J'adore...

And I know you didn’t do this just to win an election. And I know you didn’t do it for me.You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime — two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.
　　余知诸君之意非在此一选举，亦非在鄙人一身。盖瞻前路之艰辛，益知此任非同小可也。虽今夕欢贺于此，而明朝酒醒，大患仍自当前，不容有怠——两地烽烟熊熊而起，四海之内纷纷而乱，金融业界惶惶而不得宁。
　　
　　
　　Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us.There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after the children fall asleep and wonder how they’ll make the mortgage or pay their doctors’ bills or save enough for their child’s college education. There’s new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build, and threats to meet, alliances to repair.
　　是夜，饮宴笙歌之声不绝于耳，而异邦大漠群山中，吾国大好青年，兀自苦戍边塞，惝恍竟夜，性命尚未得安。吾国千万庶民，为人父母者，兀自惴惴难眠，所忧者，乃房宅所贷、病患之费、抚育之资也。至若吾国能源之耗，百业之兴，庠序之教，攻伐之术，怀远之道，亦皆吾等忡忡挂怀者也。

The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you, we as a people will get there.
　　渺渺乎其远，如不可达，危危乎其高，若不可攀。朝夕岁月，焉得成就？余不揣愚钝，愿以四载韶华，付诸此业，胜算何如虽不可知，然昂扬必胜之奇志，成就伟业之壮怀，平生未之有也。君子一诺，其重何如，此地今夕，愿斗胆发一狂言——吾辈既在，其事必成！
　　
　　There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won’t agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government can’t solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it’s been done in America for 221 years — block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.
　　逶迤坎坷，份内之事。异见争端，料必有之。国中之go-vern-ment，谅非无所不能者。余所秉承不移者，唯忠信矣。倘有危难于前，必无欺瞒于世。诸君言论臧否，纵悖逆相左之议，余必当洗耳以聆。于此之外，更当恳请诸君，不吝心血，致力报效，以振吾美利坚重兴之业。余亦别无他想，唯盼吾侪协力，延继吾国既肇二百二十一年之大统，汇涓滴之力，而成万世之业。

What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It can’t happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice.
　　昔年冬日，余有志于斯，投身此业，屈指算来，倏然近二载矣。当此秋夜，追思反省，仍无溃退逃亡之意。选战之胜，无非一役之功，余梦寐所思矢志所求者，非在乎此。溯源究本，此役之胜，不过革世变时一大好良机耳。倘止步于斯，垂手而待，或无诸君倾力相援，则壮志丰功，无非泡影，诸般梦想，终必虚妄。
　　
　　So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other. Let us remember that, if this financial crisis taught us anything, it’s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers. In this country, we rise or fall as one nation, as one people.
　　爱国之心，报国之念，吾人固有之，然逢今日之世，此心此念亦当一变——吾辈各执己业，益当各竭其力，各尽其命，非但为一己之利，而更期普世之荣。今岁，金融业界动荡多舛，细审观之，当可以之为鉴——实业之损，亦是金融之伤。可知，既在邦域之内，吾辈荣辱休戚，皆相与共矣！

Let’s resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let’s remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity.Those are values that we all share.
　　party争纷纭，阴谋卑鄙，愚鲁无知，皆腐蚀清白、惑乱政局之弊也，其缘由已久，余今愿与诸君协力，共灭除之。昔年曾有此郡先贤，执共和party之帜，而掌总统府之权。自强独立，自由统一等信念，皆斯人之所倡，亦吾辈之所宗。
　　
　　And while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies but friends. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.
　　今岁选战，吾民主party人幸有一胜，然谦逊和合之心未尝少减。余素信服者，乃山河破碎之际，林肯总统之言——“既是至亲，终不为敌。虽弩张剑拔，而血脉未尝断，情义不少减。”
　　
　　And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president, too.
　　固然，仍有四方志士，不为鄙人所动，另有高明之选。虽终悭此一票之缘，然诸君高论，余亦声声在耳，字字在心。倘能得诸君之援手，鄙人幸甚。他日待余总而统之，亦必不另眼以待也。

