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耶鲁大学校长2023毕业典礼演讲:参与服务,奉献其中!

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0:35Graduates of the class of 2023, family members and friends,2023级毕业生,家属和朋友,
0:45it gives me great pleasure to welcome you很高兴欢迎你
0:48and to offer a few words this morning.今天上午,我要说几句话
0:52First, there is a wonderful Yale tradition首先,有一个伟大的耶鲁传统
0:57that I'd like to honor right now.我现在就想荣耀
1:00So may I ask all of the families and friends所以,我可以问所有的家人和朋友
1:04who are here today to rise and to recognize他们今天在这里 升起和承认
1:09the outstanding and graduating members成员名单
1:12of the class of 2023.2023级。
1:43And now may I ask the class of 2023现在我要问2023年的班级
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1Graduates of the class of 2023, family members and friends,2023级毕业生,家属和朋友,
2it gives me great pleasure to welcome you很高兴欢迎你
3and to offer a few words this morning.今天上午,我要说几句话
4First, there is a wonderful Yale tradition首先,有一个伟大的耶鲁传统
5that I'd like to honor right now.我现在就想荣耀
6So may I ask all of the families and friends所以,我可以问所有的家人和朋友
7who are here today to rise and to recognize他们今天在这里 升起和承认
8the outstanding and graduating members成员名单
9of the class of 2023.2023级。
10And now may I ask the class of 2023现在我要问2023年的班级
11to consider all those who have supported your arrival考虑所有支持你到达的人
12at this milestone and to please rise and recognize them.在这个里程碑上,请起立并认识他们。
13Hey, that concludes the aerobic exercise嘿,有氧运动结束了
14portion of our program.我们计划的一部分。
15Today, as we assemble at an inflection point in your lives今天,当我们聚集在 你生命的一瞬间
16between the shortest, gladdest years of life在最短,最快乐的岁月之间
17and exciting new chapters that lie beyond them,和超越它们的新篇章,
18I wanna discuss the importance of community engagement我想谈谈社区参与的重要性
19here in New Haven and in your future.在纽黑文和你的未来
20So raise your hand if you participated所以,举起你的手 如果你参与
21in a service organization on campus在校园内的服务组织
22or in our local community during your time at Yale.在耶鲁大学期间 在我们的社区里
23That's a lot of hands.手少阳.
24It's a lot of hands, but I'm not surprised手很多 但我并不惊讶
25because I know that nearly all of you因为我知道你们几乎都
26have immersed yourself in the work of civic betterment使自己沉浸在公民改善的事业中
27in one form or another over the past four years.在过去四年里,这种或那种形式。
28Despite the rigors of your studies,尽管你的学业很僵硬
29you have promoted literacy with New Haven Reads,你用纽黑文的读物宣传识字,
30brought the basics of computer science带来了计算机科学的基础
31to public school classrooms through Code Haven,通过Code Haven进入公立学校教室,
32and tutored immigrants for whom English和辅导的移民,英语
33is not a first language as Bridges ESL volunteers.作为Bridges ESL的志愿者,不是第一语言。
34You've likewise helped us to alleviate housing你也帮过我们减轻住房负担
35and food insecurity through the Yale Hunger通过耶鲁饥饿和粮食不安全
36and Homelessness Action Project,和无家可归问题行动项目,
37supported your student neighbors as Walden peer counselors,支持你的学生邻居 作为瓦尔登同行顾问,
38and engaged in remedial climate action并参与气候补救行动
39with the Urban Resources Initiative.与城市资源倡议合作。
40Even on the heels of final exams last week,即使上个星期的期末考试之后
41many of you volunteered in Yale Day of Service activities.你们中许多人自愿参加耶鲁服务日的活动。
42You have collectively pursued unfinished work你们共同完成了未完成的工作
43in our society and affirmed what Coretta Scott King并且肯定了科雷塔·斯科特·金
44observed on this campus in 19691969年在这个校园里观测到
45that students want to start today on the world of tomorrow.学生们今天想从明天的世界开始
46Although not necessarily learned in the classroom,虽然未必在课堂上学到,
47this spirit of service is every bit a part这种服务精神是一部份
48of what makes a Yale education distinctive.耶鲁大学教育的特色
49And in all, we estimate that you and your classmates总之,我们估计你和你的同学
50contributed a remarkable 150,000 hours贡献了150,000小时
51each year, each year you were here,每年,每年你在这里,
52to community-based causes.对社区事业的影响。
