery,themysteryofbeauty,oflight,ofthecanarythatsingsonourskulls.Beingforsomethingisasearchforthosemysteries,forthatlight:itisanactofradicaloptimism,abeliefthatamoreperfectworldiswithinreachandthatwecanhelpbuildit.Whatareyoufor?Youmaywellturnthatquestionbacktome.Whatareyoufor,PeterSalovey?Iamforthetransformativepowerofaliberaleducation–onethatasksyoutothinkbroadly,questioneverything,andembracethejoyoflearning.IamfortheAmericanDreaminallitsrichpromise–theideathatopportunitiesaresharedwidelyandthataccesstoeducationiswithinreachforthemany,notthefew.Iamfortherobustandfreeexchangeofideas,asessentialtothemissionofagreatuniversityasitistothehealthofourdemocracy.Iamforaworldwherewewelcometheimmigrant,thepoor,andtheforgotten;wedid[do]notshutthemoutorsilencethem;aworldwhereshowingempathyandunderstandingisconsideredthetruehallmarkofsuccess,ofalifewell-lived.ThatiswhatIamfor.3/5北师大版（2019）高一英语必修第一册Unit3Lesson2Specialoccasions补充资料Yale’smissionsays,inpart,thatweare“committedtoimprovingtheworldtodayandforfuturegenerations.”Thatcommitmentdoesnotendatgraduation.SoonyouwillleaveYaleand,asRobertPennWarren,whostudiedandtaughtatYale,wrote,intotheconvulsionoftheworld,outofhistoryandintohistory.”Indeed,you’llgointohistoryandmakehistory.Lookingaroundmetoday,IthinkofthegenerationsofYalegraduateswhohavecomebeforeyou.Individualswhohavebeenforsomething.Therearemanynamesweknowandothersthatwouldbelessfamiliar–presidentsandworldleaders,artistsandbusinessexecutives,scholarsandscientists.Likethem,Iknowyouwillheedthecalltoleadershipandserviceandleaveyourmarkoneveryrealmofhumanendeavor.ThatisYale’smissionthatis–whatYaleisfor.AsmembersoftheYalecommunity,whatdowebelieve?Webelievethatfactsandexpertise,appliedwithcreativityandwisdom,cantransformtheworld.Webelievethateducationandresearchsavelivesandmakelifemoremeaningful.Webelievethatdiversityofthoughtanddiversityindeedareessentialtohumanprogress.Webelieve,mostofall,intheboundlesspotentialofhumaningenuity;thattogether,wecansolvegreatchallengesandbringlightandtruthtoaworldingreatneedofit.OnMonday,tomorrow,duringyourcommencementceremonies,Iwillconferonyouallthe“rightsaresponsibilities”ofaYaledegree.Yoursisagreatresponsibility.Youwillhavetowhatknowyouarefor.Whatareyoufor?“Surelyinthelightofhistory,”EleanorRooseveltsaid,to“hopeitismoreratherintelligentthantofear,totryratherthannottotry.”Yalehaspreparedyou,asascholarandahumanbeing,totry;tofacechallengeswithcourageanddeter