从这一刻开始,你们将踏上一个更大世界的旅程,这一刻你们也将开始考虑作为 个公民你们未来应作的贡献 5. I hope you are proud of the accomplishments that have brought you to this important transition in your lives. (para. 8) I hope you are proud of the good things you ve done to prepare for the big changes that will soon occur in your lives 你们能取得成就,达到人生中这个重要的转折点,我希望你们能引以为豪。 6. And I hope that you will find an intellectual pursuit that excites you and engages you so much that it will keep you up at night and get you out of bed early, even on the weekend! (para. 9) I hope you will find the academic field so exciting and engaging that ou'1l study it late at night and early in the morning, even through the 我也希望,你们能够找到一种智慧的追求,能够激励你们,让你们沉醉其中,能 在深夜苦读,能够黎明即起,甚至连周未都不例外! 7. Students, I hope your time here transforms your lives, just as it has transformed the lives of so many alumni.(para. 12) Students, I hope your university life here makes you a different and better person, just as it did so many previous students. 同学们,我希望你们在此渡过的时光能改变你们的生活,很多以前的校友的生活 都因此而改变。 Understanding the Text 1. Why were all major events at Stanford cancelled for 10 days? Because a terrible tragedy took place in america on the morning of Sept 2. Why will the students' values be challenged while they stay at Stanford? Because the students will get to know more people with different back belief 3. When did Stanford University begin to enroll its first students? The university began to enroll students in 1891 4. What did the president urge the students to do in order to make their journey more productive? He d the students to be 5. What enlightenment did you gain from the presidents speech?从这一刻开始，你们将踏上一个更大世界的旅程，这一刻你们也将开始考虑作为 一个公民你们未来应作的贡献。 5. I hope you are proud of the accomplishments that have brought you to this important transition in your lives. (para. 8) I hope you are proud of the good things you've done to prepare for the big changes that will soon occur in your lives. 你们能取得成就，达到人生中这个重要的转折点，我希望你们能引以为豪。 6. And I hope that you will find an intellectual pursuit that excites you and engages you so much that it will keep you up at night and get you out of bed early, even on the weekend! (para.9) I hope you will find the academic field so exciting and engaging that you'll study it late at night and early in the morning, even through the weekend. 我也希望，你们能够找到一种智慧的追求，能够激励你们，让你们沉醉其中，能 在深夜苦读，能够黎明即起，甚至连周末都不例外！ 7. Students, I hope your time here transforms your lives, just as it has transformed the lives of so many alumni. (para. 12) Students, I hope your university life here makes you a different and a better person, just as it did so many previous students. 同学们，我希望你们在此渡过的时光能改变你们的生活，很多以前的校友的生活 都因此而改变。 Understanding the Text 1. Why were all major events at Stanford cancelled for 10 days? Because a terrible tragedy took place in America on the morning of Sept. 11. 2. Why will the students' values be challenged while they stay at Stanford? Because the students will get to know more people with different backgrounds, cultures or beliefs. 3. When did Stanford University begin to enroll its first students? The university began to enroll students in 1891. 4. What did the president urge the students to do in order to make their journey more productive? He urged the students to begin their journey with intellectual discovery. 5. What enlightenment did you gain from the president's speech?