53Rather than reflect on how your work in this community而不是思考你在这个社区的工作
54will reverberate long after you exit Phelps Gate,在你离开菲尔普斯门很久之后, 就会产生反响,
55I want to implore you to replicate it我想请你复制它
56no matter where you go next.不管你接下来去哪
57For several years now, even before the COVID-19 pandemic,几年来,即使在COVID-19大流行之前
58this country has seen a decline in social capital全国社会资本下降
59and the value we derive from positive connections以及我们从积极联系中获得的价值
60with other people.和别人
61Political scientist Robert Putnam政治学家罗伯特·普特南
62diagnosed this decay through something通过某种方式诊断出这种衰变
63that actually used to be fairly common那其实是相当常见的
64in my time as a teenager in Buffalo, New York,我年轻的时候在纽约水牛城
65bowling leagues.保龄球联赛.
66Putnam, an eminent Yale alumnus,普特南,耶鲁著名校友,
67observed that more Americans are bowling,更多美国人在打保龄球
68but fewer in organized leagues.但是在有组织的联赛中更少。
69So he used the vivid metaphor of bowling alone所以他用生动的比喻 单独打保龄球
70to represent the breakdown of traditional social networks代表传统社会网络的崩溃
71in contemporary society.在当代社会中。
72As a touchstone of his thesis,作为他的论文的试金石,
73Putnam指出成员减少
74among organizations like PTAs, the Red Cross,在诸如私人旅行社、红十字会、
75Lions Clubs, from its mid-20th century peak.狮子俱乐部(Lions Clubs),从其20世纪中叶的高峰开始.
76He found, in short, that we are dropping out in droves他发现,简言之,我们 退学的驱动器
77from organized community life.从有组织的社区生活。
78In the two decades since Bowling Alone's publication,在鲍林独行侠出版后的二十年里
79U.S. census data have similarly depicted美国人口普查数据也有类似描述
80a sharp decrease in community involvement.社区参与急剧减少。
81The hours donated annually by volunteers, for example,例如,志愿人员每年捐赠的时间,
82have between the start of the century在世纪初之间
83and your first year at Yale.还有你在耶鲁大学的第一年
84And the national volunteering rate和全国志愿工作率
85dropped an additional seven percentage points减少7个百分点
86by the time you were a junior.当你是初级。
87So what happens when social ties weaken?那么,当社会联系减弱时会怎样呢?
88Certainly, something is lost in our communities,当然,我们社区失去了一些东西,
89but we also retreat into ourselves.但我们也退缩到自己。
90We become isolated and we feel lonely.我们变得孤立,感到孤独。
91Surveys indicate the alarming prevalence of these feelings.调查表明,这些感情十分普遍。
9260% of Americans, including a full 75% of younger people60%的美国人,包括75%的年轻人
93like yourselves, now struggle with loneliness.像你一样,现在与孤独斗争。
94Some weeks ago, this frayed social fabric几周前,这个社会结构破裂了
95compelled U.S.迫使美国。
96外科医生Vivek Murthy将军,
97also a Yale alumnus, to declare也是耶鲁大学的校友
98a loneliness epidemic in America.美国的孤独症
99The ramifications for our health and wellbeing对我们的健康和福祉的影响
100are wide-ranging, he says, but an antidote is within reach.他说范围很广,但解毒剂可以找到
101As Dr. Murthy remarked last semester,正如Murthy医生上学期所说
102here at Yale, community service activities connect us在耶鲁,社区服务活动 连接我们
103with somebody deeply on something that matters,和某个人深陷其中
104but also reaffirm to us that we have value但也向我们重申我们的价值
105to bring to the world.给世界带来。
106They help us to rebuild that esteem他们帮助我们重建这种尊敬
107which gets shredded when we are lonely.当我们孤独的时候,它就会被粉碎。
108Of course, service activities are as solitary for society当然,服务活动对社会来说是孤独的
109as they are for ourselves.因为他们是为我们自己。
110Social capital can contribute to positive outcomes社会资本可促进积极成果
111in education, children's welfare,教育、儿童福利、
112the safety of our neighborhoods, economic prosperity,我们社区的安全,经济繁荣,
113and even democracy itself.甚至是民主本身。
114Our civic and social lives form the mortar我们的公民生活和社会生活构成了迫击炮
115of American society and a pillar of public health.美国社会和公共卫生的支柱。
116We must, therefore, redouble our resolve to rescue them.因此,我们必须加倍努力,拯救他们。
117In doing so, we should be mindful of a distinction在这样做时,我们应当注意区别
118articulated by philosopher John Dewey,哲学家约翰杜威
119on whom Yale bestowed an honorary degree in 1951.1951年耶鲁被授予荣誉学位.
