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2006年很多大学生就要毕业走向社会，未来如何？请看生活在得克萨斯州的记者兼幽默作家丹尼•加拉格尔的忠告。谨以此文献给2006年的大中学毕业生。
I was once like you, Class of 2006, all full of ideas and hope.
I was sitting where you are sitting right now in an auditorium with my fellow classmates, wearing the traditional Hefty1garbage bag robe and a cap that looked like a yarmulke2 with a pizza box lid.
I, like you, had my own ideas about the future: what I wanted to do, who I wanted to become, what I hoped it would be. But after graduation, both from high school and college, I learned quickly that the future is difficult to tame. You’ve got a better chance taking Amelia Earhart to the prom3 than controlling the future.
There are some things you should know about the world you’re about to enter.
You should know that the world is a very beautiful place.Mother Nature created the beauty and majesty4 that is the Grand Canyon, but people created the gift shop next to it that sells merchandise5 that says, “I went to Arizona and I didn’t fall into the Grand Canyon.”
You should know that people, by and large, are kind-hearted, nurturing, and just looking for love. But what changes them are temptations6 such as greed, power, and lust. Hal Halbrook’s character from the movie “Wall Street” said, “The thing about money is it makes you do things you don’t want to do.” Remember that kid in elementary school who would eat anything for a quarter? He’s a stockbroker now.
You should know the difference between work and a job. Work is something you have to do. A job provides a service to people. A job will fulfill an important purpose in the universe unless your major is English, Esperanto7, or government.
You should know that money doesn’t equal success. Just look at the New York Yankees. You should know that you might think you know everything, but you don’t. If you did, you wouldn’t be so quick to move out of your parents’ house.
You should know that everything you learn now will somehow help you in the future, except for geometry. The only people who need to learn geometry are pool players and geometry teachers. You should know that the future can make you tired. What matters is how you choose to face it.
So, I say, take off your caps, toss them in the air, and watch them as they fly high in the auditorium sky, because they are a metaphor8for the rest of your lives. Just be careful of them on the way back down: You might get hit.
我曾经像你们2006级的毕业生一样，充满着梦想和希望。
我曾经和我的同学一起坐在你们现在坐的礼堂中，穿着传统宽大的垃圾袋般的制服，戴着看起来像是比萨盒盖子一样的圆顶小帽。
我像你们一样，对未来有着自己的理想：我想干什么，我想成为什么样的人，我希望将来怎样。但自从高中和大学毕业后，我很快认识到未来难以驾驭。你已经得到了一个很好的机会带着阿米莉娅•埃尔哈特去参加舞会，而不是去掌握将来。
关于你即将进入的这个世界，你必须要了解一些有关它的事情。
你应该知道这个世界非常美丽。大自然母亲创造出美丽和雄伟壮观的大峡谷，但人们在紧挨着它的地方盖起了礼品店，里面卖的商品上这样写道：“我去亚利桑那州了，但并没有掉进大峡谷。”
你应该知道，人们大体上都是善良的，有良好教养，并渴望爱，但使他们发生改变的是类似贪婪、权力和性欲这样的诱惑。电影《华尔街》中的“海尔•海尔布鲁克”说：“关于钱的事情就是它会使你去做你不想做的事情。”记得那个在小学只花两角五分钱吃饭的孩子吗？他现在已经成为一名股票经纪人了。
你应该知道工作和零活之间的差别。工作是你必须去做的事情。零活则为人们提供一种服务。如果你的专业不是英语、世界语或政府职员，零活会实现一个非常重要的意图。
你应该知道金钱并不等于成功。只看一下纽约的美国佬就可以知道。你应该知道你或许认为你知道所有的事情，但事实上你一无所知。如果你知道了，你就不会如此快地从父母家中搬出来。
你应该知道你目前学到的所有知识会在未来以某种方式对你产生帮助，除几何外。需要学习几何的唯一的人是那些游泳选手和几何教师。你应该知道将来会使你身心俱疲。但重要的是你选择如何去面对。
因此我说，摘下你的帽子，将它们扔向空中，看它们在礼堂上空高高飞扬，因为它们象征着你今后的生活。但当它们下落时你要当心：你或许会被它击中。
1.hefty [5heftI] adj. 笨重的
2.yarmulke [5jB:mElkE] n. （犹太男子在祷告等时戴的）圆顶小帽
3.prom[prm] n.正式舞会
4.majesty[5mAdVEstI] n.雄伟壮观
5.merchandise [5m\:tFEndaIz] n. 商品；货品
6.temptation [temp5teIFn] n. 引诱；诱惑
7.Esperanto [espE5rAntEJ] n. 世界语
8.metaphor [5metEfE(r)] n. 暗喻；象征.
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