2022毕业典礼英文演讲稿

　　毕业典礼英语演讲稿一：
　　iamhonoredtobewithyoutodayatyourcommencementfromoneofthefinestuniversitiesintheworld。inevergraduatedfromcollege。truthbetold，thisistheclosesti39；veevergottentoacollegegraduation。
　　todayiwanttotellyouthreestoriesfrommylife。that39；sit。nobigdeal。justthreestories。
　　thefirststoryisaboutconnectingthedots。
　　idroppedoutofreedcollegeafterthefirst6months，butthenstayedaroundasadropinforanother18monthsorsobeforeireallyquit。sowhydididropout？
　　itstartedbeforeiwasborn。mybiologicalmotherwasayoung，unwedcollegegraduatestudent，andshedecidedtoputmeupforadoption。shefeltverystronglythatishouldbeadoptedbycollegegraduates，soeverythingwasallsetformetobeadoptedatbirthbyalawyerandhiswife。exceptthatwhenipoppedouttheydecidedatthelastminutethattheyreallywantedagirl。somyparents，whowereonawaitinglist，gotacallinthemiddleofthenightasking：doyouwanthim？theysaid：ofcourse。mybiologicalmotherlaterfoundoutthatmymotherhadnevergraduatedfromcollegeandthatmyfatherhadnevergraduatedfromhighschool。sherefusedtosignthefinaladoptionpapers。sheonlyrelentedafewmonthslaterwhenmyparentspromisedthatiwouldsomedaygotocollege。
　　and17yearslaterididgotocollege。butinaivelychoseacollegethatwasalmostasexpensiveasstanford，andallofmyworkingclassparents39；savingswerebeingspentonmycollegetuition。aftersixmonths，icouldn39；tseethevalueinit。ihadnoideawhatiwantedtodowithmylifeandnoideahowcollegewasgoingtohelpmefigureitout。andhereiwasspendingallofthemoneymyparentshadsavedtheirentirelife。soidecidedtodropoutandtrustthatitwouldallworkoutok。itwasprettyscaryatthetime，butlookingbackitwasoneofthebestdecisionsievermade。theminuteidroppedouticouldstoptakingtherequiredclassesthatdidn39；tinterestme，andbegindroppinginontheonesthatlookedinteresting。
　　itwasn39；tallromantic。ididn39；thaveadormroom，soisleptonthefloorinfriends39；rooms，ireturnedcokebottlesforthe5depositstobuyfoodwith，andiwouldwalkthe7milesacrosstowneverysundaynighttogetonegoodmealaweekattheharekrishnatemple。ilovedit。andmuchofwhatistumbledintobyfollowingmycuriosityandintuitionturnedouttobepricelesslateron。letmegiveyouoneexample：reedcollegeatthattimeofferedperhapsthebestcalligraphyinstructioninthecountry。throughoutthecampuseveryposter，everylabeloneverydrawer，wasbeautifullyhandcalligraphed。becauseihaddroppedoutanddidn39；thavetotakethenormalclasses，idecidedtotakeacalligraphyclasstolearnhowtodothis。ilearnedaboutserifandsanseriftypefaces，aboutvaryingtheamountofspacebetweendifferentlettercombinations，aboutwhatmakesgreattypographygreat。itwasbeautiful，historical，artisticallysubtleinawaythatsciencecan39；tcapture，andifounditfascinating。
　　noneofthishadevenahopeofanypracticalapplicationinmylife。buttenyearslater，whenweweredesigningthefirstmacintoshcomputer，itallcamebacktome。andwedesigneditallintothemac。itwasthefirstcomputerwithbeautifultypography。ifihadneverdroppedinonthatsinglecourseincollege，themacwouldhaveneverhadmultipletypefacesorproportionallyspacedfonts。andsincewindowsjustcopiedthemac，itslikelythatnopersonalcomputerwouldhavethem。ifihadneverdroppedout，iwouldhaveneverdroppedinonthiscalligraphyclass，andpersonalcomputersmightnothavethewonderfultypographythattheydo。ofcourseitwasimpossibletoconnectthedotslookingforwardwheniwasincollege。butitwasvery，veryclearlookingbackwardstenyearslater。
