此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。美国国务卿克里在波士顿学院2020年毕业典礼上英语演讲稿YourEminenceCardinalO’Malley,FatherPresidentLeahy,FatherMonan,FatherDevino,membersofthefaculty,myfellowrecipientsofhonorarydegrees,parents,siblings,andthedistinguishedclassof2020:Congratulationstoeverybodyheretoday.YouknowIthoughtIhadalottoworryaboutasIwaslisteningtotheintroduction,betweenAfghanistanandIranandsoforth.ButnowI’mworriedaboutwhereChallengeris.(Laughter.)IwillleavehereknowingthatBostonCollegeliberateseagles.(Laughter.)It’sagreathonortobewithyou.YouallmightrememberfromEnglishclassthatthegreatAmericannovelistThomasWolfewrotethatyoucan’tgohomeagain.Ormaybeyouknowthatquotebecauseit’sthesamethingthatyourparentsaretellingyounow.(Laughter.)Well,WolfehadobviouslyneverbeentoBostonCollege.Itisnicetobeoffanairplane,butmyfriends,itisgreattobehome.Iamreallyhappytobehere.(Applauseandcheers.)IknowthatmanyofyoustayedupallnightsoyoucouldseeyourlastsunriseatBC.(Cheers.)Someofyouthoughtitwouldnevercome,graduationthatis.I’vegotnewsforyou:Someofyourparentsandprofessorsdidn’tthinksoeither.(Laughter.)Now,Inoticealotofyouarewearingshades.Itwon’twork,folks.I’llstillhearyousnoring.(Laughter.)IwasonthecampusofoneofyourrivalsyesterdayinNewHaven.AndwhileIletthemknowthattheycouldbeproudoftheirtitleinmen’shockeylastyear,Ialsohadtoputitinperspective:YaleisstillfourtitlesbehindBC.(Cheersandapplause.)此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。TherearemanythingsactuallythatYaleandBostonCollegehaveincommon,butoneisprobablythemostpowerful:mutualdislikeofHarvard.(Laughter.)Althoughtobefair,hundredsofschoolsdon’tlikeHarvardverymuch.AsSecretaryofState,Itrackmanyfactionsandrivalriesaroundtheworld.BCversusNotreDameisatthetopofmylist.Ofcourse,there’salsoAlecBaldwinversustheNYPD.(Laughter.)Beyonce’ssisterversusJayZ.(Laughterandcheers.)Andthenthere’stherivalry:RedSoxandYankees.(Cheeringandapplause.)Weabsolutelylovedthelasttenyears:Yankees–oneWorldSeries,andRedSox–three.That’smykindofrivalry,folks.(Cheers.)NowBCremindsustodaythatthoughrivalriescanbeovercome,heretodayyouhavehonoredaHolyCrossalumnus,thegreatBobCousy,who,asyouheardearlierinhisdegreepresentation,won117gamesatBostonwhenhewascoachinghere.Eighty-fiveyearsoldandtheCelticscouldhaveusedhimthisyear.(Laughter.)Sowehavewithustodayagreatlegend,butmostimportantlyanamazingperson,anamazingplayer,andthreeotherextraordinarybuildersofcommunity,allofwhomIamveryhonoredtosharedegreeswithtoday.TheirlivesandtheirselflessservicearetestimonytothefactthatBostonCollegeisanamazingplace.Overthepastyears,youhaveallbeenblessedtoexperienceaspecialqualitythathasalwaysdefinedBC:thewelcomingspiritofthiscommunity.ThathasbeenadistinguishingcharacteristicofBostonCollegesinceitsfirstdays,whenitopeneditsdoorstoIrishimmigrantsandCatholicswhowerebarredfromotherschools.WhenIcameheremorethan40yearsago,IwantyoutoknowthatI此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。feltthatwelcomefirsthand.Ihad,asyouheard,servedinwar,andwhenIcamehome,Iworkedtoendit.Itwasaturbulenttime–forourcountry,formepersonally.Itwasatimeofdivisionanddisillusionment.Butbecauseofonethoughtfulmanofconsc...
