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Being Late for School上学迟到 |
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转眼已在这所学校待了近一个月了，虽常常提醒自己一定要严守校规，可是小小失误也是常常上演的，这不，今早在我的一阵匆忙中第一堂课还是迟到了，哎……都是瞌睡虫惹的祸啊！
01 You have been late for school many times this week.
你这周上课已经迟到好几次了。
02 Can you explain why you are late again?
你能解释为什么又迟到吗？
03 Sorry, because I had something to do so I was late for class.
抱歉，因为我有些事情要做所以上课迟到了。
04 I swear I will never be late again.
我发誓下次再也不会迟到了。
05 If you don’t hurry, we’ll be late.
你快点儿，我们该迟到了。
06 Jim has never been late for school.
吉姆上学从来不迟到。
07 She must be late again because I saw her go to school hurriedly.
她一定又迟到了，我看到她匆忙去学校了。
I’m Sorry I’m Late
Jasmine : May I come in?
Tutor : Yes, please.
Jasmine : I’m sorry I’m late.
Tutor : Why are you late?
Jasmine : I overslept because I stayed up too late last night.
Tutor : Please be on time from now on. You should obey the school rules.
对不起，我迟到了
茉莉： 我可以进来吗？
导师： 请进。
茉莉： 对不起，我迟到了。
导师： 为什么迟到？
茉莉： 因为我昨晚睡得太晚，睡过头了。
导师： 以后要注意准时到校。你要遵守校规。
★ obey v. 顺从，听从
★ rule n. 规则；惯例；统治 v. 统治，裁决
Advice For Graduates by U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu
Madam President Faust, members of the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseer s, faculty, family, friends, and, most importantly, today’s graduates, thank you for letting me share this wonderful day with you.
I am not sure I can live up to the high standards of Harvard Commencement speakers. Last year, J. K. Rowling, the billionaire novelist, who started as a classics student, grace d this podium . The year before, Bill Gates, the mega —billionaire philanthropist and computer nerd stood here. Today, sadly, you have me. I am not wealthy, but at least I am a nerd.
My address will follow the classical sonata form of commencement addresses. The first movement, just presented, were light—hearted remarks. This next movement consists of unsolicited advice, which is rarely valued, seldom remembered, never followed. As Oscar Wilde said, “The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.”
So, here comes the advice. First, every time you celebrate an achievement, be thankful to those who made it possible. Thank your parents and friends who supported you, thank your professors who were inspirational , and especially thank the other professors whose less—than—brilliant lectures forced you to teach yourself. Going forward, the ability to teach yourself is the hallmark of a great liberal arts education and will be the key to your success. To your fellow students who have added immeasurably to your education during those late night discussions, hug them. Also, of course, thank Harvard. Should you forget, there’s an alumni association to remind you.
Second, in your future life, cultivate a generous spirit. In all negotiation s, don’t bargain for the last, little advantage. Leave the change on the table. In your collaboration s, always remember that “credit” is not a conserved quantity. In a successful collaboration, everybody gets 90 percent of the credit.
My third piece of advice is as follows: As you begin this new stage of your lives, follow your passion. If you don’t have a passion, don’t be satisfied until you find one. Life is to short to go through it without caring deeply about something.
Here is my final piece of advice. Pursuing a personal passion is important, but it should not be your only goal. When you are old and gray, and look back on your life, you will want to be proud of what you have done. The source of that pride won’t be the things you have acquire d or the recognition you have received. It will be the lives you have touched and the difference you have made.
Finally, as humanists, I ask that you speak to our common humanity. One of the cruelest ironies about climate change is that the ones who will be hurt the most are the most innocent : the worlds poorest and those yet to be born.
The coda to this last movement is borrowed from two humanist s.
The first quote is from Martin Luther King.He spoke on ending the war in Vietnam in 1967, but his message seems so fitting for today’s climate crisis.
“This call for a worldwide fellowship that lifts neighborly concern beyond one’s tribe, race, class, and nation is in reality a call for an all—embracing and unconditional love for all mankind. This oft misunderstood, this oft misinterprete d concept, so readily dismiss ed by the Nietzsche s of the world as a weak and cowardly force, has now become an absolute necessity for the survival of man … We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confront ed with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late.”
The final message is from William Faulkner. On December 10th, 1950, his Nobel Prize banquet speech was about the role of humanists in a world facing potential nuclear holocaust .
“I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creature s has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. The poet’s, the writer’s, duty is to write about these things. It is his privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past.
