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Thank you so much Thank you so much, President Christ, the Board of Trustees
非常感謝非常感謝 克里斯特校長 董事會
Members of the faculty, devoted parents and friends and especially the fabulous Smith College class of 2013
教職工成員們 勇于奉獻的家長們和朋友們還有成就卓越的史密斯學院2013屆畢業生們
Congratulations. You have reached the light at the end of the tunnel And when you first arrived at Smith four years ago
祝賀你們 你們在漫長黑夜之后迎來了黎明你們四年前第一次來到史密斯學院時
I'm sure you never imagined that at the other end of that tunnel
我敢肯定你們沒有想到在這黑夜即將結束之日
There would be a lady behind a podium talking to you in a funny accent This accent has been the bane of my existence
會有一位抄著滑稽口音的女士 站在臺前為你們致辭這個口音曾是我生活的煩惱之源
Until in 1980 I moved to New York from England and I met Henry Kissinger
直到1980年我從英格蘭移居紐約并碰到亨利.基辛格
And he said to me, don't ever worry about your accent In American public life, you can never underestimate
他跟我說 不要擔心你的口音在美國公共生活中 永遠不要低估
The advantages of complete and total incomprehensibility I'm so grateful to be with you at this very special moment
說話含糊不清甚至完全不可理解的優勢我很慶幸 能在這個特殊的日子里 和你們待在一起
You don't know me but I have spent the last few weeks stalking you on your Smith websites, on your Twitter feeds
你們不認識我 但我最近幾周都在跟蹤你們在你們的史密斯網站上 在你們的推特交流版上
On Facebook, on Instagram, on Tumblr so I could get to know you better
在Facebook上 在Instagram上 在Tumblr上我都盡力了解你們的信息
So here's what i've found: you're fascinating and curious and quirky
以下就是我的發現你們很迷人 好奇心強 而且很古怪
And asking the big questions and worrying about the little things and solving the cosmic riddles
問著大問題 卻擔心一些小事情一邊解決著宇宙的謎題
And agonizing about what shoes to wear at Commencement and what happens if you trip and become a youtube sensation
一邊卻在著急畢業典禮穿什么鞋子如果不小心摔倒成為YouTube熱點該怎么辦
