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Class of 2009!I don't think I heard you.Class of 2009!First I want you to stand up and wave and cheer your supportive family and friends!I am sure you can find them out there.Show your love!It is a great honor for me to be here today。
09屆的同學(xué)們！來(lái)點(diǎn)激情給我個(gè)回應(yīng)。各位同學(xué)，我希望大家站起來(lái)向支持你們的親朋好友揮手致意。你們一定能在人群中找到他們，借此機(jī)會(huì)表達(dá)你們的愛(ài)吧！能站在這里我感到非常榮幸。
Now wait a second.I know:that's such a cliche.You're thinking: every graduation speaker says that - It's a great honor.But, in my case, it really is so deeply true being here is more special and more personal for me than most of you know. I'd like to tell you why.A long time ago,in this cold September of 1962,there was a Steven's co-op at this very university.That co-op had a kitchen with a ceiling that had been cleaned by student volunteers probably every decade or so。
等等，大家可能覺(jué)得有點(diǎn)矯情。“我很榮幸”這句話都說(shuō)爛了。但真的是大實(shí)話，大家不知道：我對(duì)密歇根大學(xué)有特殊的感情。很久以前，1962年9月，天很冷，在密歇根大學(xué)里有一家餐廳，學(xué)生志愿者負(fù)責(zé)打掃廚房的天花板，大約十年才會(huì)打掃一次。
Picture a college girl named Gloria,climbing up high on a ladder,struggling to clean that filthy ceiling.Standing on the floor, a young boarder named Carl was admiring the view.And that's how they met.They were my parents,so I suppose you could say I'm a direct result of that kitchen chemistry experiment, right here at Michigan.My Mom is here with us today,and we should probably go find the spot and put a plaqueup on the ceiling that says: "Thanks Mom and Dad!"
想象一下：有個(gè)叫格洛麗亞的女學(xué)生，爬上了高高的梯子，努力地打掃臟兮兮的天花板。而一個(gè)叫卡爾的寄宿生在下面偷窺，這是他倆的初次邂逅，他們就是我父母。所以說(shuō)，我是地地道道從密歇根大學(xué)廚房里造出來(lái)的，我母親今天也來(lái)了。我想找到當(dāng)年那個(gè)廚房，在天花板掛個(gè)匾上刻"感謝父母"！
Everyone in my family went here to Michigan:my brother, my Mom ,my Dad -- all of us.My Dad actually got the quantity discount:He got all three and a half of his degrees here.His Ph.D. was in Communication Science because they thought Computers were just a passing fad when he earned it 44 years ago.He and Mom made a big sacrifice for that degree.They argued at times over pennies, while raising my newborn brother.Mom typed my Dad's dissertation by hand,kind of ironic of those computer science dissertation。
我的家人都畢業(yè)于密歇根大學(xué)：我哥、我父母、還有我。我爸在文憑數(shù)量上更勝一籌：他在這獲得了三個(gè)半學(xué)位，其中一個(gè)是通信工程的博士。44年前，他們認(rèn)為計(jì)算機(jī)火不了多久。為取得這個(gè)學(xué)位，爸媽做出了很大的犧牲。為了撫養(yǎng)剛出生的哥哥，省吃儉用。堂堂計(jì)算機(jī)博士，論文是我媽逐字敲出來(lái)的，諷刺吧？
This velvet hood I'm wearing, this was my Dad's.This diploma, yeah,this diploma I have here that just like the one you are about to get this is my Dad's.And my underwear, oh never mind, sorry.
我身上這套博士服是我爸的，還有這張畢業(yè)證，跟你們即將拿到手的一樣，也是我爸的。還有我的內(nèi)褲，呃……算了。
