奥普拉哈佛演讲稿中文

奥普拉哈佛演讲稿奥普拉哈佛演讲稿中文Ohmygoodness!I’matHarvard!Wow!ToPresidentFaust,myfellowhonorans,Carl[Muller]thatwassobeautiful,thankyousomuch,andJamesRothenberg,StephanieWilson,Harvardfaculty,withaspecialbowtomyfriendDr.HenryLewisGates.Allofyoualumni,withaspecialbowtotheClassof’88,yourhundredfifteenmilliondollars.Andtoyou,membersoftheHarvardclassof2013!Hello!我的天啊!我在哈…佛!真的!尊敬的Faust校长、和我一起获得荣誉学位的各位，Carl（注：CarlMuller哈佛校友会主席），真是太棒了，谢谢你们!还有JamesRothenberg,StephanieWilson和哈佛的教职工们，特别感谢我的朋友HenryLewisGates博士（注：美国知名黑人教授）!感谢所有的哈佛校友，特别要感谢88届的毕业生，你们为哈佛捐出一亿一千五百万美元（注：哈佛历史上最多的一次同一班次校友捐款）。所有2013届的各位毕业生们!大家好！Ithankyouforallowingmetobeapartoftheconclusionofthischapterofyourlivesandthecommencementofyournextchapter.TosaythatI'mhonoreddoesn’tevenbegintoquantifythedepthofgratitudethatreallyaccompaniesanhonorarydoctoratefromHarvard.NottoomanylittlegirlsfromruralMississippihavemadeitallthewayheretoCambridge.AndIcantellyouthatIconsidertodayasIsatonthestagethismorninggettingtearyforyouallandthentearyformyself,Iconsidertodayadefiningmilestoneinaverylongandablessedjourney.MyonehopetodayisthatIcanbeasourceofsomeinspiration.I'mgoingtoaddressmyremarkstoanybodywhohaseverfeltinferiororfeltdisadvantaged,feltscrewedbylife,thisisaspeechfortheQuad.感谢你们让我成为你们人生这一篇章的结束与下一篇章开始的纽带。对我而言，荣幸根本无法表达我内心深处对哈佛授予我荣誉学位的感激之情。不是每个来自密西西比州的农村小姑娘都能来到剑桥城的（注：哈佛位于波士顿郊剑桥城）。我可以告诉你们，当我今天早上坐在这个台上，为你们和我自己流下眼泪的时候，我觉得今天是我漫长并被祝福的人生旅途中的一个里程碑。我希望今天我能为你们带来一些启发。我的演讲是为那些曾在人生中感到自卑或觉得自己没有优势，甚至觉得生活一团糟的人，这就是我给哈佛带来的演讲。第1页共9页奥普拉哈佛演讲稿ActuallyIwassohonoredIwantedtodosomethingreallyspecialforyou.IwantedtobeabletohaveyoulookunderyourseatsandtherewouldbefreemasteranddoctordegreesbutIseeyougotthatcoveredalready.Iwillbehonestwithyou.IfeltalotofpressureoverthepastfewweekstocomeupwithsomethingthatIcouldsharewithyouthatyouhadn’theardbeforebecauseafterallyouallwenttoHarvard,Ididnot.ButthenIrealizedthatyoudon’thavetonecessarilygotoHarvardtohaveadrivenobsessiveTypeApersonality.Butithelps.AndwhileImaynothavegraduatedfromhereIadmitthatmypersonalityisaboutasHarvardastheycome.Youknowmytelevisioncareerbeganunexpectedly.AsyouheardthismorningIwasintheMissFirePreventioncontest.ThatwaswhenIwas16yearsoldinNashville,Tennessee,andyouhadtherequirementofhavingtohaveredhairinordertowinupuntiltheyearthatIentered.SotheyweredoingthequestionandanswerperiodbecauseIknewIwashtgoingtowinundertheswimsuitcompetition.