耶鲁大学校长2021开学演讲：当世界置身火海
字幕摘录
| 时间 | 英文 | 中文 |
|---|---|---|
| 0:18 | Good morning, everyone. | 大家早上好,我们走 |
| 0:24 | 给Eli Whitney所有的学生 转校生 | |
| 0:29 | visiting international students, | 访问国际学生, |
| 0:33 | and first year Yale College students, welcome to Yale. | 和耶鲁大学一年级的学生 欢迎来到耶鲁大学 |
| 0:43 | Let me begin by saying it is good, | 首先让我说,这是好的, |
| 0:46 | really good to see you here today. | 很高兴看到你今天在这里。 |
| 0:50 | And many families and loved ones | 和许多家庭和亲人 |
| 0:52 | are watching today's ceremonies online. | 正在在线观看今天的仪式。 |
| 0:56 | And on behalf of my colleagues here on stage | 并代表我在这里的同事 在舞台上 |
| 0:59 | and the entire Yale community, | 和整个耶鲁社区, |
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| 1 | Good morning, everyone. | 大家早上好,我们走 |
| 2 | 给Eli Whitney所有的学生 转校生 | |
| 3 | visiting international students, | 访问国际学生, |
| 4 | and first year Yale College students, welcome to Yale. | 和耶鲁大学一年级的学生 欢迎来到耶鲁大学 |
| 5 | Let me begin by saying it is good, | 首先让我说,这是好的, |
| 6 | really good to see you here today. | 很高兴看到你今天在这里。 |
| 7 | And many families and loved ones | 和许多家庭和亲人 |
| 8 | are watching today's ceremonies online. | 正在在线观看今天的仪式。 |
| 9 | And on behalf of my colleagues here on stage | 并代表我在这里的同事 在舞台上 |
| 10 | and the entire Yale community, | 和整个耶鲁社区, |
| 11 | I wanna extend a warm greeting to everyone joining us | 我想向大家致以热烈的问候 |
| 12 | wherever you are right now. | 不管你现在在哪 |
| 13 | This is a big moment for you, our newest students, | 这对你们来说是一个重大的时刻, 我们最新的学生, |
| 14 | and for Yale, I'm so glad you're here. | 耶鲁,我很高兴你来了 |
| 15 | 51 years ago, University President Kingman Brewster | 51年前,大学校长金曼·布鲁斯特 |
| 16 | delivered an address to the entering class | 向进入类发送地址 |
| 17 | of new undergraduates, welcoming them to Yale, | 欢迎他们来到耶鲁大学 |
| 18 | just as I'm doing now. | 就像我现在做的一样 |
| 19 | At the time, the university was coming out | 当时,大学要出来了 |
| 20 | of a very unusual year. | 非常不寻常的一年。 |
| 21 | We can relate. | 我们可以联系起来。 |
| 22 | Just a few months earlier, in May 1970, | 就在几个月前,1970年5月, |
| 23 | tens of thousands of people from across the country | 全国数万人 |
| 24 | had come to New Haven and to Yale | 来到纽黑文和耶鲁 |
| 25 | 抗议对Bobby Seale和Erica Huggins的审判, | |
| 26 | leaders of the Black Panther Party | 黑豹党领导人 |
| 27 | who were being tried for murder. | 他们因谋杀罪受审 |
| 28 | Thousands of National Guard troops | 数千名国民警卫队官兵 |
| 29 | had been deployed to the city, | 已经部署在城里, |
| 30 | as some expected the protests to turn violent. | 正如有些人预期抗议会演变成暴力。 |
| 31 | The situation was extremely tense. | 局势极为紧张。 |
| 32 | Fortunately, reason prevailed. | 幸运的是,理智占上风。 |
| 33 | The protests remained largely peaceful, | 抗议活动基本保持和平, |
| 34 | and no one was seriously injured, let alone killed. | 没有人受重伤,更不用说被杀了。 |
| 35 | Still, these events rocked Yale's campus. | 然而,这些事件震撼了耶鲁的校园. |
| 36 | War was raging in Southeast Asia. | 东南亚正在爆发战争。 |
| 37 | Movements for civil rights and women's rights | 争取公民权利和妇女权利的运动 |
| 38 | were heading in new directions, | 正在朝新的方向前进, |
