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When I was a young boy of only 7, it was decided that I should take piano lessons. This is a true story, by the way. I swear. I studied piano for three years and learned to play one song poorly, which actually turned out to be an improvement over high school. Nobody was willing to tell me that I had no musical talent whatsoever. Finally, after three years, I was invited by my piano teacher, Mr. Dillman, to play in a recital. I was told recently that Mr. Dillman twitched visibly when my name was mentioned at his funeral.
當時我只有七歲，經過決定我應該去上鋼琴課。我發誓，這是一個真實的故事。我學了三年鋼琴，但只會彈一首曲子，而且彈得很糟，這種情況到高中結束后才有了改善。沒人愿意告訴我我沒有音樂天賦。結果，三年后，我的鋼琴老師迪爾曼先生邀請我在一個獨奏會上演奏。最近我被告知，在迪爾曼先生的葬禮上，當提及我的名字的時候，他明顯抽搐了。
I can't answer for others, but I was very excited that I was at last going to play my song in front of an audience. The day of the recital arrived. That morning, I got the chicken pox and, tragically, I never got to play my song. But today I've taken the liberty of bringing with me a small keyboard and, with your permission, I will finally get to play my song in front of an audience. I swear to you (that) this is the song that I learned to play after three years — the only song I know how to play on the piano. I think you will see that the lesson is patience. There comes a time for everything.
我不能達到別人的標準，但當時我非常興奮因為我終于有機會在觀眾面前彈奏我的歌曲了。獨奏會的日子終于到來了，可是偏偏在那天早晨，我得了水痘，悲慘的是，我再未有機會演奏我的歌曲。但是今天我擅自帶了一個小鍵盤，如果你們允許的話，我最終將能在觀眾面前演奏我的歌曲。我向你們發誓這是一首我學了三年的歌曲，是我唯一能彈奏的一首鋼琴曲。我想你們將會明白這是關于耐心的課程。得到一切的時機就要來臨了。
Congratulations! Welcome to real life! You graduated from the University of Wisconsin! You can do anything! Thank you.
最后，再一次祝賀你們！歡迎來到真實的生活！你們從威斯康辛大學畢業了！你們能做任何事情！謝謝你們！
