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耶鲁大学校长2025开学演讲:站在变革时刻

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0:12Good morning everyone.大家早上好,你们好
0:15My name is Mari McEnnis and on behalf of Dean Lewis, Provost Strobel,我叫玛丽・麦肯尼斯 并代表刘易斯院长,普罗沃斯特・斯特罗贝尔
0:21and all of our colleagues, it is an honor to welcome you to Yale.欢迎你们来到耶鲁
0:29This is only my second这是我第二次
0:30opening assembly as university president, but I've quickly learned it may be my favorite作为大学校长,我很快学会了 这可能是我最喜欢的
0:36moment of the year.一年的一瞬间
0:38Yes, graduations are fun and reunions are joyful, but nothing quite是的,毕业是好玩的,团聚是快乐的,但没什么
0:43compares to the energy of this day, the buzz of possibility and the promise of new beginnings.与今天的能量、可能性和新开端的希望相比
0:52Of course, as a parent who's had to drop two kids off at college, I know the squirrel当然,作为一个父母 谁不得不送两个孩子上大学, 我知道松鼠
1:00of emotions of this moment, the tug of sadness as you prepare to say goodbye,此刻的情感 悲伤的拖拉 当你准备说再见时
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1Good morning everyone.大家早上好,你们好
2My name is Mari McEnnis and on behalf of Dean Lewis, Provost Strobel,我叫玛丽・麦肯尼斯 并代表刘易斯院长,普罗沃斯特・斯特罗贝尔
3and all of our colleagues, it is an honor to welcome you to Yale.欢迎你们来到耶鲁
4This is only my second这是我第二次
5opening assembly as university president, but I've quickly learned it may be my favorite作为大学校长,我很快学会了 这可能是我最喜欢的
6moment of the year.一年的一瞬间
7Yes, graduations are fun and reunions are joyful, but nothing quite是的,毕业是好玩的,团聚是快乐的,但没什么
8compares to the energy of this day, the buzz of possibility and the promise of new beginnings.与今天的能量、可能性和新开端的希望相比
9Of course, as a parent who's had to drop two kids off at college, I know the squirrel当然,作为一个父母 谁不得不送两个孩子上大学, 我知道松鼠
10of emotions of this moment, the tug of sadness as you prepare to say goodbye,此刻的情感 悲伤的拖拉 当你准备说再见时
11ultimately outweighed by the immense excitement you feel for your child.最终被你对孩子的激动所压倒
12So to the parents and所以对父母和
13the family and the audience, let me just say thank you.家人和观众,让我说谢谢
14Thank you for letting us be part of谢谢你让我们加入
15your child's journey.你孩子的旅程。
16Thank you for trusting us to guide their pursuit of knowledge for the next谢谢你信任我们 指导他们追求知识
17four years.四年时间
18We take that responsibility seriously and I can promise you this.我们认真对待这一责任,我可以向你保证这一点。
19By coming to Yale,来到耶鲁
20your child will not only receive a world-class education, they will also become part of a rich你的孩子不仅会接受世界一流的教育 他们也会成为富人
21community of learners, one that feeds their curiosity, challenges their thinking and helps学习者社区,一个培养他们的好奇心,挑战他们的思维和帮助
22them grow both as scholars and people.他们既是学者又是人
23That is the power of a Yale education and it doesn't这是耶鲁教育的力量,不是
24fade.渐渐消失。
25It's a compass you'll carry with you for the rest of your life with curiosity as it's true这是一本指南针 你会带着你的余生 带着好奇心,这是真的
26and it's more important than ever, especially in a world that seems to be changing at warp speed.这比以往更加重要,特别是在一个似乎以曲速变化的世界中.
27Which brings me to what I want to talk about today.这让我想到今天我想谈的事
28I am, as some of you may know, an art你们中有些人可能知道,我是艺术
29historian by training.历史学家通过培训。
30I was lucky enough to receive my graduate degree in art history here我有幸在这里获得艺术史研究生学位
31at Yale where I got to study under some of the world's foremost scholars in the field.在耶鲁,在那里我得到了学习 一些世界顶尖的学者 在领域。
32And while I have many fond memories of this campus, my most cherished ones were formed at虽然我对这个校园有很多美好的回忆 但我最珍贵的记忆是...
