很多人說，這是他們今年看過最好的視頻（英語乾貨滿滿）

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附中英文翻譯：

校長：

Alright, everyone looking forward, please. 請大家都朝我這邊看。

Good morning , year elevens. 早上好，11年級的同學們。

Today』s assembly is about the start of a journey. 今天的集會是關於一段新的開始。

The start of the rest of your lives. 它將開啟你們今後的餘生。

In 2 years time all of you will be finishing your A levels. 再過兩年，你們就會完成A levels的學業。

In 3 yeas time you』ll be studying across the world, studying at the university of your choice. 再過三年，你們就會去到自己想去的國家，上自己想上的大學。

In 5 years time you』ll have started your careers. 再過五年，你們就會開啟自己的職業生涯。

Many of you will be in this room working for the top institutions across the globe. 你們在座的很多同學會進入世界頂尖公司工作。

You will then get married, you then may buy a house. 然後你們會結婚，買房。

In 10 years time your life will be set for you. 十年之後，你的人生就會安定下來。

In 15 years you』ll be 30 and from then on your path, your life will be set. 再過十五年，你就三十歲了，你的人生軌跡就會定型。

（Murmurring. ）（發出雜音。）

另一位老師：

I』m sorry, Mr.Headmaster, let me tell you why that approach may fail you. 抱歉，校長，我想告訴你為什麼你的這些話是錯的。

I know people who graduated at 21 and didn』t get a job until they were 27. 有的人21歲畢業，到27歲才找到工作。

I know people who graduated late at 25 and they found work immediately. 有的人25歲才畢業，但馬上就找到了工作。

I know people who never went to university, but found what they love at 18. 有的人沒上過大學，卻在18歲就找到了熱愛的事。

I know people who found a job straight out of college making decent money, but hate what they do. 有的人畢業就找到好工作，賺很多錢，卻過得不開心。

I know people who took gap years and found their purpose. 有的人選擇間隔年，去尋找自我。

I know people who were so sure about what they were going to do at 16, they change their mind at 26. 有的人在16歲就清楚知道自己要什麼，但在26歲時改變了想法。

I know people who have children but are single, and I know people who are married but had to wait 8 to 10 years to have children. 有的人有了孩子，卻還是單身。有的人結了婚，卻等了10年才生孩子。

I know people in relationships who love someone else.有的人身處一段感情，愛的卻是別人。

I know people who love each other but aren』t together. 有的人明明彼此相愛，卻沒有在一起。

So my point is everything in life happens according to our time, our clock. 我想說的是，人生中的每一件事都取決於我們自己的時間。

You may look at some of your friends and think that they』re ahead of you, maybe some of them you feel are behind, but everything happens at their own pace. 你身邊有些朋友也許遙遙領先於你。有些朋友也許落後於你，但凡事都有它自己的節奏。

They have their own time and clock and so do you. 他們有他們的節奏，你有你自己的。

Be patient. 耐心一點。

At age 25, Mark Cuban was a bartender in Dallas. 庫班25歲的時候還在酒吧做酒保。

It took till 32 for J.K.Rowling to be published for Harry Potter after being rejected by 12 publishers. 在被拒12次之後，JK羅琳到32歲才出版了哈利波特。

Ortega launched ZARA when he was 39. Ortega 到39歲才創辦了ZARA。

Jack Ma started Alibaba when 35. 馬爸爸35歲才建立了阿里巴巴。

Morgan Freeman got his big break at 52. 摩根佛里曼到52歲才迎來他演藝事業的大爆發。

Steve Carell only got his break after40 yeas old. Steve Carell 40歲才紅。

Virgin was started by Richard Branson at 34. Richard Branson 34歲才創辦維珍航空。

Getting your degree after 25 is still an achievement. 25歲後才拿到文憑，依然值得驕傲。

Not being married at 30 but still happy is beautiful. 30歲沒結婚，但過得快樂也是一種成功。

Starting a family after 35 is still possible and buying a house after 40 is still great. 35歲之後成家也完全可以，40歲買房也沒什麼丟臉的。

Don』t let anyone rush you with their time lines. 不要讓任何人擾亂你的時間表。

Because as Einstein said, 「 Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that』s counted truly counts.」

因為愛因斯坦曾經說過：並不是每一件算的出來的事，都有意義，也不是每一件有意義的事，都能夠被算出來。

And this is the most important thing, I want you to be able to create meaningful, purposeful fulfilling lives for yourselves and learn how to use that to make an impact and a difference in the lives of others.

