著名脱口秀主持人艾伦_德詹尼丝杜兰大学毕业英语演讲稿

【毕业演讲】那些最励志的毕业演讲2022-05-15北航毕业季又是一年的毕业季，又是一批小伙伴要恋恋不舍地分开自己曾经生活学习过的学校和城市。

每到这个时候，学校都会邀请一位名人来参加大家的毕业典礼，并做演讲。

每年的毕业演也从侧面反映了一所大学形象与实力。

今天就让我们回忆一下那些最令人难忘的毕业演讲吧。

亚马逊创始人Jeff Bezos 普林斯顿大学毕业演讲 2022年演讲亮点：在你们80岁时某个追忆往昔的时刻，只有你一个人静静对内心诉说着你的人生故事，其中最为充实、最有意义的那段讲述，会被你们作出的一系列决定所填满。

最后，是选择塑造了我们的人生。

为你自己塑造一个伟大的人生故事。

Tomorrow, in a very real sense, your life -- the life you author from scratch on your own -- begins.明天，非常现实地说，你们从零塑造自己人生的时代即将开启。

How will you use your gifts? What choices will you make?你们会如何运用自己的天赋?你们又会作出怎样的抉择?Will inertia be your guide, or will you follow your passions?你们是被惯性所引导，还是追随自己内心的热情?Will you follow dogma, or will you be original?你们会墨守陈规，还是勇于创新?Will you choose a life of ease, or a life of service and adventure? 你们会选择安逸的生活，还是选择一个奉献与冒险的人生?Will you wilt under criticism, or will you follow your convictions? 你们会屈从于批评，还是会坚守信念?Will you bluff it out when you're wrong, or will you apologize?你们会掩饰错误，还是会坦诚抱歉?Will you guard your heart against rejection, or will you act when you fall in love?你们会因害怕回绝而掩饰内心，还是会在面对爱情时勇往直前?Will you play it safe, or will you be a little bit swashbuckling?你们想要波澜不惊，还是想要搏击风浪?When it's tough, will you give up, or will you be relentless?你们会在严峻的现实之下选择放弃，还是会义无反顾地前行?Will you be a cynic, or will you be a builder?你们要做愤世嫉俗者，还是踏实的建立者?Will you be clever at the expense of others, or will you be kind? 你们要不计一切代价地展示聪明，还是选择仁慈?Ellen DeGeneres 在Tulane University 杜兰大学的毕业演讲 2022年演讲亮点：生命中最重要的事是：活得老实！别逼自己去做不是真正的你，要活得正直，有怜悯之心，在某些方面有所奉献。

1: On the first name basis with the world2: Compelled3: Stand-up: adj.直立的；站立的；(喜剧节目)单人表演的；单口的n.单口喜剧；直面镜头的电视节目4: comedian : n喜剧演员5: world winning 享誉世界6: Turn glamourous 富有魅力的7: Cover Girl Cosmetics 封面女郎化妆品8: flash back to9: arena: a building with a large flat central area surrounded by seats, where sports or entertainments take place. （四周设有座位供比赛或表演的）场地10：be electric with ……(excitement) e.g. the atmosphere in the arena is electric with excitement. 11: gleeful: very excited and satisfied. E.g. a gleeful laugh12: strollVerb: to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way +down/over/alongNoun [c]: They went for a stroll in the park13: honored, distinguished, famous 著名的14:creepy：making you feel nervous and slightly e.g. There’s something creepy about the way he looks at me15: hungover: A term used to describe the world of crappy sensations you get the day after consuming a lot of alcohol, i.e. huge headaches and body aches, vomiting, spinning world, lethargy, sick-to-your-stomach, etc.e.g. I drank too much on saturday so I was all hungover the next day.. I couldnt get out of bed 16: splitting: 剧烈的，爆裂式的e.g. splitting headache17: aluminum 铝Alumnus: 校友，毕业生plural: alumni18: take a knock [informal] to have some bad luck or trouble 倒霉，遇到麻烦e.g. Clive’s taken quite a few hard knocks lately.19: courageous: brave20: formative: have an important influence on the way someone or something develops formative years/period/stages etc 个性形成时期、阶段等formative influence/effect etce.g. He exposed his children to music throughout their formative years.International politics were a formative influence on the party.21: shuck: to remove the outer cover of a vegetable such as corn , or the shell of oysters22: bartender: someone who makes, pours, and serves drinks in a bar or restaurant 酒吧侍应生，酒吧招待，酒保23：infest: if insects, rats etc infest a place, there are a lot of them and they usually cause damage be infested with24: free sb (up)to do sth25: station: 电视台a local TV station26: shot [C] a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink [烈酒的]少量，一小口e.g. a shot of tequila27: Mardi Gras：Mardi Gras /ˈmɑrdiɡrɑː/, also Fat Tuesday[1][2][3][4][5] in English, refers toevents of the Carnivalcelebrations, beginning on or after the Epiphany or King's Day and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday.Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday", reflecting the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season.28：regalia: traditional clothes and decorations, used at official ceremonies. 正式场合穿的盛装，华服。