120Many social reformers, he lamented,许多社会改革者,他感叹,
121however noble their intentions,他们的心意是高尚的,
122have failed to meet their ambitions未能实现他们的野心
123because they were committed to doing good for,因为他们是行善的,
124rather than with, others.而不是和别人
125So for our part, we aspire to make Yale所以对我们来说 我们渴望成为耶鲁
126the most civically engaged university最有公民参与的大学
127by strengthening the ties that bind us通过加强束缚我们的联系
128to our host city, New Haven.我们的东道城市纽黑文。
129Like most of you, I arrived in New Haven as a visitor.和你们大多数人一样 我作为访客来到纽黑文
130I remember my first days at Yale我记得我在耶鲁大学的第一天
131as an entering graduate student in 1981.1981年作为入职研究生.
132I was blown away by the beauty of the stone buildings我被石头建筑的美丽吹走
133and by the tastiness of the local pizza.以当地薄饼的味道为名
134Over the next four decades,在接下来的40年里,
135I discovered that New Haven is a fascinating我发现纽黑文很迷人
136and vibrant community in which to live.和充满活力的社区 生活。
137The Elm City quickly became my and Marta's home榆树城很快成为我和玛塔的家
138and an integral part of our identities.是我们身份的一部分
139Your time here may well be shorter than ours,你在这里的时间可能比我们短
140although I urge you to consider adding your talents虽然我敦促你考虑增加你的才能
141{\fn黑体\fs22\bord1\shad0\3aHBE\4aH00\fscx67\fscy66\2cHFFFFFF\3cH808080}那又怎样?
142to work and live.工作和生活。
143But whether you remain in New Haven or not after graduation,不管你毕业后是否留在纽黑文
144we all experience a distinct bond我们都有不同的感情
145between Yale and our host city.介于 耶鲁和我们的东道市。
146And the depth of that relationship was reflected这段感情的深度被反映出来
147most recently by the historic pledge to extend our lead最近通过历史性承诺 延长我们的领先地位
148as the institution that makes the largest annual作为年度最大的机构
149voluntary financial contribution自愿捐款
150of any US college or university to its home city.任何一所美国学院或大学 前往其家乡
151But a university's responsibility to its host city但大学对东道市的责任
152goes beyond, goes beyond financial contributions,超越了财政捐助,
153what Dewey might have deemed worthwhile ends.杜威可能认为是值得的结局
154It should also be intellectual.亦应如是智.
155It should be innovative.它应该是创新的。
156It should be human.应是人.
157It should be with as well as for.亦应随顺亦复如是.
158The metaphor of the ivory tower walled off象牙塔的比喻被挡住了
159from its surroundings and at Yale,和在耶鲁的四周,
160protected by moats and gates, is no longer apt.被护城河和城门保护 已经不合适了
161What is real instead is a social contract真正的是社会契约
162in which we willingly and readily obligate ourselves我们愿意并随时承担义务
163to the welfare of one another.祝你们平安!