Graduates, you have an extraordinary role to play in our future. As you pursue your private passions, I hope you will also develop a passion and a voice to help the world in ways both large and small. Nothing will give you greater satisfaction.
Please accept my warmest congratulations. May you prosper , may you help preserve and save our planet for your children, and all future children of the world.
★ overseer [‘əuvə,siə, -,si:ə] n. 监督；工头
★ billionaire [,biljə’nεə] n. 亿万富翁
★ grace [ɡreis] n. 优雅；恩惠；魅力；慈悲 vt. 使优美
★ podium [‘pəudjəm] n. 乐队指挥台；矮墙；墩座墙
★ mega [‘meɡə] n. 百万 adj. 许多；宏大的 adv. 非常
★ philanthropist [fi’lænθrəpist] n. 慈善家，博爱主义者；乐善好施的人
★ nerd [nə:d] n. 呆子；讨厌的人
★ sonata [sə’nɑ:tə] n. 奏鸣曲
★ light-hearted adj. 轻松的；无忧无虑的
★ unsolicited [‘ʌnsə’lisitid] adj. 未经请求的；主动提供的
★ inspirationa [,inspə’reiʃənəl] adj. 鼓舞人心的；带有灵感的，给予灵感的
★ hallmark [‘hɔ:lmɑ:k] n. 特点；品质证明 vt. 给……盖上品质证明印记；使具有……标志
★ liberal [‘libərəl] adj. 自由主义的；慷慨的；不拘泥的；宽大的 n. 自由主义者
★ alumni [ə’lʌmnai] n. 男校友；男毕业生（alumnus的复数
★ association [ə,səusi’eiʃən, ə,səuʃi’ei-] n. 协会，联盟，社团；联合；联想
★ cultivat [‘kʌltiveit] vt. 培养；陶冶；耕作
★ negotiati [ni,ɡəuʃi’eiʃən, -si-] n. 谈判；转让；顺利的通过
★ collaboratio [kə,læbə’reiʃən] n. 合作；勾结；通敌
★ conserve [kən’sə:v, ‘kɔnsə:v] vt. 保存；将……做成蜜饯；使守恒 n. 果酱；蜜饯
★ acquire [ə’kwaiə] vt. 获得；取得；学到；捕获
★ recognitio [,rekəg’niʃən] n. 识别；承认，认出；重视；赞誉；公认
★ cruel [‘kru:əl] adj. 残酷的；残忍的；残暴的；以他人的痛苦为乐的；令人痛苦的，严厉的；铁面无私的
★ irony [‘aiərəni] n. 讽刺；反语；具有讽刺意味的事 adj. 铁的；似铁的
★ innocent [‘inəsənt] adj. 无辜的；无罪的；无知的 n. 天真的人；笨蛋
★ coda [‘kəudə] n. 结尾部分；终结句；尾声；终曲
★ humanist [‘hju:mənist] n. 人道主义者；人类学者，人文学者；人文主义者 adj. 人文主义的；人道主义的
★ neighborly [‘neibəli] adj. 睦邻的；友好的；邻居似的
★ all-embracing [‘ɔ:lem’breisiŋ] adj. 包括一切的
★ unconditional [,ʌnkən’diʃənəl] adj. 无条件的；绝对的；无限制的
★ misinterprete [,misin’tə:prit] vt. 曲解，误解
★ dismiss [dis’mis] vt. 解散；解雇；开除；让……离开 vi. 解散
★ Nietzsche [‘ni:tʃə] n. 尼采（德国哲学家）
★ cowardly [‘kauədli] adj. 怯懦的，懦弱的；胆小的 adv. 胆怯地
★ confront [kən’frʌnt] vt. 面对；遭遇；比较
★ fierc [fiəs] adj. 凶猛的；猛烈的；暴躁的