Was that okay？——脱口秀女王奥普拉的哈佛毕业典礼演讲稿was that okay?——脱口秀女王奥普拉的哈佛毕业典礼演讲稿再大的失败总会翻页“奥普拉秀”在同一时间段的电视节目中连续21年排名第一，我必须说我对于这个成功非常的满足。

但是几年前，我觉得，在人生的某一时刻，你必须重新来过，找到新的领域，实现新的突破。

所以我离开了奥普拉秀，以我的名字命名推出了我自己的电视网络“奥普拉•温福瑞电视网”，缩写正好是“own(自己的)”。

在奥普拉•温福瑞电视网推出一年后，几乎所有的媒体都认为我的新项目是失败的。

他们称之为一个“大写的失败”。

我还记得有一天我打开《今日美国报》时看到头条说“奥普拉搞不定‘自己的’电视网”……这正是去年我职业生涯最低谷的时刻。

说实话，我压力大到近乎崩溃，感到羞愧。

就在那个时候，faust校长打电话邀请我到哈佛做毕业演讲。

我心想：“让我给哈佛的毕业生演讲?我能跟这些世界上最成功的毕业生说什么?我已经不再成功了啊。

”挂了校长的电话后我去洗了个澡。

那个澡，我洗了很长时间，洗澡时我突然想到一首古老赞美诗中的话：“终于，清晨来临”，之后我就想，我的黎明也许要来了。

我又想到那首赞美诗中的另一句话：“困难只是暂时的，都会过去...”当我走出浴室时，我想：我遇到的麻烦，同样会有结束的一天，我会把这一页翻过去，会好起来的。

等我做到了，我就去哈佛，把这个真实的故事告诉大家!今天我来了，并且想告诉你们，我已经把own带上正轨了。

像这样可以吗?我不得不坦言，在我25年的访谈历程中，我所学到的最重要的，我们的人生有一个共同的公分母。

我可以告诉你的是，我们中的大多数人并不愿意被分割。

我在每次访谈中发现我们的“公分母”、我们想要的，就是——我们想要被证实、被认可。

我们渴望被理解。

我的职业生涯中进行了大约35000个访谈，每每关闭摄像机后，几乎所有人都不可避免地转向我，用他们各自的方式，询问着同一个问题：像这样可以吗?布什总统这样问，奥巴马总统也这样问，我在英雄口中听到过这个疑问，同样也在家庭主妇口中听过这句话。

Ellen杜兰大学演讲Thank you,President Cowan,Mrs.President Cowen;distinguished guests, undistinguished guests-you know who you are,honored faculty and creepy Spanish teacher.考译文：谢谢，谢谢考恩校长，和有头有脸的来宾们，呃，有头有脸的来宾，你知道你是谁，不用介绍了，诚心感谢大家……以及讨厌的西班牙语老师。

