公眾人物畢業(yè)演講(MP3+字幕)第66期:金墉美國東北大學(5)

I played quarterback on the football team in high school--

我在高中橄欖球隊打四分衛(wèi)

but don't be too impressed

但別以為我們有多了不起

we had the longest losing streak in the nation by the time I graduated as a senior

在我畢業(yè)那年 我們是全國連敗最長的隊

Years and years without a victory

一年又一年 我們一次都沒贏過

It was said that grandfathers of my teammates

有人說 我同學的爺爺們

had contributed to the multi-generational loosing streak

早就為子孫后代的連敗打下了基礎(chǔ)

After high school, I eventually ended up at Brown University

高中畢業(yè)后 我最終考進了布朗大學

and I remember vividly one particular day when I returned from college

有一次從大學回家 我尤其記憶猶新

My father picked me up at the airport

我的父親到機場接我

and when we were driving home, he asked me in the most casual way

在我們開車回家的路上 他很隨便地問了我一句

"Jim, what are you thinking of studying?"

"金墉 你想學什么呢"

I told him I was excited about philosophy and political science

我說我對哲學和政治學很感興趣

I thought I could make a difference in the world

我認為我可以改變這個世界

and I was thinking of going into politics

我在考慮從政

My father put the blinker on

我父親打開車子的閃光燈

slowly pulled over to the side of the road, turned off the car

把車緩緩開到路邊停下

looked back at me and said, "Hey

他轉(zhuǎn)過身來看著我說 "聽著"

"once you finish your medical residency, you can do anything you want"

"你只要完成了醫(yī)生實習期 就可以做任何你想做的事情"

Now, I see some Asian parents in audience nodding their heads

我看到在座的亞洲家長正在點頭

saying, what's funny about that?

說 這有什么好笑的

But you see, my father knew all about uncertainty

不過你們看到 我父親十分懂得不確定性

He knew that it's impossible to be sure about where you might end up in life

他很清楚 一個人不可能知道自己最終會做什么

And he worried that his own success

而且他很擔心自己的成功

might have deprived his children of the opportunity to understand deeply

有可能會使自己的子女沒有機會深入理解

the meaning of running away from the noodle police

從警察身邊跑開 當然同時還要

while, of course, finishing your noodles

吃完剩下的面條意味著什么