瑟利夫夫人在哈佛大学2011年毕业典礼上的演讲(11)

security, predictability, and certainty of these walls for a world full of uncertainties. Across the globe, entire societies are being transformed, new identities forged, and national stories retold. People your age across the world are becoming increasingly vocal about how they are governed and by whom. Old templates of control have been overturned as States struggle internally with issues about national character and destiny. People who, heretofore, had no say in those conversations are asserting themselves and taking a place at the table, with or without an invitation.

虽然我经历过很多事情，但是你们这些毕业生的知识和成就将远远超过我。因为看起来，历史正在加速发展。毕业之后，你们将离开相对安全、讲究规则、充满确定性的校园，进入不确定的真实世界。全世界的各种社会都在转型，新的形态被锻造出来，各个国家都在被重新定义。全世界像你们这样年纪的青年，正在越来越多地提出自己的看法，关于社会怎样管理以及谁来管理。旧的控制模式已经被颠覆，关于国民性和国家命运的问题，正在各国内部引起激烈讨论。以前那些无法发言的人们，正走上发言台，提出自己的立场，不管有没有收到邀请。

Ten years ago, information about the tragic events of September 11 came to us mainly through traditional media: radio, television, and … . There was no Facebook, no YouTube, no Twitter and all the other social networking sites that my grandchildren now take for granted. In the intervening 10 years, young people like yourselves have gone on to use technology to improve the overall quality of life and created wealth. In those 10 years, the world has become smaller and more connected. The complex financial

instruments of 10 years ago would seem quaint to the hedge funds and investment banks of today. In those 10 years, our markets and economies have become more connected and adjusted faster.

十年前，我们得知悲剧性的911事件，主要通过传统媒体—-广播，电视，以及。那时没有Facebook，没有YouTube，没有Twitter和其他社交网络，我的孙子早已对那些东西习以为常。在过去的10年中，像你们这样的年轻人已经使用新技术，改变了生活的各个方面，创造出财富。在这10年中，世界变得更小，联系更紧密了。10年前的复杂金融操作指令，对于今天的套利基金和投资银行来说，也许只是小玩意。10年间，我们的市场和经济更加融为一体，调节起来更快速。

Just six months ago, the Tunisian revolution began, leading rapidly and inexorably to fundamental change across North Africa and the Middle East. Could this have happened without digital social media, or without heightened correlation of food prices across time and space? Could this have happened just 10 years ago, with the same preconditions but a different degree of connectivity? Can you imagine what the next 10 years will bring? The next 50?

就在六个月前，突尼斯革命爆发了，在北非和中东，迅猛和不可阻挡地引发基础性变革。没有数字化的社交媒体，这一切会发生吗？或者如果人们不知道其他地方的食品价格，这一切会发生吗？要是换在10年前，就算具备了同样的前提条件，只是沟通不如现在便捷，这一切会发生吗？你能想象接下来的10年会出现什么吗？接下来的50年呢？