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毕业典礼经典两分钟英语演讲稿范文（精选 30 篇）
典礼 典两分 英 演 稿范文 篇毕业 经 钟 语 讲 1
The good news is the way to clean up the pollution can be found in [the]
three words written on the cover of your diploma. It’s the motto of this
great university: ‘Per Veritatem Vis’ (strength through truth). And it’s a
motto that fits perfectly with a university named for George Washington.
In 1794, during President Washington’s second term, there was a faction
ginning up support for secession. Washington recognized the threat it was…
threat it posed – and he was confident that it would not succeed. He wrote in
a letter, and I quote, ‘It is not difficult by concealment of some facts, and
exaggeration of others to bias a well-meaning mind, at least for a while.’
But, he continued, ‘Truth will ultimately prevail where pains is taken to
bring it to light.’
Now, I know the phrase ‘pains is taken’ probably just horrified every
English major here. As kids, we were taught that Washington never told a lie,
but they never told us he had trouble with subject-verb agreements.
典礼 典两分 英 演 稿范文 篇毕业 经 钟 语 讲 2
All of you have been part of this institution’s long tradition of
advocacy and activism. Don’t leave it behind. Carry it with you, and take on
this challenge to bring truth to light.
To help you get started, let me offer some quick advice for dealing with
modern-day sophists who try to obscure – and deny – truth.
When those …when those in the political arena engage in name-calling and
other schoolyard chants, and are trying to distract your attention away from
the real issues and from their inability to address them or their
unwillingness to put forward practical solutions – don’t be distracted.
When they tolerate attacks on minority groups, especially those who
profess a faith that some find threatening, they are empowering those who
traffic in hatred – don’t tolerate it.
When they denounce journalists as ‘enemies of the state,’ and declare
any critical coverage to be ‘fake news,’ and dress up lies as ‘alternative
facts,’ they are trying to fool you into trusting only the news that comes
from their mouths – don’t be fooled.
When they exaggerate the risks we face from immigrants without talking
about all the benefits they have brought to our country, they are preying on
people’s fears – don’t let them get away with it.
When they tell…try to tell you who you can love, or even who you can be,
they are either pandering for votes or playing God – don’t put up with it.
When they promise you a free lunch, or free college, or free medical care,
or free income, remember that a bill always comes due – don’t let them pass
the buck.
When they prevent speakers from being heard, by shouting them down or
creating spaces where differing opinions are not permitted, they are trying to
win arguments by bullying and censorship instead of facts and reason. Don’t
let them suppress free speech even…even when you find that speech to be
deplorable. Protecting their right to speak is the only way to protect your
right to speak.
When people romanticize the past, just remember something my mother, who
lived to 102, told me: the good old days were never that good.
典礼 典两分 英 演 稿范文 篇毕业 经 钟 语 讲 3
finally, when leaders wrap themselves in the flag, or the national anthem,
and try to make you think that critics of your government don’t love and
respect our country, real patriotism isn’t about honoring symbols. Real
patriotism is about bringing truth to light, and when action is required,
standing up and taking action.
In other words, real patriotism is about taking pains. So if you remember
nothing else from today, remember that phrase. Or, to make it even simpler,
just remember: T-Pain.
Graduates, as you leave this great university, I hope you will take the
pains that are necessary to preserve and extend our democracy. Take pains to
understand the other side. Take pains to expose lies. Take pains to reject
scapegoating and xenophobia. Take pains not to fall for easy answers. And take
pains to hold our leaders accountable for their words and their deeds.
If you do that, I have no doubt that truth – and America – will prevail.
And my generation will be able to say, as we pass the leadership torch to
yours, the same words that Washington spoke with his last breath: ‘Tis well.
So tonight, have one last drink, maybe at T’s, dance to your own beat or
to the beat of Ninja Turtle Backpack Guy, and tomorrow, get to work. The world
needs you more than ever.
Congratulations, and good luck.
典礼 典两分 英 演 稿范文 篇毕业 经 钟 语 讲 4
In fairness to George, ‘pains is taken’ is the way they spoke back then.
Today, Washington would probably say ‘take pains.’ Or maybe T-Pain.
But Washington, really, Washington’s point, and Washington U.’s motto,
are principles I hope that all of you will take to heart: truth will prevail
where pains are taken to bring it to light. And with truth comes strength.
The pains that every generation has taken to bring light are why secession
didn’t succeed…secession didn’t succeed in 1794 or 1861. The pains taken by
abolitionists, and suffragettes, and civil rights marchers, and marriage
equality advocates brought America’s core truth to light: that all people are
created equal.
And today…today, the necessity of taking pains to bring truth to light is
greater than ever because the tools for spreading lies are more powerful than
ever.
Since the dawn of democracy, there have always been those, to paraphrase
Socrates, who try to make the weaker argument appear the stronger and who care
more about winning debates than being truthful.
典礼 典两分 英 演 稿范文 篇毕业 经 钟 语 讲 5
In ancient Greece, these were called Sophists – and they would have loved
Twitter and Facebook.
Social media has given rise to a new golden age of sophistry – aided and
abetted by blind partisanship. The only way to overcome it – the only way to
lift our national discourse out of the gutter – is to heed Washington’s
words and take pains to bring truth to light.
Those pains are the burden of citizenship in a democracy. And a great
education does not relieve them. It intensifies them. This is especially true,
I believe, for graduates of a university bearing the name Washington.
典礼 典两分 英 演 稿范文 篇毕业 经 钟 语 讲 6
Universities have a critical role to play in helping our country tackle
this challenge, and I want to thank everyone at WashU who has been part of
that work.
There really is no time to waste. The problems driven by climate change
are getting worse – and that’s something you’ve seen right here during your
lifetime.
The recent Mississippi River floods have affected life in St. Louis and
they have devastated farmers across the Midwest. Those types of natural
disasters will continue to get more severe with climate change, according to
the best scientific data.
The trouble is too many politicians aren’t interested in hard science.
They’re only interested in political science and winning their next election.
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