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1、第 1 页 毕业英语演讲稿1 特征码 uvcPusIwVxkLNBzJtEiS studentspeechdeliveredatthewashingtonuniversityengineer inggraduatestudentrecognitionceremony 15may1997 lorriefaithcranor faculty,family,friends,andfellowgraduates,goodevening. iamhonoredtoaddressyoutonight.onbehalfofthegraduatingma stersanddoctoralstudentsofw
2、ashingtonuniversitysschoolo fengineeringandappliedscience,iwouldliketothankallthepa rents,spouses,families,andfriendswhoencouragedandsuppor tedusasweworkedtowardsourgraduatedegrees.iwouldespecial lyliketothankmyownfamily,eightmembersofwhichareintheaud iencetoday.iwouldalsoliketothankallofthedepartme
3、ntsecre tariesandotherengineeringschoolstaffmemberswhoalwayssee medtobetherewhenconfusedgraduatestudentsneededhelp.andf inallyiwouldliketothankthewashingtonuniversityfacultyme mberswhoservedasourinstructors,mentors,andfriends. asithinkbackontheseven-and-a- halfyearsispentatwashingtonuniversity,mymin
4、disfilledwit 第 2 页 hmemories,happy,sad,frustrating,andevenhumorous. tonightiwouldliketosharewithyousomeofthememoriesthatita kewithmeasileavewashingtonuniversity. itakewithmethememoryofmyofficeonthefourthflooroflopatah all- theroomattheendofthehallwaythatwastoohotinsummer,toocol dinwinter,andalwaysto
5、ofarawayfromthewomensrestroom.the windowwasmyofficesbestfeature.wereitnotforthephysicsbu ildingacrosstheway,itwouldhaveaffordedmeaclearviewofthe arch.butinsteadigotaviewoftheroofofthephysicsbuilding.i alsohadaviewofonecorneroftheroofofurbauerhall,whichseem edtobeafavoriteperchforvariousspeciesofbird
6、swhoalternat elywonperchingrightsforseveralweeksatatime.andihadanice viewofthephysicscourtyard,noteworthyasagoodplaceforwatc hingpeopleruntheirdogs.itsamazinghowfascinatingthesevi ewsbecamethelongeriworkedonmydissertation.butmyfavorite viewwasofanearbyoaktree.frommyfourth- floorvantagepointihadarath
7、erintimateviewofthetreeandthe variousbirdsandsquirrelsthatinhabitit.occasionallyabird wouldlandonmywindowsill,whichusuallyhadtheeffectofstart lingbothofus. itakewithmethememoryoftwoyoungprofessorswhopassedawaywh 第 3 页 ileiwasagraduatestudent.annejohnstone,theonlyfemaleprof essorfr romwhomitookacours
8、eintheengineeringschool,andbobdurr,ap oliticalscienceprofessorandamemberofmydissertationmitte e,bothlostbravebattleswithcan（转载自 http:/，请保留此 标记。 ）cer.irememberthemfondly. itakewithmethememoryoffailingthefirstexaminoneofthefirs tengineeringcoursesitookasanundergraduate.irememberthin kingthecoursewasju
9、sttoohardformeandthatiwouldneverbeabl etopassit.soiwenttotalktotheprofessor,readytodropthecla ss.andhetoldmenottogiveup,hetoldmeicouldsucceedinhiscla ss.forreasonsthatseemedpletelyludicrousatthetime,hesaid hehadfaithinme.andafterthatmygradesintheclassslowlyimpr oved,andiendedthesemesterwithanaonthef
10、inalexam.iremembe rhowmotivationalitwastoknowthatsomeonebelievedinme. itakewithmememoriesofthemidwesternfriendlinessthatsosur prisedmewheniarrivedinst.louis8yearsago.sincemovingtone wjersey,iamsadtosay,nobodyhasaskedmewhereiwenttohighsch 第 4 页 ool. itakewithmethememoryoftheshort- livedputersciencegr
11、aduatestudentsocialmitteelunches.the ideawasthatgroupsofcsgradstudentsweresupposedtotaketurn scookingamonthlylunch.butafteronegradstudentpreparedapo tofchickenthatpoisonedalmosttheentirecsgradstudentpopul ationandoneunluckyfacultymemberinonefellswoop,therewasn tmuchenthusiasmforhavingmorelunches. it
12、akewithmethememoryofamoresuccessfulgraduatestudenteff ort,theestablishmentoftheassociationofgraduateengineeri ngstudents,knownasages.startedbyahandfulofengineeringgr aduatestudentsbecauseweneededawaytoelectrepresentatives toacampus- widegraduatestudentgovernment,agessoongrewintoanorganiz ationthatno
13、wsponsorsawidevarietyofactivitiesandhasbeeni nstrumentalinaddressinganumberofengineeringgraduatestud entconcerns. itakewithmethememoryofanengineeringandpolicydepartmentt hatoncehadflourishingprogramsforfull- timeundergraduate,masters,anddoctoralstudents. itakewithmememoriesofthe1992u.s.presidentiald
14、ebate.eage rtogetinvolvedinalltheexcitementivolunteeredtohelpwhere 第 5 页 verneeded.irememberspendingseveraldaysinthemakeshiftdeb atehqgivingout-of- townreportersdirectionstotheathleticplex.irememberbeing thrilledto getassignedthejobofcollectingfilmfromthephotographersin thedebatehallduringthedebate.
