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Ben S.Bernanke' s Speech at Princeton University, June 2, 2013/本·伯南克普林斯顿大学2013毕业典礼演讲
Ben S.Bernanke' s Speech at the Baccalaureate Ceremony at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey. 本·伯南克的在普林斯顿大学的毕业典礼上的讲话，普林斯顿，新泽西。
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英汉双语对照剧本
Well, it's nice to be back at Princeton
很高兴能回到普林斯顿
I find it difficult to believe that it's been almost 11 years
很难相信我离校赴华盛顿任职
since I departed these halls for Washington
已经11年了
I wrote recently to inquire about the status of my leave from the university
我最近写信打听学校在我离开后的状况
and the letter I got back began
结果回信开头就说
"Regrettably, Princeton receives many more qualified applicants for faculty positions
"很遗憾 普林斯顿收到了很多出色求职者的求职信"
than we can accommodate"
"但学校职位有限"
I'll extend my best wishes to the seniors later
我稍后再献上对毕业生的美好祝愿
but first I want to congratulate the parents and families sitting out on the lawn
首先我要恭喜的是 坐在外面草地上的家长和家人们
As a parent myself
身为人父
I know that putting your kid through college these days is no walk in the park
我深知供子女读完大学并非易事
Some years ago I had a colleague who sent three kids through Princeton
几年前我有一位同事 他将其三个子女送往普林斯顿
even though neither he nor his wife attended this university
尽管他们夫妇都没有就读过这所大学
He and his spouse were very proud of that accomplishment as they should have been
他们夫妇俩对这一成就深感自豪 他们也理应自豪
But my colleague also used to say that, from a financial perspective
但我同事曾讲过 从财政角度看
the experience was like buying a new Cadillac every year
这就像每年买一辆凯迪拉克
and then driving it off a cliff
然后开下悬崖
I should say that he always added that he would do it all over again in a minute
但他总会补充说 再让他选择 他还是会这样做
So, well done, moms, dads
所以说 你们很棒 父母们
This is indeed an impressive and appropriate setting for a commencement
作为毕业典礼的讲台 这里再合适不过了
I am sure that, from this lectern
我敢肯定 站在这个讲台
any number of distinguished spiritual leaders
任何杰出的精神领袖
have ruminated on the lessons of the Ten Commandments
都反复认真思考过十诫的教诲
I don't have that kind of confidence
我没有这种自信
and, anyway, coveting your neighbor's ox or donkey is not the problem it used to be
而且现在 觊觎邻居家的牛或驴也已不再是问题
so I thought I would use my few minutes today to make Ten Suggestions
所以我今天将用这几分钟时间 提出十条建议
or maybe just Ten Observations
或者也可以说是十条观察结论
about the world and your lives after Princeton
关于这个世界和你们从普林斯顿毕业之后的生活
Please note, these points have nothing to do with interest rates
请注意 这些建议与利率毫无关联
My qualification for making such suggestions, or observations
今天有幸来此提出这些建议 或观察结论
besides having kindly been invited to speak today by President Tilghman
除了受到蒂尔曼校长的热情邀请之外
is the same as the reason
还有一个理由
that your obnoxious brother or sister got to go to bed later--
同你们那些讨厌的哥哥姐姐可以晚睡一样
I am older than you
我比你们年长
All of what follows has been road-tested in real-life situations
所有这些建议都经受过现实生活的考验
but past performance is no guarantee of future results
但过往表现并不能确保未来结果
Number 1
第一点
The poet Robert Burns once said something about the
诗人罗伯特·彭斯曾经提到
best-laid plans of mice and men ganging aft agley, whatever "agley" means
