First of all, graduates of the class 2023, congratulations on reaching this honorable milestone, graduation day at one of the world's greatest universities.
首先,2023届的毕业生们,祝贺你们在世界上最伟大的大学之一迈向这一光荣的里程碑。
And if some of you are a little bit worried about whether my speech may delay your long-awaited graduation moment, I want to assure you that I will also try to be brief.
如果你们中的一些人担心我的演讲会耽误你们期待已久的毕业时刻,我向你们保证,内容会尽量简短。
One of the most common truisms on us is a advice to value, or at least not waste time.
对我们来说,最普遍的老生常谈之一就是要珍惜时间,或者至少不浪费时间。
Why has it become so widespread?
为什么它如此广为流传?
Every person eventually realizes that time is the most valuable resource on the planet, not oil or uranium, not lithium or anything else, but time.
每个人最终都能意识到时间是这个星球上最宝贵的资源,不是石油或铀,不是锂或其他任何东西,而是时间。
Time.
时间。
Some people realize this sooner, and these are the lucky ones.
有些人更早意识到了这一点,这些人是幸运的。
Others realize it too late, when they lose someone or something.
其当他人失去某人或某事才意识到时,已经太晚了。
People cannot avoid it.
人们无法避免它。
This is just a matter of time.
这只是时间问题。
Now, you can look back at the time you have spent here at the university studying.
现在,你可以回顾一下你在大学里度过的时光。
Did you get everything you needed from it?
你得到你需要的东西了吗?
You have even more than time ahead of you, a whole lifetime.
你还有更长的时间,余下的一生。