33the Yale University Art Gallery.耶鲁大学美术馆.
34I encourage all of you to visit.我鼓励你们所有人参观。
35It's a remarkable collection这是一个了不起的收藏
36spanning centuries and cultures, from Assyrian reliefs dating back to the 9th century BC从亚述到公元前9世纪
37to Vincent van Gogh's legendary night cafe to Yale graduate Wangechi Mutu's stunning文森特・梵高的传奇夜店 耶鲁大学毕业 旺盖奇・穆图的惊人
38sentinel sculpture.哨兵雕塑。
39As today marks the beginning of a journey for each of you,今天是你们每个人旅程的开始
40I want to spend some time talking about one particular painting that also depicts a journey.我想花点时间来谈一幅同样描绘旅程的绘画。
41Winslow Homer's Old Mill, commonly known as the Morning Bell.温斯洛·霍默的老磨坊,俗称"晨钟".
42And if you want to see it in person,如果你想亲眼看到的话
43it's on view on the second floor of the gallery, but for now you can find a copy printed in your它在画廊二楼的风景上, 但是现在你可以找到一本打印在你的
44program.程序。
45What I love about this painting is its inherent ambiguity, the way it captures我最喜欢这幅画的内在模糊 以及它捕捉的方式
46liminality.释名.
47Like life, and like the best classrooms, it resists easy answers.和生活一样,和最好的教室一样,它抵制容易的答案.
48Instead,相反,
49it invites us to ask questions.它邀请我们提问。
50We are immediately drawn to the woman in red.我们马上被红衣女郎吸引
51It is the brightest这是最亮的
52color in the somber painting, and our eyes are led there by the pathway in the foreground.彩色的油画, 我们的眼睛被引领在那里 在前面的路径。
53She stands alone in the still morning air, bathed in sunlight, a lunch pail dangling from her left她独自站在清晨的空气中 沐浴在阳光下 从左手拉着一个午餐桶
54hand.手给我
55Her dress seems to be shaped like the bell we see swinging high above the mill's roof.她的裙子看起来像钟 我们看到在磨坊的屋顶上摇摆
56She is in motion, her skirt swaying, her back foot lifted.她正在运动,她的裙子摇晃,她的后脚抬起来。
57It is not exactly clear where she她在哪里还不清楚
58has come from, but we have this sense that her direction must be the textile mill looming in the但是我们觉得 她的方向一定是纺织厂
59ưμ㼯A
60Her face is shadowed by the brim of a straw hat, looking downward rather than at her她的脸被一顶草帽的皮影笼罩着 向下看而不是看着她
61likely destination.很可能是目的地 也可能是目标
62Behind her stands a group of women in conversation, their whispering posture在她身后 一群女人在交谈 他们低语的姿势
63almost conspiratorial.几乎是阴谋
64Questions abound.问题很多。
65The forward motion of the woman in red could imply红衣女子的前进运动可能意味着
66that she was just speaking with the three women, or did she mount the makeshift ramp and just她只是和三个女人说话 或者她上过临时坡道
67complete her turn without speaking to the others?不跟其他人说话就轮到她了吗?
68Is the whispering woman talking about her,那个低语的女人在谈论她吗?
69and what awaits her when she reaches the mill?当她到达磨坊时,有什么等待她?
70Historical context can help us fill in some of历史背景可以帮助我们填写一些
71the details of this story.这个故事的细节。
72Completed in 1871, Homer's Old Mill was painted in a dawning age,1871年完成 霍默的老磨坊 在黎明时代被画了出来
73when unfathomable new technologies like electric power and the telephone emerged and would eventually等电力和电话等不易传播的新技术出现,最终
74radically change the landscape of work and society.根本改变工作和社会的面貌。
75It was an era defined by disruption,这是一个被破坏所定义的时代,
76with whole industries and ways of life transforming almost overnight.整个行业和生活方式几乎一夜之间改变。
77Sound familiar?听起来熟悉吗?
78With that context,在这种情况下,
79we can look at the painting with fresh eyes.我们可以用新眼睛看画
80So what do we see now?那么我们现在看到了什么?
