莱梅斯在达特茅斯学院毕业典礼英语演讲稿.doc

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莱梅斯在达特茅斯学院毕业典礼英语演讲稿

PresidentHanlon,faculty,staff,honoredguests,parents,students,familiesandfriends—goodmorningandcongratulationstotheDartmouthgraduatingclassof20!
So.Thisisweird.Mevingaspeech.Ingeneral,Idonotlikevingspeeches.vingaspeechrequiresstandinnfrontoflargegroupsofpeoplewhiletheylookatyouanditalsorequirestalking.IcandothestandingpartOK.ButtheyoulookingandthemetalkingIamnotafan.Igetthisoverwhelmingfeelingoffear.Terror,really.Drymouth,heartbeatssuperfast,everythinggetsalittlebitslowmotion.LikeImightpassout.Ordie.Orpoopmypantsorsomething.Imean,don’tworry.I’mnotgoingtopassoutordieorpoopmypants.Mainlybecausejustbytellingyouthatitcouldhen,Ihavesomehowneutralizeditasanoption.Likeasifsayingitoutloudcastssomekindofspellwherenowitcannotpossiblyhennow.Vomit.Icouldvomit.See.Vomitingisnowalsooffthetable.Neutralizedit.We’regood.Anyway,thepointis.Idonotliketovespeeches.I’mawriter.I’maTVwriter.Iliketowritestuffforotherpeopletosay.IactuallycontemplatedbrinngEllenPompeoorKerryWashingtonheretosaymyspeechformebutmylawyerpointedoutthatwhenyoudragsomeoneacrossstatelinesagainsttheirwill,theFBIeslookingforyou,soIdon’tlikevingspeeches,ingeneral,becauseofthefearandterror.Butthisspeech?Thisspeech,Ireallydidnotwanttove.ADartmouthmencementspeech?Drymouth.Heartbeatsso,sofast.Everythinginslowmotion.Passout,die,poop.Look,itwouldbefineifthiswere,20yearsago.IfitwerebackinthedaywhenIgraduatedfromDartmouth.Twenty-threeyearsago,Iwassittingrightwhereyouarenow.AndIwaslisteningtoElizabethDolespeak.Andshewasgreat.Shewascalmandshewasconfident.Itwasjustdifferent.Itfeltlikeshewasjusttalkingtoagroupofpeople.Likeafiresidechatwithfriends.JustLiddyDoleandlike9,000ofherclosestfriends.Becauseitwas20yearsago.Andshewasjusttalkingtoagroupofpeople.Now?Twentyyearslater?Thisisnofiresidechat.It’snotjustyouandme.Thisspeechisfilmedandstreamedandtweetedanduploaded.NPRhaslike,awholesitededatedtomencementspeeches.Awholesitejustaboutmencementspeeches.Therearesitesthatratethemandmockthemanddissectthem.