這才是最重要的事，我希望你們可以創造屬於自己的充滿意義的人生，我希望你們可以創造屬於自己的充滿意義的人生。學會用這些去影響點亮他人的生活。

That will be true success. 這才是真正的成功。

是的，「每個人都有屬於自己的時刻表，別讓任何人打亂你人生的節奏」。

約瑟夫·康拉德，英語小說家

20歲前不會說英語

保羅·塞尚，畫家

20歲前沒畫過畫

洛奇·馬西安諾

一個從未被任何人打敗過的拳王

20歲之前沒練過拳擊

J·K·羅琳，作家

23歲前只是個學校老師

史泰龍，演員

24歲之前只演過成人電影

梵高，畫家

27歲之前只畫過素描

艾倫·里克曼，演員

28歲之前沒接到過任何角色

里德·霍夫曼，風險投資人

PayPal和LinkedIn聯合創始人

30歲之前沒開過公司

茱莉亞·查爾德，法餐大廚

30歲之前不懂任何法餐

瑪莎·斯圖爾特，室內設計師

35歲前沒做過室內設計

王薇薇，婚紗設計師

39歲前只是個時尚編輯

戴夫·麥克盧爾，天使投資人

40歲前沒有投資過任何東西

安藤百福，速食麵之父

48歲之前是賣鹽的，還進過監獄

摩斯奶奶，畫家

78歲前沒有畫過畫

福傑·辛格，馬拉松選手

89歲才開始跑馬拉松

那之前他都以為馬拉松只有26公里

除了這些名人，普通人也都需要找到自己的人生節奏。你終究會發現，自己永遠無法贏過所有人，比較再多，也許只是徒增煩惱。總有人要勝過你一些，也總有人要遜於你一些。

最後送上這首廣為流傳的小詩，與大家共勉：

紐約時間比加州時間早三個小時，

New York is 3 hours ahead of California,

但加州時間並沒有變慢。

but it does not make California slow.

有人22歲就畢業了，

Someone graduated at the age of 22,

但等了五年才找到好的工作！

but waited 5 years before securing a good job!

有人25歲就當上CEO，

Someone became a CEO at 25,

卻在50歲去世。

and died at 50.

也有人遲到50歲才當上CEO，

While another became a CEO at 50,

然後活到90歲。

and lived to 90 years.

有人依然單身，

Someone is still single,

同時也有人已婚。

while someone else got married.

奧巴馬55歲就退休，

Obama retires at 55,

川普70歲才開始當總統。

but Trump starts at 70.

世上每個人本來就有自己的發展時區。

Absolutely everyone in this world works based on their Time Zone.

身邊有些人看似走在你前面，

People around you might seem to go ahead of you,

也有人看似走在你後面。

some might seem to be behind you.

但其實每個人在自己的時區有自己的步程。

But everyone is running their own RACE, in their own TIME.

不用嫉妒或嘲笑他們。

Don』t envy them or mock them.

他們都在自己的時區里，你也是！

They are in their TIME ZONE, and you are in yours!

生命就是等待正確的行動時機。

Life is about waiting for the right moment to act.

所以，放輕鬆。

So, RELAX.

你沒有落後。

You』re not LATE.

你沒有領先。

You』re not EARLY.

在命運為你安排的屬於自己的時區里，一切都準時。

You are very much ON TIME, and in your TIME ZONE Destiny set up for you.

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