81Perhaps a woman standing也许一个女人站着
82on the precipice of a new world, rife with both uncertainty and opportunity, as unsure of her充满着不确定和机会的新世界 充满着她的不确定性
83footing as she is of her future.以她的未来为依托
84As a graduate student, I spent a lot of time in front of this作为一名研究生,我花了很多时间面对这个
85painting with one of my Yale professors, the preeminent art historian Jules Prown.和我的耶鲁大学教授一起画画 著名艺术史学家儒勒·普龙
86He has他已经
87written extensively and exquisitely about the morning bell.内容广泛而精细的记述晨钟
88Prown noted that Homer's paintingsPrown指出霍默的画作
89were frequently populated by anonymous figures, their faces often obscured, and that was intentional,经常有匿名人士居住,他们的脸往往模糊不清,这是故意的,
90an invitation to see ourselves within the frame.请大家看看我们身在何处
91And yet we are entering a scene that does not have然而,我们正在进入一个没有
92a clear direction or a predictable outcome.明确的方向或可预测的结果。
93If we imagine ourselves as the young woman at the center如果我们把自己想象成 中心的那个年轻女人
94of this painting, did we enter via the rickety pathway in the foreground?这幅画,我们有没有通过前台的 坚硬通道进入?
95And why was this为什么是这个
96additional makeshift path necessary?是否需要额外的临时路径?
97What will we find when we get to our destination?我们到达目的地后会发现什么?
98Is this这是
99our first day?我们的第一天?
100Maybe Homer is reminding us that there is more than one way to get to your destination也许荷马在提醒我们 有不止一种方法可以到达目的地
101and that the well-worn trail isn't the only one worth taking.而且那条很枯燥的线索不是唯一值得带走的
102Certainly each of you当然你们每一个人
103has a different story, a different path you took to get here today.有不同的故事, 不同的路径 你今天来到这里。
104It might have been a rocky road,这可能是一条岩石路,
105a path filled with risks, and I'm sure it wasn't always easy.一条充满风险的道路, 我相信它并不总是容易的。
106Maybe you got a few splinters or也许你有几片碎片或
107a plank or two along the way, but you made it nonetheless.一两块木板,不过你还是做到了
108So where are you going now?你现在要去哪?
109And what does the future hold for the woman in motion and for each of you?未来对运动中的女人和你们每个人来说都意味着什么?
110Homer's rickety bridge can be seen as connecting the nation's agrarian past to the industrial荷马的悬崖桥可以看作是 连接全国的农业历史和工业
111present, or as a tightrope walk from the safe harbor of childhood to the weighty responsibilities现在,或作为一个紧绳 从安全港 童年到重责任
112of adult life.成年后的生活经历。
113Today you may feel like you're crossing a bridge connecting one part of your今天你可能觉得你正在跨过一座桥 连接你的一部分
114life to the next, and you too will have choices to make.接下来的生活,你也会有选择。
115At this moment, as you get ready to此时此刻,当你准备好
116say goodbye to your friends and family, like the woman in the painting, you may have feelings of跟你朋友和家人说再见 就像画里的女人 你也许有感觉
117uncertainty and hesitation, and you too will have to find your footing in a world being remade不确定和犹豫,你也必须 在重新造就的世界中找到自己的立足点
118in real time.在实时。
119Like the period depicted in Old Mill, we have entered our own moment of rapid就像旧磨坊里描绘的时期 我们进入了我们自己的快速时刻
120transformation.转变
121Artificial intelligence is changing the way we work, learn, think, and interact.人工智能正在改变我们的工作方式,学习,思考,互动.
122Social media and technology, for all of its promises of connection, are making us lonelier than社交媒体和技术, 因为它所有的连接承诺, 使我们更加孤独 比
123ever.永远
124Disinformation is rampant and distrust in institutions has reached historic highs.丑闻猖獗,对机构的不信任达到了历史最高点。
125According to a Gallup poll from last fall, 80% of Americans believe the nation is divided on根据去年秋天的盖洛普民意调查 80%的美国人认为国家分裂
126key values.关键值。
127So what does this mean for students like you on the cusp of your bright college years?这对你这样的学生来说意味着什么?
128What does this mean for institutions like Yale, as the very purpose of higher education is debated这对耶鲁等机构意味着什么,因为高等教育的目的正在辩论之中。
129across the nation?整个国家?