"老鼠和人所订最周详的计划 都往往出错"
A more contemporary philosopher, Forrest Gump
一位更当代的哲学家 阿甘
said something similar about life and boxes of chocolates
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
你无法知道下一块将会是哪种
They were both right
他们都是正确的
Life is amazingly unpredictable
生命确实难以预料
any 22-year-old who thinks they knows where they will be in 10 years
一个22岁的人 如果说自己知道10年 甚至30年后
much less in 30
自己会在哪里
is simply lacking imagination
自己会在哪里
Look what happened to me
看看我身上都发生过什么
A dozen years ago
十几年前
I was minding my own business teaching Economics 101 in Alexander Hall
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
琢磨着如何找到好的借口 避免参加教职工会议
Then I got a phone call
然后就有人打电话给我了
In case you are skeptical of Forrest Gump's insight
如果你不相信阿甘的见解
here's a concrete suggestion for each of the graduating seniors
我可以给你提出一条具体建议作为佐证
Take a few minutes the first chance you get and talk to an alum
有机会的话 花几分钟时间找某位
participating in their 25th, or 30th, or 40th reunion
参加自己25周年 30周年 或40周年庆的校友谈谈
you know, somebody who was near the front of the P-rade
找游行队列打头的那些人聊聊
Ask them, back when they were graduating 25, 30, or 40 years ago
问他们 25年 30年 或40年前他们毕业时
where they expected to be today
预计自己今天会在哪里
If you can get them to open up
如果你能设法让他们敞开心扉
they will tell you that today
他们会告诉你
they are happy and satisfied in various measures or not
他们在生活的各个领域上是否快乐 满意
and their personal stories will be filled with highs and lows and in-betweens
他们的人生故事中充满了哪些起伏和变故
But, I am willing to bet
但有一点我敢打赌
those life stories will in almost all cases be quite different
所有这些人生故事 都会在大大小小各个方面
in large and small ways, from what they expected when they started out those many years ago
非常不同于他们数十年前最初设想的情形
This is a good thing, not a bad thing
这是好事 不是坏事
who wants to know the end of a story that's only in its early chapters?
谁希望在故事的开篇时就知道结局呢
Don't be afraid to let the drama play out
不要害怕让故事层层展开
Does the fact that our lives are so influenced
我们的人生受制于
by chance and seemingly small decisions and actions
偶然性和各种看似微小的决定和行动
mean that there is no point to planning, to striving?
这是否就意味着不需要规划和奋斗呢
Not at all
绝对不是
Whatever life may have in store for you
不管人生中等着你的是什么
each of you has a grand, lifelong project
你们每个人都有一个宏伟的终生项目
and that is the development of yourself as a human being
就是你自己作为人的发展过程
Your family and your friends and your time at Princeton
你的亲朋好友以及你在普林斯顿接受的教育
have given you a good start
为你开了一个好头
What will you do with it?
你将如何利用它
Will you keep learning and thinking hard and critically
你是否愿意不断学习 努力并批判性地思考
about the most important questions?
各种最重要的问题
Will you become an emotionally stronger person
你是否愿意成为情感上更强大的人
more generous, more loving, more ethical?
更慷慨 更有爱心 更有道德
Will you involve yourself actively and constructively in the world?
你是否愿意积极并建设性地投身于这个世界
Many things will happen in your lives, pleasant and not so pleasant
你的人生中会发生很多事 有快乐的 有不快乐的
but, paraphrasing a Woodrow Wilson School adage from the time I was here
不过我要转述我就读伍德罗·威尔逊学院时这里的一句格言
"Wherever you go, there you are?"
