娜塔莉·波特曼最新范文哈佛毕业英文演讲稿(共29页)19500字.docx
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娜塔莉·波特曼哈佛毕业英文演讲稿
奥斯卡影后,哈佛校友娜塔莉·波特曼近日重返母校,受邀在XXXX年哈佛毕业典礼发表演讲。
娜塔莉讲述了自己初入大学和拍电影时遭遇的挫折与挑战,鼓励毕业生去大胆走一条没有“事情本应怎样做”之负担的路,言语间真诚而励志。
视频有中英文对照,十分值得一看。
以下是娜塔莉·波特曼在哈佛的演讲:
XXXX年哈佛毕业演讲(英文):
Hello,classofXXXX年.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.
TodayIfeelmuchlikeIdidwhenIcametoHarvardYardasafreshmaninXXXX年.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.
ThatotherdayIwenttoanamusementparkwithmysoon-to-be4-yeas-oldson.AndIwatchhimplayarcadegames.Hewasincrediblefocused,throwinghisballatthetarget.JewishmotherthanIam,Iskipped20stepsandwasalreadyimagininghimasamajorleagueplayerwithwhatishis
armandhisarmandhisconcentration.ButthenIrealizedwhathewant.Hewasplayingtotradeinhisticketsforthecrappyplastictoy.Theprizewasmuchmoreexcitingthanthegametogetit.Iofcoursewantedtourgehimtotakejoyandthechallengeofthegame,theimprovementuponpractice,thesatisfactionofdoingsomethingwell,andevenfeelingtheaccomplishmentwhenachievingthegame’sgoals.Butalloftheseaspectswereshadedbythe10centplasticmenwithstickystretchybluearmsthatadheretothewalls.That-thatwastheprize.Inachild’snature,weseemanyofourowninnatetendencies.Isawmyselfinhimandperhapsyoudotoo.
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.
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.IwascompletelyoverwhelmedandthoughtthatreadingXXXX年pagesaweekwasunimaginable,thatwritinga50-pagethesisisjustsomethingIcouldneverdo.IHadnoideahowtodeclaremyintentions.Icouldn’tevenarticulatethemtomyself.
I’vebeenactingsinceIwas11.ButIthoughtactingwastoofrivolousandcertainlynotmeaningful.Icamefromafamilyofacademicsandwasveryconcernedofbeingtakenseriously.Incontrasttomyinabilitytodeclaremyself,onmyfirstdayoforientationfreshmanyear,fiveseparatestudentsintroducedthemselvestomebysaying,I’mgoingtobepresident.RememberItoldyouthat.Theirnames,fortherecord,wereBernieSanders,MarcoRubio,TedCruz,BarackObama,HilaryClinton.Inallseriousness,Ibelievedeveryoneofthem.Theirbearingandself-confidencealoneseemedproofoftheirprophecywhereIcouldn’tshakemyself-doubt.IgotinonlybecauseIwasfamous.ThiswashowotherssawmeanditwashowIsawmyself.Drivenbytheseinsecurities,IdecidedIwasgoingtofindsomethingtodoinHarvardthatwasseriousandmeaningfulthatwouldchangetheworldandmakeitabetterplace.
Attheageof18,I’dalreadybeenactingfor7years,andassumedIfindamoreseriousandprofoundpathincollege.SofreshmanfallIdecidedtotakeneurologistandadvancedmodernHebrewliteraturebecauseIwasseriousandintellectual.Needlesstosay,Ishouldhavefailedboth.
IgotBs,foryourinformation,andtothisday,everySundayIburnasmalleffigytothepaganGodsofgradeinflation.ButasIwasfightingmywaythroughAlephBetYodYshuainHebrewandthedifferentmechanismsofneuro-response,Isawfriendsaroundmewritingpapersonsailingandpopculturemagazines,andprofessorsteachingclassesonfairytalesandTheMatrix.Irealizedthatseriousnessforseriousness’ssakewasitsownkindoftrophy,andadubiousone,aposeIsoughttocountersomehalf-imaginedargumentaboutwhoIwas.TherewasareasonthatIwasanactor.IlovewhatIdo.AndIsawfrommypeersandmymentorsthatitwasnotonlyanacceptablereason,itwasthebestreason.
WhenIgottomygraduation,sitingwhereyousittoday,after4yearsoftryingtogetexcitedaboutsomethingelse,IadmittedtomyselfthatIcouldn’twaittogobackandmakemorefilms.Iwantedtotellstories,toimaginethelivesofothersandhelpothersdothesame.Ihavefoundorperhapsreclaimedmyreason.Youhaveaprizenoworatleastyouwilltomorrow.TheprizeisHarvarddegreeinyourhand.Butwhatisyourreasonbehindit?
MyHarvarddegreerepresents,forme,thecuriosityandinventionthatwereencouragedhere,thefriendshipsI’vesustainedthewayProfessorGrahamtoldmenottodescribethewaylighthitaflowerbutrathertheshadowtheflowercast,thewayProfessorScarrytalkedabouttheaterisatrans-formativereligiousforcehowprofessorCoslinshowedhowmuchourvisualcortexisactivatedjustbyimaging.Nowgrantedthesethingsdon’tnecessarilyhelpmeanswerthemostcommonquestionI’masked:
Whatdesignerareyouwearing?
What’syourfitnessregime?
Anymakeuptips?
ButIhaveneversincebeenembarrassedtomyselfaswhatmightpreviouslyhavethoughtwasastupidquestion.MyHarvarddegreeandotherawardsareemblemsoftheexperienceswhichledmetothem.Thewoodpaneledlecturehalls,thecolorfulfallleaves,thehotvanillaToscaninis,readinggreatnovelsinoverstuffedlibrarychairs.runningthroughdininghallsscreaming.Ooh!
Ah!
Citysteps!
Citysteps!
Citysteps!
Citysteps!
It’seasynowtoromanticizemytimehere.ButIhadsomeverydifficulttimesheretoo.Somecombinationofbeing19,dealingwithmyfirstheartbreak,takingbirthcontrolpillsthathavesincebeentakenoffthemarketfortheirdepressivesideeffects,andspendingtoomuchtimemissingdaylightduringwintermonths,ledmetosomeprettydarkmoments,particularlyduringsophomoreyear.TherewereseveraloccasionswhereIstartedcryinginmeetingswithprofessors,overwhelmedwithwhatIwassupposedtopulloff,whenIcouldbarelygetmyselfoutofbedinthemorning.MomentswhenItookonthemottoformyschoolwork:
Done,Notgood.IfonlyIcouldfinishmywork,evenifittookeatingajumbopackofsourPatchKidstogetmethroughasingle10-pagepaper.IfeltI’veaccomplishedagreatfeat,Irepeattomyself:
Done,Notgood.
Acoupleyearsago,IwenttoTokyowithmyhusband,andIateatthemostremarkablesushirestaurant,Idon’teveneatfish,I’mvegan.Sothattellsyouhowgooditwas.Evenwithjustvegetable,thissushiwasthestuffyoudreamedabout.Therestauranthassixseats.MyhusbandandImarveledathowanyonecanmakericesosuperiortoallotherrice.Wewonderedwhytheydon’tmakeabiggerrestaurant,andbethemostpopularplaceintown.OurlocalfriendsexplaintousthatallthebestrestaurantsinTokyoarethatsmall,and
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