[ti:Speakers to Class of 2022: Be ‘Bold’ and ‘Enthusiastic’] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:00.04]Thousands of college students around the United States [00:03.60]finally came together in person to celebrate the completion of their studies [00:09.72]without face coverings, virus tests or pandemic restrictions. [00:16.16]Some graduates from the past two years [00:19.92]also joined the class of 2022 to receive their degrees [00:26.00]in the traditional graduation ceremony, known as commencement. [00:30.64]They listened to speeches from other students, [00:35.24]university leaders and in many cases, well-known people [00:40.24]from the world of music, politics, medicine and sports. [00:46.00]At the New York University ceremony on May 18, [00:50.24]they listened to a speaker who had left high school after 10th grade [00:55.48]and never attended college: Taylor Swift. [01:00.52]Swift began her music career at 15 [01:04.72]and is now one of the most popular singers in the world. [01:09.60]At NYU, she finally received her degree, [01:14.36]an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts. [01:18.44]"I'm 90 percent sure the main reason I'm here [01:21.60]is because I have a song called 22," [01:24.96]she told the graduates gathered in the famous Yankee Stadium. [01:29.88]"I, in no way feel qualified to tell you what to do. [01:35.20]You've worked and struggled and sacrificed [01:38.28]and studied and dreamed your way here today…" [01:42.56]Swift added that she is not the kind of "doctor" [01:46.36]you would want in case of a medical emergency, [01:49.72]unless "you needed a person [01:52.16]who can name over 50 breeds of cats in one minute." [01:57.68]Antonio Vasquez completed his studies at NYU in 2020 [02:03.96]but did not have a traditional graduation ceremony. [02:09.04]The university had a special ceremony [02:12.24]for the students from 2020 and 2021. [02:16.76]Walking among the thousands of people wearing purple, [02:20.76]the school color, he said he had a question in mind: [02:26.04]"Well how do you give a commencement speech two years after you've graduated? [02:30.80]It's sort of just like: ‘Hope you have a job by now,' right? [02:34.24]But they did a really good job. The ceremony itself was well done [02:39.88]and really provided some closure for me." [02:45.48]At Princeton University in New Jersey, [02:48.60]graduates listened to a real doctor [02:52.08]during the school's graduation week event on May 23 known as Class Day. [02:59.32]Dr. Anthony Fauci, the well-known infectious diseases expert, [03:05.40]told the students to fight against "the normalization of untruths" [03:11.48]and unfair access to healthcare. [03:15.12]He said that many who died after getting sick from COVID-19 [03:20.88]did not have access to medical care, good housing or healthy food. [03:26.92]He said many parts of a difficult life in the U.S. [03:31.40]are related to "undeniable racism that (continues) in our society." [03:38.88]Class president Santiago Guiran was the student speaker. [03:44.72]Guiran said, "There are two empty seats in the crowd right now." [03:49.60]They would have been for his grandparents in Colombia [03:53.52]who died after getting sick from COVID-19. [03:57.28]He said the sense of friendship and community he felt with his classmates [04:03.00]helped him through "the hardest year of my life." [04:08.36]At a university in Florida, Rollins College, [04:12.00]the student speaker made news, but did not say a word. [04:17.12]Elizabeth Bonker was the top student in her class. [04:21.48]Bonker, however, has autism, which prevents her from speaking. [04:27.32]She has not used her voice since she was 15 months old. [04:32.40]She used computer software that turns typed words [04:37.36]into speech to talk to her classmates. [04:42.04]She said the technology permitted her to complete school [04:46.92]and free her mind from "a silent cage." [04:51.36]In her speech, she advised her classmates to work [04:55.72]to help other people throughout their lives. [04:59.36]"We are called to serve," she said, [05:02.48]and "to see the worth in every person we serve." [05:07.52]In Atlanta, Georgia, movie maker and actor Tyler Perry [05:12.24]spoke to graduates at Emory University. [05:16.16]Perry told students that even though they are done with school, [05:20.44]they should continue to look for "professors" in other parts of their lives. [05:26.12]They should seek the advice of experts and [05:28.92]not run away from the feeling of "pressure" [05:32.08]that comes when working to accomplish their dreams. [05:36.72]"For some, it takes a while to build a dream," Perry said. [05:42.68]Stacey Abrams, who is campaigning for governor of Georgia, [05:47.16]spoke at Spelman College. [05:49.72]A 1995 graduate of the college, she told students to [05:54.84]"be bold" when thinking about what they want to do in the future. [05:59.64]She said she learned "to believe that I am capable [06:04.16]of whatever I can imagine" during her time at the school. [06:10.00]Other speakers in May included New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, [06:15.52]who spoke at Harvard, and U.S. President Joe Biden, [06:19.56]who planned to speak at the University of Delaware on May 28. [06:24.16]Delaware is Biden's home state. [06:28.28]In addition, sports stars including soccer's Abby Wambach, [06:33.56]tennis great Billy Jean King, Bernie Williams from the New York Yankees, [06:39.72]NBA player Dwyane Wade and Olympic runner Allyson Felix [06:44.96]visited universities to speak to students. [06:48.32]I'm Dan Friedell. 更多听力请访问51VOA.COM