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。哈佛大学校长德鲁·福斯特在哈佛大学2020年毕业典礼英语演讲稿Thankyouallandgoodafternoonalumni,graduates,families,friends,honoredguests.Forsevenyearsnow,ithasbeenmyassignmentandmyprivilegetodeliveranannualreporttoouralumni,andtoserveasthewarm-upactforourdistinguishedspeaker.Whetherthisisyourfirstopportunitytobeapartoftheseexercisesoryourfiftieth,itisworthtakingaminutetosoakinthisplace;itsshelteringtrees,itsfamiliarbuildings,itsenduringvoices.In1936,thispartofHarvard’syardwasnamedTercentenaryTheatre,inrecognitionofHarvard’sthreehundredthbirthday.Itisaplacewheregiantshavestood,andhistoryhasbeenmade.WewereremindedthismorningofGeorgeWashington’sadventureshere.Andfromthisstagein1943,WinstonChurchilladdressedanoverflowcrowdthatincluded6,000uniformedHarvardstudentsheadingofftowar.HesaidhehopedtheyoungrecruitswouldcometoregardtheBritishsoldiersandsailorstheywouldsoonfightalongsideastheir“;brothersinarms,”;andheassuredtheaudiencethat“;weshallnevertire,norweaken,butmarchwithyou……;toestablishthereignofjusticeandoflaw.”;Fouryearslater,fromthissameplace,GeorgeMarshallintroducedaplanthataidedreconstructionacrosswar-strickenEurope,andendedhisspeechbyasking:“;Whatisneeded?Whatcanbestbedone?Whatmustbedone?”;Here,in1998,NelsonMandelaaddressedanaudienceof25,000andspokeofoursharedfuture.“;Thegreatestsinglechallengefacingourglobalizedworld,”;hesaid,“;istocombatanderadicateits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。disparities.”;EllenJohnsonSirleaf,thefirstfemaleheadofstateinAfrica,stoodhere13yearslaterandencouragedgraduatestoresistcynicismandtobefearless.Here,ontheterribleafternoonofSeptember11,2020,wegatheredunderacloudlessskytoshareoursadness,ourhorror,andourdisbelief.Andhere,justthreeyearsago,wemarkedHarvard’s375thanniversarydancinginthemudofatorrentialdownpour.Here,PresidentFranklinDelanoRoosevelthadcelebratedHarvard’sthreecenturiesofaccomplishmentinacomparablysoakingrain.Here,J.K.Rowlingencouragedgraduatesto“;thinkthemselvesintootherpeople’splaces.”;AndConanO’Brientoldthemthat“;everyfailurewasfreeing.”;Here,honorarydegreeshavebeenpresentedtoCarlJungandJeanPiaget,EllsworthKellyandGeorgiaO’Keefe,HelenKellerandMarthaGraham,RaviShankarandLeonardBernstein,JoanDidionandPhilipRoth,EricKandelandElizabethBlackburn,BillGatesandTimBerners-Lee.IrememberfeelingawedbythathistorywhenIspokehereatmyinstallationasHarvard’s28thpresident,andwhenIreflectedonwhathasalwaysseemedtometheessenceofauniversity:thatamongsociety’sinstitutions,itisuniquelyaccountabletothepastandtothefuture.Ouraccountabilitytothepastisallaroundus:BehindmestandsMemorialChurch,amonumenttoHarvardianswhogavetheirlivesattheSommeandYpresandVerdunduringWorldWarOne.DedicatedonArmisticeDayin1932,itrepresentsHarvard’slongtraditionofcommitmenttoservice.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。InfrontofmeisWidenerLibrary,agiftfromabereavedmother,namedinhonorofhersonHarry,whoperishedaboardtheTitanic.Alibrarybuilttoadvancethelearninganddiscoveryenabledbyoneofthemostdiverseandbroadcollectionsintheworld.Widener’stwelvemajesticcolumnssafeguardtextsandmanuscripts;somecenturiesold;thataredeployedeverydaybys...