　　again，youcan39；youcanonlyconnectthemlookingbackwards。soyouhavetotrustthatthedotswillsomehowconnectinyourfuture。youhavetotrustinsomethingyourgut，destiny，life，karma，whatever。thisapproachhasneverletmedown，andithasmadeallthedifferenceinmylife。
　　mysecondstoryisaboutloveandloss。
　　ifoundwhatilovedtodoearlyinlife。wozandistartedappleinmyparentsgaragewheniwas20。weworkedhard，andin10yearsapplehadgrownfromjustthetwoofusinagarageintoa2billioncompanywithover4000employees。wehadjustreleasedourfinestcreationthemacintoshayearearlier，andihadjustturned30。andthenigotfired。howcanyougetfiredfromacompanyyoustarted？
　　well，asapplegrewwehiredsomeonewhoithoughtwasverytalentedtorunthecompanywithme，andforthefirstyearorsothingswentwell。butthenourvisionsofthefuturebegantopergeandeventuallywehadafallingout。whenwedid，ourboardofdirectorssidedwithhim。soat30iwasout。andverypubliclyout。whathadbeenthefocusofmyentireadultlifewasgone，anditwasdevastating。
　　ireallydidn39；tknowwhattodoforafewmonths。ifeltthatihadletthepreviousgenerationofentrepreneursdownthatihaddroppedthebatonasitwasbeingpassedtome。imetwithdavidpackardandbobnoyceandtriedtoapologizeforscrewingupsobadly。iwasaverypublicfailure，andieventhoughtaboutrunningawayfromthevalley。istilllovedwhatidid。theturnofeventsatapplehadnotchangedthatonebit。ihadbeenrejected，butiwasstillinlove。andsoidecidedtostartover。
　　ididn39；tseeitthen，butitturnedoutthatgettingfiredfromapplewasthebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedtome。theheavinessofbeingsuccessfulwasreplacedbythelightnessofbeingabeginneragain，lesssureabouteverything。itfreedmetoenteroneofthemostcreativeperiodsofmylife。
　　duringthenextfiveyears，istartedacompanynamednext，anothercompanynamedpixar，andfellinlovewithanamazingwomanwhowouldbecomemywife。
　　pixarwentontocreatetheworldsfirstcomputeranimatedfeaturefilm，toystory，andisnowthemostsuccessfulanimationstudiointheworld。inaremarkableturnofevents，appleboughtnext，iretunedtoapple，andthetechnologywedevelopedatnextisattheheartofapple39；scurrentrenaissance。andlaureneandihaveawonderfulfamilytogether。
　　i39；mprettysurenoneofthiswouldhavehappenedifihadn39；tbeenfiredfromapple。itwasawfultastingmedicine，butiguessthepatientneededit。
　　sometimeslifehitsyouintheheadwithabrick。don39；tlosefaith。i39；mconvincedthattheonlythingthatkeptmegoingwasthatilovedwhatidid。
　　you39；vegottofindwhatyoulove。andthatisastrueforyourworkasitisforyourlovers。yourworkisgoingtofillalargepartofyourlife，andtheonlywaytobetrulysatisfiedistodowhatyoubelieveisgreatwork。andtheonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo。ifyouhaven39；tfoundityet，keeplooking。don39；tsettle。aswithallmattersoftheheart，you39；llknowwhenyoufindit。and，likeanygreatrelationship，itjustgetsbetterandbetterastheyearsrollon。sokeeplookinguntilyoufindit。don39；tsettle。
　　mythirdstoryisaboutdeath。
