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So which brings me back to Felix. OK, I left him suspended in the air, right? 说到这儿，我再回过头说说费利克斯。呃，我让他悬在了空中，不是吗？ After leaping into the great unknown, he went into a free fall. 在跳进无尽的未知世界后，他开始了自由落体运动。 And all went well for seven seconds. 前七秒一切都很顺利。 In the eighth second, Felix had accelerated to...
Now let’s return to Felix. He’s in his violent death spin, remember? 现在让我们回到费利克斯。他还在剧烈地旋转中，感觉要死了，还记得吧？ Fifteen seconds into the jump, he’s going at 844 miles an hour — or as the physics majors know — Mach 1.25. 跳下去15秒后，他的降落速度达到每小时844英里，物理专业的学生们知道那是1.25马赫。 Now, he st...
This year, we commemorated the 50th anniversary of the March on Selma; 今年，我们举行了塞尔玛游行50周年纪念活动； people of all faiths came together to walk to the Alabama State Capitol to demand the passage of the Voting Rights Act. 当时各种信仰的人聚在一起，朝亚拉巴马州议会大厦走去，要求通过《投票权法案》。 What is less well known, except perhaps to the Americ...
You see, at college, you have a fair amount of control around your social interactions. 要知道，在大学里，你们还可以掌控不少自己的社交活动。 You can decide who to sit next to in class; you can decide who to room with. 你们可以决定课堂上跟谁坐在一起，可以决定与谁合住。 But I bet in the next chapter of your life you won’t have much say about who’s in t...
It was bite-sized bravery that compelled you to take that applied mathematics class. 正是这种小勇敢驱使你报了应用数学课； It was bite-sized bravery that led you to speak out when everyone agreed on a topic in session, 正是这种小勇敢让你在讨论会上大声表达自己的观点，当时所有人都同意某一论题， and you knew they were completely missing the point. 但你知道他们完...
What a day! I want to send my congratulations to the USC Class of 2015 and all of those who celebrate and champion now! 多好的一天！我要祝贺南加州大学2015届的毕业生们以及所有前来庆祝和支持的人！ Now, I would like to ask the graduates to do something. 此刻，我想请毕业生们做一件事。 I’d like you to look past the rain and look up at the sky. 我想请你们透过...
And even if you don’t have support from the top, I urge you to participate fully: 即使你们没有高层的支持，我也劝你们充分参与其中： not in a cocky or smug way, but with confidence and humility. 不是以一种自以为是或自鸣得意的方式参与，而是要满怀自信并保持谦卑。 Be willing to speak up and stand out. 要愿意说出来，愿意站出来。 I know first-hand this can ...
Even when my childhood was filled with some of her brutal pragmatism, 尽管我的童年充满了她那种残酷的实用主义思想， she always gave us a tremendous amount of love and encouragement. 但她总是给予我们莫大的爱和鼓励。 And what mattered most to me were the words she spoke nearly every day when she said: “Mellody, you can be or do anything.” 对我影响最...
I can tell you, I am truly grateful to now have my own degree from USC, 我可以告诉你们，现在我有了自己的南加州大学学位，我对此真的很感激， and I cherish this honor as well as the opportunity to speak to you. 我很珍惜这份荣誉，也很珍惜这次和你们讲话的机会。 And as I was preparing for today it made me think about my own college commencement 24 years ago. 在准备...
Did Felix make it? OK, we’re gonna leave him suspended in free fall for a minute and come back to him. 费利克斯成功了吗？好吧，我们先不管他，让他再做一会儿自由落体运动，然后再回过头来讲他。 In the meantime, I’m very excited to be here — on solid ground — with all of you. 此时此刻，能够站在这儿–稳稳地站在地上–和你们所有人一起，我...
OK, equation number one: Hard work plus bravery equals success. 好的，第一个等式：勤奋加勇敢等于成功。 However you define success, set your sights high. Be a hard grader on yourself. 无论你如何定义成功，都要抬高眼界。要对自己严厉一些。 When I started in money management, I knew that there were people who add a lot more experience and a lot more knowledge. 刚...