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会计学GraduatesoftheClassof2018,familymembers,andfriends.Itisapleasuretobeherewithyoutoday,adayfilledwithjoyforthepresentandhopeforthefuture. ThereisawonderfulYaletraditionthatIwouldliketohonorrightnow: MayIaskallofthefamiliesandfriendsheretodaytoriseandrecognizetheoutstanding—andgraduating—membersoftheClassof2018? Andnow,mayIasktheClassof2018toconsiderallthosewhohavesupportedyourarrivalatthismilestone(里程碑),andtopleaseriseandrecognizethem? Thankyou! Thesearethemonthsandyearswhenpeopletendtomakealotofplans.Somearepractical:youscheduleflightsandrentapartmentsandconsiderwhereyouwilllive,work,orstudyaftergraduation.Othersaremoreaspirational(有雄心壮志的):youimagineyourfuturelifeandwhatyouwishtoaccomplishintheyearsahead. IwanttobeginbysharingapassagePauliMurraywrotein1945aboutheraspirations.Atthetime,shewasayounglawyerandcivilrights(民权)activist(积极分子).“Iintendtodestroysegregation(种族隔离;)bypositiveandembracing(欣然接受的)methods,”Murraywrote.“Whenmybrotherstrytodrawacircletoexclude(排除)me,Ishalldrawalargercircletoincludethem.Wheretheyspeakoutfortheprivileges(特权)ofapuny(弱小的)group,Ishallshoutfortherightsofallmankind.” SotodayIaskyou:Howlargewillyoudrawyourcircle? Willyoudrawacirclethatislarge,inclusive,andvibrant(充满活力的)?Orwillitbesmall,“puny,”andprivileged? Theworkofinclusionisdifficult,buttherewardsaregreat.LetmesuggestwaysyoumightfollowtheexampleofPauliMurray—andmanyotherYalegraduates—whenyouleavethiscampus. First,makesureyourcirclesaretrulylarge. Intoday’sworld,whereyoucanhave700followersonTwitterandathousandfriendsonFacebook,itmayseemeasytohavealargecircle.Butifyou’rebombarded(轰炸)withthesamestories,memes(文化基因),andopinionsfromallyourso-calledfriends,thenyourworldmayinfactbequitenarrow.Aconversationwithsixfriendsinreallifeactuallymayleadtoagreatervarietyofideasandperspectives(看法).InmyyearsatYale,Ihavebeenprivilegedto(有幸)knowsomeofthemostbrilliant(杰出的)mindsintheworld.Ihavelearnedthatthegreatestscholarsdrawlargecircles.Theyreadwidelyandareinterestedinideaswellbeyondthescopeof(超出…范围)theiro