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PAGE4 / NUMPAGES14 Commencement Address for Northeastern University’s Class of 2013世界银行行长金墉在美国东北大学2013届毕业典礼上的HYPERLINK /plus/shizhan.php \t _blank演讲?World Bank Group President Jim Yong KimBoston, Massachusetts, United States 马萨诸塞州的波士顿，美国?May 3, 2013 President Joseph E. Aoun,Distinguished faculty members and administrators,Members of the Class of 2013,Ladies and gentlemen?约瑟夫·E·奥恩校长，尊敬的各位教职员工，2013届毕业班的全体同学们，女士们，先生们，?It’s a great privilege to be here today with all of you, especially the members of the Class of 2013 and your families and friends. You should be very proud.? This is a day for memories, a day to savor.? A day, also, to join in honoring those who two weeks ago responded so courageously in the face of tragedy—including? Northeastern students and staff who provided critical care and support to victims of the attack.?今天在这里与在座的各位、特别是2013届毕业生以及你们的家人和朋友欢聚一堂，是一个莫大的荣幸。你们应该感到非常自豪，这是难以忘怀的一天，值得体味的一天，这一天我们也要对那些在两周前勇敢面对悲剧的人们、包括东北大学的学生和员工致敬，他们为爆炸受害者提供了重要的关爱和支持。?It’s an honor for me to stand before you today just at the moment when you are leaving this great University and about to step into your life, the script of which is yet to be written.? Throughout my years in the academy, I’ve loved commencements because they embody those rare moments in our modern culture when ritual, tradition and a bit of pageantry brighten our lives.??此时此刻，我站在各位面前，正值你们即将离开这所伟大的学府，即将踏入你们的人生，人生脚本还是一张白纸之际，我深感荣幸。在我投身学术界的岁月里，我曾很喜欢毕业典礼，因为它代表着我们现代文化中那些罕见的时刻，当仪式、传统和一点点排场照亮了我们的人生。?But I’m sure many of you are more than a little concerned about what the future will bring, and I just want to say to you today that not only is your future uncertain, but the overwhelming likelihood is that it’s far more uncertain than you think.? And you know what, that’s a good thing.? A recent study by a group of psychologists in the journal Science found that people are extremely poor at predicting their futures. The study showed that, for example, a typical 20-year-old woman’s predictions for li