And thank you to all the graduating class of2009,I realize most of you are hungover and have splitting headaches and haven't slept since Fat Tuesday,but you can't graduate'til I finish,so listen up.感谢所有2009届的毕业生，我知道你们绝大多数人还因为宿醉头痛欲裂，狂欢到今天都还没睡，但是没听完我的演讲不能毕业，所以都听好了！（学生们欢呼）When I was asked to make the commencement speech,I immediately said yes.Then I went to look up what commencement meant.Which would have been easy if I had a dictionary,but most of the books in our house are Portia's,and they're all written in Australian.So I had to break the word down myself,to find out the mencement: common,and mon cement.You commonly see cement on sidewalks.Sidewalks have cracks,and if you step on a crack,you break your mother's back.So there's that.But I'm honored that you've asked me here to speak at your common cement.当我被问是否来参加毕业典礼演讲的时候，我立刻就回答了：yes！……然后我才去查“毕业典礼”是什么意思（众人笑）。

ellen杜兰大学毕业演讲稿ellen杜兰大学毕业演讲稿为大家整理美国着名脱口秀主持人艾伦在杜兰大学的精彩演讲，杜兰大学是成立于1894年美国南部的一所着名的综合性大学，下面是小编整理的ellen杜兰大学毕业演讲稿ellen杜兰大学毕业演讲稿英文Thank you, President Cowan, Mrs. President Cowen; distinguished guests, undistinguished guests - you know who you are, honored faculty and creepy Spanish teacher. And thank you to all the graduating class of 20XX, I realize most of you are hungover and have splitting headaches and havent slept since Fat Tuesday, but you cant graduate til I finish, so listen up.When I was asked to make the commencement speech, I immediately said yes. Then I went to look up what commencement meant. Which would have been easy if I had a dictionary, but most of the books in our house are Portias, and theyre all written in Australian. So I had to break the word down myself, to find out the meaning.Commencement: common, and cement. Common cement. You commonly see cement on sidewalks. Sidewalks have cracks, and if you step on a crack, you break your mothers back. So theres that. But Im honored that youve asked me here to speak at your common cement.I thought that you had to be a famous alumnus - alumini - aluminum - alumis - you had to graduate from this school. And I didnt go to college here, and I dont know if President Cowan knows, I didnt go to any college at all. Any college. And Im not saying you wasted your time, or money, but look at me, Im a huge celebrity.Although I did graduate from the school of hard knocks, our mascot was the knockers. I spent a lot of time here growing up. My mom worked at ( 估计是某家商店的名字) and I would go there every time I needed to steal something out of her purse. But why am I here today Clearly not to steal, youre too far away and Id never get away with it.Im here because of you. Because I cant think of a more tenacious, more courageous graduating class. I mean, look at you all, wearing your robes. Usually when youre wearing a robe at 10 in the morning, it means youve given up. Im here because I love New Orleans. I was born and raised here,I spent my formative years here, and like you, while I was living here I only did laundry six times. When I finished school, I was completely lost. And by school, I mean middle school, but I went ahead and finished high school anyway. And I - I really, I had no ambition, I didnt know what I wanted to do. I did everything from - I shucked oysters, I was a hostess, I was a bartender, I was a waitress, I painted houses, I sold vaccuum cleaners, I had no idea. And I thought Id just finally settle in some job, and I would make enough money to pay my rent, maybe have basic cable, maybe not, I didnt really have a plan, my point is that, by the time I was your age, I really thought I knew who I was, but I had no idea. Like for example, when I was your age, I was dating men. So what Im saying is, when youre older, most of you will be gay. Anyone writing this stuff down ParentsAnyway, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, and the way I ended up on this path was from a very tragic event. I was maybe 19, and my girlfriend at the time was killed in a car accident. And I passed the accident, and I didnt know it was her and I keptgoing, and I found out shortly after that, it was her. And I was living in a basement apartment, I had no money, I had no heat, no air, I had a mattress on the floor and the apartment was infested with fleas. And I was soul-searching, I was like, why is she suddenly gone, and there are fleas here I dont understand, there must be a purpose, and wouldnt it be so convenient if we could pick up the phone and call God, and ask these questions.And I started writing and what poured out of me was an imaginary conversation with God, which was one-sided, and I finished writing it and I looked at it and I said to myself, and I hadnt even been doing stand-up, ever, there