我们当时有“随身听,没有IPod。这四周的一些街区没有现在这样诱人。(笑声)时报广场不是适合全家人去的地方。(笑声)我知道这一切都属于古老的过去了。毕业典礼演讲人絮叨旧事是再糟糕不过的。但是,尽管有种种差别,1983年毕业班其实与你们各位有许多共同之处。这是因为,当时我们踏入社会的时候,也正值国家从一场特别严重的经济衰退中恢复。那是一个变革的时期,一个充满未知的时期,一个政治辨伦激情高涨的时期。
You can relate to this because just as you were starting out finding your way around this campus, an economic crisis struck that would claim more than 5 million jobs before the end of your freshman year. Since then, some of you have probably seen parents put off retirement, friends struggle to find work. And you may be looking toward the future with that same sense of concern that my generation did when we were sitting where you are now.
你们能够体会到这一点,因为在你们刚开始熟悉这所校园的时候,经济危机降临,不等你们第一学年结束,它已经导致500多万人失业。从那个时候以来,你们大概看到一些父母推迟了退休计划,一些朋友在苦苦求职。面对未来,你们也许像当年我这一代坐在你们的座位上的时候一样,感到忧心忡忡。
Of course, as young women, you’re also going to grapple with some unique challenges, like whether you’ll be able to earn equal pay for equal work; whether you’ll be able to balance the demands of your job and your family; whether you’ll be able to fully control decisions about your own health.
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