公众人物毕业演讲第299期:本伯南克2013普林斯顿(3)

 But past performance is no guarantee of future results Number 1 The poet Robert Burns once said something about

但过往表现并不能确保未来结果 第一点 诗人罗伯特.彭斯曾经提到

The Best-laid plans of mice and men ganging aft agley, whatever "agley" means A more contemporary philosopher, Forrest Gump said something similar about life and boxes of chocolates

"老鼠和人所订最周详的计划 都往往出错" 一位更当代的哲学家 阿甘 则提到过人生和巧克力之间的相似性

And not knowing what you are going to get They were both right Life is amazingly unpredictable

你无法知道下一块将会是哪种 他们都是正确的 生命确实难以预料

Any 22-year-old who thinks they knows where they will be in 10 years much less in 30 is simply lacking imagination

一个22岁的人 如果说自己知道10年 甚至30年后 自己会在哪里 我只能说他缺乏想象力

Look what happened to me A dozen years ago I was minding my own business teaching Economics 101 in Alexander Hall

看看我身上都发生过什么 十几年前 我还在亚历山大会堂 专注于教好经济学入门课程

And thinking of good excuses for avoiding faculty meetings Then I got a phone call In case you are skeptical of Forrest Gump's insight

琢磨着如何找到好的借口 避免参加教职工会议 然后就有人打电话给我了 如果你不相信阿甘的见解

Here's a concrete suggestion for each of the graduating seniors Take a few minutes the first chance you get and talk to an alum participating in their 25th, or 30th, or 40th reunion

我可以给你提出一条具体建议作为佐证 有机会的话 花几分钟时间找某位 参加自己25周年 30周年 或40周年庆的校友谈谈