★ unfolding [ʌn’fəuldiŋ] n. 演变；[生化]伸展；[生物物理]解折叠v.★展开（unfold的ing形式）
★ conundrum [kə’nʌndrəm] n. 难题；谜语
★ banquet [‘bæŋkwit] n. 宴会，盛宴；宴请，款待 vt. 宴请，设宴款待 vi. 参加宴会
★ holocaust [‘hɔləkɔ:st] n. 大屠杀；毁灭
★ immortal [i’mɔ:təl] adj. 不朽的；神仙的；长生的 n. 神仙；不朽人
★ creature [‘kri:tʃə] n. 动物，生物；人；创造物
★ inexhaustibl [,iniɡ’zɔ:stəbl] adj. 用不完的；不知疲倦的
★ compassion [kəm’pæʃən] n. 同情；怜悯
★ privilege [‘privilidʒ] n. 特权；优待；基本权利 vt. 给予……特权；特免
★ prosper [‘prɔspə] vi. 繁荣，昌盛；成功 vt. 使……成功；使……昌盛；使……繁荣
美国能源部部长朱棣文
尊敬的福斯特校长、哈佛集团的各位成员、监管理事会的各位理事长、各位老师、各位家长、各位朋友，以及最重要的各位毕业生同学，感谢你们，让我有机会同你们一起分享这个美妙的日子。
我不太肯定，自己够得上哈佛大学毕业典礼演讲人这样的殊荣。去年登上这个讲台的是英国亿万身价的小说家J.K.罗琳女士，她最早是个古典文学的学生。前年站在这里的是比尔 · 盖茨先生，他是一个超级富翁、一个慈善家和电脑天才。今年很遗憾，你们的演讲人是我，我不是很有钱，但至少我是一个书呆子。
毕业典礼演讲都遵循古典奏鸣曲的结构，我的演讲也不例外。刚才是第一乐章——轻快的闲谈。接下来的第二乐章是送上门的忠告。这样的忠告很少有价值，几乎注定被忘记，永远不会被实践。但是，就像王尔德说的：“对于忠告，你所能做的，就是把它送给别人，因为它对你没有任何用处。”
所以，下面是我的忠告。第一，取得成就时，不要忘记前人。要感谢你的父母和朋友，要感谢那些启发过你的教授，尤其是上不好课的教授，因为他们迫使你自学。自学能力是优秀的文科教育中必不可少的，将成为你成功的关键。你还要去拥抱你的同学，感谢他们同你进行过的彻夜长谈，这为你的教育带来了无法衡量的价值。当然你还要感谢哈佛大学。不过即使你忘了，校友会也会来提醒你。
第二，在你们未来的人生中，做一个慷慨大方的人。在任何谈判中，都把最后一点点利益留给对方，不要把桌上的钱都拿走。在合作中，成功合作的任何一方，都应获得全部荣誉的90%。
第三个忠告是，当你开始生活的新阶段时，请跟随你的爱好。如果没有爱好就去找，找不到就不罢休。生命太短暂，所以不能空手走过，你必须对某样东西倾注你的深情。
我还有最后一个忠告，兴趣爱好固然重要，但你不应该只考虑它。当你白发苍苍、垂垂老矣、回首人生时，你需要为做过的事感到自豪。物质生活得到的认可，都不会使你产生自豪。只有那些受你影响、被你改变过的人和事，才会让你产生自豪。
最后，你们是人道主义者，我要求你们为人道主义说话。气候变化带来的最残酷的讽刺之一，就是最受伤害的人，恰恰是最无辜的人——那些世界上最穷的人们和那些还没有出生的人。
这个最后乐章的完结部是引用两位人道主义者的话。
第一段引语来自马丁 · 路德 · 金。这是1967年他对越南战争结束的评论，但是非常适合评论今天的气候危机。
“我呼吁全世界的人们团结一心，抛弃种族、肤色、阶段、国籍的隔阂；我呼吁包罗一切、无条件的对全人类的爱。你会因此遭受误解和误读，信奉尼采哲学的世人会认定你是一个软弱和胆怯的懦夫。但是，这是人类存在下去的绝对必需……我的朋友，眼前的事实就是，明天就是今天。此刻，我们面临最紧急的情况。在变幻莫测的生活和历史之中，有一样东西叫做悔之晚矣。”
第二段引语来自威廉 · 福克纳。1950年12月10日，他在诺贝尔奖获奖晚宴上发表演说，谈到了世界在核战争的阴影之下，人道主义者应该扮演一个什么样的角色。
“我相信人类不仅仅能忍耐，而且还将胜利。人类是不朽的，不是因为万物中仅仅他拥有发言权，而是因为他有灵魂，有同情心、牺牲精神和忍耐精神。诗人、作家的责任就是书写这种精神。他们有权升华人类的心灵，使人类回忆起过去曾使他无比光荣的东西——勇气、荣誉、希望、自尊、同情和牺牲，去帮助人类学会忍耐。”
各位毕业生同学，你们在未来中扮演着举足轻重的角色。当你们追求个人的志向时，我希望你们也能发扬奉献精神，积极发声，在各个方面帮助改进这个世界。这会给你们带来最大的满足感。
最后，请接受我最热烈的祝贺。希望你们成功，也希望你们保护和拯救我们这个星球，为了你们的孩子，以及未来所有的孩子。