| 39 | and across society, it seemed like a younger generation | 在整个社会,它似乎是一个年轻一代 |
| 40 | was rising up to challenge the Old Guard. | 起来挑战老卫队 |
| 41 | Against this backdrop, many people were wondering | 在这种背景下,很多人在想 |
| 42 | about Yale's future. | 关于耶鲁的未来 |
| 43 | They were uncertain about the university's role, | 他们不确定大学的作用, |
| 44 | its purpose, in a rapidly changing | 目的,在迅速变化的 |
| 45 | and unpredictable society. | 和不可预测的社会。 |
| 46 | Standing here today, I'm feeling many of the same emotions | 今天站在这里,我感觉很多相同的情绪 |
| 47 | that President Brewster must have felt in 1970. | 布鲁斯特总统一定是在1970年感觉到的 |
| 48 | Looking out over that gathering of new students, | 看着新生的聚会, |
| 49 | he knew many of them were anxious. | 他知道他们很多人都很焦虑 |
| 50 | He knew they had questions about what they would do at Yale, | 他知道他们在耶鲁会做什么 |
| 51 | and many more about the kind of society | 还有更多关于社会类型的 |
| 52 | they would encounter when they graduated. | 他们毕业后会遇到 |
| 53 | Yet, in his speech, he was asking them to study, | 然而,在他的演讲中,他要求他们学习, |
| 54 | to go to the library, to write papers, | 去图书馆写论文 |
| 55 | to conduct experiments. | 进行实验。 |
| 56 | He was asking them to be students. | 他要求他们成为学生。 |
| 57 | And so he gave voice to a question | 所以他给一个问题发声 |
| 58 | that was probably on the minds of many, | 可能是在许多人的脑海里, |
| 59 | a question I also pose to you today. | 我今天也向你提出一个问题。 |
| 60 | He asked, and these are his words, | 他问,这是他的话, |
| 61 | where then is the purpose | 目标在哪里? |
| 62 | which makes patient learning supportable | 帮助病人学习 |
| 63 | when the world is on fire? | 当世界着火的时候? |
| 64 | Where then is the purpose | 目标在哪里? |
| 65 | which makes patient learning supportable | 帮助病人学习 |
| 66 | when the world is on fire? | 当世界着火的时候? |
| 67 | Today, again, it seems like the world is on fire, | 今天,世界又开始着火了 |
| 68 | literally and metaphorically. | 从字面上和隐喻上来说。 |
| 69 | The United States is in the midst | 美国在其中 |
| 70 | of its greatest crisis since 9-11. | 9 -11以来最大的危机。 |
| 71 | We are fighting a global pandemic, | 我们正在与全球流行病作斗争, |
| 72 | which will be, for many of us, | 我们许多人, |
| 73 | the most significant geopolitical | 最重要的地缘政治 |
| 74 | and perhaps personal event of our lives. | 也许是我们生命中的个人事件 |
| 75 | But that is not all. | 但还不止这些。 |
| 76 | This summer, we have witnessed terrible wildfires, | 今年夏天,我们目睹了可怕的野火 |
| 77 | drought, and flooding in many corners of the globe. | 以及全球许多角落的洪水。 |
| 78 | Some of you have experienced | 你们中有些人经历过 |
| 79 | these climate disasters firsthand. | 这些气候灾害是第一手的。 |
| 80 | Not only climate change, but also racism, extremism, | 不仅气候变化,而且种族主义、极端主义, |
| 81 | the widening gulf between the rich and poor. | 贫富差距不断扩大。 |
| 82 | These are complex challenges | 这些都是复杂的挑战 |
| 83 | that call out for urgent and concerted action. | 要求采取紧急和协调一致的行动。 |
| 84 | The world is on fire, and again, we asked, | 世界着火了 我们又问 |
| 85 | what is our purpose here? | 我们的目的是什么? |
| 86 | And how do we learn patiently, seriously, and rigorously, | 我们如何耐心、严肃和严格地学习 |
| 87 | as I sincerely hope you will, in times such as these? | 我诚恳地希望你,在这样的时候? |
