At your age, in spite of a distinct lack of motivation at university, where I had spent far too long in the coffee bar writing stories, and far too little time at lectures, I had a knack for passing examinations, and that, for years, had been the measure of success in my life and that of my peers.I

You might never fail on the scale I did, but some failure in life is inevitable. It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all–in which case, you fail by default.Failure gave me an inner security that I had never att

The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination2008 Harvard University Commencement, June 5, 2008.by J.K. RowlingMany of my co-workers were ex-political prisoners, people who had been displaced from their homes, or fled into exile, because they had the temerity to think independent

Unlike any other creature on this planet, humans can learn and understand, without having experienced. They can think themselves into other people's minds, imagine themselves into other people's places.Of course, this is a power, like my brand of fictional magic, that is morally neutral. One might u

^-^:官方文本和实际演讲可能有出入，但影响不大。Looking back at the 21-year-old that I was at graduation, is a slightly uncomfortable experience for the 42-year-old that she has become. Half my lifetime ago, I was striking an uneasy balance between the ambition I had for myself, and what those closest to me expected of me

Nausea1. 恶心,作呕晕船Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕初期常伴有恶心。2. 极端的憎恶She was filled with nausea at the sight of cruelty to animals.她看到虐待动物满腔厌恶。Commencement: 学位授予典礼毕业典礼Distinguished: 卓越的著名的[(+for/as/by)]a distinguished playwright著名剧作家He is distinguished for his knowledge of economics.他以经济

HER MAJESTY the queen has asked me to form a new government and I have accepted。女王陛下已经授权予我组建新政府，我已接受了这一任命。Before I talk about that new government, let me say something about the one that has just passed. Compared with a decade ago, this country is more open at home and more compassionate abroad, and

If you watch young children, you&#39ll immediately notice how honest they are.如果你留意小孩，你会立刻发现他们是多么的诚实。My friend Betsy from my section a few years after business school was pregnant with her second child.我的一个HBS小组里的朋友Betsy在毕业后几年怀上了第二个孩子。And her first child, Sam, was about five and he looked around and

Now ordinary people have voice, not just those of us lucky enough to go to HBS, but anyone with access to Facebook, to Twitter, to a mobile phone.现在普通人也可以获得话语权。不仅是那些能到HBS读书的幸运儿，而是任何能上Facebook，Twitter或者有手机的人。This is disrupting traditional power structures and leveling traditional hierarchy.这正在打破传统的权利

Why don&#39t you come in with a list of what you want to discuss.&quot把你想讨论的事列出来就行。But everyone ignored me and they kept doing their presentations meeting after meeting, month after month.但是所有人都无视我的要求，仍然在做PPT，就这样一个又一个会议，一个月又一个月，没有改变。So about two years in, I said, &quotOK, I hate rules but I have a r

When I was first at Facebook, a woman named Lori Goler, a 1997 graduate of HBS, was working in marketing at eBay and I knew her kind of socially.我刚到Facebook的时候，97届HBS的校友Lori Goler还在eBay做市场营销。我和认识了她并且知道善于交际。She called me and said, &quotI want to think about you know talk with you about coming to work

It&#39s an honor to be here today to address HBS&#39s distinguished faculty, proud parents, patient guests, and most importantly, the class of 2012.今天很荣幸来到这里为尊敬的哈佛商学院（HBS）的教授们，自豪的毕业生家长们和耐心的来宾们，尤其是为今年的毕业生们演讲。Today was supposed to be a day of unbridled celebration and I know that&#39s no longer true.今

As you graduate today, ask yourself, how will you lead. Will you use simple and clear language? Will you seek out honest feedback?在你们毕业的今天，问自己你将如何去领导，你会用简单明了的语言？你会追寻真实的反馈？When you get honesty feedback, will you react with anger or with gratitude?当你得到真实的反馈，你会愤怒还是感激？As we strive to be more authentic i

We need to start talking about how women underestimate their abilities compared to men and for women, but not men, success and likeability are negatively correlated.我们要讨论女性相比男性为什么会低估自己的能力。而且和男性不同，对于女性，成功和受欢迎程度是反向相关的。That means that as a woman is more successful in your workplaces, she will be less l

The president often criticized for his caution is now doing things in his own way.由于谨慎而时常遭受批评的总统现在决定任性一回。He is cut a climate deal with China and he issued an immigration order.他与中国达成了气候协定并颁布了移民令。We&#39ll see how far he can take it.让我们来看看他能做到什么程度吧。Good evening, everybody.大家晚上好。Welcome to the White Ho

The president often criticized for his caution is now doing things in his own way.由于谨慎而时常遭受批评的总统现在决定任性一回。He is cut a climate deal with China and he issued an immigration order.他与中国达成了气候协定并颁布了移民令。We&#39ll see how far he can take it.让我们来看看他能做到什么程度吧。Good evening, everybody.大家晚上好。Welcome to the White Ho