Soduringthequestionandanswerperiodthequestioncame“Why,younglady,whatwouldyouliketobewhenyougrowup?”Andbythetimetheygottomeallthegoodanswersweregone.SoIhadseenBarbaraWaltersonthe“TodayShow”thatmorningsoIanswered,“Iwouldliketobeajournalist.Iwouldliketotellotherpeoplesstoriesinawaythatmakesadifferenceintheirlivesandtheworld.”AndasthosewordswerecomingoutofmymouthIwentwhoa!Thisisprettygood!Iwouldliketobeajournalist.Iwanttomakeadifference.WellIwasontelevisionbythetimeIwas19yearsold.Andin1986Ilaunchedmyowntelevisionshowwitharelentlessdeterminationtosucceedatfirst.IwasnervousaboutthecompetitionandthenIbecamemyowncompetitionraisingthebareveryyear,pushing,pushing,pushingmyselfashardasIknew.Soundfamiliartoanybodyhere?Eventuallywedidmakeittothetopandwestayedtherefor25years.其实我真的很荣幸，因此我想为你们做些特别的事。我想要跟你们说，请第2页共9页奥普拉哈佛演讲稿看你们座位下面有免费硕士或博士学位证书，但是我发现你们已经有了。说实话，在过去的几个星期我感到很大的压力，因为我想要跟你们分享一些你们从没听到过的东西，毕竟你们都上了哈佛，而我没有。但后来我意识到其实并不是一定要上哈佛才能有一个驱动性强迫型的A型人格，当然上了哈佛还是有帮助的。虽然我没有从哈佛毕业，但我认为我的性格和哈佛的毕业生是一样。大家都知道，我的电视事业生涯开始的出乎意料。正如你们早上听到的，我当时在参加“防火小姐”比赛。那年我16岁（注：奥普拉出生于1954年，今年59岁），在田纳西州的纳什维尔。在我参加比赛那年之前，想赢的话你必须得是红头发女孩。在进行问答环节时，因为我知道我在泳装比赛中不会赢，所以当问答环节问道：“年轻的女士，你长大后想做什么？为什么？”等轮到我回答的时候，好答案都被之前的参赛者说完了。因为那天早上我正好在“今日秀”中看到了芭芭拉•怀特女士，所以我说：“我想成为一名新闻工作者，我想成为为人民带来一些在某种程度上能改变人民生活和改变世界的故事。”当我说出这些话时，我觉得：“哇!还挺不错的!我想做个记者，我要做出一番事业。”后来，19岁时我上了电视。在1986年，我推出了我自己的电视节目，一开始就下定决心要成功。我以前对比赛很紧张，后来我和自己竞争，每年设立一个更高的目标，一步一步地推到极限。对大家来说听着挺熟悉吧?最终，我们成功达到巅峰，并在那里待了25年。The“OprahWinfreyShow”wasnumberoneinourtimeslotfor21yearsandIhavetotellyouIbecameprettycomfortablewiththatlevelofsuccess.ButafewyearsagoIdecided,asyouwillatsomepoint,thatitwastimetorecalculate,findnewterritory,breaknewground.SoIendedtheshowandlaunchedOWN,theOprahWinfreyNetwork.Theinitialsjustworkedoutforme.SooneyearlaterafterlaunchingOWN,nearlyeverymediaoutlethadproclaimedthatmynewventurewasaflop.Notjustaflop,butabigboldfloptheycallit.IcanstillrememberthedayIopenedupUSATodayandreadtheheadline“Oprah,notquitestandingonherOWN”Imeanreally,USAToday?Nowthatsthenicenewspaper!Itreallywasthistimelastyeartheworstperiodinmyprofessionallife.IwasstressedandIwasfrustratedandquitefranklyIwasactuallyIwasembarrassed.Itwasrightaroundthattimethat第3页共9页奥普拉哈佛演讲稿PresidentFaustcalledandaskedmetospeakhereandIthoughtyouwantmetospeaktoHarvardgraduates?WhatcouldIpossiblysaytoHarvardgraduates,someofthemostsuccessfulgraduatesintheworldintheverymomentwhenIhadstoppedsucceeding?SoIgotoffthephonewithPresidentFaustandIwenttotheshower.ItwaseitherthatorabagofOreos.SoIchosetheshower.AndIwasintheshoweralongtimeandasIwasintheshowerthewordsofanoldhymncametome.Youmaynotknowit.Its“Byandby,whenthemorningcomes”AndIstartedthinkingaboutwhenthemorningmightcomebecauseatthetimeIthoughtIwasstuckinahole.Andthewordscametome“Troubledon’tlastalways”fromthathymn,“thistooshallpass.”AndIthoughtasIgotoutoftheshowerIamgoingtoturnthisthingaroundandIwillbebetterforit.AndwhenIdo,I'mgoingtogotoHarvardandI'mgoingtospeakthetruthofit!So'ImheretodaytotellyouIhaveturnedthatnetworkaround!“奥普拉秀”在同一时间段的电视节目中连续21年排名第一，我必须说我对于这个成功非常的满足。但是几年前，我觉得，在人生的某一时刻，你必须重新来过，找到新的领域，实现新的突破。所以我离开了“奥普拉秀”，以我的名字命名推出了我自己的电视网络“奥普拉•温福瑞电视网”，缩写正好是“OWN（自己的）”。在奥普拉•温福瑞电视网推出一年后，几乎所有的媒体都认为我的新项目是失败的。不仅仅是失败，他们称之为一个大写的失败。我还记得有一天我打开《今日美国报》时看到头条新闻说“奥普拉搞不定‘自己的‘电视网”。不是吧，今日美国报啊?真是份好报纸.…这正是去年我职业生涯最低谷的时刻。我压力超大近乎崩溃，老实说，我感到羞愧。就在那个时候,Faust校长打电话邀请我到哈佛做毕业演讲。我心想：“你让我给哈佛的毕业生演讲？我能跟这些世界上最成功的毕业生说什么？而我已经不再成功。”我挂了Faust校长的电话后去洗了个澡。要么去吃奥利奥要么去洗澡，我选择了洗澡。那个澡我洗了很长时间，在洗澡的时候我突然想到某首古老赞美诗中的一句话，你可能没听过“终于，清晨来临…”，之后我就想，我的黎明也许要来了。因为那时我觉得我被困在一个洞里了。我又想到那首古老赞美诗中的一句话：“困难只是暂时的，都会过去…”当我走出浴室时，我想：我遇到的麻烦同样会有结束第4页共9页奥普拉哈佛演讲稿的一天，我会将这一页翻过去，我会好起来的，等我做到了，我就去哈佛，把这个真实的故事告诉大家!今天我来了并且想告诉你们我已经把“奥普拉•温福瑞电视网”带上正轨了。AnditwasallbecauseIwantedtodoitbythetimeIgottospeaktoyouallsothankyousomuch.Youdon’tknowwhatmotivationyouwereforme,thankyou.ImevenproudertoshareafundamentaltruththatyoumightnothavelearnedevenasgraduatesofHarvardunlessyoustudiedtheancientGreekherowithProfessorNagy.ProfessorNagyaswewerecominginthismorningsaid, “PleaseMs.Winfrey,walkdecisively.”这一切都是因为我想在来哈佛之前把事情做好，所以非常感谢你们!你们不知道你们给了我多大的动力，谢谢!我甚至能更骄傲地来和各位分享一个基本的真理。作为哈佛的毕业生你也未必知道，除非你上过Nagy教授的课程知道古希腊英雄人物。在今天早上来的路上，Nagy教授说：“温福瑞女士，请坚决地向前走。”Ishallwalkdecisively.我应该坚决地向前走。ThisiswhatIwanttoshare.Itdoesn’tmatterhowfaryoumightrise.Atsomepointyouareboundtostumblebecauseifyou’reconstantlydoingwhatwedo,raisingthebar.Ifyou’reconstantlypushingyourselfhigher,higherthelawofaveragesnottomentiontheMythofIcaruspredictsthatyouwillatsomepointfall.AndwhenyoudoIwantyoutoknowthis,rememberthis:thereisnosuchthingasfailure.Failureisjustlifetryingtomoveusinanotherdirection.Nowwhenyou,redownthereinthehole,itlookslikefailure.SothispastyearIhadtospoonfeedthosewordstomyself.Andwhenyouredowninthehole,whenthatmomentcomes,itsreallyokaytofeelbadforalittlewhile.Giveyourselftimetomournwhatyouthinkyoumayhavelostbutthenhere,sthekey,learnfromeverymistakebecauseeveryexperience,encounter,andparticularlyyourmistakesaretheretoteachyouandforceyouintobeingmorewhoyouare.Andthenfigureoutwhatisthenextrightmove.Andthekeytolifeistodevelopan第5页共9页奥普拉哈佛演讲稿internalmoral,emotionalthatcantellyouwhichwaytogo.BecausenowandforevermorewhenyouGoogleyourselfyoursearchresultswillread“Harvard,2013”.AndinaverycompetitiveworldthatreallyisacallingcardbecauseIcantellyouasonewhoemploysalotofpeoplewhenIsee“Harvard”Isitupalittlestraighterandsay,“Whereisheorshe?Bringthemin”It’sanimpressivecallingcardthatcanleadtoevenmoreimpressivebulletsintheyearsahead:lawyer,senator,,scientist,physicist,winnersofNobelandPulitzerPrizesorlatenighttalkshowhost.ButthechallengeoflifeIhavefoundistobuildaresumethatdoesn’tsimplytellastoryaboutwhatyouwanttobebutit'sastoryaboutwhoyouwanttobe.ftsaresumethatdoesn,tjusttellastoryaboutwhatyouwanttoaccomplishbutwhy.Astorythat'snotjustacollectionoftitlesandpositionsbutastorythat'sreallyaboutyourpurpose.Becausewhenyouinevitablystumbleandfindyourselfstuckinaholethatisthestorythatwillgetyouout.Whatisyourtruecalling?Whatisyourdharma?Whatisyourpurpose?Formethatdiscoverycamein1994whenIinterviewedalittlegirlwhohaddecidedtocollectpocketchangeinordertohelpotherpeopleinneed.SheraisedathousanddollarsallbyherselfandIthought,wellifthatlittle9-year-oldgirlwithabucketandbigheartcoulddothat,IwonderwhatIcoulddo?SoIaskedforourviewerstotakeuptheirownchangecollectionandinonemonth,justfrompenniesandnickelsanddimes,weraisedmorethanthreemilliondollarsthatweusedtosendonestudentfromeverystateintheUnitedStatestocollege.ThatwasthebeginningoftheAngelNetwork.这就是我想分享的。无论你已经达到怎样的成就，在某个节点，你会发现你会跌倒，因为如果你一直不断的在做我们每个人做的事：不断设定更高的目标。如果你一直不断把你自己推向更高的目标，你将在某一点上落下，更不必说伊卡洛斯能预测你会跌倒的神话。当你真的跌倒时我想让你知道，并请记住：“世间并不存在失败，那不过是生活想让我们换个方向走走罢了，现在当你在人生谷底，那看起来像是失败。”在过去的一年里，这些话支撑着我自己。当你第6页共9页奥普拉哈佛演讲稿到了人生谷底，到那时候，你可以难过一段时间，给自己时间去哀悼你认为你可能失去的一切，但关键在于：从每个失败和遭遇中学习特别是你的每个错误，都会教并迫使你成为真正的自己，然后想想接下来怎么做。生活的重点在于建立内在道德、情感的定位系统，它能为你指路，因为现在或将来当你在谷歌上搜索你自己，结果会是“哈佛2013毕业生”。在这个竞争激烈的世界，那的确是块敲门砖。我作为一个雇佣过很多人的人，可以说当我听到哈佛的毕业生，我都会坐直一点，然后说“他/她在哪，带来见我”。这是一个令人印象深刻的敲门砖，在未来的日子里那的确是颗有力的子弹：成为律师、议员、老板、科学家、物理学家，诺贝尔奖普利策奖获得者或者晚间脱口秀主持人。然而来自生活的挑战并不是做个履历简单地告诉大家你想做什么，而是你想成为什么样的人。这份履历不只是告诉大家你完成了什么，而是你为什么做这些?这份履历不仅仅是一个头衔和职位的罗列，而是告诉大家你究竟想做什么?