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# 沈祖尧|今天你们毕业了，今天也是我毕业了
> CUHK Vice-Chancellor Professor Joseph J Y Sung delivered a speech at the university's 83rd Congregation for the Conferment of Degrees on 16 November 2017, marking both the students' graduation and his own final congregation as Vice-Chancellor since taking office in 2010.

## 一、详细说明 
**中英**： 

香港中文大学

第八十三届大会（颁授学位典礼）

二零一七年十一月十六日

校长沈祖尧教授致辞

TheChineseUniversityofHongKong

83rdCongregationfortheConfermentofDegrees

16November2017

SpeechbyProfessorJosephJYSung

Vice-ChancellorandPresident

今天你们毕业了，今天也是我毕业了

Todayisyourgraduationdayandmygraduation

dayaswell

各位同学：

今天我和你们道别了。

你们当中有学士生，也有硕士生。从迎新活动、上庄补习、书院生活到论文考试，我相信你们每个人都度过精彩难忘的大学生活，在未圆湖和合一亭留下足印，载满温情扬溢的回忆。同时也在学业上付出过许多努力，因此今天能够在这里和家人一起，共享毕业的喜悦。

DearStudents,

Farewelltoyou.TherearenewBachelorsandMastersamongus.Fromorientationcamps,studentsocieties,Collegelifetowritingthesesandpreparingforexams,allofyouhavegonethroughthefullrangeofuniversityexperience.PlaceslikeLakeAdExcellentiamandthePavilionofHarmonyshouldhavefilledyourcherishedmemoryofuniversitylife.Youhaveallputingoodeffortsoverthepastfewyearsandtrulyearnedthehappinesstobesharedwithfriendsandfamilytoday.

今天你们毕业了，今天也是我毕业了。因为这将是我最后一次，以中文大学校长的身分，站在这个讲台和毕业生分享感受。从2010年上任至今，我经历了各种挑战，包括大学学制改革、人事更替、学术竞争、校园争议，以至社会动荡，走到今天总算是一个段落。回想我们一起在百万大道上观看世界杯决赛，在烽火台烙下不少难忘片段，我感受良多。

Todayisyourgraduationdayandmygraduationdayaswell,asthisisthelasttimeIampresidingatacongregationtobidfarewelltoournewgraduatesasVice-ChancellorandPresidentofthisUniversity.Since2010whenItookoffice,Ihavetakenonanumberofchallenges,suchasthecurriculumreform,personnelturnover,academicupgrading,campuscontroversiesandsocialunrest.Aperiodendshere.ThethingsIdidwithyouunderthewatertowersandontheUniversityMallsuchaswatchingtheWorldCupfinaltogetherwillalwaysliveinmyheart.

临别依依，来到这一天，你学到些甚么？我学到些甚么？

你应该学到：看问题的方法多于一种。站在森林里，我们不应以偏概全，只着眼于一棵树而忘记整片树林。

我学到了：有许多意见和忠告我应该听取。我应该集思广益，凭良心下决定。

世事不能单看表面，科学范式、政治争议、道德问题，以至人际关系等都可循多方面了解、诠释。大家应该安坐、深呼吸、冷静下来才下结论。

Attheendofthisjourney,letusaskourselves:Whathaveyoulearned?WhathaveIlearned?

Youshouldhavelearned:therearemorethanonewaytoviewthings.Standinginaforest,oneshouldnotjustseeonesingletreeandmisstherestoftheforest.

Ihavelearned:therearemanyopinionsthatIshouldlistentoandadvicethatIshouldheed.Afterlisteningfromallsides,Icanfollowmyconsciencetoarriveatadecision.

Thingsareusuallynotassimpleastheyappear.Whetheritbeascientificparadigm,apoliticaldebate,anethicalissueorjustaninterpersonalrelationship,thereareoftenmanywaystoread,tointerpretandtoestablishaview.Beforeyoujumptoaconclusion,youshouldsitdown,takeadeepbreath,“tieyourshoes”beforeyousettleonaresolution.

我也学懂了耐心聆听，包容别人。身为校长，我常提醒自己，异见中也可以有真知，背后或有一段故事。纵使大家意见分歧，争持不下，我总得下个决定。这就是良心、道德、操守发挥其力量的时刻。领袖下决定不能讨好所有的人，只能抚躬自问无愧于心。

你可能学到：批评别人比改善自己来得轻易。

我学到了：话到口中留半句，理从是处让三分。

Ihavealsolearnedtobepatient,tolistencarefully,andtobeinclusiveinsteadofexclusive.IntheVice-Chancellor’sshoes,Ihavetoconstantlyremindmyselfthatevenifpeople’sviewsarecontrarytomine,thereisoftensometruth,theremightbeastorybehindthem.Andwhenviewsaredivided,consensuscannotbereached,andthereisnowaytokeepeveryonehappy,adecisionhasstilltobemade.Atthatmoment,itcallsforone’sconscience,valuesandintegrity.Ifullyrealizethatthereisnowayaleadercangainapplausefromallaroundhimineverydecisionhemakes.Attheendoftheday,youhavetobeabletolookintothemirrorandsay,“Ihavegivenmybestshot.”

Youmayhavefelt:itiseasiertocriticizeotherpeoplethantoimproveonyourselves.

Ihavelearned:Evenwithharshwordsonthetipofthetongue,leavesomeunspoken.Evenwiththeargumentwon,leaveyouropponentadooropen.