was no club in town. I said, Im gonna do this on the Tonight Show With Johnny Carson- at the time he was the king - and Im gonna be the first woman in the history of the show to be called over to sit down. And several years later, I was the first woman in the history of the show, and only woman in the history of the show to sit down, because of that phone conversation with God that I wrote. And I started this path of stand-up and it was successful and it was great, but it was hard, because I was trying to please everybody and I had this secret that I was keeping, that I was gay. And I thoughtif people found out they wouldnt like me, they wouldnt laugh at me.Then my career turned into - I got my own sitcom, and that was very successful, another level of success. And I thought, what if they find out Im gay, then theyll never watch, and this was a long time ago, this was when we just had white presidents - this was back, many years ago - and I finally decided that I was living with so much shame, and so much fear, that I just couldnt live that way anymore, and I decided to come out and make it creative. And my character would come out at the same time, and it wasnt to make a political statement, it wasnt to do anything other than to free myself up from this heaviness that I was carrying around, and I just wanted to be honest. And I thought, Whats the worst that could happen I can lose my career. I did. I lost my career. The show was cancelled after six years, without even telling me, I read it in the paper. The phone didnt ring for three years. I had no offers. Nobody wanted to touch me at all. Yet, I was getting letters from kids that almost committed suicide, but didnt, because of what I did. And I realised that I had a purpose. And it wasnt just about me and it wasnt about celebrity, but I felt like I was beingpunished... it was a bad time, I was angry, I was sad, and then I was offered a talkshow. And the people that offered me the talkshow tried to sell it. And most stations didnt want to pick it up. Most people didnt want to buy it because they thought nobody would watch me.Really when I look back on it, I wouldnt change a thing. I mean, it was so important for me to lose everything because I found out what the most important thing is, is to be true to yourself. Ultimately, thats whats gotten me to this place. I dont live in fear, Im free, I have no secrets. and I know Ill always be ok, because no matter what, I know who I am. So In conclusion, when I was younger I thought success was something different. I thought when I grow up, I want to be famous. I want to be a star. I want to be in movies. When I grow up I want to see the world, drive nice cars, I want to have groupies. To quote the Pussycat Dolls. How many people thought it was boobies, by the way Its not, its groupiesBut my idea of success is different today. And as you grow, youll realise the definition of success changes. For many of you, today, success is being able to hold down 20 shots of tequila. For me, the most important thing in yourlife is to live your life with integrity, and not to give into peer pressure. to try to be something that youre not. To live your life as an honest and compassionate person. to contribute in some way. So to conclude my conclusion: follow your passion, stay true to yourself. Never follow anyone elses path, unless youre in the woods and youre lost and you see a path, and by all means you should follow that. Dont give advice, it will come back and bite you in the ass. Dont take anyones advice. So my advice to you is to be true to yourself and everything will be fine.And I know that a lot of you are concerned about your future, but theres no need to worry. The economy is booming, the job market is wide open, the planet is just fine. Its gonna be great. Youve already survived a hurricane. What else can happen to you And as I mentioned before, some of the most devastating things that happen to you will teach you the most. And now you know the right questions to ask in your first job interview. Like, Is it above sea level . So to conclude my conclusion that Ive previously concluded, in the common cement speech, I guess what Im trying to say is life is like one big Mardi Gras. But instead of showing your boobs, show people your brain, and if they like what theysee, youll have more beads than you know what to do with. And youll be drunk, most of the time. So the Katrina class of 20XX, I say congratulations and if you dont remember a thing I said today, remember this: youre gonna be ok, dum de dum dum dum, just dance.ellen杜兰大学毕业演讲稿中文谢谢，谢谢考恩校长，和有头有脸的来宾们，呃，有头有脸的来宾，你知道你是谁，不用介绍了，诚心感谢大家&bd&bd以及讨厌的西班牙语老师。

