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Hi Well, it's nice to be back at Princeton I find it difficult to believe that it's been almost 11 years

嗨 很高兴能回到普林斯顿 很难相信我离校赴华盛顿任职

Since I departed these halls for Washington I wrote recently to inquire about the status of my leave from the university and the letter I got back began

已经11年了 我最近写信打听学校在我离开后的状况 结果回信开头就说

"Regrettably, Princeton receives many more qualified applicants for faculty positions than we can accommodate" i'll extend my best wishes to the seniors later

"很遗憾 普林斯顿收到了很多出色求职者的求职信" "但学校职位有限" 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 As a parent myself I know that putting your kid through college these days is no walk in the park

首先我要恭喜的是 坐在外面草地上的家长和家人们 身为人父 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 even though neither he nor his wife attended this university He and his spouse were very proud of that accomplishment as they should have been

几年前我有一位同事 他将其三个子女送往普林斯顿 尽管他们夫妇都没有就读过这所大学 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 the experience was like buying a new Cadillac every year and then driving it off a cliff

但我同事曾讲过 从财政角度看 这就像每年买一辆凯迪拉克 然后开下悬崖

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人物简介

本视频是美国经济学家、现任美联储(相当于央行)主席本·伯南克在普林斯顿大学2013届毕业典礼上的演讲。演讲中伯南克对普林斯顿大学的学生提出了十条建议。建议涉及到对毕业生们的人生、事业、价值观等多方面，以现实世界中的亲身经历和实际观察对学生们叮咛嘱咐。最后，伯南克特别提到找终生伴侣除了外在，更重要的是找一个能够与你相互提供支持和慰藉的人，并强调成功后不要忘记常和父母联系。