[時代解讀]
哈佛大學畢業生的畢業『離』歌
隔離封城下，來不及道別的遠颺
What's lost without commencement(畢業典禮)?
By Kristine E. Guillaume and Jeremy Tsai
*** 精選段落 ***
Though the speeches are often riddled with trite remarks (Don’t be afraid to
fail! Follow your dreams!), we admit we find ourselves craving those clichés
and the moments when speeches rise above them. In 2008, J.K. Rowling
delivered the Harvard commencement address, defending the importance of
perseverance and imagination: “We do not need magic to change the world, we
carry all the power we need inside ourselves already; we have the power to
imagine better.” Rowling’s speech gave a sense of agency over our lives.
Messages like this, delivered over the years by the likes of John F. Kennedy,
Oprah Winfrey and Steve Jobs, have propelled graduates
into the future, helping them recognize who they are becoming and how that
squares with who they want to be.
*** 重點詞彙 ***
1. be riddled with (vphr) 充滿...(常用於負面特徵)
That essay is riddled with errors.
♀瑤g論文充斥著錯誤。
2. trite remarks 陳腔濫調
trite (adj) 平庸陳腐的
3. crave those clichés 渴望陳腔濫調
crave (vt) 強烈想要某物；渴望
Many people crave happiness.
♀許多人渴望幸福。
4. the importance of perseverance 毅力的重要性
perseverance (nu) 毅力
[拆解] per [very] + sever [strict/serious] + ance [字尾:表
名詞]
5. propel graduates into the future 激勵畢業生走向未來
♀propel someone into something 驅使某人進入某個狀態
♀The speech has propelled the audience into action.
這場演講激勵聽眾採取行動。
[拆解] pro [forward] + pel [to drive]
6. square A with B A和B相匹配或一致
The results didn't square with our expectations
♀結果跟我們的預期不符。
*** 段落解析 ***
儘管演講經常出現陳腔濫調（不要怕失敗！勇敢追夢！），我們承認自己竟然渴望陳腔濫
調，以及演講更上一層樓的時刻。 2008 年， J.K.羅琳於哈佛大學畢業典禮致辭，捍衛
毅力和想像力的重要性：「我們不需要魔法來改變世界，我們已經擁有內心所需的一切力
量；我們有能力做更美好的想像。」羅琳的演講給予我們生命的動力。多年以來，約翰·
甘迺迪、歐普拉和史蒂夫・ 賈伯斯等人傳遞的訊息激勵畢業生走向未來，幫助他們認識
到自己的轉變，以及此轉變與他們對自己未來的期許究竟有何共通點。
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