2009年艾伦·德詹尼丝在杜兰大学的演讲：做真正的自己作者：By Ellen DeGeners来源：《英语学习》2017年第05期杜蘭大学成立于1834年，是一所历史悠久的综合性私立大学，享有“南部哈佛”之美誉。

被称为脱口秀女王的艾伦·德詹尼丝，其风趣自然的特点与生俱来，她在这篇“笑果”十足的演说中透露了自己艰辛的成长历程，让人备受鼓舞。

她演讲的核心正是杜兰大学的校训：Not for oneself，but for one’s own（不为自己，只为内心）。

Thank you， President Cowan， Mrs. President Cowen； distinguished guests，undistinguished guests—you know who you are， honored faculty and creepy1 Spanish teacher.And thank you to all the graduating class of 2009， I realize most of you are hungover and have splitting headaches and haven’t slept since Fat Tuesday，but you can’t graduate till I finish， so listen up.2When I was asked to make the commencement speech， I immediately said yes. Then I went to look up what commencement meant. Commencement： common， and cement3. Common cement. You commonly see cement on sidewalks. Sidewalks have cracks， and if you step on a crack， you break your mother’s back.4 So there’s that. But I’m honored that you’ve asked me here to speak at your common cement.I thought that you had to be a famous alumnus—alumni—aluminum—alumis—you had to graduate from this school.5 And I didn’t go to college here，and I don’t know if President Cowan knows，I didn’t go to any college at all. Any college. And I’m not saying you wasted your time， or money， but look at me，I’m a huge celebrity6.Although I did graduate from the school of hard knocks， our mascot was the knockers.7 I spent a lot of time here growing up. My mom worked at Newcomb and I would go there every time I needed to steal something out of her purse. But why am I here today？ Clearly not to steal.I’m here because of you. Because I can’t think of a more tenacious8， more courageous graduating class. I mean， look at you all， wearing your robes9. Usua lly when you’re wearing a robe at 10 in the morning，it means you’ve given up.10 I’m here because I love New Orleans. I was born and raised here， I spent my formative years here， and like you， while I was living here I only did laundry six times.11When I finished school， I was completely lost. And by school， I mean middle school， but I went ahead and finished high school anyway. And I really， I had no ambition，I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I did everything from—I shucked oysters， I was a hostess， I was a bartender， I was a waitress， I painted houses， I sold vacuum cleaners，I had no idea.12 I didn’t really have a plan， my point is that， by the time I was your age， I really thought I knew who I was， but I had no idea.Anyway， I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life， and the way I ended up on this path was from a very tragic event. I was maybe 19， and my girlfriend at the time was killed in a car accident. And I passed the accident，and I didn’t know it was her and I kept going， and I found out shortly after that， it was her.And I was living in a basement apartment， I had no money， I had no heat， no air， I had a mattress on the floor and the apartment was infested with fleas.13 And I was soul-searching14， I was like， why is she suddenly gone， and there are fleas here？I don’t understand， there must be a purpose，and wouldn’t it be so convenient if we could pick up the phone and call God， and ask these questions.And I started writing and what poured out of me was an imaginary conversation with God，which was one-sided， and I finished writing it and I looked at it and I said to myself，and I hadn’t even been doing stand-up15， ever， there was no club in town. I said，“I’m gonna do this on the Tonight Show with Johnny Ca rson”—at the time he was the king—“and I’m gonna be the first woman in the history of the show to be called over to sit down.”16 And several years later， I was the first woman in the history of the show， and only woman in the history of the show to sit down， because of that phone conversation with God that I wrote.And I started this path of stand-up and it was successful and it was great， but it was hard，because I was trying to please everybody and I had this secret that I was keeping， that I was gay. And I thought if people found out they wouldn’t like me， they would laugh at me.Then my career turned into—I got my own sitcom17， and that was very successful， another level of success. And I thought，what if they find out I’m gay，then they’ll never watch， and this was a long time ago， this was when we just had white presidents—this was back， many years ago—and I finally decided that I was living with so much shame， and so much fear， that I just couldn’t live that way anymore， and I decided to come out18 and make it creative.And my character would come out at the same time，and it wasn’t to make a political statement，it wasn’t to do anything other than to free myself up from this heaviness that I was carrying around， and I just wanted to be honest. And I thought，“What’s the worst that couldhappen？I can lose my career”. I did. I lost my career. The show was cancelled after six years，without even telling me，I read it in the paper. The phone didn’t ring for three years. I had no off ers. Nobody wanted to touch me at all.Yet， I was getting letters from kids that almost committed suicide，but didn’t， because of what I did. And I realized that I had a purpose. And it wasn’t just about me and it wasn’t about celebrity， but I felt like I was being punished... it was a bad time， I was angry， I was sad， and then I was offered a talkshow. And the people that offered me the talkshow tried to sell it. And most stations didn’t want to pick it up. Most people didn’t want to buy it because they thought nobody would watch me.Really when I look back on it，I wouldn’t change a thing. I mean， it was so important for me to lose everything because I found out what the most important thing is， is to be true to yourself. Ultimately，that’s what’s gotten me to this place. I don’t live in fear，I’m free， I have no secrets. And I know I’ll always be ok， because no matter what， I know who I am.So in conclusion， when I was younger I thought success was something different. I thought when I grow up， I want to be famous. I want to be a star. I want to be in movies. When I grow up I want to see the world， drive nice cars， I want to have groupies19.But my idea of success is different today. And as you grow，you’ll realize the defini tion of success changes.For many of you， today， success is being able to hold down 20 shots of tequila.20 For me，the most important thing in your life is to live your life with integrity， and not to give into peer pressure to try to be something that you’re not.21 To live your life as an honest and compassionate person； to contribute in some way.So to conclude my conclusion： follow your passion， stay true to yourself. Never follow anyone else’s path，unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see a path， and by all means you should follow that. Don’t give advice，it will come back and bite you in the ass22. Don’t take anyone’s advice. So my advice to you is to be true to yourself and everything will be fine.And I know that a lot of you are concerned about your future，but there’s no need to worry. The economy is booming23， the job market is wide open，the planet is just fine. It’s gonna be great. You’ve already survived a hurricane. What else can happen to you？ And as I mentioned before，some of the most devastating things that happen to you will teach you the most. And now you know the right questions to ask in your first job interview， like，“Is it above sea level？”So to conclude my conclusion that I’ve previously concluded， in the common cement speech，I guess what I’m trying to say is life is like one big Mardi Gras24. But instead of showing yourboobs， show people your brain， and if they like what they see，you’ll have more beads than you know what to do with.25 And you’ll be drunk， most of the time.So the Tulane class of 2009，I say congratulations and if you don’t remember a thing I said today， remember this：you’re gonna be ok， just dance.1. creepy：使人紧张的，令人毛骨悚然的。