"人在何处 心就在何处"
If you are not happy with yourself
如果你不为自己感到快乐
even the loftiest achievements is not going to bring you much satisfaction
就算最伟大的成就也无法为你带来满足
The concept of success leads me to consider
成功这一概念让我开始思考
so-called meritocracies and their implications
所谓的精英体系及其含义
We have been taught that meritocratic institutions and societies are fair
总有人告诉我们 精英制度和精英社会是公平的
Putting aside the reality that no system, including our own
姑且不说没有哪个国家 包括我们美国
is really entirely meritocratic
是真正意义上的完全精英体系
meritocracies may be fairer and more efficient than some alternatives
精英体系可能比其它体系更加公平和高效
But fair in an absolute sense? Think about it
但绝对意义上讲 它真的公平吗 想想这个问题
A meritocracy is a system
在这种精英体系中
in which the people who are the luckiest in their health and genetic endowment
只有健康和基因禀赋上最幸运的人
luckiest in terms of family support, encouragement, and, probably, income
家庭支持鼓励以及收入上最幸运的人
luckiest in their educational and career opportunities
教育 就业机会上最幸运的人
and luckiest in so many other ways difficult to enumerate
以及在数不清的其它方面上最幸运的人
those are the folks who reap the largest rewards
才能收获最大的成就
The only way for even a putative meritocracy to hope
这种精英体系 哪怕是一个仅是推定的精英体系
to pass ethical muster, to be considered fair
要让其承受得住道德议论并被认作是公平的
is if those who are the luckiest in all of those respects
必须要让这群各方面都最幸运的人
also have the greatest responsibility to work hard
同时尽最大义务 努力工作
to contribute to the betterment of the world
为创造更美好的世界作出贡献
and to share their luck with others
以及同他人分享其好运
As the Gospel of Luke says
我将引用路加福音的话
and I am sure my rabbi
我相信我的拉比
will forgive me for quoting the New Testament in a good cause:
会原谅我出于正当原因对新约圣经的引用
"From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required
"因为多给谁 就向谁多取"
and from the one to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be demanded"
"多托谁 就向谁多要"
Kind of like grading on the curve
有点像基于曲线评分
Who is worthy of admiration?
谁值得钦佩
The admonition from Luke
路加福音的这条训诫
which is shared by most ethical and philosophical traditions, by the way
同样也在很多道德和哲学观点中得到了认可和发扬
helps with this question as well
对此问题同样也有帮助
Those most worthy of admiration
最值得钦佩的人是
are those who have made the best use of their advantages
那些最好地利用了自身优势
or, alternatively, coped most courageously with their adversities
或最勇敢地面对了自身逆境的人
I think most of us would agree that people who have, say
我相信 大多数人都会同意
little formal schooling but labor honestly and diligently
接受过很少正规教育 但诚实和勤恳劳动
to help feed, clothe, and educate their families
为家人提供食物 衣服 教育的人
are deserving of greater respect-- and help, if necessary--
比很多表面上成功的人
than many people who are superficially more successful
更值得我们尊敬和帮助
They're more fun to have a beer with
同他们一起喝啤酒肯定也会更有趣
That's all that I know about sociology
社会学在我看来不过是喝啤酒而已
Since I have covered what I know about sociology
既然提到了社会学
I might as well say something about political science as well
我想我也应该讲讲政治学
In regard to politics, I have always liked Lily Tomlin's line
就政治而言 我一直喜欢莉莉·汤姆林的话
in paraphrase
我转述一下
"I try to be cynical, but I just can't keep up"
"我尝试过愤世嫉俗 但却总坚持不下去"
We all feel that way sometimes
我们有时都会有这种感觉
Actually, having been in Washington now for almost 11 years
实际上 在华盛顿待了将近11年的我
as I mentioned, I feel that way quite a bit
经常会有这种感觉
Ultimately, though, cynicism is
最终 愤世嫉俗不过是
a poor substitute for critical thought and constructive action
批判性思想和建设性行动的糟糕替代品
Sure, interests and money and ideology all matter
当然 利益 金钱 意识形态都很重要
as you learned in political science
如你们在政治学中所学的那样
But my experience is that
但我的感受却是
most of our politicians and policymakers
我们的大多数政界人士和政策制定者
are trying to do the right thing
大多数时候 都在尝试
according to their own views and consciences, most of the time
凭着自己的观点和良心 做正确的事
If you think that the bad or indifferent results that too often come out of Washington
如果你认为华盛顿政策经常都没有好的结果
are due to base motives and bad intentions
是因为他们的动机和不良企图
