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It only recently occurred to me, while preparing this address, how totally absurd this whole charade was.
直到最近，在準(zhǔn)備這次演講稿時(shí)，我才意識(shí)到，自己在畢業(yè)典禮上的裝模作樣簡(jiǎn)直荒謬至極。
It reminded me that oftentimes we do all sorts of silly things to avoid appearing different.
這件事提醒我：我們經(jīng)常做各種傻事，以避免自己與眾不同。
Conforming happens so naturally that we can forget how powerful it is
從眾是很自然的事情，以至于我們會(huì)忘了它的力量有多么強(qiáng)大，
we want to be accepted by our peers -- we want to be a part of the group. It's in our biology.
我們希望為同齡人所接受--我們希望自己是這個(gè)群體的一分子。我們生來(lái)如此。
But the things that make us human are those times we listen to the whispers of our soul
但人之所以為人，是因?yàn)楹芏鄷r(shí)候，我們聽(tīng)從內(nèi)心的聲音，
and allow ourselves to be pulled in another direction.
并允許自己被指引著朝另一個(gè)方向前進(jìn)。
Conformity is so fascinating and so pervasive that it has been studied for a very long time.
從眾令人無(wú)法抗拒且普遍存在，人們對(duì)其已經(jīng)研究了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。
See, it turns out there are two things that can dramatically reduce conformity in a group setting.
結(jié)果發(fā)現(xiàn)，有兩點(diǎn)可以極大地減少一個(gè)群體里的從眾行為：
The first is a single dissenting voice, and the second is the ability to communicate privately with other members of the group
第一是發(fā)出一個(gè)表示不同意見(jiàn)的聲音，第二是具有與群體其他成員私下溝通的能力。
Our government gives us the right to privacy and the right to express ourselves freely in the hope that we might mitigate conformity.
政府賦予我們隱私權(quán)和自由表達(dá)權(quán)，就是希望我們可以減少隨大流的行為。
Democracy wasn't designed to promote popular thought. It was architected to protect dissent.
實(shí)行民主的目的不是為了促使思想大眾化，而是為了保護(hù)不同的聲音。
For, as President Kennedy said, "Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth."
因?yàn)椋缈夏岬峡偨y(tǒng)所說(shuō)的那樣：“從眾是羈押自由的獄卒，是阻礙進(jìn)步的敵人。”