：重塑xx的年轻一代The night before I was heading for Scotland,I was invited to host the final of "China'sGot Talent"show in Shanghai with the 80,000live audiences in the stadium.Guess who was the performing guest?Susan Boyle. And I told her, "I'm going to Scotland the next day." She sang beautifully, and she even managed to say a few words in Chinese. [Chinese]So it's not like "hello" or "thank you,"that ordinary stuff.It means "greenonion for free."Why did she say that?Because it was a line from our Chinese parallel Susan Boyle --a 50-someyear-old woman,a vegetable vendor in Shanghai,who loves sing Western opera, but she didn't understand any English or French or Italian, so she managed to fill in the lyrics with vegetable names in Chinese.(Laughter)And the last sentence of Nessun Dorma that she was sing in the stadium was "green onion for free." So [as] Susan Boyle was saying that, 80,000 live audiences sang together. That was hilarious.在来爱尔兰的前一晚，我应邀主持了中国达人秀在上海的体育场和八万现场观众。

英语演讲稿经典名人英语演讲稿68：做真正的自己（2009年美国脱口秀节目主持人艾伦杜兰大学演讲）mp368. Stay True to Yourself68. 做真正的自己And really when I look back on it, I wouldn’t change a thing. I mean, it was so important for me to lose everything because I found out what the most important thing is, is to be true to yourself. Ultimately, that’s what’s gotten me to this place. I don’t live in fear, I’free, I have no secrets. And I know I’ll always be OK, because no matter what, I know who I am. So In conclusion, when I was younger I thought success was something different. I thought when I grow up, I want to be famous. I want to be a star. I want to be in movies. When I grow up I want to see the world, drive nice cars, I want to have groupies. To quote the Pussycat Dolls. How many people thought it was “boobies”, by the way? It’s not, it’s “groupies”.当我回首这些往事的时候，我还会做相同的决定。

Ellen杜兰大学毕业演讲艾伦·李·德杰尼勒斯是一位美国著名脱口秀喜剧演员、电视节目主持，现在她主持脱口秀节目《艾伦·德杰尼勒斯秀》及在"美国偶像"第九季担任评审。