130Well, much like Old Mill and its central figure, we can't predict the future,就像老磨坊及其中心人物 我们无法预测未来
131and we don't have all the answers.我们没有所有的答案。
132No one does.没有人知道。
133Not even chat GPT.甚至连聊天GPT。
134Ask it.问曰.
135See what it says.见其言.
136But we do have the tools to meet this moment, armed with curiosity, courage, and compassion,但我们有办法迎接这个时刻 带着好奇心、勇气和同情心
137anchored by humility, open-mindedness, and mutual respect for each other's dignity and humanity.以谦卑、开明和相互尊重彼此的尊严和人道为基础。
138These enduring qualities form the bedrock of any strong community of learning.这些持久的素质构成任何强大的学习群体的基石。
139One that does not一个没有
140merely weather the storms we face, but emerges stronger from them.仅仅渡过我们面对的风暴,但从这些风暴中变得更加强大。
141That's why I believe in this所以我才会相信这个
142moment of transition, you could not be at a better place than Yale.过渡的时刻, 你不可能在比耶鲁更好的地方。
143Not just because of the brilliance不只是因为光辉
144our faculty and the breadth of our resources, but because of the people sitting right beside you,我们的教职员工和我们资源的广泛性 但因为坐在你身边的人们
145the classmates who will become your community.成为你社团的同学
146Over the next four years, many of them will become在接下来的四年里,他们中许多人将会成为
147your dearest friends and closest confidants, your study buddies and intellectual sparring partners.你最亲爱的朋友和最亲近的知己 你的学习伙伴和智力的参赛伙伴
148They will both challenge and strengthen your ideas, whether it's across a seminar table or他们既会挑战又会加强你的想法, 无论是在研讨会桌上还是
149over a plate of mozzarella sticks.过一盘摩扎瑞拉棒。
150Together, you have the opportunity to prepare yourselves你们有机会一起准备
151for whatever the future brings.无论未来带来什么
152And at a time when the purpose of the university is being discussed,在大学宗旨被讨论的时候
153you should feel more confident than ever in the value of a liberal arts education,你应该比任何时候都更有信心 自由艺术教育的价值,
154because that will prepare you not just to be ready for the future, but to help shape it.因为这样你不仅可以做好未来准备 而且可以帮助塑造未来
155Because in a world in flux, the skills and relationships you gain here will help you因为在一个充满变化的世界里 你在这里获得的技能和关系 会帮助你
156adapt and thrive.适应和繁荣。
157The ability to think critically, engage respectfully, ask questions and interrogate具有批判性思考、尊重他人、提问和审问的能力
158ideas, that's what stands the test of both time and technology.这就是时间和技术的考验
159Sometimes I wonder how Winslow有时我想知道Winslow是怎么死的
160Homer would depict the community I just described.荷马会描绘我刚才描述的社区
161Like many artists, Homer valued his solitude,像许多艺术家一样,霍默重视他的孤独,
162but he was fascinated by the idea of community, by the shared values and rituals that bind us但是他迷上了社区的想法, 共同的价值观和仪式 束缚着我们
163together, even as the world so often conspires to drive us apart.即使世界经常密谋把我们分开
164As Proud Notes, Homer, painting in作为骄傲的笔记,霍默,画在
165post-Civil War America, observed that community in its purest form was the realm of children.美国内战后,认为最纯洁的社区是儿童领域。
166Children who had not yet been taught to judge or fear one another.尚未受教于彼此判断或恐惧的儿童。
167Children who have not yet learned尚未学习的儿童
168to view difference with distrust or mask their truest selves.以不信任来看待差异 或掩盖他们最真实的自我
169To Homer, this openness is a key对荷马来说,这种开放是关键
170ingredient of community, one that gets contaminated and corrupted as we age, as we separate ourselves社区成分, 被污染和腐化 随着我们老化, 当我们分开自己
171into silos and let our difference arouse contempt rather than curiosity.我们的分歧会引发蔑视而不是好奇
172We see this in The Old Mill我们在老磨坊里看到这个
173as well.临Τ
174I often wonder how different would that painting feel if they were all talking together,我常常在想如果他们都在一起说话 那幅画会有什么不同
175if the woman whispering in the corner welcomed the woman in red.如果那个在角落里低声说话的女人 用红色欢迎那个女人
176As we embrace Homer's vision of a当我们拥抱荷马的梦想
177connected community, I wonder what he might paint at Yale.我怀疑他在耶鲁画什么
178Possibly a scene in the coming weeks right可能是未来几周的场景
179here on Cross Campus.这里的十字校园。
180A group of first-year students sitting on a blanket, trading stories一群一年级的学生 坐在毯子上,交易故事
181from their foot trip, comparing schedules and sharing their hopes for the semester ahead.从他们的脚步之旅, 比较时间表 并分享他们对未来学期的希望。
182Maybe a frisbee hovers above them.也许有只飞盘在它们上方徘徊
183They gesture to someone walking by to join them on the blanket.他们向走过来的人示好 让他们坐在毯子上
184Someone laughs, a bird sings, and Sterling Memorial rises in the background.有人笑,一只鸟唱歌,斯特林纪念馆在背景中崛起.