you are giving politicians and policymakers way too much credit
那你就太看得起政界人士和政策制定者们
for being effective
所起的作用了
Honest error in the face of complex
糟糕政策结果更主要的原因是
and possibly intractable problems is a far more important
碰到复杂难解问题时所犯下的诚实错误
source of bad results than are bad motives
而不是出于恶劣动机
For these reasons, the greatest forces in Washington are ideas
因此 华盛顿最大的力量来自于观念
and people prepared to act on those ideas
以及准备将这些观念付诸行动的人
Public service, as I discovered, is not easy
根据我的观察 公共服务并不容易
But, in the end if you are inclined in that direction
但最终 如果你选择了这个方向
it is a worthy and challenging pursuit
这绝对是值得干且有挑战性的追求
Having taken a stab at sociology and political science
之前我讲了社会学和政治学
let me wrap up economics while I'm at it
下面不妨再讲讲我总在打交道的经济学
Economics is a highly sophisticated field of thought
经济学是一个高度复杂精密的思维领域
that is superb at explaining to policymakers precisely
它精于向政策制定者们准确解释
why the choices they made in the past were wrong
他们在过去所制定的决策为何是错的
About the future, not so much
但关于未来 它所能做的并不多
However, careful economic analysis does have one important benefit
不过 谨慎的经济学分析有一个重要的好处
which is that it can help kill ideas
就是帮助剔除
that are completely logically inconsistent or wildly at variance with the data
那些完全不合逻辑或与数据不符的想法
This insight covers at least 90 percent of proposed economic policies
这对至少90%的经济政策提案都有作用
I'm not going to tell you that money doesn't matter
我不会告诉你们钱无所谓
because you wouldn't believe me anyway
因为肯定没人会信我
In fact, for too many people around the world
实际上 对于世界上很多人
money is literally a life-or-death proposition
毫不夸张 钱是涉及到生死存亡的议题
But if you are part of the lucky minority with the ability to choose
但如果你有幸成为具有选择能力的那少数人
remember that money is a means, not an end
请一定记得 钱只是手段 而不是目的
A career decision based only on money
只基于钱
and not on love of the work or a desire to make a difference
而不是因爱好或追求卓越所做出的职业选择
is a recipe for unhappiness
不过是日后苦恼的根源
Nobody likes to fail but failure is an essential part of life and of learning
没人喜欢失败 但失败是生活和学习中不可或缺的部分
If your uniform isn't dirty, you haven't been in the game
如果衣服都没弄脏 那你显然是根本没参与进比赛
I spoke earlier about definitions of personal success in an unpredictable world
之前我讲了不可预知世界中的个人成功定义
I hope that as you develop your own definition of success, as you'll be able to do so
我希望你们在确立自身成功定义的过程中
I hope that you will be able to do it with a close companion on your journey
能够找到一位人生旅途中的亲密伴侣
In making that choice, remember
在做出这个选择时请记住
that physical beauty is evolution's way of assuring us
外表之美只不过是人类进化过程中
that the other person doesn't have too many intestinal parasites
帮助我们确定对方体内是否有太多肠道寄生虫的方式
Don't get me wrong, I am all for beauty, romance, and sexual attraction
别误解我的意思 我支持美丽 浪漫和性感
where would Hollywood and Madison Avenue be without them?
要不然好莱坞和麦迪逊大道如何繁荣至今
But while important, those are not the only things to look for in a partner
虽然这些也很重要 但它们不是寻找伴侣的唯一标准
The two of you will have a long trip together, I hope
两个人在一起 会有漫长的人生旅途要走
and you will need each other's support and sympathy more times than you can count
需要相互支持和慰藉
Speaking as somebody who has been happily married for 35 years
作为一个经历了35年幸福婚姻生活的人
I can't imagine any choice more consequential for a lifelong journey
比起旅行伴侣 我再也想不到任何对人生旅途
than the choice of a traveling companion
影响如此重大的决定了
Call your mom and dad once in a while
有时间多给父母打电话
A time will come when you will want your own
你也会有那么一天
grown-up, busy, hyper-successful children to call you
希望长大 繁忙 成功的孩子们给你打电话
Also, remember who paid your tuition to Princeton
而且你们要记住 是谁为你们付了普林斯顿的学费
Well, those are my 10 suggestions
好了 这就是我的十条建议
They're probably worth exactly
也许你们觉得这些建议的价值
what you paid for them
就如同花在它们上面的成本一样 一文不值
But they come from someone who shares your affection for this great institution
但它们来自于同你们一样 对这所大学具有深厚感情
and who wishes you the best for the future
并且祝愿你们未来好运的人
Congratulations, graduates
恭喜 毕业生们
Give 'em hell
给他们好看
