2019年耶魯大學(xué)校長(zhǎng)畢業(yè)致辭：你的追求是什么？中英互譯你的追求是什么？英文原文DearGraduates,Today,asyoustandonthethresholdofanewchapterinyourlives,Iwanttoposeaquestionthathasguidedcountlessindividualsthroughouthistory:Whatisyourpursuit?YouhavespentyearsatYale,immersingyourselvesinaworldofknowledge,engaginginstimulatingdiscussions,andformingfriendshipsthatwilllastalifetime.Youhaveexploreddiversefieldsofstudy,fromthehumanitiestothesciences,fromtheartstothesocialsciences.Youhavechallengedyourselves,pushedyourboundaries,andgrowninwaysyouneverthoughtpossible.Butnow,asyoupreparetoleavetheivycoveredwallsofYale,thequestionofyourpursuitbecomesevenmorepressing.Itisnotjustaboutfindingajoborachievingacertainlevelofsuccessinthetraditionalsense.Itisaboutdiscoveringwhattrulydrivesyou,whatmakesyourheartsing,andwhatyouarewillingtodedicateyourtimeandenergyto.Someofyoumayhavealreadyidentifiedyourpursuits.Perhapsyouarepassionateaboutcuringdiseases,andyouplantopursueacareerinmedicineorbiomedicalresearch.Youenvisionaworldwherenoonehastosufferfromincurableillnesses,andyouareeagertocontributetotheadvancementofmedicalscience.Maybeyouarecommittedtofightingforsocialjustice,andyouaimtobecomealawyer,apolicymaker,oranadvocateforthemarginalized.Youbelieveinequality,fairness,andthepowerofthelawtotransformsociety.Othersofyoumaystillbeintheprocessofexploration.Youmayhaveageneralsenseofwhatinterestsyou,butyouarenotentirelysurewhereitwilllead.Thatisperfectlyokay.Thejourneyofselfdiscoveryisoftenwindingandfullofsurprises.Itmaytaketime,anditmayinvolvetryingoutdifferentpathsbeforeyoufindtheonethatistrulyyours.Yourpursuitcouldbeintherealmofcreativity.Youmightbeanaspiringwriter,musician,orartist,drivenbythedesiretoexpressyourselfandtouchthelivesofothersthroughyourwork.Youunderstandthatcreativityisnotjustaboutmakingsomethingbeautiful;itisaboutchallengingthestatusquo,provokingthought,andbringingaboutchange.Itcouldalsobeintheareaofentrepreneurship.Youmayhaveabrilliantideaforanewbusiness,aproduct,oraservicethatcansolverealworldproblems.Youarenotafraidoftakingrisks,facingfailures,andlearningfromthem.Youseeopportunitieswhereothersseeobstacles,andyouaredeterminedtoturnyourvisionintoreality.However,Imustcautionyouthatthepathofpursuitisnotalwayseasy.Therewillbechallenges,setbacks,andmomentsofdoubt.Therewillbetimeswhenyouquestionwhetheryouareontherighttrack,whetheryoureffortsareworthit.Butitispreciselythesedifficultiesthatwilltestyourresolveandstrengthenyourcharacter.Inthefaceofadversity,rememberthevaluesthatYalehasinstilledinyou.Integrity,curiosity,andacommitmenttomakingapositiveimpactontheworld.Thesevalueswillserveasyourcompass,guidingyouthroughthestormsoflife.Whenyouencounterfailures,donotbediscouraged.Failureisnottheend;itisasteppingstonetosuccess.Everygreatachieverhasfacedfailureatsomepointintheirlives.Theyhaveuseditasanopportunitytolearn,togrow,andtobecomebetterversionsofthemselves.Andasyoupursueyourdreams,donotforgettheimportanceofcommunity.Yalehasbeenacommunityforyou,aplacewhereyouhavereceivedsupport,encouragement,andinspiration.Buildsimilarcommunitiesinyourfuture.Surroundyourselfwithpeoplewhoshareyourvalues,whobelieveinyourvision,andwhowillstandbyyouthroughthickandthin.Finally,Iwanttoremindyouthatyourpursuitisnotanisolatedjourney.Itisintertwinedwiththewellbeingofothers.Whetheryouareworkingtoimprovethehealthofacommunity,toprotecttheenvironment,ortopromoteculturalunderstanding,youreffortswillhavearippleeffect.Youhavethepowertomakeadifferenceinthelivesofthosearoundyou,andintheworldatlarge.So,graduates,asyoustepoutintotheworld,askyourselves:Whatisyourpursuit?Andthen,withcourage,determination,andasenseofpurpose,goafterit.Theworldiswaitingforyoutomakeyourmark.Congratulationsonyourgraduation!中文譯文親愛的畢業(yè)生們：今天，當(dāng)你們站在人生新篇章的門檻上時(shí)，我想提出一個(gè)貫穿歷史、指引了無數(shù)人的問題：你的追求是什么？你們?cè)谝敹冗^了數(shù)年時(shí)光，沉浸在知識(shí)的世界里，參與富有啟發(fā)性的討論，結(jié)交了將相伴一生的朋友。你們探索了從人文學(xué)科到自然科學(xué)、從藝術(shù)到社會(huì)科學(xué)等眾多不同的研究領(lǐng)域。你們挑戰(zhàn)自我，突破極限，以超乎想象的方式成長(zhǎng)。但現(xiàn)在，當(dāng)你們準(zhǔn)備離開耶魯那爬滿常春藤的圍墻時(shí)，關(guān)于追求的問題變得更加緊迫。這不僅僅是找到一份工作，或者在傳統(tǒng)意義上取得一定程度的成功。這是關(guān)于發(fā)現(xiàn)真正驅(qū)動(dòng)你的東西，是什么讓你心潮澎湃，以及你愿意將時(shí)間和精力奉獻(xiàn)給什么。你們中有些人可能已經(jīng)明確了自己的追求。也許你熱衷于治愈疾病，計(jì)劃從事醫(yī)學(xué)或生物醫(yī)學(xué)研究方面的職業(yè)。你憧憬著一個(gè)沒有人會(huì)遭受不治之癥折磨的世界，并且渴望為醫(yī)學(xué)科學(xué)的進(jìn)步貢獻(xiàn)力量。又或許你致力于為社會(huì)正義而戰(zhàn)，立志成為一名律師、政策制定者或弱勢(shì)群體的倡導(dǎo)者。你堅(jiān)信平等、公平，以及法律改造社會(huì)的力量。你們中另一些人可能仍在探索的過程中。你可能大致知道自己的興趣所在，但并不完全確定它會(huì)引領(lǐng)你走向何方。這完全沒問題。自我發(fā)現(xiàn)的旅程往往曲折且充滿驚喜。這可能需要時(shí)間，而且可能需要嘗試不同的道路，才能找到真正屬于自己的那條。你的追求可能在創(chuàng)意領(lǐng)域。你可能是一位有抱負(fù)的作家、音樂家或藝術(shù)家，渴望通過自己的作品表達(dá)自我并觸動(dòng)他人的生活。你明白，創(chuàng)造力不僅僅是創(chuàng)造出美好的事物；它還意味著挑戰(zhàn)現(xiàn)狀、激發(fā)思考并帶來改變。它也可能在創(chuàng)業(yè)領(lǐng)域。你可能有一個(gè)關(guān)于新企業(yè)、新產(chǎn)品或新服務(wù)的絕妙想法，能夠解決現(xiàn)實(shí)世界中的問題。你不怕冒險(xiǎn)、面對(duì)失敗并從中學(xué)習(xí)。你在別人看到障礙的地方看到機(jī)會(huì)，并且決心將自己的愿景變?yōu)楝F(xiàn)實(shí)。然而，我必須提醒你們，追求之路并不總是一帆風(fēng)順的。會(huì)有挑戰(zhàn)、挫折和懷疑的時(shí)刻。會(huì)有這樣的時(shí)候，你會(huì)質(zhì)疑自己是否走在正確的道路上，質(zhì)疑自己的努力是否值得。但正是這些困難將考驗(yàn)?zāi)愕臎Q心，錘煉你的品格。面對(duì)逆境時(shí)，請(qǐng)記住耶魯賦予你們的價(jià)值觀。正直、好奇心以及對(duì)為世界帶來積極影響的承諾。這些價(jià)值觀將成為你的指南針，指引你度過人生的風(fēng)雨。當(dāng)你遭遇失敗時(shí)，不要?dú)怵H。失敗不是終點(diǎn)，而是通往成功的墊腳石。每一位偉大的成功者在人生的某個(gè)階段都曾遭遇失敗。他們把失敗當(dāng)作學(xué)習(xí)、成長(zhǎng)以及