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 Be great,and Be good

                                       [American]By Jeffrey R.Immelt 

         I  hope  you had a freat time at Dartmouth.. If you stop here, if you really think these were your best days,   then you truly have nothing.  But if you go forward and build on the values of Dartmouth, you can live a life that will be both great and good.

         For the last 25 years,  I've had a career that's been both interesting and fun.   I have a powerful job, but I've never wanted to be powerful.I hope to be judged by what I do and not how much money I make. I want to create a company that's powered by ideas and values and people. And I hope to reflect what I learned right here and in some small way repay my debt to Dartmouth.

          I'm a son of Dartmouth,a husband ,  a father,  a business leader;  I'm loyal to my friends and I love my family. I am, and always will be an optimist. But the great part about life is that sometimes ordinary Dartmouth grads,  people like you and me, get a chance to do extraordinary things.  And if you're setting out there wondering about the future,  sad to leave your friends, or hoping desperately  for this speech to end,  I want you to kmow that there are some amazing days ahead,  Ultimately you define your own success. Some of you will be doctors or lawyers or parents or teachers,but make five choices: that you will keep learning; that you will live and work with passion and courage;  that you will give of yourself to earn the trust of others;  that you will always take on the world's toughest problems;and that you will be an optimist. Live the values of   Dartmouth -- --a commitment to be both great and good in a world where the journey truly counts. 

              上帝互换的礼物

        那年，我和孩子们把家安在一个温暖舒适的拖车房里，就在华盛顿湖边的一片林间空地上。随着感恩节的临近，一家人的心情也轻快起来。

        整个12月，最小的儿子马蒂是情绪最高，忙得最欢的一个。这个乐天顽皮的金发小家伙有个古怪而有趣的习惯－－听你说话的时候总是像小狗似的的歪着脑袋仰视着你。左耳听不见任何声音的他从未对此抱怨过什么。

      几周以来，我一直在观察马蒂，他好像在秘密策划着什么。他热心地叠被子，倒垃圾，帮哥哥姐姐准备晚餐，我还看见他默默地积攒少得可怜的零用钱，一分钱也舍不得花，我猜这十有八九和肯尼有关。

       肯尼是马蒂的好朋友，他们在春天认识之后便形影不离。肯尼和我家隔着一小片牧场，中间右道电篱。他们在牧场捉青蛙，逗小松鼠，还试图寻找箭头标记，发现宝藏。。。。。。

       我们的日子总是紧巴巴的，但我变着法儿地把生活过得精致一点，而肯尼家就不一样了。两个孩子能吃饱穿暖已属不易，肯尼的母亲是个骄傲的女人。

       感恩节前几天的晚上门外正在做坚果状的小曲奇饼，马蒂走了过来，愉快而自豪地说：“妈妈，我给肯尼买了件节日礼物，想看看吗？”原来他一直在策划这个啊，我暗想。“他想要这件东西很久了，妈妈。”他把双手在擦碗巾上自行揩干，从口袋里掏出一个小盒。我惊讶地看到一只袖珍罗盘，这可是儿子省下多有的零用钱买下来的！有了这只罗盘，8岁的小冒险家就能穿越树林了。

     “真是件可爱的礼物，马蒂。”我赞叹。但我知道肯尼的妈妈是怎样看待自己的贫穷的。他们机会没有钱来互赠礼物，更不用说是送礼物给别人了。我敢肯定这位骄傲的母亲不会允许儿子接收一份他无力回赠的礼品。我小心地向他解释，他立即明白我在说什么“。。。。。可是假若这是个密码呢？”

        感恩节前夕是个阴冷的雨天。我检查烤炉是，看见马蒂溜出了房门，他在睡衣外披了一件外套，紧握着哪个精美的小盒子。他走过湿漉漉的草场，敏捷地穿过电篱，穿过肯尼家的院子，踮着脚尖走上房子的台阶，轻轻地把纱门打开一点点，把礼物放了进去。。。。。。

       当马蒂拖着瘫软的身子跌跌撞撞地进门时，我们都叫了起来，他嘴唇颤抖，泪眼盈盈。“我忘了那道电篱。”我把浑身湿透的小家伙搂进怀里。安顿他上床，他抬头看着我：“密码肯尼没看见我，我肯定他没有看见我。”

         那个平安夜。。。。。。

        早上，雨过天晴，马蒂脸上的印痕很红，但看出灼伤不是很严重。肯尼急切地来敲门了，激动地把指南针给马蒂看，讲述着礼物从天而降的经过，马蒂只是一边听一边不停地笑着。我发现，马蒂没有像往常一样歪着脑袋，似乎是在用两只耳朵听。

       马蒂是如何恢复听力的，从医学的角度来看，仍旧是一个迷，不管怎样，我永远感激那个感恩节，上帝与孩子交换的神奇礼物。。。。。。