因为当你不可避免地跌倒或陷入困境时，它可以帮你走出困境，人生真正的意义是什么?你的人生哲学是什么？你的目标是什么?对我来说，我是在1994年采访了一位决定攒零花钱来帮助他人的小女孩，她筹集了一千美金。我想：”嗯，如果一个9岁的小姑娘，用一个筐和热忱的心就能做到，我能做到什么?”所以我请我们的观众拿出自己的零钱，在一个月内我从一分一毫筹集超过300万美金，我们用这笔钱从每个州选出一个学生上大学。这就是“天使网络”的开始。AndsowhatIdidwasIsimplyaskedourviewers,“Dowhatyoucanwhereveryouare,fromwhereveryousitinlife.Givemeyourtimeoryourtalentyourmoneyifyouhaveit.Andtheydid.Extendyourselfinkindnesstootherhumanbeingswhereveryoucan.Andtogetherwebuilt55schoolsin12differentcountriesandrestorednearly300homesthatweredevastatedbyhurricanesRitaandKatrina.SotheAngelNetwork—Ihavebeenontheairforalongtime—butitwastheAngelNetworkthatactuallyfocusedmyinternalIthelpedmetodecidethatIwasn’tgoingtojustbeonTVeverydaybutthatthegoalofmyshows,myinterviews,mybusiness,myphilanthropyallofit,whateverventuresImightpursuewouldbetomakeclearthatwhatunitesusisultimatelyfarmoreredeemingandcompellingthananythingthatseparatesme.Becausewhathadbecomecleartome,第7页共9页奥普拉哈佛演讲稿andIwantyoutoknow,itisrftalwaysclearinthebeginningbecauseasIsaidIhadbeenontelevisionsinceIwas19yearsold.Butaround94Igotreallyclear.Sodon’texpecttheclaritytocomeallatonce,toknowyourpurposerightaway,butwhatbecamecleartomewasthatIwashereonEarthtousetelevisionandnotbeusedbyit;tousetelevisiontoilluminatethetranscendentpowerofourbetterangels.SothisAngelNetwork,itdidn’tjustchangethelivesofthosewhowerehelped,butthelivesofthosewhoalsodidthehelping.Itremindedusthatnomatterwhoweareorwhatwelooklikeorwhatwemaybelieve,itisbothpossibleandmoreimportantlyitbecomespowerfultocometogetherincommonpurposeandcommoneffort.Isawsomethingonthe“BillMooreShow”recentlythatsoremindedmeofthispoint.ItwasaninterviewwithDavidandFrancineWheeler.Theylosttheir7-year-oldson,Ben,intheSandyHooktragedy.AndeventhoughgunsafetylegislationtostrengthenbackgroundcheckshadjustbeenvoteddowninCongressatthetimethattheyweredoingthisinterviewtheytalkedabouthowtheyrefusedtobediscouraged.Francinesaidthis,shesaid,“Ourheartsarebrokenbutourspiritsarenot.Imgoingtotellthemwhatitsliketofindaconversationaboutchangethatislove,andI’mgoingtodothatwithoutfightingthem.”AndthenherhusbandDavidaddedthis,“Yousimplycannotdemonizeorvilifysomeonewhodoesn’tagreewithyou,becausetheminuteyoudothat,yourdiscussionisover.Andwecannotdothatanylonger.Theproblemistooenormous.Therehastobesomewaythatthisdarknesscanbebanishedwithlight.”Inourpoliticalsystemandinthemediaweoftensee