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Fed Chair Ben Bernanke has given his 2nd commencement speech of the season.
美聯儲主席本•伯南克給了他本季的第二次畢業典禮演講。
The first was to the graduates of Simon's Rock, an offbeat school in Western Mass.
第一場是對西蒙洛克學院的畢業生，一個在西方大眾眼里比較奇怪的學校。
Today he delivered a speech to graduates of Princeton, where of course he was an econ professor before becoming Fed chair.
今天他給普林斯頓的畢業生演說，當然在他就任美聯儲前主席之前他是那的一個經濟學教授。
His speech is short and simple, offering 10 pieces of advice and wisdom to the graduates.
他的演講很簡潔，給畢業生提供了10條建議和智慧。
1.Almost everyone ends up along a different life plan than they intended. You can try to map out your life, but it probably won't end up that way.
幾乎每個人都會沿著與原本打算不同的生命計劃終結。你可以嘗試繪制出你的生活，但可能它最終不會這樣。
2.That being said, it's still wise to think about goals, and the people you want to be around.
那就是說，考慮目標以及你希望在自己身邊的人仍然是明智的。
3.A meritocratic system is the best, but no system is truly meritocratic. And within meritocratic systems, many are successful due to pure luck (i.e. background, upbringing) and so those successful have a duty to work for the betterment of everyone.
精英體系是最好的，但沒有體系是真正的精英。在精英體系內，很多人成功是因為純粹的運氣(即背景、教養)，所以那些成功者有義務為每個人的發展盡責。
4.The people who best use their advantages, or overcome adversity, and work honestly are those most worthy of admiration.
最能利用優勢或克服逆境以及誠實工作的人是最值得敬佩的。
5.Cynicism is bad.
犬儒主義是不好的。
6.Economics isn't good for predicting the future, but it can help people to avoid horrible, illogical ideas.
經濟學不好預測未來，但它可以幫助人們避免可怕的、不合邏輯的想法。
7.Money matters, but making big decisions based just on money is a bad move.
錢很重要，但僅僅基于錢的重大決策是糟糕的舉動。
8.Failure is essential. If your uniform isn't dirty, you weren't part of the game.
失敗是必不可少的。如果你的制服不是臟的，你就不是比賽的一部分。
9.In picking a life partner, think beyond beauty and sexual attraction.
在選擇生活伴侶方面，考慮美麗和性吸引力之外的因素。
10.Call your parents.
給你的父母打電話。