| 88 | In thinking about the answer to this question, | 在思考这个问题的答案时, |
| 89 | I was reminded of Mussar, | 有人提醒我穆沙尔 |
| 90 | sometimes called Musser in English, | 有时用英语称呼穆瑟, |
| 91 | a 19th century Jewish movement that came out of Lithuania, | 来自立陶宛的19世纪犹太运动 |
| 92 | very close to where my ancestors were rabbis. | 非常接近我的祖先是拉比的地方。 |
| 93 | The central idea of the Mussar movement | 穆沙尔运动的中心思想 |
| 94 | and of similar religious and ethical practices | 和类似的宗教和伦理做法 |
| 95 | beyond Judaism is that we must improve ourselves | 除了犹太教,我们必须改善自己 |
| 96 | before looking outward at society, seeking to change it. | 想要改变社会 |
| 97 | We must examine our values, expand our knowledge, | 我们必须检查我们的价值观, 扩大我们的知识, |
| 98 | and develop our empathy and imagination. | 并培养我们的同情和想象力。 |
| 99 | One of the rabbis of the time | 当时的拉比之一 |
| 100 | is said to have told this story. | 据说是讲这个故事的 |
| 101 | I set out to try to change the world, but I failed. | 我开始尝试改变世界 但我失败了 |
| 102 | So I decided to scale back my efforts | 所以我决定缩小我的努力 |
| 103 | and only tried to influence the Jewish community of Poland, | 并试图影响波兰的犹太社区, |
| 104 | but I failed there too. | 但我也失败了 |
| 105 | So I targeted the community in my hometown of Radin, | 所以我把目标锁定在我的家乡拉丁 |
| 106 | but achieved no greater success. | 但没有取得更大的成功。 |
| 107 | Then I gave all my efforts to changing my own family | 之后我尽了一切努力去改变自己的家庭 |
| 108 | and failed at that as well. | 也失败了 |
| 109 | Finally, I decided to change myself, | 最后,我决定改变自己, |
| 110 | and that's how I had such an impact on the world. | 这就是我对世界的影响 |
| 111 | Much like this sage, we are here to make an impact | 和这位贤者一样,我们是来影响我们的 |
| 112 | on our communities and on the world. | 我们的社区和世界。 |
| 113 | Don't get me wrong, but first we must start | 不要误会,但首先我们要开始 |
| 114 | by improving ourselves. | 通过改善我们自己。 |
| 115 | Your college years are a time | 你的大学年限是一段时间 |
| 116 | to develop your strengths and talents, | 培养你的长处和才能, |
| 117 | to challenge yourself in ways you did not think possible, | 以你认为不可能的方式挑战自己 |
| 118 | to gain knowledge and understanding, and to explore. | 以获得知识和了解,并探索。 |
| 119 | Here at Yale, you will encounter new ideas | 在耶鲁,你会遇到新的想法 |
| 120 | and engage with people from different backgrounds | 与来自不同背景的人接触 |
| 121 | and walks of life. | 和各行各业。 |
| 122 | You will take intellectual risks | 你会冒智力风险的 |
| 123 | and ask questions about everything, | 并询问一切情况, |
| 124 | from the structure of the cosmos | 从宇宙的结构 |
| 125 | to the structure of a novel. | 小说的结构。 |
| 126 | Improving yourself means leaving your comfort zone, | 改善你自己意味着离开你的舒适地带, |
| 127 | signing up for classes that sound interesting, | 报名上课 听起来很有趣, |
| 128 | but unfamiliar. | 却不熟悉 |
| 129 | Going to office hours | 上班时间 |
| 130 | with slightly intimidating professors, | 与略为恐吓的教授, |
| 131 | you may be surprised by the conversation that unfolds. | 你可能会对展开的对话感到惊讶。 |
| 132 | Attending talks by speakers | 出席发言者的会谈 |
| 133 | whose views are different than yours, | 他们的意见与你不同, |
