奥普拉哈佛毕业典礼演讲稿中文翻译

奥普拉哈佛毕业典礼演讲：人生唯一目标就是做真实的自己

oh my goodness! im at

haaaaaarvard!

thats

how

oprah

winfrey

began

her

speech

at

harvard

university

graduation

ceremony

—

in

her

spirited,

signature

way.

winfrey

also

received

an

honorary doctor of law degree from the university before taking to the podium.

温弗瑞演讲中

4

条最励志的语录

谈失败的好处

there

is

no

such

thing

as

failure.

failure

is

just

life

trying

to

move

us

in

another

direction.

世间并不存在“失败”

，那不 过是生活想让我们换个方向走走罢了。

learn from every mistake, because every experience, particularly your

mistakes, are there to teach you and force you into being more who you are.

要

从错误中吸取教训，因为你的每一次经历、尤其是你犯下的错误，都将帮助你 、推动你更好

地做自己。

2. on her own biggest personal failure.

谈自身最大的失败

我突然想到某首古老赞美诗中的一句话：

“困难只是暂时的”

，我遇到的麻烦同样会有结

束的 一天。然后我想，我会将这一页翻过去，我会好起来的。

谈职业生涯所做访谈的共同性

beyonce in all her beyonce-ness ... they all want to know: was that okay? did

you hear me? did you see me? did what i said mean anything to you?

我发现，我所有的访谈有一个共同性，那就是人人都希 望自己被认可、被理解。

they all want to know: was that okay? did you hear me? did you see me? did what

i said mean anything to you?

我的采访对象都想知道：

“我 的表现

ok

吗？你听到我看到我吗？我说的话对你有价值

吗？”

4. on the key to success and happiness.

谈成功和快乐的关键

you

will

find

true

success

and

happiness

if

you

have

only

one

goal.

there

really

is only one, and that is this: to fulfill the highest, most truthful expression of

yourself as a human being.

如果你只认准一个目标，那你就能获得真正的成功和快 乐。人生确实只有一个目标，那

就是：最大程度地、最真实地展现自己。

“不要问自己世界需要什么，问问是什么让你精神抖擞 地活着，然后就去做，因为世界

所需要的就是一个个朝气蓬勃的人。

”篇二：奥普拉哈佛毕业典礼演讲

奥普拉哈佛毕业典礼演讲：人生唯一目标就是做真实的自己

oprah

winfrey:

oh

my

goodness!

im

at

harvard!

wow!

to

president

faust,

my

fellow

honorands, carl that was so beautiful, thank you so much, and james rothenberg,

stephanie wilson, harvard faculty with a special bow to my friend dr. henry lewis

gates.

oprah

winfrey:

all

of

you

alumni

with

a

special

bow

to

the

class

of

88,

your

hundred

fifteen million dollars.

oprah winfrey: and to you, members of the harvard class of 2013! hello!

oprah winfrey: and we understand

that most americans

believe

in a clear path

to

citizenship for the 12,000,000 undocumented immigrants who reside in this country

because its possible to both enforce ou r

篇三：奥普拉

2013

年哈佛大学毕 业演讲

(

英文

版

)

oh

my

goodness!

im

at

harvard!

wow!

to

president

faust,

my

fellow

honorands,

carl

that was so beautiful, thank you so much, and james rothenberg, stephanie wilson,

harvard faculty with a special bow to my friend dr. henry lewis gates.

all of you alumni with a special bow to the class of 88, your hundred fifteen

million dollars.

and to you, members of the harvard class of 2013! hello!

decided as you will at some point, that it was time to recalculate, find new

territory,

break

new

ground.

so

i

ended

the

show

and

launched

own,

the

oprah

winfrey

network. the initials just worked out for me. so one year later after launching own

nearly every media outlet had proclaimed that my new venture was a flop. not just

a flop but a big bold flop they call it. i can still remember the day i opened up

usa

today

and

read

the

headline

oprah,

not

quite

standing

on

her

own.

i

mean

really,

usa

today?

now

thats

the

nice

newspaper!

it

really

was

this

time

last

year

the

worst

period

in

my

professional

life.

i

was

stressed

and

i

was

frustrated

and

quite

frankly

i was actually i was embarrassed.

and it was all because i wanted to do it by the time i got to speak to you all

so thank you so much. you dont know what motivation you were for me, thank you. im

even

where is he or she? bring them in. its an impressive calling card that can lead

to even

and so what i did was i simply asked our viewers do what you can wherever you

are, from wherever you sit in life. give me your time or your talent your money if

you

have

it.

and

they

did.

extend

yourself

in

kindness

to

other

human

beings

wherever

you

can.

and

together

we

built

55

schools

in

12

different

countries

and

restored

nearly

300 homes that were devastated by hurricanes rita and katrina.

so

the

angel

network

i

have

been

on

the

air

for

a

long

time,

but

it

was

the

angel

network

that

actually

focused

my

internal

g.p.s.

it

helped

me

to

decide

that

i

wasnt

going to just be on tv every day but that the goal of my shows,

added this, you simply cannot demonize or vilify someone who doesnt agree with

you, because the minute you do that, your discussion is over. and we cannot do that

any

longer.

the

problem

is

too

enormous.

there

has

to

be

some

way

that

this

darkness

can be banished with light. in our political system and in the media we often see

the

reflection

of

a

country

that

is

polarized,

that

is

paralyzed

and

is

self- interested. and yet, i know you know the truth. we all know that we are better

than the cynicism and the

pessimism

that

is

regurgitated

throughout

washington

and

the

24-hour

cable

news

cycle. not my channel, by the way. we understand that the vast majority of people

in this

and we understand. i know you do because you went to harvard. there are people

from

both

parties

and

no

party

believe

that

indigent

mothers

and

families

should

have

access to healthy food and a roof over their heads and a strong public education

because

here

in

the

richest

nation

on

earth

we

can

afford

a

basic

level

of

security

and opportunity. so the question is what are we going to do about it? really what

are you going to do about it? maybe you agree with these beliefs. maybe you dont.

