【演讲稿】毕业英语演讲稿.docx

第 1 页 毕业英语演讲稿1 特征码 uvcPusIwVxkLNBzJtEiS studentspeechdeliveredatthewashingtonuniversityengineer inggraduatestudentrecognitionceremony 15may1997 lorriefaithcranor faculty,family,friends,andfellowgraduates,goodevening. iamhonoredtoaddressyoutonight.onbehalfofthegraduatingma stersanddoctoralstudentsofwashingtonuniversity'sschoolo fengineeringandappliedscience,iwouldliketothankallthepa rents,spouses,families,andfriendswhoencouragedandsuppor tedusasweworkedtowardsourgraduatedegrees.iwouldespecial lyliketothankmyownfamily,eightmembersofwhichareintheaud iencetoday.iwouldalsoliketothankallofthedepartmentsecre tariesandotherengineeringschoolstaffmemberswhoalwayssee medtobetherewhenconfusedgraduatestudentsneededhelp.andf inallyiwouldliketothankthewashingtonuniversityfacultyme mberswhoservedasourinstructors,mentors,andfriends. asithinkbackontheseven-and-a- halfyearsispentatwashingtonuniversity,mymindisfilledwit 第 2 页 hmemories,happy,sad,frustrating,andevenhumorous. tonightiwouldliketosharewithyousomeofthememoriesthatita kewithmeasileavewashingtonuniversity. itakewithmethememoryofmyofficeonthefourthflooroflopatah all- theroomattheendofthehallwaythatwastoohotinsummer,toocol dinwinter,andalwaystoofarawayfromthewomen'srestroom.the windowwasmyoffice'sbestfeature.wereitnotforthephysicsbu ildingacrosstheway,itwouldhaveaffordedmeaclearviewofthe arch.butinsteadigotaviewoftheroofofthephysicsbuilding.i alsohadaviewofonecorneroftheroofofurbauerhall,whichseem edtobeafavoriteperchforvariousspeciesofbirdswhoalternat elywonperchingrightsforseveralweeksatatime.andihadanice viewofthephysicscourtyard,noteworthyasagoodplaceforwatc hingpeopleruntheirdogs.it'samazinghowfascinatingthesevi ewsbecamethelongeriworkedonmydissertation.butmyfavorite viewwasofanearbyoaktree.frommyfourth- floorvantagepointihadaratherintimateviewofthetreeandthe variousbirdsandsquirrelsthatinhabitit.occasionallyabird wouldlandonmywindowsill,whichusuallyhadtheeffectofstart lingbothofus. itakewithmethememoryoftwoyoungprofessorswhopassedawaywh 第 3 页 ileiwasagraduatestudent.annejohnstone,theonlyfemaleprof essorfr romwhomitookacourseintheengineeringschool,andbobdurr,ap oliticalscienceprofessorandamemberofmydissertationmitte e,bothlostbravebattleswithcan（转载自 http:/，请保留此 标记。 ）cer.irememberthemfondly. itakewithmethememoryoffailingthefirstexaminoneofthefirs tengineeringcoursesitookasanundergraduate.irememberthin kingthecoursewasjusttoohardformeandthatiwouldneverbeabl etopassit.soiwenttotalktotheprofessor,readytodropthecla ss.andhetoldmenottogiveup,hetoldmeicouldsucceedinhiscla ss.forreasonsthatseemedpletelyludicrousatthetime,hesaid hehadfaithinme.andafterthatmygradesintheclassslowlyimpr oved,andiendedthesemesterwithanaonthefinalexam.iremembe rhowmotivationalitwastoknowthatsomeonebelievedinme. itakewithmememoriesofthemidwesternfriendlinessthatsosur prisedmewheniarrivedinst.louis8yearsago.sincemovingtone wjersey,iamsadtosay,nobodyhasaskedmewhereiwenttohighsch 第 4 页 ool. itakewithmethememoryoftheshort- livedputersciencegraduatestudentsocialmitteelunches.the ideawasthatgroupsofcsgradstudentsweresupposedtotaketurn scookingamonthlylunch.butafteronegradstudentpreparedapo tofchickenthatpoisonedalmosttheentirecsgradstudentpopul ationandoneunluckyfacultymemberinonefellswoop,therewasn 