娜塔莉波特曼---2015哈佛毕业演讲--中英文

娜塔莉波特曼2015哈佛毕业演讲Hello,classof2015.Iamsohonesttobeheretoday.DeanKhurana,faculty,parents,andmostespeciallygraduatingstudents.Thankyousomuchforinvitingme.TheSeniorClassCommittee.it’sgenuinelyoneofthemostexcitingthingsI’veeverbeenaskedtodo.IhavetoadmitprimarilybecauseIcan’tdenyitasitwasleakedintheWikiLeaksreleaseoftheSonyhackthathenIwasinvitedIrepliedandIdirectlyquotemyownemail.”Wow!Thisissonice!””I’mgonnaneedsomefunnyghostwriters.Anyideas?”ThisinitialresponsenowblessedlypublicwasfromtheknowledgethatatmyclassdaywewereluckyenoughtohaveWillFerrelasclassdayspeakerandmanyofuswerehung-over,orevenfreshlyhighmainlywantedtolaugh.SoIhavetoadmitthattoday,even12yearsaftergraduation.I’mstillinsecureaboutmyownworthless.Ihavetoremindmyselftodayyou’rehereforareason.2015届毕业生，你们好。今天来到这里非常荣幸，库拉那校长、各位家长、尤其是各位毕业生，非常感谢你们邀请我。首先，我必须得承认，因为否认不了，因为维基解密公布的索尼被黑资料中已经爆出，当我接到邀请时，我回复的是：“哇哦！这可太棒了！我得找几个搞笑写手代笔阿，你说呢？”这段天下皆知的最初回复背后的原因是，我们毕业日时有幸请来威尔法瑞尔做讲者，当时许多同学宿醉未醒，或者嗨劲没过，就想傻笑。所以我要承认，即便是毕业12年后的今天，我仍然对自己的价值毫无自信。我必须提醒自己，你来这里是有原因的.TodayIfeelmuchlikeIdidwhenIcametoHarvardYardasafreshmanin1999.Whenyouguyswere,tomycontinuedshockedandhorror,stillinkindergarten.Ifeltliketherehadbeensomemistake,thatIwasn’tsmartenoughtobeinthiscompany,andthateverytimeIopenedmymouth.IwouldhavetoprovethatIwasn’tjustdumbactress.SoIstartwithanapology.Thiswon’tbeveryfunny.I’mnotacomedian.AndIdidn’tgetaghostwriter.ButIamheretotellyoutoday.Harvardisgivingyoualldiplomastomorrow.Youarehereforareason.Sometimesyourinsecuritiesandyourinexperiencemayleadyou,too,toembraceotherpeople’sexpectations,standards,orvalues.Butyoucanharnessthatinexperiencetocarveoutyourownpath,onethatisfreeoftheburdenofknowinghowthingsaresupposedtobe,apaththatisdefinedbyitsownparticularsetofreasons.我今天的感受跟我99年初到哈佛成为新生时的心情一样，说起这件事我还是很震惊，当时你们还上幼儿园呢。我感觉肯定是哪里出了错，感觉我的智商不配来这。而我每次开口说话时，都必须要证明我不知是个白痴女演员而已。所以我要先道个歉，这场演讲不会太搞笑，我不是个笑星，我也没找写手代笔，不过今天我在这里是要告诉你们，哈佛明天就要给你们毕业证书了，你们到这里是有原因的。有时你的不自信和无经验也会导致你去接受别人的期待、标准或价值，但你们要知道，无经验可以造就你们自己的路，一条没有“事情本应怎样做”之负担的路，一条由你自己的理由来定义的路。ThatotherdayIwenttoanamusementparkwithmysoon-to-be4-yeas-oldson.AndIwatchhimplayarcadegames.Hewasincrediblefocused,throwinghisballatthetarget.JewishmotherthanIam,Iskipped20stepsandwasalreadyimagininghimasamajorleagueplayerwithwhatishisarmandhisarmandhisconcentration.ButthenIrealizedwhathewant.Hewasplayingtotradeinhisticketsforthecrappyplastictoy.Theprizewasmuchmoreexcitingthanthegametogetit.Iofcoursewantedtourgehimtotakejoyandthechallengeofthegame,theimprovementuponpractice,thesatisfactionofdoingsomethingwell,andevenfeelingtheaccomplishmentwhenachievingthegame’sgoals.Butalloftheseaspectswereshadedbythe10centplasticmenwithstickystretchybluearmsthatadheretothewalls.That-thatwastheprize.Inachild’snature,weseemanyofourowninnatetendencies.Isawmyselfinhimandperhapsyoudotoo.