1、此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。海军上将麦瑞文在德州大学奥斯汀分校2023年毕业典礼英语演讲稿President Powers, Provost Fenves, Deans, members of the faculty, family and friends and mostimportantly, the class of 2023. Congratulations on your achievement.It's been almost 37 years to the day that I graduated from UT.I
2、remember a lot of things about that day.I remember I had throbbing headache from a party the night before. I remember I had aserious girlfriend, whom I later married-that's important to remember by the way-and Iremember that I was getting commissioned in the Navy that day.But of all the things I
3、 remember, I don't have a clue who the commencement speaker wasthat evening and I certainly don't remember anything they said.So;acknowledging that fact-if I can't make this commencement speech memorable-I will atleast try to make it short.The University's slogan is,&What starts here
4、 changes the world.&I have to admit-I kinda like it.&What starts here changes the world.&Tonight there are almost 8,000 students graduating from UT.That great paragon of analytical rigor, Ask.Com says that the average American will meet10,000 people in their life time.That's a lot of folks.But,
5、if every one of you changed the lives of just ten people-and each one of those folkschanged the lives of another ten people-just ten-then in five generations-125 years-the class of2023 will have changed the lives of 800 million people.800 million people-think of it-over twice the population of the U
6、nited States. Go one moregeneration and you can change the entire population of the world-8 billion people.If you think it's hard to change the lives of ten people-change their lives forever-you're wrong.I saw it happen every day in Iraq and Afghanistan.A young Army officer makes a decision
7、to go left instead of right down a road in Baghdad andthe ten soldiers in his squad are saved from close-in ambush.In Kandahar province, Afghanistan, a non-commissioned officer from the Female EngagementTeam senses something isn't right and directs the infantry platoon away from a 500 poundIED,
8、saving the lives of a dozen soldiers.But, if you think about it, not only were these soldiers saved by the decisions of one person, buttheir children yet unborn-were also saved. And their children's children-were saved.Generations were saved by one decision-by one person.But changing the world c
9、an happen anywhere and anyone can do it.So, what starts here can indeed change the world, but the question is;what will the world looklike after you change itWell, I am confident that it will look much, much better, but if you will humor this old sailorfor just a moment, I have a few suggestions tha
10、t may help you on your way to a better a world.And while these lessons were learned during my time in the military, I can assure you that itmatters not whether you ever served a day in uniform.It matters not your gender, your ethnic or religious background, your orientation, or yoursocial status.Our
11、 struggles in this world are similar and the lessons to overcome those struggles and tomove forward-changing ourselves and the world around us-will apply equally to all.I have been a Navy SEAL for 36 years. But it all began when I left UT for Basic SEAL training inCoronado, California.Basic SEAL tra
12、ining is six months of long torturous runs in the soft sand, midnight swims in thecold water off San Diego, obstacles courses, unending calisthenics, days without sleep andalways being cold, wet and miserable.It is six months of being constantly harassed by professionally trained warriors who seek t
13、ofind the weak of mind and body and eliminate them from ever becoming a Navy SEAL.But, the training also seeks to find those students who can lead in an environment ofconstant stress, chaos, failure and hardships.To me basic SEAL training was a life time of challenges crammed into six months.So, her
14、e are the ten lesson's I learned from basic SEAL training that hopefully will be of value toyou as you move forward in life.Every morning in basic SEAL training, my instructors, who at the time were all Vietnamveterans, would show up in my barracks room and the first thing they would inspect was
15、 yourbed.If you did it right, the corners would be square, the covers pulled tight, the pillow centered justunder the headboard and the extra blanket folded neatly at the foot of the rack-rack-that'sNavy talk for bed.It was a simple task-mundane at best. But every morning we were required to mak
16、e our bedto perfection. It seemed a little ridiculous at the time, particularly in light of the fact thatwere aspiring to be real warriors, tough battle hardened SEALs-but the wisdom of this simpleact has been proven to me many times over.If you make your bed every morning you will have accomplished the first task of the day. Itwill give you a small sense of pride and it will enc