Take executive action on immigration.在移民问题上采取执行行动。Bucket.去他的。New climate regulations.新气候规定。Bucket.去他的。It&#39s the right thing to do.这么做才对。My new attitude is paying off.我的新态度是回报。Look at my Cuba policy.看看我的古巴政策。The Castro brothers are here tonight.卡斯特罗兄弟今晚在这里。Welcome to America, amigos.欢迎来到美国，朋友。Que p

Look, it is true I have not managed to make everybody happy.看，我没办法做到让每个人都高兴。Six years into my presidency some people still say I&#39m arrogant, aloof, condescending.六年总统任期间，一些人说我自大、冷漠、高人一等。Some people are so dumb.这些人真蠢。No wonder I don&#39t meet with them.难怪我不与他们见面。And that&#39s not all people say ab

The science is clear, the science is clear.科学是明确的，科学是明确的。Nine out of the 10 hottest years ever came in the last decade.在过去十年里产生了九个最热的年份。Now I&#39m not a scientist, but I do know how to count to ten.虽然我不是科学家，但是我知道怎么数到10。Rising seas, more violent storms…海平面上升，更猛烈的暴风...You got mosquitoes, sweaty people

Climate change is just one of many issues where our security is linked to the rest of the world.在众多问题上，我们的安全与世界紧密相关，气候变化只是其一。And that&#39s why the third big question that we have to answer together is how to keep America safe and strong without either isolating ourselves or trying to nation-build ev

We remember the journalists unjustly imprisoned around the world, including our own Jason Rezaian.我们铭记被不公正的关押在世界各地的记者，包括我们自己的Jason Rezaian。For nine months, Jason has been imprisoned in Tehran for nothing more than writing about the hopes and the fears of the Iranian people,九个月来，杰森一直被关押在德黑兰，只不过是因为写出了

Only last month President Xi announced that China will take steps to halt the domestic trade in ivory,就在上个月习主席宣布中国会采取措施遏制国内象牙交易。adding to the ban on ivory carving imports he announced in February.他今年二月份也宣布禁止象牙雕刻的进口。But we know the illegal wildlife trade cannot be solved by governments alone.但是我们知道仅仅

You know, I just have to put this stuff aside.我得把这些事情放在一边，I have to stay focused on my job.我必须专注于我的工作。Because for many Americans this is still a time of deep uncertainty.因为对很多美国人来说，现在还处于不稳定时期。For example, I have one friend just a few weeks ago, she was making millions of dollars a year and she&#39s

ABC is here with some of the stars from their big new comedy “Black-ish.”ABC在现场，还有一些来自他们新的大型喜剧Black-ish的明星。It&#39s a great show, but I have to give ABC fair warning, being black-ish only makes you popular for so long.这是个很棒的节目，但我必须给美国广播公司一个合理的警告，变黑只能让你受欢迎一段时间。Trust me.相信我。There is a shelf life to tha

It&#39s how we reformed our health care system, and reinvented our energy sector.是我们改革医疗体系、改造能源部门的动力。That&#39s how we delivered more care and benefits to our troops coming home and our veterans.保证了我们给予军人和老兵更多关心和福利。That&#39s how we secured the freedom in every state to marry the person we love.也正因为此，

Hold on to your lily white butts!把你们的白屁股坐好了！In our fast-changing world, traditions like the White House Correspondents&#39 dinner are important.在这个瞬息万变的世界，白宫记者晚宴这种传统是很重要的。I mean, really!我是说，真的吗！What is this dinner?这晚宴是个啥玩意儿？And why am I required to come to it?为啥我被要求参加？Jeb Bush, do you really want to

Remember, Jobs isn&#39t selling hardware.切记，乔布斯不是在推销设备，He&#39s selling an experience.他是在推销一种体验。If you offer numbers and statistics make them meaningful.如果你要引用数据，让它们变得有意义。We have sold four million iPhones to date.迄今为止，我们一共售出了400万部iPhone。If you divide four million by two hundred days, that&#39s 20,000

The world will look to us to help solve these problems, and our answer needs to be more than tough talk or calls to carpet bomb civilians.世界人民会指望我们去解决这些问题，我们的回应不能只是嘴上功夫：不断使用强硬的措辞，做给平民们看。That may work as a TV sound bite, but it doesn&#39t pass muster on the world stage.这种回应可能在电视新闻上起点作用，但世界人民感受不到切实的鼓舞

Even as their economy contracts, Russia is pouring resources to prop up Ukraine and Syria states they see slipping away from their orbit.尽管面临自身经济衰退，俄罗斯依旧投入大量资源到乌克兰和叙利亚——这两个正脱离正常轨道的国家。And the international system we built after World War II is now struggling to keep pace with this new reality.二战以后我们建

In the coming years, we should build on that progress, by providing Pre-K for all offering every student the hands-on computer science and math classes that make them job-ready on day one, and we should recruit and support more great teachers for our kids.未来，我们要以这些成绩为基础，通过普及全民早教，让所有学生都接受计算机实践和数学课程培训