前几天，我带着快四岁的儿子去游乐场，我看着他玩街机游戏，他玩的无比专注，努力朝着靶子投球。作为一名犹太裔老妈，我跳过20步，已经开始想象他成为大联盟球手，头球精准，手臂健壮，用心专注，但后来我才明白他想要的是什么。他玩投球是为了用票换取粗劣的塑料玩具，最终的奖励比游戏的过程更令他兴奋。我当然想鼓励他享受游戏的快乐和挑战，不断练习带来的进步，因表现出色而得到的满足感，甚至还有完成游戏目标时的成就感，但这些都比不过一毛钱的塑料小人。小人伸出黏黏的手臂，还可以贴在墙上，这就是奖励。从孩子的本性中，我们看到许多自己天生的偏好，我看到了我自己，也许你们也能。Prizesserveasfalseidolseverywhere(圣经里的falseidol).Prestige,wealth,fame,power.You’llbeexposedtomanyofthese,ifnotall.Ofcourse,partofwhyIwasinvitedtocometospeaktodaybeyondmybeingaproudalumnaisthatI’verecruitedsomeverycovetedtoysinmylifeincludinganotsoplastic,notsocrappyone:anOscar.SowebumpupagainstthecommontrollIthinkofthecommencementaddresspeoplewhohaveachievedalottellingyouthatthefruitsoftheachievementarenotalwaystobetrusted.ButIthinkthatcontradictioncanbereconciledandisinfactinstructive.Achievementiswonderfulwhenyouknowwhyyou’redoingit.Andwhenyoudon’tknow,itcanbeaterribletrap.随处可见，奖励被当成虚假偶像来崇拜，威望、财富、名声、权势，你们将来就算不会全部遇到，至少也会遇到其中几个。当然我今天来演讲的部分原因，除了我是个自豪的哈佛校友之外，就是我在生命中得到了一些非常令人羡慕的玩具：奥斯卡小金人。在毕业演讲时我们会撞到常见的烦事，那就是成功人士来告诉你，成功带来的结果并非那么值得信任。但我觉得这种矛盾可以被弥合，而且是有教导意义的。成就总是美妙的，但你得知道为何这样做。如果你不知道，它就会变成可怕的陷阱。IwenttoapublichighschoolonLongIsland,SyossetHighSchool.Ooh,hello,Syosset!ThegirlsIwenttoschoolwithhadPradabagsandflat-ironedhair.AndtheyspokewithanaccentIwhohadmovedthereatage9fromConnecticutmimickedtofitin.FloridaOranges,Chocolatecherries.SinceI’mancientandtheInternetwasjuststartingwhenIwasinhighschool.Peopledidn’treallypaythatmuchofattentiontothefactthatthatIwasanactress.IwasknownmainlyatschoolforhavingabackbiggerthanIwasandalwayshavingwhite-outonmyhandsbecauseIhatedseeinganythingcrossedoutinmynotebooks.Iwasvotedformysenioryearbook‘mostlikelytobeancontestantonJeopardy’orcodefornerdiest.WhenIgottoHarvardjustafterthereleaseofStarWars:Episode1,IknewIwouldbestaringoverintermsofhowpeopleviewedme.IfearedpeoplewouldhaveassumedI’dgotteninjustforbeingfamous,andthattheywouldthinkthatIwasnotworthyoftheintellectualrigorhere.Anditwouldnothavebeenfarfromthetruth.WhenIcamehereIhadneverwrittena10-paperbefore.I’mnotevensureI’vewrittena5-pagepaper.IwasalarmedandintimidatedbythecalmeyesofafellowstudentwhocameherefromDaltonorExeterwhothoughtthatcomparedtohighschooltheworkloadherewaseasy.Iwascompletelyoverwhelmedandthoughtthatreading1000pagesaweekwasunimaginabl