今天，你们的父母满怀爱意地望着你们。他们知道你们的成绩得来不易，你们做到了，他们为你们骄傲。
作为这届毕业生的一名家长，我知道，明天当你们接过毕业证书，你们的父母心底将涌起一股骄傲之情，为你们取得的成就而骄傲，为你们而骄傲。
当你们开始一段新的探险时，你们的父母为你们担忧，因为他们知道前方有许多艰难险阻。
但是他们相信你们能够征服这些困难，因为他们知道，你们所具有的性格和精神的力量已经帮助你们获得了今天的成就。
我想对家长们说：让我们相聚一堂，共同庆祝。
我想对耶鲁大学2008届毕业生说：你们很优秀，希望在未来的日子里幸福和好运常伴你们左右。
6
Being Late for School
上学迟到
转眼已在这所学校待了近一个月了，虽常常提醒自己一定要严守校规，可是小小失误也是常常上演的，这不，今早在我的一阵匆忙中第一堂课还是迟到了，哎……都是瞌睡虫惹的祸啊！
1、句子
01
You have been late for school many times this week.
你这周上课已经迟到好几次了。
02
Can you explain why you are late again
你能解释为什么又迟到吗？
03
Sorry，because I had something to do so I was late for class.
抱歉，因为我有些事情要做所以上课迟到了。
04
I swear I will never be late again.
我发誓下次再也不会迟到了。
05
If you don't hurry，we'll be late.
你快点儿，我们该迟到了。
06
Jim has never been late for school.
吉姆上学从来不迟到。
07
She must be late again because I saw her go to school hurriedly.
她一定又迟到了，我看到她匆忙去学校了。
2、对话
I'm Sorry I'm Late
Jasmine：May I come in
Tutor：Yes，please.
Jasmine：I'm sorry I'm late.
Tutor：Why are you late
Jasmine：I overslept because I stayed up too late last night.
Tutor：Please be on time from now on.You should obey the school rules.
对不起，我迟到了
茉莉：我可以进来吗？
导师：请进。
茉莉：对不起，我迟到了。
导师：为什么迟到？
茉莉：因为我昨晚睡得太晚，睡过头了。
导师：以后要注意准时到校。你要遵守校规。
Notes 注释
obey v.顺从，听从
rule n.规则；惯例；统治 v.统治，裁决
3、文化加油站（走进名人）
Advice For Graduates by U.S.Secretary of Energy Steven Chu
Madam President Faust，members of the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers，faculty，family，friends，and，most importantly，today's graduates，thank you for letting me share this wonderful day with you.
I am not sure I can live up to the high standards of Harvard Commencement speakers.Last year，J.K.Rowling，the billionaire novelist，who started as a classics student，graced this podium.The year before，Bill Gates，the mega-billionaire philanthropist and computer nerd stood here.Today，sadly，you have me.I am not wealthy，but at least I am a nerd.
My address will follow the classical sonata form of commencement addresses.The first movement，just presented，were light-hearted remarks.This next movement consists of unsolicited advice，which is rarely valued，seldom remembered，never followed.As Oscar Wilde said，"The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on.It is never of any use to oneself."
So，here comes the advice.First，every time you celebrate an achievement，be thankful to those who made it possible.Thank your parents and friends who supported you，thank your professors who were inspirational，and especially thank the other professors whose less-than-brilliant lectures forced you to teach yourself.Going forward，the ability to teach yourself is the hallmark of a great liberal arts education and will be the key to your success.To your fellow students who have added immeasurably to your education during those late night discussions，hug them.Also，of course，thank Harvard.Should you forget，there's an alumni association to remind you.
Second，in your future life，cultivate a generous spirit.In all negotiations，don't bargain for the last，little advantage.Leave the change on the table.In your collaborations，always remember that "credit" is not a conserved quantity.In a successful collaboration，everybody gets 90 percent of the credit.
My third piece of advice is as follows： As you begin this new stage of your lives，follow your passion.If you don't have a passion，don't be satisfied until you find one.Life is too short to go through it without caring deeply about something.
Here is my final piece of advice.Pursuing a personal passion is important，but it should not be your only goal.When you are old and gray，and look back on your life，you will want to be proud of what you have done.The source of that pride won’t be the things you have acquired or the recognition you have received.It will be the lives you have touched and the difference you have made.
Finally，as humanists，I ask that you speak to our common humanity.One of the cruelest ironies about climate change is that the ones who will be hurt the most are the most innocent： the worlds poorest and those yet to be born.
The coda to this last movement is borrowed from two humanists.
The first quote is from Martin Luther King.He spoke on ending the war in Vietnam in 1967，but his message seems so fitting for today's climate crisis.
"This call for a worldwide fellowship that lifts neighborly concern beyond one's tribe，race，class，and nation is in reality a call for an all-embracing and unconditional love for all mankind.This oft misunderstood，this oft misinterpreted concept，so readily dismissed by the Nietzsches of the world as a weak and cowardly force，has now become an absolute necessity for the survival of man … We are now faced with the fact，my friends，that tomorrow is today.We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now.In this unfolding conundrum of life and history，there is such a thing as being too late."
The final message is from William Faulkner.On December 10th，1950，his Nobel Prize banquet speech was about the role of humanists in a world facing potential nuclear holocaust.
"I believe that man will not merely endure： he will prevail.He is immortal，not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice，but because he has a soul，a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.The poet's，the writer's，duty is to write about these things.It is his privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart，by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past."
Graduates，you have an extraordinary role to play in our future.As you pursue your private passions，I hope you will also develop a passion and a voice to help the world in ways both large and small.Nothing will give you greater satisfaction.
