公众人物毕业演讲第298期:本伯南克2013普林斯顿(2)

 I should say that he always added that he would do it all over again in a minute So, well done, moms, dads This is indeed an impressive and appropriate setting for a commencement

但他总会补充说 再让他选择 他还是会这样做 所以说 你们很棒 父母们 作为毕业典礼的讲台 这里再合适不过了

I am sure that, from this lectern any number of distinguished spiritual leaders have ruminated on the lessons of the Ten Commandments

我敢肯定 站在这个讲台 任何杰出的精神领袖 都反复认真思考过十诫的教诲

I don't have that kind of confidence and, anyway, coveting your neighbor's ox or donkey is not the problem it used to be so I thought I would use my few minutes today to make Ten Suggestions

我没有这种自信 而且现在 觊觎邻居家的牛或驴也已不再是问题 所以我今天将用这几分钟时间 提出十条建议

Or maybe just Ten Observations about the world and your lives after Princeton Please note, these points have nothing to do with interest rates

或者也可以说是十条观察结论 关于这个世界和你们从普林斯顿毕业之后的生活 请注意 这些建议与利率毫无关联

My qualification for making such suggestions, or observations besides having kindly been invited to speak today by President Tilghman

今天有幸来此提出这些建议 或观察结论 除了受到蒂尔曼校长的热情邀请之外 还有一个理由

Is the same as the reason that your obnoxious brother or sister got to go to bed later-- I am older than you All of what follows has been road-tested in real-life situations

同你们那些讨厌的哥哥姐姐可以晚睡一样 我比你们年长 所有这些建议都经受过现实生活的考验