| 134 | and really listening to their arguments. | 并倾听他们的论点。 |
| 135 | Regardless of what you study or the clubs you join, | 不管你学习什么 或加入的俱乐部, |
| 136 | I promise you that you will not leave Yale | 我向你保证你不会离开耶鲁 |
| 137 | the same person you are today. | 和你今天一样 |
| 138 | You will be changed, transformed by Yale. | 你会被耶鲁改变 |
| 139 | We know that you are ready for these challenges, | 我们知道你已准备好迎接这些挑战, |
| 140 | and we are excited to see | 我们很高兴看到 |
| 141 | what contributions you will make to Yale, | 你对耶鲁有什么贡献? |
| 142 | how you will write new chapters in our shared history | 你将如何写出我们共同历史的新篇章 |
| 143 | in the coming days, weeks, and years. | 在未来的几天,几周,几年。 |
| 144 | Thinking back to that spring of 1970, | 回想1970年的春天 |
| 145 | I'm reminded of four Yale college students | 我想起了四个耶鲁大学的学生 |
| 146 | who, with others, played a pivotal role | 他们与他人一起发挥了关键作用 |
| 147 | in the May Day events. | 在五月日的活动。 |
| 148 | Kurt Schmoke, Ralph Dawson, Bill Farley, Glenn Deshaber. | 库尔特·施莫克,拉尔夫·道森,比尔·法利,格伦·德沙伯. |
| 149 | They were serious students, | 他们是认真的学生, |
| 150 | and active in founding and leading | 并积极参与创建和领导 |
| 151 | the Black Student Alliance at Yale. | 在耶鲁的黑人学生联盟。 |
| 152 | Two would be named Rhodes Scholars. | 两位是罗德学者 |
| 153 | That spring, along with Kingman Brewster, | 那年春天,和国王布鲁斯特, |
| 154 | his special assistant Sam Chauncey, and other administrators, | 他的特别助理萨姆·尚西 以及其他行政人员 |
| 155 | these students showed exemplary leadership | 这些学生表现出堪称楷模的领导能力 |
| 156 | during a time of crisis. | 在危机时期。 |
| 157 | They were instrumental in helping keep the peace on campus | 他们帮助维持校园的和平 |
| 158 | and most likely saving lives. | 并很可能挽救生命。 |
| 159 | The world was on fire, | 世界着火了 |
| 160 | but their time at Yale prepared them | 但他们在耶鲁时,已为他们预备好了, |
| 161 | to tackle important challenges, | 应对重大挑战, |
| 162 | then and after graduation. | 毕业后 |
| 163 | One as a big city mayor and university president, | 一个大城市市长和大学校长 |
| 164 | others as distinguished attorneys, | 其他律师, |
| 165 | all as engaged community members. | 他们都是社区成员 |
| 166 | Like generations of alumni, | 就像几代校友一样 |
| 167 | these Yalies were deeply committed | 这些亚利士人深深地投入 |
| 168 | to making themselves better, | 让自己好起来, |
| 169 | making the university better, and making the world. | 让大学变得更好 让世界变得更好 |
| 170 | You, too, are joining the Yale community | 你也会加入耶鲁社区 |
| 171 | at a historic moment. | 在一个历史性的时刻。 |
| 172 | We're surrounded on all sides by fires, small and large. | 我们四面环绕着大火,大小不一. |
| 173 | And yet, I could think of no better moment to be at Yale. | 然而,我想到在耶鲁的最好时机。 |
| 174 | We begin this academic year with a renewed commitment | 我们从这个学年开始 重新承诺 |
| 175 | to nurture this community and the people in it. | 培养这个社区和其中的人们。 |
| 176 | Yalies, you will soon discover, love to learn. | 雅利丝,你很快就会发现, 爱学习。 |
| 177 | They seek out new experiences, | 他们寻找新的经验, |
| 178 | and they immerse themselves fully in everything they do. | 他们沉浸在自己所做的一切之中。 |
| 179 | At Yale, you can study with top public health experts | 在耶鲁大学,你可以跟高级公共卫生专家学习 |