15、andirememberthedisappointm entofdrawingtheshorteststrawamongthestudentvolunteersan dbeingtheonewhohadtotakethefilmoutofthedebatehallanddow ntothedarkroomfiveminutesintothedebate- withnochancetore-enterthedebatehallafterileft. itakewithmememoriesofuniversityholidayswhichneverseemed toapplytograduates
16、tudents.irememberspendingmanyafallbre akandpresidentsdayholidaywithmyfellowgradstudentsinall daymeetingsbroughttousbytheputersciencedepartment. itakewithmememoriesofexamsthatseemeddesignedmoretoteste nduranceandperseverancethanmasteryofthesubjectmatter.im anagedtoescapetakinganyclassesthatfeaturedin
17、famous24- hour-take- 第 6 页 homeexams,butrememberthesufferingofmylessfortunatecolle agues.andwhatdoctoralstudentcouldforgetthepainandsuffer ingonemustenduretosurvivethequalifyingexams? itakewithmethememoryoftheseven- minuterule,whichalwaysseemedtobeanacceptableexcuseforbe ingtenminuteslateforanything
18、oncampus,butwhichdoesntsee mtoapplyanywhereelseigo. itakewithmethememoryoffridayafternoonacmhappyhours,know nnotforkegsofbeer,butratherbowlsofrainbowsherbetpunch.o vertheseveralyearsthatiattendedthesehappyhourstheyenjoy edvaryingdegreesofpopularity,oftenproportionaltothequal ityandquantityoftheacpan
19、yingrefreshments- buttherewasalwaystherainbowsherbertpunch. itakewithm（转载自 http:/，请保留此标记。 ） ememoriesofpurpleparkingpermits,thewestcampusshuttle,ch eckingmypendaflex,over- duelibrarybooks,tryingtoprintfromcec,lunchesondelmar,fr iendswhosleptintheiroffices,miniaturegolfinlopatahall,t hegreenwaytalk,d
20、ivisioniiibasketball,andtryingtoconvinc edeanrusselthatyetanotherengineeringschoolruleshouldbec hanged. finally,iwouldliketoconclude,notwithamemory,butwithsome 第 7 页 advice.whatwouldagraduationspeechbewithoutalittleadvice,r ight?anyway,thisadviceesintheformofaversedeliveredtothe 1977graduatingclasso
21、flakeforestcollegebytheodoreseussge isel,betterknowntotheworldasdr.seuss-hereshowitgoes: myuncleorderedpopovers fromtherestaurantsbilloffare. andwhe ntheywereserved, heregardedthem withapenetratingstare. thenhespokegreatwordsofwisdom ashesatthereonthatchair: “toeatthesethings,“ saidmyuncle, “youmustexcercisegreatcare. youmayswallowdownwhatssolid. but. youmustspitouttheair!“ 第 8 页 and. asyoupartakeoftheworldsbilloffare, thatsdarnedgoodadvicetofollow. doalotofspittingoutthehotair. andbecarefulwhatyouswallow.