185And the campus和校园
186waits for the Harkness Tower to chime its own morning bells.等着哈克内斯塔敲响自己的晨钟
187It's a different scene from the这是不同的场景
188original Old Mill, brighter and more connected, both in the details of the image and the feelings原型为老磨坊,更明亮,更紧密的连结,无论是在画面的细节还是感觉上
189it inspires in the viewer.它启发了观众。
190But that contrast is the point because it reminds us of a simple但这种对比是关键 因为它让我们想起一个简单的
191but powerful truth.但却是强大的真理。
192The world we create depends on how we treat one another.我们创造的世界取决于我们如何对待彼此。
193It depends on the community we build.这取决于我们建设的社区。
194The woman in the painting don't have to meet the future alone画里的女人不必独自面对未来
195and neither do we.我们也没有
196In these liminal moments of transition, we must turn toward each other.在这种短暂的过渡时刻,我们必须相互倾斜。
197The next four years will be filled with opportunities for you to do exactly that接下来的四年里,你将有机会 做到这一点
198in your residential college, where you'll bond with your fro-co group, make friends across classes,在你的寄宿学院,在那里,你会 与你的fro -co团体, 交朋友跨班,
199and wear your college colors with pride at first-year Olympics.在第一年的奥运会上 带着自豪的心情 穿着你的大学色彩
200In the classroom,在课堂上
201where you'll have the chance to engage with and learn from the world's brightest minds,在那里,你会有机会 接触和学习 世界上最聪明的头脑,
202both the ones at the front of the room and the ones seated right next to you.和坐在你旁边的
203In the dining halls,在餐厅里
204where your conversations will outlast your meals and run the gamut from physics to philosophy,在那里,你的谈话会超过你的食物 运行从物理到哲学,
205and maybe even works of artists like Winslow Homer.甚至是温斯洛·霍默等艺术家的作品
206In New Haven, where you'll explore the在纽黑文,你会在那里探索
207vibrant city we're lucky to call home and debate until the wee hours of the morning which pizza充满活力的城市 我们很幸运能打电话回家辩论 直到凌晨几小时后
208joint reigns supreme.联合统治至高无上。
209And at Dwight Hall, where you'll turn scholarship into service and make在德怀特大厅,你将把奖学金变成服务
210community part of your curriculum.社区课程的一部分。
211Time after time, you will have the chance to fill the canvas时不时,你会有机会填满画布
212before you with connection.在你之前,联系。
213Take it.拿着
214In this moment of transition, in the face of uncertainty在这个过渡时期,面对不确定性
215and instability in the world, be the hand that reaches out first.和世界的不稳定, 成为第一伸出的手。
216Be the friendly ear that listens做一个听话的人
217or the soft voice that comforts.或柔软的声音 安慰。
218Seek out and learn from other perspectives,探索并学习其他观点,
219not just the ones you arrived with.不只是你带来的那些
220Because that's how you build a community.因为这就是你如何建立一个社区。
221One small gesture at a time.一个小手势一次。
222Today, it is my great privilege to welcome you to our community.今天,我非常荣幸地欢迎你们来到我们的社区。
223Welcome to Yale.欢迎来到耶鲁
224We're so happy you're here.我们很高兴你在这里。
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