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The first year women were admitted to Columbia Sally Ride was the first American woman in space Music was all about Michael and the Moonwalk.
哥倫比亞大學開始錄取女生的第一年當時薩莉.萊德成為第一位進入太空的美國女性那時的音樂全是麥克爾和太空步
We had the Walkman No. No Moonwalking. No Moonwalking today.
我們當時有隨身聽不走太空步 今天不走太空步
We had the Walkman, not ipods Some of the streets around here were not quite so inviting Times Square was not a family destination.
我們當時有隨身聽 沒有IPod這四周的一些街區沒有現在這樣誘人時報廣場不是適合全家人去的地方
So I know this is all ancient history Nothing worse than commencement speakers droning on about bygone days.
我知道這一切都屬于古老的過去了畢業典禮演講人絮叨舊事是再糟糕不過的
But for all the differences the Class of 1983 actually had a lot in common with all of you For we, too, were heading out into a world.
但是 盡管有種種差別1983年畢業班其實與你們各位有許多共同之處這是因為 當時我們踏入社會的時候
At a moment when our country was still recovering from a particularly severe economic recession It was a time of change. It was a time of uncertainty.
也正值國家從一場特別嚴重的經濟衰退中恢復那是一個變革的時期 一個充滿未知的時期
It was a time of passionate political debates You can relate to this because just as you were starting out.
一個政治辯論激情高漲的時期你們能夠體會到這一點因為在你們剛開始熟悉
