1、余生很长，别慌张，别失望，别被别人左右了你Alright, everyone looking foward ,please 请大家朝我这边看。Good morning Year Elevens,早上好，11 年级的同学们。Good morning,早上好，todays assembly is about the start of a journey.今天的集会是关于一段新的开始。The start of the rest of your lives.他将开启你们今后的人生。In 2 years time all of you will be finishing your A levels.再过
2、两年，你们就会完成 A levels 的学业，in 3 years time youll be studying across the world,再过三年，你们就会去到自己想去的国家，studying at the university of your choice,上自己想上的大学，in 5 years time youll have started your careers.再过五年，你们就会开启自己的职业生涯。 Many of you will be in this room working for the top institutions across the globe .你们在座
3、的很多同学会进入世界顶尖公司工作，you will then get married ,you then may buy a house,然后你们就会结婚买房，in 10 years time your life will be set for you .十年之后，你们的人生就会安定下来。In 15 years youll be 30 and from then on your path ,your life will be set.再过十五年，你就三十岁了，你的人生轨迹就会定型。Murmurring,抱歉，Im sorry，Mr .Headmaster, 打扰了，校长，let me tell
4、 you why that approach may fail you .我想告诉你为什么你的这些话是错的。I know people who graduated at 21 and didnt get a job until they were 27.有的人 21岁毕业，到 27 岁才找到工作，I know people who graduated late 25 and they found work immediately,有的人 25 岁才毕业，但马上就找到了工作。I know people who never went to university,but found what the
5、y love at 18.有的人没上过大学，却在 18 岁就找到了热爱的事。I know people who found a job straight out of college making decent money ,but hate what they do .有的人一毕业就找到工作，赚很多钱，却过的不开心，I know people who took gap years and found their purpose,有的人选择间隔年，去寻找自我。I know people who were so sure about what they were going to do at 1
6、6,they change their mind at 26.有的人在 16 岁就清楚自己要什么，但在 26 岁时改变了想法。 I know people who have children ,but are single ,有的人有了孩子，却还是单身，and i know people who are married but had to wait 8 to 10 years to have children .有的人结了婚，却等了 10 年才生孩子，i know people in relationships who love someone else.有的人身处一段感情，爱的却是别人。I
7、 know people who love each other but arent together.有的人明明彼此相爱，却没有在一起。So my point is everything in life happens according to our time ,our clock .我想说的是，人生中的每一件事都取决于我们自己的时间，you may look at some of your friends and think that theyre ahead of you .你身边的有些朋友也许遥遥领先于你，maybe some of them you feel are behind
8、,but everything happens at their own pace.有些朋友也许落后于你，但凡事都有它自己的节奏。They have their own time and clock and so do you ,他们有他们的节奏，你有你自己的，be patient 耐心一点。At age 25,Mark Cuban was a bartender in Dallas.库班 25 岁的时候还在酒吧做酒保，it took till 32 for J.K Rowling to be published for Harry Potter after being rejected by
9、 12 publishers,在被拒 12 次后， JK 罗琳到 32 岁才出版了哈利波特。Ortega launched Zara when he was 39.Ortega 到 39岁才创办了 Zara. Jack Ma started Alibaba when he was 35.马云 35岁才创立了阿里巴巴，Morgan Freeman got his big break at 52.摩根弗里曼到 52 岁才迎来他演绎事业的大爆发。 Steve Carell only got his break after 40 years old ,Steve Carell 40 岁才红。Virgi
10、n was started by Richard Branson at 34,Richard Branson at 34 才创办维珍航空。Getting your degree after 25 is still an achievement,25岁以后才拿到文凭 ，依然值得骄傲，Not being married at 30 but still happy is beautiful.30 岁没结婚，但过的快乐也是一种成功。Starting a family after 35 is still possible,35 岁之后成家也完全可以。And buying a house after 40
11、 is still great ,40 岁买房也没有什么丢脸的，dont let anyone rush you with their timelines.不要让任何人打扰你的时间表。Because as Einstein said,因为爱因斯坦曾经说过，“not everything that counts can be counted ，and not everything that s counted truly counts.”并不是每一件算的出来的事，都有意义，也不是没一件有意义的事情，都能够被算出来。And this is the most important thing,这才是最重要的事，I want you to be able to create meaningful purposeful fullfilling lives for yourselves,我希望你们可以创造出属于自己的充满意义的人生，and learn how to use that to make an impact and a difference in the lives of others,学会用这些去影响点亮他人的生活。That will be true success ,这才是真正的成功。
