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Fortunately, in the 1950's, conformity was encouraged -- though we were also in a period of transition.
幸運(yùn)的是，20世紀(jì)50年代，人們鼓勵(lì)隨大流--雖然當(dāng)時(shí)我們也處于轉(zhuǎn)型期。
Women were finding our voices at Wellesley, but we were also expected to be young ladies -- except perhaps during that occasional outing to Boston.
在韋爾斯利學(xué)院婦女有話語(yǔ)權(quán)，但人們還是希望我們做年輕的淑女，除了偶爾去趟波士頓的時(shí)候。
In college, I learned much about Renaissance composers, and Shakespearean plays and the periodic table; but I also learned an awful lot about myself
大學(xué)時(shí)，我深入學(xué)習(xí)了文藝復(fù)興時(shí)期的作曲家、莎士比亞戲劇和化學(xué)元素周期表；但我也深入了解了自己
that I wanted to use the fine education I had received for something more meaningful than table conversation;
我想把我接受到的良好教育投入到比餐桌談話更有意義的事情上；
that I wanted to test -- not simply accept -- the limits and boundaries of the life I was preparing to lead;
我想去檢驗(yàn)我準(zhǔn)備要過的生活中面臨的局限和邊界，而不僅僅是接受；
that I wanted to give something back to this country that had given so much to me.
我想回報(bào)這個(gè)為我付出許多的國(guó)家。
I suspect that the same is true for you in your experience here at Tufts.
我覺得，你們?cè)谒虼拇髮W(xué)的學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)歷也是這樣。
You arrived here having already lived 21st century lives.
你們到這兒時(shí)，已經(jīng)是21世紀(jì)了。
Some came from the nearby towns in New England, others from the suburbs of Los Angeles and the city neighborhoods of Chicago.
你們有的來(lái)自新英格蘭附近的小鎮(zhèn)，有的來(lái)自洛杉磯的郊區(qū)，或是芝加哥附近的城市。
Some, were raised amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong; others in Iraqi refugee camps in Syria.
有的人成長(zhǎng)在香港的摩天大樓中，有的人生活在敘利亞的伊拉克難民營(yíng)里。
Some lost loved ones in 9/11 -- and all of you lived through the trauma of the Boston marathon bombing and its aftermath.
有的人在9·11事件中失去至愛，但是你們所有人都經(jīng)歷了波士頓馬拉松爆炸慘案及其余波。
Regardless of where you came from, at Tufts you have learned much about what is outside you and much about what is inside you, as well.
不管你們從哪兒來(lái)，在塔夫茨大學(xué)，你們已經(jīng)學(xué)到了很多外在的知識(shí)，也充分了解了自己的內(nèi)心。
You learn how to put your opinions -- and your assumptions -- to a test.
你們學(xué)會(huì)了如何驗(yàn)證你們的觀點(diǎn)以及假設(shè)。
This is important, because from this day forward,
這很重要，因?yàn)閺慕褚院螅?/div>
you will have to rely not on grades or guidance from professors to tell you how you're doing and where you stand.
你們將不再依賴分?jǐn)?shù)或教授的指導(dǎo)來(lái)告訴自己表現(xiàn)如何、處于什么位置。
You will have to rely, instead, on an inner compass;
相反，你們要依靠心中的羅盤，
whether that compass is true will determine whether you become a drifter who is blown about by every breeze, or a doer:
而羅盤是否精準(zhǔn)將決定你們是變成一個(gè)隨風(fēng)搖曳的漂泊者，還是一個(gè)實(shí)干家：
An active citizen determined to chart your own course, question your assumptions, and, when necessary, sail unafraid against strong winds.
一個(gè)積極分子，決心繪制自己的人生航線，質(zhì)疑自己的假設(shè)，必要時(shí)，勇于乘風(fēng)破浪。
