希拉里在韦尔斯利学院学院2017毕业典礼演讲全文

BelievetoAchieve!1希拉里在韦尔斯利学院学院2017毕业典礼演讲HillaryRodhamClinton’69addressedtheClassof2017atWellesley’s139thCommencementExercisesThankyou.Thankyousomuch.Thankyouverymuchforthatwarmwelcome.IamsogratefultobeherebackatWellesley,especiallyforPresident校长Johnson’sveryfirstCommencement,andtothankher,thetrustees,familiesandfriends,faculty,staff,andguestsforunderstandingandperpetuating保持；永久存在theimportanceofthiscollege:whatitstandsfor,whatithasmeant,andwhatitwilldointheyearsahead.Andmostimportantly,it’swonderfultobeherewithanothergreenclass刚入学的新生tosay,congratulationstotheclassof2017!NowIhavesomeofmydearfriendsherefrommyclass,agreenclassof1969.AndIassume,oratleastyoucantellmelater,unlikeus,youactuallyhaveaclasscheer.1969Wellesley.[shakeshead]Yetanotheryearwithnoclasscheer.ButitissuchanhonortojoinwiththeCollegeandallwhohavecometocelebratethisdaywithyou,andtorecognizetheamazingfuturesthatawaityou.Youknow,fouryearsago,maybealittlemoreoralittlelessforsomeofyou—ItoldthetrusteesIwassittingwith,afterhearingTala’sspeech,Ididn’tthinkIcouldgetthroughit.Sowe’llblameallergyinsteadofemotion.Butyouknow,youarrivedatthiscampus.Youarrivedfromallover.Youjoinedstudentsfrom49statesand58countries.Nowmaybeyoufeltlikeyoubelongedrightaway.Idoubtit.Butmaybesomeofyoudidandyouneverwavered.Butmaybeyouchangedyourmajorthreetimesandyourhairstyletwicethatmany.Ormaybe,afteryourfirstmonthofclasses,youmadeafranticcollectcall对方付费电话(askyourparentswhatthatwas)backtoIllinoistotellyourmotherandfatheryouweren’tsmartenoughtobehere.Myfathersaid,“Okay,comehome.”Mymothersaid,“Youhavetostickitout坚持到底.”That’swhathappenedtome.Butwhateveryourpath,youdreamedbig.Youprobably,intrueWellesleyfashion,plannedyouracademicandextracurricularschedulerightdowntotheminute精确到分.Sothisdaythatyou’vebeenwaitingfor—andmaybedreadingalittle—isfinallyhere.AsPresidentJohnsonsaid,IspokeatmyCommencement48yearsago.Icameback25yearsagotospeakatanotherCommencement.Icouldn’tthinkofanyplaceI’dratherbethisyearthanrighthere.Now,youmayhaveheardthatthingsdidn’texactlygothewayIplanned事情没有超预想的方向发展.Butyouknowwhat?I’mdoingokay.I’vegottentospendtimewithmyfamily,especiallymyamazing出色的grandchildren.IwasgoingtogivetheentireCommencementspeechaboutBelievetoAchieve!2thembutwastalkedoutofit.Longwalksinthewoods在森林里散步,organizingmyclosets整理我的衣柜,right?Iwon’tlie.Chardonnay夏敦埃酒(没有甜味的白葡萄酒)helpedalittle,too.Buthere’swhathelpedmostofall:rememberingwhoIam,whereIcomefrom,andwhatIbelieve.AndthatiswhatWellesleymeanstome这也是韦尔斯利学院对于我的意义.ThisCollegegavemesomuch.Itlaunchedmeonalifeofservice开启了我为公共事业服务的一生andprovidedfriendsthatIstilltreasure.Sowhereveryourlifetakesyou,IhopethatWellesleyservesasthatkindoftouchstoneforyou.Nowifanyofyouarenervousaboutwhatyou’llbewalkingintowhenyouleavethecampus,Iknowthatfeeling.IdoremembermyCommencement.I’dbeenaskedbymyclassmatestospeak.Istayedupallnightwithmyfriends,thethirdfloorofDavis,writingandeditingmyspeech.BythetimewegatheredintheAcademicQuad,Iwasexhausted.Myhairwasawreck.Themortarboard学位帽madeitworse.ButIwasprettyoblivioustoallofthat,becausewhatmyfriendshadaskedmetodowastotalkaboutourworries,andaboutourabilityandresponsibilitytodosomethingaboutthem.Wedidn’ttrustgovernment,authorityfigures,orreallyanyoneover30,inlargepartthankstoyearsofheavycasualtiesanddishonestofficialstatementsaboutVietnam,anddeepdifferencesovercivilrightsandpovertyhereathome.Wewereaskingurgentquestionsaboutwhetherwomen,peopleofcolor,religiousminorities,immigrants,wouldeverbetreatedwithdignityandrespect.Andbytheway,wewerefuriousaboutthepastpresidentialelectionofamanwhosepresidencywouldeventuallyendindisgracewithhisimpeachmentforobstructionofjusticeafterfiringthepersonrunningtheinvestigationintohimattheDepartmentofJustice.Buthere’swhatIwantyoutoknow.Wegotthroughthattumultuoustime,andonceagainbegantothriveasoursocietychangedlawsandopenedthecircleofopportunityandrightswiderandwiderformoreAmericans.Werevvedup做好准备；跃跃欲试theenginesofinnovationandimagination.Weturnedbackatideofintoleranceandembracedinclusion.The“we”whodidthosethingsweremorethanthoseinpowerwhowantedtochangecourse.Itwasmillionsofordinarycitizens,especiallyyoungpeople,whovoted,marched,andorganized.Now,ofcoursetodayhassomeimportantdifferences.Theadvanceoftechnology,theimpactoftheinternet,ourfragmentedmedialandscape,makeiteasierthanevertosplinterourselvesintoechochambers.Wecanshutoutcontraryvoices,avoideverquestioningourbasicassumptions.Extremeviewsaregivenpowerfulmicrophones.LeaderswillingtoexploitfearandskepticismhavetoolsattheirdisposalthatwereunimaginablewhenIgraduated.Andhere’swhatthatmeanstoyou,theClassof2017.Youaregraduatingatatimewhenthereisafull-fledgedassaultontruthandreason真相与理智正在被全方位逐步吞噬.Justlogontosocialmediafortenseconds.Itwillhityourightintheface.Peopledenyingscience,concocting捏造elaborate,hurtfulconspiracytheoriesaboutchild-abuseringsoperatingoutofpizzaparlorsBelievetoAchieve!3披萨店,drummingup煽动rampantfearaboutundocumentedimmigrants非法移民,Muslims,minorities,thepoor,turningneighboragainstneighbor让邻里互相仇视andsowingdivision散播分裂的情绪atatimewhenwedesperatelyneedunity.Somear