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当梦想来临时抓住它

Classof!IdontthinkIhurtyou.FirstIdlikeyoutogetup,waveandcheeryoursupportivefamilyandfriends!Imsureyoucanfindthemoutthere.Showyourlove!

09级的同学们，我不认为我想要伤害你们。首先我希望大家都站起来，向支持你们的亲朋好友挥手致意！我相信你们都能在人群中找到他们，把你们的爱表达出来吧！

Itisagreathonorformetobeheretoday.

今天我很荣幸来到这里。

Nowwaitasecond.Iknow:thatssuchacliche.Yourethinking:everygraduationspeakerheresaidthat--Itsagreathonor,inmycase,itreallyissodeeplytrue--beinghereismorespecialandmorepersonalformethanmostofyouknow.Idliketotellyouwhy.

请等一下。我知道，刚才那句陈词滥调。你们可能在想：每位毕业典礼的演讲人都会说——很荣幸，但就我而言，的确字真意深——因为我来到这里，要比你们所知的大多数人都更为特别和亲切。我想告诉大家这其中的缘由。

Alongtimeago,inthecoldSeptemberof1962,therewasaStevensco-opatthisveryuniversity.Thatco-ophadakitchenwithaceilingthathadbeencleanedbystudentvolunteersprobablyeverydecadeorso.PictureacollegegirlnamedGloria,climbinguphighonaladder,strugglingtocleanthatfilthyceiling.Standingonthefloor,ayoungboardernamedCarlwasadmiringtheview.Andthatshowtheymet.Theyaremyparents,soIsupposeyoucouldsayImadirectresultofthatkitchenchemistryexperiment,righthereatMichigan.MyMomisherewithustoday,andweshouldprobablygofindthespotandputaplagueupontheceilingthatwrote:“ThanksMomandDad!

很久以前，1962年寒冷的9月，这座校园有一家史蒂文消费合作社。该合作社有一间厨房，那里的天花板由学生志愿者打扫，大概每十来年才一次吧。想象一下，画面上有位名叫格洛里亚的女大学生，爬上了高高的梯子，努力地打扫那脏兮兮的天花板。一位名叫卡尔的寄宿生站在地上，对此情景钦佩不已。这就是他俩的初次邂逅。他俩就是我的父母亲。所以我想你们会说，我就是这里，密歇根大学那个“厨房化学实验”的直接成果。我的母亲今天和我们在一起，或许我们应该去找到他们相遇的地方，并且在天花板上镶嵌一块铭牌，上刻“感EveryoneinmyfamilywenttoschoolhereatMichigan:me,mybrother,myMomandDad--allofus.MyDadactuallygotthequantitydiscount:allthreeandahalfofhisdegreesarefromhere.HisPh.D.wasinCommunicationSciencebecausetheythoughtComputerswerejustapassingfad,whenheearnedit44yearsago.HeandMommadeabigsacrificeforthatde