| 180 | who are advising governments on the pandemic response. | 他们正在就大流行病的对策向政府提供咨询。 |
| 181 | You can take a seminar with a Pillitzer Prize-winning | 你可以参加一个研讨会 一个皮利策奖得主 |
| 182 | historian of Frederick Douglass, | 弗雷德里克·道格拉斯的历史学家, |
| 183 | or a leading authority on John Milton. | 或者是约翰·米尔顿的领导权 |
| 184 | You can conduct research alongside faculty members | 您可与教职员工一起进行研究 |
| 185 | in over 1,200 laboratories. | 在1200多个实验室。 |
| 186 | Yale's great strength now, as always, | 耶鲁现在的伟大力量,一如既往, |
| 187 | is that we learn from and are inspired by one another. | 我们彼此学习,彼此启发。 |
| 188 | Although we come from different places, | 虽然我们来自不同的地方 |
| 189 | we share a common purpose, | 我们有一个共同的目标, |
| 190 | and that is to improve ourselves | 也就是改善我们自己 |
| 191 | so that we can improve the world. | 以便我们能够改善世界。 |
| 192 | Yale's mission statement expresses our highest ambitions. | 耶鲁的任务声明表达了我们的最高野心. |
| 193 | It says, in part, Yale is committed | 它说,部分 耶鲁是承诺 |
| 194 | to improving the world today and for future generations. | 为今世后代改善世界。 |
| 195 | It goes on to say Yale educates aspiring leaders worldwide | 继续说耶鲁教育全世界有抱负的领导人 |
| 196 | who serve all sectors of society. | 他们为社会各阶层服务。 |
| 197 | You, you are those aspiring leaders, | 你,你是那些有抱负的领导人, |
| 198 | and this mission is our answer | 这个任务就是我们的答案 |
| 199 | to the question my predecessor asked over 50 years ago. | 关于我的前任50多年前提出的问题。 |
| 200 | I believe the patient learning President Brewster spoke of | 我相信学习布鲁斯特总统的耐心人说 |
| 201 | means deep engagement in your studies. | 意思是深入学习 |
| 202 | It means challenging your thoughts and beliefs. | 这意味着挑战你的思想和信仰。 |
| 203 | It means expanding the frontiers of knowledge, | 这意味着扩大知识的前沿, |
| 204 | your own, and then the world's. | 你自己的,然后是世界的。 |
| 205 | It means using your time at Yale | 意思是利用你在耶鲁大学的时间 |
| 206 | to prepare for the trials ahead. | 为今后的审判做准备。 |
| 207 | In this sense, patient learning is not only supportable, | 从这个意义上讲,耐心的学习不仅是支持的, |
| 208 | but essential if we are to fulfill Yale's mission | 但是,如果我们要完成耶鲁的任务 |
| 209 | and indeed improve the world. | 并确实改善世界。 |
| 210 | I will end with lyrics written by | 我以歌词结束 |
| 211 | one of my favorite folk singers, | 我最喜欢的民谣歌手之一 |
| 212 | Woody Guthrie, in his song, Worlds on Fire. | 伍迪·格斯里在他的歌曲"世界之火"中. |
| 213 | His words are only too applicable. | 他的话太适用了 |
| 214 | While the skies, they're clearing, | 在天空中,他们正在清空 |
| 215 | we'll rise up dreaming, build our city from the ashes. | 我们会起身做梦 从灰烬中建造我们的城市 |
| 216 | Yes, the world is on fire, but right in front of me | 是的,世界着火了,但就在我面前 |
| 217 | I see many reasons for optimism. | 我看到许多乐观的理由。 |
| 218 | Together, as part of this community, you will dream, | 一起,作为这个社区的一部分, 你会梦想, |
| 219 | you will build, and you will prepare | 你会建造,你会准备 |
| 220 | for lives of leadership and service. | 为领导和服务的生活。 |
| 221 | Welcome to Yale. | 欢迎来到耶鲁 |
| 222 | And you will prepare for lives of leadership and service. | 你会为领导与服务做好准备 |
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