莱梅斯在达特茅斯学院毕业典礼英语演讲稿.doc

莱梅斯在达特茅斯学院毕业典礼英语演讲稿 　　 　　PresidentHanlon,faculty,staff,honoredguests,parents,students,familiesandfriends—goodmorningandcongratulationstotheDartmouthgraduatingclassof20XX! 　　 　　So. 　　 　　Thisisweird. 　　 　　Megivingaspeech.Ingeneral,Idonotlikegivingspeeches.Givingaspeechrequiresstandinginfrontoflargegroupsofpeoplewhiletheylookatyouanditalsorequirestalking.IcandothestandingpartOK.Buttheyoulookingandthemetalking...Iamnotafan.Igetthisoverwhelmingfeelingoffear.Terror,really.Drymouth,heartbeatssuperfast,everythinggetsalittlebitslowmotion.LikeImightpassout.Ordie.Orpoopmypantsorsomething.Imean,don’tworry.I’mnotgoingtopassoutordieorpoopmypants.Mainlybecausejustbytellingyouthatitcouldhappen,Ihavesomehowneutralizeditasanoption.Likeasifsayingitoutloudcastssomekindofspellwherenowitcannotpossiblyhappennow.Vomit.Icouldvomit.See.Vomitingisnowalsooffthetable.Neutralizedit.We’regood. 　　 　　Anyway,thepointis.Idonotliketogivespeeches.I’mawriter.I’maTVwriter.Iliketowritestuffforotherpeopletosay.IactuallycontemplatedbringingEllenPompeoorKerryWashingtonheretosaymyspeechforme...butmylawyerpointedoutthatwhenyoudragsomeoneacrossstatelinesagainsttheirwill,theFBIeslookingforyou,so... 　　 　　Idon’tlikegivingspeeches,ingeneral,becauseofthefearandterror.Butthisspeech?Thisspeech,Ireallydidnotwanttogive. 　　 　　ADartmouthCommencementspeech?Drymouth.Heartbeatsso,sofast.Everythinginslowmotion.Passout,die,poop. 　　 　　Look,itwouldbefineifthiswere,20yearsago.IfitwerebackinthedaywhenIgraduatedfromDartmouth.Twenty-threeyearsago,Iwassittingrightwhereyouarenow.AndIwaslisteningtoElizabethDolespeak.Andshewasgreat.Shewascalmandshewasconfident.Itwasjust...different.Itfeltlikeshewasjusttalkingtoagroupofpeople.Likeafiresidechatwithfriends.JustLiddyDoleandlike9,000ofherclosestfriends.Becauseitwas20yearsago.Andshewasjusttalkingtoagroupofpeople. 　　 　　Now?Twentyyearslater?Thisisnofiresidechat.It’snotjustyouandme.Thisspeechisfilmedandstreamedandtweetedanduploaded.NPRhaslike,awholesitededicatedtoCommencementspeeches.Awholesitejustaboutmencementspeeches.Therearesitesthatratethemandmockthemanddissectthem.It’sweird.Andstressful.Andkindofviciousifyou’reanintrovertperfectionistwriterwhohatesspeakinginpublicinthefirstplace. 　　 　　WhenPresidentHanloncalledme—andbytheway,IwouldliketothankPresidentHanlonforaskingmewaybackinJanuary,thusgivingmeafullsixmonthsofterrorandpanictoenjoy.WhenPresidentHanloncalledme,Ialmostsaidno.Almost. 　　 　　Drymouth.Heartbeatsso,sofast.Everythinginslowmotion.Passout,die,poop. 　　 　　ButI’mhere.Iamgonnadoit.I’mdoingit.Youknowwhy? 　　 　　BecauseIlikeachallenge.AndbecausethisyearImademyselfapromisethatIwasgoingtodothestuffthatterrifiesme.Andbecause,20-plusyearsagowhenIwastrudginguphillfromtheRiverClusterthroughallthatsnowtogettotheHopforplayrehearsal,IneverimaginedthatIwouldonedaybestandinghere,attheOldPinelectern.Staringoutatallofyou.AbouttothrowdownonsomewisdomintheDartmouthCommencementaddress. 　　 　　So,youknow,yeah.Moments. 　　 　　Also,I’mherebecauseIreally,reallywantedsomeEBAs. 　　   。