美联储主席本•伯南克给毕业生的10条建议

   　　Fed Chair Ben Bernanke has given his 2nd commencement speech of the season.

　　美联储主席本?伯南克给了他本季的第二次毕业典礼演讲。

　　The first was to the graduates of Simon's Rock, an offbeat¹ school in Western Mass.

　　第一场是对西蒙洛克学院的毕业生，一个在西方大众眼里比较奇怪的学校。

　　Today he delivered a speech to graduates of Princeton, where of course he was an econ professor before becoming Fed chair.

　　今天他给普林斯顿的毕业生演说，当然在他就任美联储前主席之前他是那的一个经济学教授。

　　His speech is short and simple, offering 10 pieces of advice and wisdom to the graduates.

　　他的演讲很简洁，给毕业生提供了10条建议和智慧。

　　1.Almost everyone ends up along a different life plan than they intended. You can try to map out your life, but it probably won't end up that way.

　　几乎每个人都会沿着与原本打算不同的生命计划终结。你可以尝试绘制出你的生活，但可能它最终不会这样。

　　2.That being said, it's still wise to think about goals, and the people you want to be around.

　　那就是说，考虑目标以及你希望在自己身边的人仍然是明智的。

　　3.A meritocratic system is the best, but no system is truly meritocratic. And within meritocratic systems, many are successful due to pure luck (i.e. background, upbringing) and so those successful have a duty to work for the betterment of everyone.

　　精英体系是最好的，但没有体系是真正的精英。在精英体系内，很多人成功是因为纯粹的运气(即背景、教养)，所以那些成功者有义务为每个人的发展尽责。

　　4.The people who best use their advantages, or overcome adversity, and work honestly are those most worthy² of admiration³.

　　最能利用优势或克服逆境以及诚实工作的人是最值得敬佩的。

　　5.Cynicism is bad.

　　犬儒主义是不好的。

　　6.Economics⁴ isn't good for predicting the future, but it can help people to avoid horrible, illogical ideas.

　　经济学不好预测未来，但它可以帮助人们避免可怕的、不合逻辑的想法。

　　7.Money matters, but making big decisions based just on money is a bad move.

　　钱很重要，但仅仅基于钱的重大决策是糟糕的举动。

　　8.Failure is essential. If your uniform isn't dirty, you weren't part of the game.

　　失败是必不可少的。如果你的制服不是脏的，你就不是比赛的一部分。

　　9.In picking a life partner, think beyond beauty and sexual⁵ attraction.

　　在选择生活伴侣方面，考虑美丽和性吸引力之外的因素。

　　10.Call your parents.

　　给你的父母打电话。

1 offbeat   

adj.不平常的，离奇的

参考例句：

• She adores old,offbeat antiques.她非常喜欢那些稀奇古怪的老古董。
• His style is offbeat but highly creative.他的风格很不寻常但非常有创造力。

2 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

3 admiration   

n.钦佩，赞美，羡慕

参考例句：

• He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
• We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。

4 economics   

n.经济学，经济情况

参考例句：

• He is studying economics,which subject is very important.他正在学习经济学，该学科是很重要的。
• One can't separate politics from economics.不能把政治与经济割裂开来。

5 sexual   

adj.性的，两性的，性别的

参考例句：

• He was a person of gross sexual appetites.他是个性欲旺盛的人。
• It is socially irresponsible to refuse young people advice on sexual matters.拒绝向年轻人提供性方面的建议是对社会不负责任。