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。拉加德在伊利诺伊理工大学毕业典礼上英语演讲稿Goodmorning。ItisagreathonortoreturntoIITandcelebratetogether。IwouldliketothankPresidentAndersonforhiskindinvitationandallofyouforyourwarmwelcome。Iwouldalsoliketothankallfacultymemberswhohavedonesomuchtobringusheretoday。Letmestartwithafulldisclosureofmyhighlypersonalinterestintoday’sceremony。Iamtheproudmotherofoneofthe2,591graduateswhoseaccomplishmentsarebeingrecognizedtoday。Asanimmenselyproudmom,Iwouldliketoextendaspecialwelcometoallfamiliesandfriendswhoarejoiningthiswonderfulcommencementexercise。Thisisajoyousmomentforallofus。TodaythecenterofouruniverseisrighthereinChicago,ontheEdGlancyField。Todayyou–thegraduatesofthisgreatuniversity–havetherighttofeellikethenewmastersoftheacademicuniverse。Hardwork,boundlessenergy,relentlesscuriosity,andincredibletalent:thesearesomeofthequalitiesthathelpedyouachievesuccessintheclassroom。Thesearethequalitiesthatyoucannowbringtobearonsomeoftheworld’smostexcitingchallenges。Theworldisnotshortofthat!Inotherwords,afterwritingtheprologue,youarenowreadytodraftyourown21st—centurylegaciesinengineering,architecture,business,design,law,andscienceandtechnology。Whatanincredibleprivilege,whatagreatresponsibility!Ofcourse,manyofyoualreadyknowthatthelinefromcollegetocareerisunlikelytobeperfectlystraight。Therewillalmostcertainlybeplentyoftwistsandturns,upsanddownsandbumpsalongyourway。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。Butmanyofyouwillalsorealizethatyourstartingpointcouldhardlybebetter。Andthisiswhyweareheretoday–tocelebratethebeginningofyourjourney,thestartingpointofanewadventure。Itisadayofhope。Itisadayofpromise。Itisadayofjoy–forallofus。Withthisinmind,Iwouldliketotalkaboutthreethingsthatcouldhelpalongthejourney:First,reinventingyourselfandwelcomingchangeandrisks。Second,standingupforyourvaluesandideas。Third,encouragingtransformationalchangeinothers。Ifyouwillindulgeme,Iwouldliketointroducethesepointsbybrieflyrecountingpersonalexperiencesthathaveshapedmylife。Ofcourse,myexperiencesmaynotbetheultimatenuggetsofwisdom。ButasMarkTwainoncesaid:“Itisbettertohaveoldsecond—handdiamondsthannoneatall。”1。Reinventingyourselfandtaking“smartrisks”Sohereismyfirststory–aboutriskandreinvention。Letmebeclear,Iamcertainlynotariskjunkie。Idonotjumpoutofairplanes;Idonothangoutincasinos;Idonotevendrinkalcohol。Sofar,soboring。ButthereisapatterninmypersonaljourneythatIwoulddescribeasgoingfrom“cozy”to“crazy”。Asin:“Whywouldyougiveupyourcozylife?Areyoucrazy?”IheardtheFrenchversionofthatquestion42yearsago,whenItradedmycozyworldinFranceforanewlife–withmyAmericanhostfamilyandmyAmericanschoolinBethesda,Maryland。Iwas17,andsoonenoughIwashomesickandmissingmyfamilyandfriends。AndIwasrecoveringslowlyfromaprofoundemotionalandculturalshock。ButIwasalsoincrediblyexcitedtobeexposedtonewideas,anew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。language,andnewwaysofthinking。AndIamforeverindebtedtothosepeoplewhowelcomedmeandwhoallowedmetoexperiencethemosttransformationalyearofmylife。Letmegiveyouanotherexampleof“cozytocrazy”–andithappenedrighthereinChicago。In1999,afteryearsofstudyingatlawschoolandhardworkas...