今天给大家分享一篇Ellen在杜兰大学毕业典礼上的精彩演讲，希望对大家有所帮助。

Ellen杜兰大学毕业演讲稿英文Thank you, President Cowan, Mrs. President Cowen; distinguished guests, undistinguished guests - you know who you are, honored faculty and creepy Spanish teacher. And thank you to all the graduating class of 20xx, I realize most of you are hungover and have splitting headaches and haven't slept since Fat Tuesday, but you can't graduate 'til I finish, so listen up.When I was asked to make the commencement speech, I immediately said yes. Then I went to look up what commencement meant. Which would have been easy if I had a dictionary, but most of the books in our house are Portia's, and they're all written in Australian. So I had to break the word down myself, to find out the meaning.Commencement: common, and cement. Common cement. You commonly see cement on sidewalks. Sidewalks have cracks, and if you step on a crack, you break your mother's back. So there's that. But I'm honored that you've asked me here to speak at your common cement.I thought that you had to be a famous alumnus - alumini -aluminum - alumis - you had to graduate from this school. And I didn't go to college here, and I don't know if President Cowan knows, I didn't go to any college at all. Any college. And I'm not saying you wasted your time, or money, but look at me, I'm a huge celebrity.Although I did graduate from the school of hard knocks, our mascot was the knockers. I spent a lot of time here growing up. My mom worked at (? 估计是某家商店的名字) and I would go there every time I needed to steal something out of her purse. But why am I here today? Clearly not to steal, you're too far away and I'd never get away with it.I'm here because of you. Because I can't think of a more tenacious, more courageous graduating class. I mean, look at you all, wearing your robes. Usually when you're wearing a robe at 10 in the morning, it means you've given up. I'm here because I love New Orleans. I was born and raised here, I spent my formative years here, and like you, while I was living here I only did laundry six times. When I finished school, I was completely lost. And by school, I mean middle school, but I went ahead and finished high school anyway. And I - I really, I had no ambition, I didn't know what I wanted to do. I did everything from - I shucked oysters, I was a hostess, I was a bartender, I was a waitress, I painted houses, I sold vaccuum cleaners, I had no idea. And I thought I'd just finally settle in some job, and I would make enough money to pay my rent, maybe have basic cable, maybe not, I didn't really have a plan, mypoint is that, by the time I was your age, I really thought I knew who I was, but I had no idea. Like for example, when I was your age, I was dating men. So what I'm saying is, when you're older, most of you will be gay. Anyone writing this stuff down? Parents?Anyway, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, and the way I ended up on this path was from a very tragic event. I was maybe 19, and my girlfriend at the time was killed in a car accident. And I passed the accident, and I didn't know it was her and I keptgoing, and I found out shortly after that, it was her. And I was living in a basement apartment, I had no money, I had no heat, no air, I had a mattress on the floor and the apartment was infested with fleas. And I was soul-searching, I was like, why is she suddenly gone, and there are fleas here? I don't understand, there must be a purpose, and wouldn't it be so convenient if we could pick up the phone and call God, and ask these questions.And I started writing and what poured out of me was an imaginary conversation with God, which was one-sided, and I finished writing it and I looked at it and I said to myself, and I hadn't even been doing stand-up, ever, there was no club in town. I said, "I'm gonna do this on the Tonight Show With Johnny Carson"- at the time he was the king - "and I'm gonna be the first woman in the history of the show to be called over to sit down." And several years later, I was the first woman in the history of theshow, and only woman in the history of the show to sit down, because of that phone conversation with God that I wrote. And I started this path of stand-up and it was successful and it was