164So our task, even as we increase our voluntary payments,因此,我们的任务, 即使我们增加了我们的自愿付款,
165is to reinforce our culture of engagement.即加强我们的接触文化。
166Alumni such as Patricia Melton exemplify this ideal.帕特里夏·梅尔顿等校友体现了这一理想.
167A native of Cleveland, Ohio,俄亥俄州克利夫兰的原住民
168a 1983 graduate of Yale College,1983年耶鲁学院毕业生,
169and with similar to about 20% of you,与20%左右的你,
170the first in her family to attend college,她家里第一个上大学的
171Patricia has dedicated her career帕特里夏为她的事业献身
172to helping young people in our community.帮助我们社区的年轻人。
173For over a decade, she has led New Haven Promise,十多年来,她一直领导纽黑文承诺,
174a Yale-funded scholarship and career development programa 耶鲁大学资助的奖学金和职业发展方案。
175that is one of our most treasured collaborations.这是我们最珍贵的合作之一。
176Patricia's inspired work delivers the dream of college帕特里夏的启发性作品带来了大学的梦想
177for scores of young people为数十名年轻人提供
178who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford it.否则谁也买不起
179Importantly, the Promise program encourages college students重要的是,承诺方案鼓励大学生
180to return to New Haven following graduation,毕业后回到纽黑文
181just as she did.就像她一样
182The results have been superb.结果是非常好的。
183By the end of this decade,到这十年末
184we expect to have welcomed back thousands of Promise alumni我们期待有成千上万的 承诺校友回来
185who will accelerate the renaissance他们将加速复兴,
186well underway in our city我们城市里进展顺利
187alongside many other Yale initiatives,与耶鲁大学的其他许多倡议一起,
188such as the recently established Pennington Fellowship例如最近设立的宾宁顿研究金
189and the Center for Inclusive Growth.和包容性增长中心。
190And we also look forward to joining我们也期待加入
191the Mayor's recently announced tutoring program市长最近宣布的辅导计划
192for New Haven school children.给纽黑文的学童
193It is heartening to consider考虑
194these extraordinary community partnerships这些非凡的社区伙伴关系
195that alumni like Patricia unleash.像帕特里夏那样的校友释放的
196And as Yale's newest graduates,作为耶鲁的最新毕业生
197you can soon enrich.你很快就可以丰富。
198Before we say farewell,在我们告别之前
199I wish to hearken back to when we first met.我想回想一下我们第一次见面的时候
200You may recall that four years ago,你可能记得四年前
201I penned an open letter to welcome the class of 2023.我写了一封公开信欢迎2023年的班级
202In it, I asked you to consider a series of questions.里面,我要求你考虑一系列问题。
203Among them, why are we here?其中,我们为什么在这里?
204Why is Yale here?耶鲁为何在这里?
205Is our purpose?我们的目的吗?
206Of course, improving the world当然,改善世界
207through research and education is Yale's mission.通过研究和教育是耶鲁的使命.
