徐小平纯英文毕业演讲：生命因给予而繁盛

满怀着挚爱之情，我想起我的研究生导师 David Kaplan 博士的仁爱胸怀。熟悉他的人，城市感想熟悉他是一种荣幸。他是音乐系的首创人。对付我们外国留门生而言，他是淙淙流淌的情意、辅佐和勉励的源泉。Kaplan 博士是我生掷中一盏明灯，指引着我像他辅佐我一样去辅佐别人。

With special affection， I recall the generous spirit of Dr. David Kaplan. If you knew him， it was a privilege.  He was the founder of the music department. To many foreign students， he was a source of constant help， friendship， and encouragement. Often in my life， Dr. Kaplan’s example has shined before me， a reminder to share with others as he shared with me.

学校给以我的统统是云云柔美，但校园外的糊口可并不老是那么阳光亮媚。结业不久我就意识到，做一名音乐人难以维持生存。人们固然喜好听莫扎特和巴赫的音乐，但他们并不急着凝听我的演奏(笑声)。我创立了本身的音乐公司，但公司买卖灰暗。我谱写并录制民谣，但它们只在谎言里存在(笑声)。

I received so much from the University in those years， but life beyond campus was not nearly as forgiving. Upon graduation， it didn't take long for me to realize that I would not make my fortune as a performing musician. As much as the world loves the sounds of Mozart and Bach， the world was not waiting to hear them from my violin. I started my own music business， but business was slow. I wrote and recorded folksongs， but the folks were not listening.

这段时刻对付我来说简直是举步维艰。我在家看孩子，靠我老婆教书养家。我也实行做过各类百般的事变，个中一种事变，对速率节拍和交割时效要求极高——在座假若有人在 1995 年叫过必胜客披萨的外卖，我们很也许曾经有缘邂逅(笑声)。

It was truly a difficult period for me. I watched our children at home while my wife taught school. I took various jobs， including one job that involved fast-paced and time-sensitive transactions. If anyone here received a delivery from Pizza Hut in 1995， there is a good chance we have met before.

假如可以或许停止，我不提议各人决心去经验这样一段时期。不外，偶然辰这种工作确实也无法停止。但它不该该成为休止符，它乃至也许是“大器晚成”的预兆，就像我本身的经验一样。纵然在我最艰巨的日子里，我也从未失去自我，没有损失约心。我屡战屡败，但屡败屡战。我笃信，天降大任于斯人，我来到天下，另有义务未达，更有美梦未成。我不会让失败带走我的信心。

I do not recommend a period like that in your own careers， if you can avoid it. But sometimes it happens anyway. That doesn’t have to be the end.  It can even mark a late beginning， as it did for me. Even in my darkest moments， I had a sense of who I was and what I could do. More than once I failed， but I refused to give up. I knew in my heart that I was here on earth to achieve good and meaningful things. I never let any failure take that conviction away.

在这种信心的支持下，我回到了中国，插手了一个名叫新东方的英语学校。中国正进入改良开放的大潮，许多年青人盼愿走出去，看看表面的天下。我如痴似醉地投入到了辅佐他们实现留学空想的事变中。面临那些求知若渴的莘莘学子，我竭尽了本身统统所知，耗干了本身的所有精神。

Sustained by this feeling， I went back to China and joined a small English school in Beijing called New Oriental. China had opened up and many young people were eager to see the world. I threw myself into the work of helping them find opportunities to study abroad. I shared everything I knew to serve them in every way I could.

十年转眼已往，跟着新东方在美国上市，我们许多门生也开始从外洋学成回国。他们找到我，想让我为他们的创业设法探求资金。当时的中国，天使投资照旧一个较量有数的工作。我很是领略这些年青人，由于我深知胸有雄心、阮囊羞涩是什么滋味。于是我开始扶助他们的创业梦，并在不知不觉间成为了一名天使投资人。

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