埋怨别人愚蠢、自私、不公平是容易不过的事情。但我们自己是不是聪明、无私、公平？《圣经》训诫我们：「你不见自己眼中有梁，怎能对你弟兄说，容我去掉你眼中的刺呢？你这假冒为善的人，先去掉自己眼中的梁木，然后才能看得清楚，去掉你弟兄眼中的刺。」

纵使我们做得对，别人做错了，甚或背叛我们，我们也应该原谅他们，不要有理不饶人。中大前校董会主席利国伟爵士常道：「话到口中留半句，理从是处让三分。」恶言恶语燎原，乖戾妄为遗憾终身。

你可能学到：必须把握每个机会。

我学到了：时候一到，我便应该放手前行。

Itiseasytoblamepeopleforbeingstupid,selfishandunfair.Arewesure,however,thatwealwaysaresmart,selflessandbeingfair?TheBibleteachesus:“Letmepulloutthelittlestickofyoureye,andbehold,abeamisinyourowneye…Youshouldremovethestickoutofyourowneye,thenyoucanseeclearlytocastoutthemoteofyourbrother’seye.”

Furthermore,evenwhenweareintherightandsomebodyisinthewrong,andwhensomebodybetraysus,rememberthis“Evenwithharshwordsonthetipofthetongue,leavesomeunspoken.Evenwiththeargumentwon,leaveyouropponentadooropen.”ThisisafavoritequotefromthelateSirQ.W.Lee,formerCouncilChairmanofCUHK.Aninappropriatewordfromyourmouthcanlightafireintheforestleadingtoirreparabledamage.Inappropriatebehaviorwillleaveyouwithalifelongregret.

Youmayhavelearned:everyopportunityinlifeistobeseized.

Ihavelearned:whenthetimecomes,Ishouldletgoandmoveon.

对你们这些年轻、热心的朋友，这个世界充满困难和机会。你们的前路绝非通衢大道，成功之路也非坦途，但走过险阻之后就是玫瑰园。你们有充裕的时间和力量实践理想。每个难关都是机遇，是祸是福在乎你如何自处。马克?吐温说：「二十年后，使你失望的不是你做过的事情，而是你没做过的事情。所以，解开帆索，从安全的港湾里扬帆出海吧，乘着信风破浪去。」珍惜每个学习的机会，充实自己，达成理想。

Youngandenthusiasticpeoplelikeyoushouldseetheworldfilledwithchallengesandopportunities.Yourpathmaybedodgyandtheroadtosuccessisoftenbumpy,butthatisusuallythewaytotherosegarden.Youhaveplentyoftimeandenergytofindyourwaytofulfillment.Everycrisiscomeswithanopportunity.Italldependsonhowyouhandleit.MarkTwainsaid,“Twentyyearsfromnow,youwillbemoredisappointedbythethingsyoudidn’tdothanbytheonesyoudiddo.Sothrowoffthebowlines.Sailawayfromthesafeharbor.Catchthetradewindinyoursail.”Seizeeveryopportunitytolearn,toimproveyourselvesandtoreachforthestars.

我正在学习一旦离开岗位便不应恋栈，要放下向前走。我顺应改变才可以有新作为。

我要在这里衷心感谢我校所有的教职员和同事。过去七年，没有你们的大力支持和衷诚合作，我将难以好好带领本校；我也要感谢所有校友和支持中大的热心人士，没有你们的信任和帮助，中大不能取得今天的各种成就。我也衷心感谢所有同学，无论是本地生或外地生、本科生或研究生、同意或不同意我的，你们都是我关心和在乎的学生。我衷心希望，今天，你们能以中大人为荣；他日，母校也必以你们为傲。

Iamlearningthatwhenit’stimetoleaveyourresponsibilityandpositionofauthority,youshoulddropeverythingandmoveforward.OnlyifIletgoofwhatIamwillIbecomewhatImightbe.

Letmeextendmyheartfeltgratitudetoallstaffandcolleagues.Overthepastsevenyears,withoutyourunstintingsupportandcooperation,Iwouldn’thavebeenabletodomyjobwell.MythanksalsogotoouralumniandardentsupportersforwithoutwhosetrustandhelptheUniversitywouldn’thaveaccomplishedwhatithastoday.Iwouldalsoliketothankallthestudents,betheylocalornon-local,undergraduateorpostgraduate,eyetoeyewithmeonthingsornot,youarewhoItrulycarefor.IsincerelyhopethatyoutakeprideintheUniversity,andinthefuture,theChineseUniversityshalltakeprideinyou.

谢谢你们，为我的校长生涯，留下那么多美好难忘的回忆。过去七年，我学到许多，也活得很充实很有意义。能够在这样的时代，竭尽所能领导中大，并为所有中大人服务，是我毕生最大的荣耀。

ThankyoueverybodyforgivingmesomanyhappymemoriesduringmyofficeasVice-ChancellorandPresident.Thepastsevenyearshavebeensoenriching.TobeabletoleadCUHKandserveeveryonehereisanhonourofalifetime.

最后，祝各位同学前途多姿多彩，每天过得饱饱满满，活得结结实实，不枉此生。

Finally,

letmewisheveryoneofyouarewardingandfulfillinglife,

one’sthatworthcelebrating.

## 二、引用与来源
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