华尔街日报头版文章：致毕业生们
<p><span word="Dear">Dear</span> <span word="Class">Class</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017: 致2017年毕业的你：</p><p><span word="Allow">Allow</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="congratulate">congratulate</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Through">Through</span> <span word="exertions">exertions</span> <span word="that">that</span>—<span word="let">let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="honest">honest</span>—<span word="were">were</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="heroic">heroic</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="inflated">inflated</span> <span word="grades">grades</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="useless">useless</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obtain">obtain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="debased">debased</span> <span word="degree">degree</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lousy">lousy</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="courtesy">courtesy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="freshmen">freshmen</span>, <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span>. <span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="spare">spare</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="pity">pity</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>. <span word="They">They</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="back">back</span>— <span word="return">return</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="sender">sender</span>, <span word="forwarding">forwarding</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span>.</p><p>请允许我成为第一个不对你说“恭喜”的人。在过去几年中，你们中的大多数努力地在各种并不实用的课程中为了一个看得过去的成绩而徘徊奋斗。老实说，这并不是什么值得夸耀的事情。现在在这糟糕的，拜你们大一时投票选出的总统所赐的经济环境下，你们要离开学校了。重回父母家住下，还要同时开始寻找并不好找的工作，这不是一件容易的事儿。毕竟你的父母是曾经在你身上给予厚望，而他们现在更像是拿着没能寄出去的邮包的发件人，且无从得知这个邮包接下来该往哪儿发去。</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="hardships">hardships</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="degrees">degrees</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="intern">intern</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Point">Point</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="exercises">exercises</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bulletproof">bulletproof</span> <span word="vest">vest</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="writes">writes</span> <span word="brilliantly">brilliantly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="effacing">effacing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="accomplished">accomplished</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="she">she</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span>.</p>
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