'tmuchenthusiasmforhavingmorelunches. itakewithmethememoryofamoresuccessfulgraduatestudenteff ort,theestablishmentoftheassociationofgraduateengineeri ngstudents,knownasages.startedbyahandfulofengineeringgr aduatestudentsbecauseweneededawaytoelectrepresentatives toacampus- widegraduatestudentgovernment,agessoongrewintoanorganiz ationthatnowsponsorsawidevarietyofactivitiesandhasbeeni nstrumentalinaddressinganumberofengineeringgraduatestud entconcerns. itakewithmethememoryofanengineeringandpolicydepartmentt hatoncehadflourishingprogramsforfull- timeundergraduate,masters,anddoctoralstudents. itakewithmememoriesofthe1992u.s.presidentialdebate.eage rtogetinvolvedinalltheexcitementivolunteeredtohelpwhere 第 5 页 verneeded.irememberspendingseveraldaysinthemakeshiftdeb atehqgivingout-of- townreportersdirectionstotheathleticplex.irememberbeing thrilledto getassignedthejobofcollectingfilmfromthephotographersin thedebatehallduringthedebate.andirememberthedisappointm entofdrawingtheshorteststrawamongthestudentvolunteersan dbeingtheonewhohadtotakethefilmoutofthedebatehallanddow ntothedarkroomfiveminutesintothedebate- withnochancetore-enterthedebatehallafterileft. itakewithmememoriesofuniversityholidayswhichneverseemed toapplytograduatestudents.irememberspendingmanyafallbre akandpresident'sdayholidaywithmyfellowgradstudentsinall daymeetingsbroughttousbytheputersciencedepartment. itakewithmememoriesofexamsthatseemeddesignedmoretoteste nduranceandperseverancethanmasteryofthesubjectmatter.im anagedtoescapetakinganyclassesthatfeaturedinfamous24- hour-take- 第 6 页 homeexams,butrememberthesufferingofmylessfortunatecolle agues.andwhatdoctoralstudentcouldforgetthepainandsuffer ingonemustenduretosurvivethequalifyingexams? itakewithmethememoryoftheseven- minuterule,whichalwaysseemedtobeanacceptableexcuseforbe ingtenminuteslateforanythingoncampus,butwhichdoesn'tsee mtoapplyanywhereelseigo. itakewithmethememoryoffridayafternoonacmhappyhours,know nnotforkegsofbeer,butratherbowlsofrainbowsherbetpunch.o vertheseveralyearsthatiattendedthesehappyhourstheyenjoy edvaryingdegreesofpopularity,oftenproportionaltothequal ityandquantityoftheacpanyingrefreshments- buttherewasalwaystherainbowsherbertpunch. itakewithm（转载自 http:/，请保留此标记。 ） ememoriesofpurpleparkingpermits,thewestcampusshuttle,ch eckingmypendaflex,over- duelibrarybooks,tryingtoprintfromcec,lunchesondelmar,fr iendswhosleptintheiroffices,miniaturegolfinlopatahall,t hegreenwaytalk,divisioniiibasketball,andtryingtoconvinc edeanrusselthatyetanotherengineeringschoolruleshouldbec hanged. finally,iwouldliketoconclude,notwithamemory,butwithsome 第 7 页 advice.whatwouldagraduationspeechbewithoutalittleadvice,r ight?anyway,thisadviceesintheformofaversedeliveredtothe 1977graduatingclassoflakeforestcollegebytheodoreseussge isel,betterknowntotheworldasdr.seuss-here'showitgoes: myuncleorderedpopovers fromtherestaurant'sbilloffare. andwhe ntheywereserved, heregardedthem withapenetratingstare. thenhespokegreatwordsofwisdom ashesatthereonthatchair: “toeatthesethings,“ saidmyuncle, “youmustexcercisegreatcare. youmayswallowdownwhat'ssolid. but. youmustspitouttheair!“ 第 8 页 and. asyoupartakeoftheworld'sbilloffare, that'sdarnedgoodadvicetofollow. doalotofspittingoutthehotair. andbecarefulwhatyouswallow.