208The crises that surround us,我们身边的危机,
209pressing in nature and often planetary in scale,在自然界中施压, 并且常常是行星级的,
210compel the class of 2023强制2023级
211to mobilize its unique gifts for a world in need.为了一个需要帮助的世界调动其独特的天赋。
212And the liberal education you've acquired at Yale还有你在耶鲁获得的自由主义教育
213has prepared you well to do so.已经做好了做好了准备
214Look closely though,不过仔细看看
215and you will see that in a pithy mission statement你将会看到,在一个细微的任务说明
216dedicated to articulating our university's entire purpose,致力于阐述我们大学的全部宗旨,
217Yale puts equal emphasis on where we hope to achieve it.耶鲁同样重视我们希望实现的目标。
218Indeed, we devote ourselves to improving the world.事实上,我们致力于改善世界。
219As we do that, we retain our focus当我们这样做,我们保持我们的焦点
220on the interdependent community关于相互依存的社区
221in which this work is advanced,在这项工作的推进中,
222ever attuned to our immediate social surroundings.曾经适应我们眼前的社会环境
223As Justice Sonia Sotomayor said正如索尼娅·索托马约尔法官所说
224to Yale Day of Service participants some years ago,几年前的耶鲁服务日参与者,
225our tradition of civic work is expressed in many ways,我们的民间工作传统在许多方面得到体现,
226including in city halls, in state houses,包括市政厅、州议会
227in Congress, in the cabinet,在国会,在内阁,
228and yes, even on the Supreme Court.是的,甚至在最高法院。
229But this tradition of service, she continued,但这种服务传统,她继续,
230is also powerfully expressed daily每天都有强烈的表达
231by countless Yale graduates无数耶鲁大学毕业生
232fired by a spirit of generosity,被慷慨之心射杀
233by relief workers amidst disasters,以灾害中的救济者发誓,
234mentors in urban schools,城市学校的导师;
235volunteers in parks, libraries and museums,公园、图书馆和博物馆的志愿者,
236and so many other roles.还有很多其他角色
237I think, for instance, of a former student,我想,比如说,一个前学生,
238Caroline Tanby-Smith, whose love for this city卡罗琳・坦比・史密斯, 他的爱这个城市
239was catalyzed by her president's public service fellowship.由她的总统公务员奖学金催化。
240Caroline stayed in New Haven卡罗琳留在纽黑文
241after graduating from Yale College.在耶鲁大学毕业后
242And in 2017, she co-founded在2017年,她共同创立了
243a nonprofit community accelerator非营利社区加速器
244dedicated to making entrepreneurship more accessible,致力于使创业更容易获得,
245particularly for low-income community members,特别是针对低收入社区成员,
246women and people of color,女人和有色人种,
247helping them to create new jobs帮助他们创造新的就业机会;
248and generate millions of dollars in revenue for this region.并为本区域创造数百万美元的收入。
249Those efforts, your efforts, Justice Sotomayor said,索托马约法官说:
250may not make headlines,可能不会成为头条新闻,
251but they most surely make a difference.但他们必定有所作为。
252Indeed, your efforts as students engaged in service事实上,你作为学生的工作
253showcase why the where of Yale's mission statement matters.展示耶鲁的任务说明为何重要
254Your efforts show that the transformative is within reach,你的努力表明,变革者可以实现,
255that there is marvelous grandeur伟大的伟大
256in the constellation of seemingly small acts of service在看似小的 服务行为星座
257with and for each other彼此之间和彼此之间
258that together constitute a thriving civic life共同组成一个繁荣的公民生活
259on this campus.在这个校园。
260The sum of your contributions你们的捐款总额
261has brought immense pride to Yale给耶鲁带来了极大的骄傲
262and an equal measure of progress to our community.和平等衡量我们社会的进步。
263Here, you have heated Bob Dylan在这里,你已经加热鲍勃迪伦
264and strapped yourself to a tree with roots把自己绑在树上,
265and nourished them.并滋养他们。
266Of course, we hope some of you will consider当然,我们希望你们中的一些人会考虑
267his next refrain also.他的下一个节奏也是。
268You ain't going nowhere你哪儿也不会去的
269and that you join us right here in New Haven.并且你加入我们 在纽黑文。
270But for those of you who will soon disperse around the globe,惟你们中将散布全球的人,
271also a fine outcome,也有一个很好的结果,
272we hope too that you will reprise what you have done here.我们也希望你能够重述你在这里的所作所为。
273We hope that you will be known我们希望你们能被认出来
274as much for your curiosity of mind也是为了你的好奇心
275as your generosity of spirit.作为你的慷慨精神。
276We hope that wherever it is upon life's CU sail,我们希望,无论它在生命的CU航行,
277you will arrive there,你会到达那里,
278not only as proud alumni of this university,不仅是这所大学的骄傲校友,
279but as emissaries of its ethos,但作为它的神灵的使者,
280ready once again to raise your hand and engage.准备再次举起手来展开战斗
281Congratulations, class of 2023.恭喜你,2023级
282Uhhuhuhuh.啊哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈
283I'm gonna make it work today,我今天要让它工作,
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