great, but it was hard, because I was trying to please everybody and I had this secret that I was keeping, that I was gay. And I thought if people found out they wouldn't like me, they wouldn't laugh at me.Then my career turned into - I got my own sitcom, and that was very successful, another level of success. And I thought, what if they find out I'm gay, then they'll never watch, and this was a long time ago, this was when we just had white presidents - this was back, many years ago - and I finally decided that I was living with so much shame, and so much fear, that I just couldn't live that way anymore, and I decided to come out and make it creative. And my character would come out at the same time, and it wasn't to make a political statement, it wasn't to do anything other than to free myself up from this heaviness that I was carrying around, and I just wanted to be honest. And I thought, "What's the worst that could happen? I can lose my career". I did. I lost my career. The show was cancelled after six years, without even telling me, I read it in the paper. The phone didn't ring for three years. I had no offers. Nobody wanted to touch me at all. Yet, I was getting letters from kids that almost committed suicide, but didn't, because of what I did. And I realised that I had a purpose. And it wasn't just about me and it wasn't about celebrity,but I felt like I was being punished... it was a bad time, I was angry, I was sad, and then I was offered a talkshow. And the people that offered me the talkshow tried to sell it. And most stations didn't want to pick it up. Most people didn't want to buy it because they thought nobody would watch me.Really when I look back on it, I wouldn't change a thing. I mean, it was so important for me to lose everything because I found out what the most important thing is, is to be true to yourself. Ultimately, that's what's gotten me to this place. I don't live in fear, I'm free, I have no secrets. and I know I'll always be ok, because no matter what, I know who I am. So In conclusion, when I was younger I thought success was something different. I thought when I grow up, I want to be famous. I want to be a star. I want to be in movies. When I grow up I want to see the world, drive nice cars, I want to have groupies. To quote the Pussycat Dolls. How many people thought it was "boobies", by the way? It's not, it's "groupies"But my idea of success is different today. And as you grow, you'll realise the definition of success changes. For many of you, today, success is being able to hold down 20 shots of tequila. For me, the most important thing in your life is to live your life with integrity, and not to give into peer pressure. to try to be something that you're not. To live your life as an honest and compassionate person. to contribute in someway. So to conclude my conclusion: follow your passion, stay true to yourself. Never follow anyone else's path, unless you're in the woods and you're lost and you see a path, and by all means you should follow that. Don't give advice, it will come back and bite you in the ass. Don't take anyone's advice. So my advice to you is to be true to yourself and everything will be fine.And I know that a lot of you are concerned about your future, but there's no need to worry. The economy is booming, the job market is wide open, the planet is just fine. It's gonna be great. You've already survived a hurricane. What else can happen to you? And as I mentioned before, some of the most devastating things that happen to you will teach you the most. And now you know the right questions to ask in your first job interview. Like, "Is it above sea level?" . So to conclude my conclusion that I've previously concluded, in the common cement speech, I guess what I'm trying to say is life is like one big Mardi Gras. But instead of showing your boobs, show people your brain, and if they like what they see, you'll have more beads than you know what to do with. And you'll be drunk, most of the time. So the Katrina class of 20xx, I say congratulations and if you don't remember a thing I said today, remember this: you're gonna be ok, dum de dum dum dum, just dance.Ellen杜兰大学毕业演讲稿中文谢谢，谢谢考恩校长，和有头有脸的来宾们，呃，有头有脸的来宾，你知道你是谁，不用介绍了，诚心感谢大家,,以及讨厌的西班牙语老师。