maybe

you

care

about

these

issues

and

maybe

there

are

other

challenges

that

you,

class

of 2013, are passionate about. maybe you want to make a difference by serving in

government. maybe you want to launch your own television show. or maybe you simply

want

to

collect

some

change.

your

parents

would

appreciate

that

about

now.

the

point

is

your

generation

is

charged

with

this

task

of

breaking

through

what

the

body

politic

has

thus

far

made

impervious

to

change.

each

of

you

has

been

blessed

with

this

enormous

opportunity

of

attending

this

prestigious

school.

you

now

have

a

chance

to

better

your life, the lives of your neighbors and also the life of our country. when you

do

that

let

me

tell

you

what

i

know

for

sure.

thats

when

your

story

gets

really

good.

maya angelou always says when you learn, teach. when you get, give. that my friends

is what gives your story purpose and meaning. so you all have the power in your own

way to develop your own angel network and in doing so your class will be armed with

more

tools of influence

and empowerment than

any other generation in history. i did

it

in

an

analog

world.

i

was

blessed

with

a

platform

that

at

its

height

reached

nearly

20,000,000 viewers a day. now here in a world of twitter and facebook and youtube

and tumbler, you can reach billions in just seconds. youre the generation that

rejected predictions about your detachment and your disengagement by showing up to

vote

in

record

numbers

in

2008.

and

when

the

pundits

said

they

said

they

talked

about

you, they said youd be too

disappointed, youd be too dejected to repeat that same kind of turnout in 2012

election and you proved them wrong by showing up in even greater numbers. thats who

you are.

this generation your generation i know has developed a finely honed radar for

b.s. can you say b.s. at harvard? the spin and phoniness and artificial nastiness

that

saturates so

much of our

national debate. i

know

you

all

understand

better than

most

that

real

progress

requires

authentic-

an

authentic

way

of

being,

honesty,

and

above all

that

youll

have

the

courage

to

look

them

in

the

eye

and

hear

their

point

of

view

and

help

make

sure

that

the

speed

and

distance

and

anonymity

of

our

world

doesnt

cause

us to lose our ability to stand in somebody elses shoes and recognize all that we

share as a people. this is imperative for you as an individual and for our success

as

a

nation.

there

has

to

be

some

way

that

this

darkness

can

be

banished

with

light,

says the man whose little boy was massacred on just an ordinary friday in december.

so whether you call it soul or spirit or higher self, intelligence, there is i know

this,

there

is

a

light

inside

each

of

you

all

of

us

that

illuminates

your

very

human

beingness if you let it. and as a young girl from rural mississippi i learned long

ago that being myself was much easier than

pretending to be barbara walters. although when i first started because i had

barbara

in

my

head

i

would

try

to

sit

like

barbara,

talk

like

barbara,

move

like

barbara

and then one night i was on the news reading the news and i called canada can-a-da,

and that was the end of me being barbara. i cracked myself up on tv. couldnt stop

laughing and my real personality came through and i figured out oh gee, i can be a

much better oprah than i could be a pretend barbara.

2008

年

jk

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小

“

2008

< br>年

6

月

5

日是哈佛大学的毕业典礼，

请来的演讲嘉宾是

《哈利波特》< /p>

的作者

j.k.

罗琳女士。

她的演讲题目是

《失败的好处和想象的重要性》

（< /p>

the

fringe

benefits

of

failure,

and the importance of imaginatio

n

）

。我读了一遍讲稿，觉得 很好，很感染人。

她几乎没有谈到哈里波特，而是说了年轻时的一些经历 。虽然

j

·

k

·

罗琳现在很有钱，是英国仅次于女皇的最富有的女人， 但是她曾经有一段非常艰辛的日

子，

30

岁了，还差点流落街头。她主要谈的是，自己从

这段经历中学到的东西。

”

以下是英文文稿和中文翻译：

text as delivered follows.

copyright of jk rowling, june 2008

president faust, members of the harvard corporation and

the board of overseers, members of the faculty, proud parent

s, and, above all, graduates.

the first thing i would like to say is ?thank you.? not only

he world?s largest gryffindor reunion.

k.

achievable

goals:

the

first

step

to

self

improvement.

actually,

i

have

wracked

my mind and heart for what i ought to say to you today. i have asked myself what i

wish i had known at my own graduation, and what important lessons i have learned in

the 21 years that have expired between tha

t day and this.

agination.

these may seem quixotic or paradoxical choices, but plea

se bear with me.

hose closest to me expected of me.

i was convinced that the only thing i wanted to do, ever, was to write novels.

however,

my

parents,

both

of

whom

came

from

impoverished

backgrounds

and

neither

of

whom

had

been

to

college,

took

the

view

that

my

overactive

imagination

was

an

amusing

personal

quirk

that

would

never

pay

a

mortgage,

or

secure

a

pension.

i

know

that

the

irony strikes with t

he force of a cartoon anvil, now.

d

off

down

the

classics

corridor.

(< /p>

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奥普拉哈佛毕业典礼演讲稿中文 翻译

)

i cannot remember telling my parents that i was studying classics; they might

well

have

found

out

for

the

first

time

on

graduation

day.

of

all

the

subjects

on

this

planet, i think they would have been hard put to name one less useful than greek

mythology when it came to securing the keys to an exec

utive bathroom.