　　wheniwas17，ireadaquotethatwentsomethinglike：ifyouliveeachdayasifitwasyourlast，somedayyou39；llmostcertainlyberight。itmadeanimpressiononme，andsincethen，forthepast33years，ihavelookedinthemirroreverymorningandaskedmyself：iftodaywerethelastdayof。
　　毕业典礼英语演讲稿二：
　　GraduatesofYaleUniversity，Iapologizeifyouhaveenduredthistypeofprologuebefore，butIwantyoutodosomethingforme。Please，takeaoodlookaroundyou。Lookattheclassmateonyourleft。Lookattheclassmateonyourright。Now，considerthis：fiveyearsfromnow，10yearsfromnow，even30yearsfromnow，oddsarethepersononyourleftisgoingtobealoser。Thepersononyourright，meanwhile，willalsobealoser。Andyou，inthemiddle？Whatcanyouexpect？Loser。Loserhood。LoserCumLaude。
　　Infact，asIlookoutbeforemetoday，Idon39；tseeathousandhopesforabrighttomorrow。Idon39；tseeathousandfutureleadersinathousandindustries。Iseeathousandlosers。
　　You39；reupset。That39；sunderstandable。Afterall，howcanI，Lawrence39；Larry39；Ellison，collegedropout，havetheaudacitytospoutsuchheresytothegraduatingclassofoneofthenation39；smostprestigiousinstitutions？I39；lltellyouwhy。BecauseI，LawrenceLarryEllison，secondrichestmanontheplanet，amacollegedropout，andyouarenot。
　　BecauseBillGates，richestmanontheplanetfornow，anywayisacollegedropout，andyouarenot。
　　BecausePaulAllen，thethirdrichestmanontheplanet，droppedoutofcollege，andyoudidnot。
　　Andforgoodmeasure，becauseMichaelDell，No。9onthelistandmovingupfast，isacollegedropout，andyou，yetagain，arenot。
　　Hmm。。。you39；reveryupset。That39；sunderstandable。Soletmestrokeyouregosforamomentbypointingout，quitesincerely，thatyourdiplomaswerenotattainedinvain。Mostofyou，Iimagine，havespentfourtofiveyearshere，andinmanywayswhatyou39；velearnedandenduredwillserveyouwellintheyearsahead。You39；veestablishedgoodworkhabits。You39；veestablishedanetworkofpeoplethatwillhelpyoudowntheroad。Andyou39；veestablishedwhatwillbelifelongrelationshipswiththeword39；therapy。39；Allthatofisgood。Forintruth，youwillneedthatnetwork。Youwillneedthosestrongworkhabits。Youwillneedthattherapy。
　　Youwillneedthembecauseyoudidn39；tdropout，andsoyouwillneverbeamongtherichestpeopleintheworld。Ohsure，youmay，perhaps，workyourwayuptoNo。10orNo。11，likeSteveBallmer。Butthen，Idon39；thavetotellyouwhohereallyworksfor，doI？Andfortherecord，hedroppedoutofgradschool。Bitofalatebloomer。
　　Finally，Irealizethatmanyofyou，andhopefullybynowmostofyou，arewondering，39；IsthereanythingIcando？Isthereanyhopeformeatall？39；Actually，no。It39；stoolate。You39；veabsorbedtoomuch，thinkyouknowtoomuch。You39；renot19anymore。Youhaveabuiltincap，andI39；mnotreferringtothemortarboardsonyourheads。
　　Hmm。。。you39；rereallyveryupset。That39；sunderstandable。Soperhapsthiswouldbeagoodtimetobringupthesilverlining。Notforyou，Classof39；00。Youareawriteoff，soI39；llletyouslinkofftoyourpathetic200，000ayearjobs，whereyourcheckswillbesignedbyformerclassmateswhodroppedouttwoyearsago。
　　Instead，Iwanttogivehopetoanyunderclassmenheretoday。Isaytoyou，andIcan39；tstressthisenough：leave。Packyourthingsandyourideasanddon39；tcomeback。Dropout。Startup。
　　ForIcantellyouthatacapandgownwillkeepyoudownjustassurelyasthesesecurityguardsdraggingmeoffthisstagearekeepingmedown。。。
　　（AtthispointTheOracleCEOwasusheredoffstage。）