Looking forward and looking back, I feel a sense of profound confidence that you are up for the challenge.
展望未来和回顾过去，我很有信心，相信你已经准备好迎接挑战了。
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Many of you saw your senior years of high school disrupted by the pandemic, and missed out on your graduation then, and all of you have had to navigate several years of significant academic and social disruption.
你们中的许多人的高三生活被疫情所打乱，错过了毕业典礼，不得不面临几年的重要学业和社会动荡。
The undergraduate class of 24 arrived at Duke before Covid vaccines were available, at a time when masking and social distancing where our best tools for protecting each other, even though they were antithetical to community building and the typical college experience.
2024届的学生们在新冠疫苗问世之前就来到了杜克大学，当时口罩和社交距离是我们保护彼此的最佳工具，尽管它们与社区建设和普遍的大学生活背道而驰。
So remarkably, this is the first time you've all been together in person for a traditional formal academic exercise.
值得注意的是，这是你们第一次聚在一起参加传统的正式学术活动。
As you may recall, in August of 2020, our new student convocation took place virtually.
你们可能还记得，2020 年 8 月，我们的新生开学仪式是以线上形式举行的。
So you watched on YouTube, at least I hope you did, as we welcomed all of you to our academic community.
你们在油管上观看， 至少我希望你们看了，因为我们欢迎你们所有人加入我们的学校。
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You've taken advantage of everything that Duke has to offer, and what it means to be an educated and engaged citizen of the world.
你已经利用了杜克大学所提供的一切，理解了作为世界公民需要承担的义务和意义。
During your time at Duke, you've built new connections and you've developed new traditions, and you absolutely have played more spike ball than any class before or since.
在杜克大学学习期间，你们建立了新的关系，突破了传统，你打过的迷你排球绝对比任何一届的学生打的要多。
