奥普拉斯坦福演讲稿

#/5‘08,ismygoddaughter.So,IwasthrilledwhenPresidentHennessyaskedmetobeyourCommencementspeaker,becausethisisthefirsttimeI'vebeenallowedoncampussinceKirby'sbeenhere.我决定透漏一个小秘密给大家来作为这次演讲的开始。这个秘密就是KirbyBumpus，斯坦福2008年的毕业生，是我的义女。所以当Hennessy校长让我来做演讲时，我受宠若惊，因为自从Kirby来这上学以来，这是我第一次被允许到斯坦福来。Yousee,Kirby'saverysmartgirl.Shewantspeopletogettoknowheronherownterms,shesays.Notintermsofwhosheknows.So,sheneverwantsanyonewho'sfirstmeetinghertoknowthatIknowherandsheknowsme.So,whenshefirstcametoStanfordfornewstudentorientationwithhermom,Ihearthattheyarrivedandeverybodywassowelcoming,andsomebodycameuptoKirbyandtheysaid,“Ohmigod,that'sGayleKing!”BecausealotofpeopleknowGayleKingasmyBFF[bestfriendforever].正如你们知道的那样Kirby是一个非常聪明的女孩。她说，她希望大家通过她自己的努力了解她，而不是她认识谁。因此她从来不希望每一个第一次见到她的人知道她认识我。当她和她妈妈第一次来到斯坦福参加开学典礼时，我听说每个人都十分热情。他们说：“我的天啊，那是GayleKing”。因为很多人都知道GayleKing是我最好的朋友。AndsosomebodycomesuptoKirby,andtheysay,“Ohmigod,isthatGayleKing?”AndKirby'slike,“Uh-huh.She'smymom.”Andsothepersonsays,“Ohmigod,doesitmean,like,youknowOprahWinfrey?”AndKirbysays,“Sortof.”有些人走到Kirby面前，对Kirby说：“我的天啊，那是GayleKing吗？”Kirby说：“嗯，她是我妈妈。”然后人们说：“我的天啊，难道说,你认识OprahWinfrey。”Kirby说：“有点吧。”Isaid,“Sortof?Yousortofknowme?”Well,Ihavephotographicproof.IhavepictureswhichIcane-mailtoyouallofKirbyridinghorseywithmeonallfours.So,Imorethansort-ofknowKirbyBumpus.AndI'msohappytobehere,justhappythatIfinally,afterfouryears,gettoseeherroom.There'sreallynowhereelseI'dratherbe,becauseI'msoproudofKirby,whograduatestodaywithtwodegrees,oneinhumanbioandtheotherinpsychology.Loveyou,KirbyCakes!That'showwellIknowher.IcancallherCakes.我说：“有一点。你有一点认识我”。我还有照片为证。我可以把Kirby和我骑马时的照片e-mail给你们。因此我不仅仅只是有点认识KirbyBumpus。我非常高兴来到这里，因为四年来我第一次来到她的寝室。我为Kirby感到自豪，因为她获得了人类生物学和心理学的双学位。这就是我多么的了解她。我可以叫她Cakes。Andsoproudofhermotherandfather,whohelpedhergetthroughthistime,andherbrother,Will.IreallyhadnothingtodowithhergraduatingfromStanford,buteverytimeanybody'saskedmeinthepastcoupleofweekswhatIwasdoing,Iwouldsay,“I'mgettingreadytogotoStanford.”我为她的父母感到骄傲，她的父母给了她很大帮助，还有她的哥哥Will。我对Kirby大学四年真的没有什么帮助。但是在过去的几周里，每当人们问我在做什么时，我都会说：“我正准备去斯坦福”Ijustlovesaying“Stanford.”Becausethetruthis,IknowIwouldhavenevergottenmydegreeatall,‘causeIdidn'tgotoStanford.IwenttoTennesseeStateUniversity.ButIneverwouldhav