And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.
　　吾邦民众，散居天下，各安其命，而其志一也。吾邦鼎盛之势，今已乍现锋芒。
　　
　　To those — to those who would tear the world down: We will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: We support you. And to all those who have wondered if America’s beacon still burns as bright: Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.
　　至于心怀叵测，与世人为仇、与天下为敌者，吾邦猛志常在，彼等必取灭亡。心思纯良，久慕大同者，吾辈当倾力以助，鼎力相援。犹疑未定，不知吾自由之邦兴衰如何者，吾辈愿以今日盛况以告之——美利坚之所以谓之“美”者，非刀兵之强，金银之众，实民主、自由、机遇、梦想之美也！
　　
　　
　　That’s the true genius of America: that America can change. Our union can be perfected. What we’ve already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.
　　天自有道，地自有德，恩赋吾邦无上异禀——无他，唯变而已矣。美利坚变革不怠，合众国日趋尽善。当以过往先贤之伟绩，助吾侪今日之雄心，开子孙万世之辉光。
This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that’s on my mind tonight’s about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She’s a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.
　　今岁选战，多开亘古之先，屡传千秋佳话。感我至深者，亚特兰大之老妪安?尼克松?库帕也——库氏之一票，于数百万美利坚民众之选票无异，其所以引人称奇者，其人今岁高龄一百有六矣。
　　
　　She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn’t vote for two reasons — because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.
　　当其父辈之时，天道不彰，黑人为奴。库氏其生也不逢时，汽车尚不行于道，飞机未曾起于空，库氏既属黑人，又系女流，票选一事，概无瓜葛。
　　
　　And tonight, I think about all that she’s seen throughout her century in America — the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can’t, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.
　　今日今时，回溯库氏百岁之涯，但见吾邦先贤屡败屡战，且退且进，悲欣交集，甘苦杂陈。幸而正道存焉，壮志存焉，曰：吾辈既在，无所不能。
　　
At a time when women’s voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can.
　　万马齐喑，其事堪哀，吾邦女界怒而起，愤而争，苦战不歇，历数十载。幸哉库氏，以百岁之高龄，终得亲见女流自立于世，重获天赋之权——吾辈既在，无所不能！
　　
　　When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.
　　当百业萧条，国人绝望哀鸣之际，库氏亲见吾美利坚出旷世之新政，挽狂澜于既倒，扶大厦之将倾，退畏惧之势，扶奋勇之心，终至人各有位，民心乃安——吾辈既在，无所不能！
　　
　　When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.
　　当吾国良港遭袭，天下桀纣当道，***肆虐之时，库氏亲见豪杰群起，民主不衰——吾辈既在，无所不能！

　She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that “We Shall Overcome.” Yes we can.
　　蒙哥马利公车之罢辍，伯明翰城黑人之群起，塞尔玛城血雨腥风之事，库氏般般亲历。更曾亲聆亚特兰大传教之士振臂登高之呼——“吾等必胜！”诚哉斯言！吾辈既在，无所不能！
　　
　　A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can.
　　俟科学昌明于世，创想通贯一时，既登广寒之阙，又溃柏林之墙。洋洋乎！有百年如是，乃见今岁选战中，库氏之一票。浩浩兮！一百零六载交锋更迭，方有美利坚今日之变革——吾辈既在，无所不能！
　　
　　America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves — if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?
　　转眼兴亡过手，而今迈步从头。追昔抚今，不禁扪心而问——俟再历百年岁月，倘吾等后辈儿孙，亦有得享高寿如库氏者，复可见何等之变数？吾辈今日之功，他年可得而见之乎？

This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can’t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.
　　所谓天命时运，莫过于此——当为吾邦万民造安身立命之业，为吾辈儿孙启各显雄才之门，为寰宇各国创太平静好之世，为吾等壮志赋千秋不灭之元神。吾邦立国之本，必将光耀于天下。万千同胞，当如一人，一息尚存，梦想不灭。纵有世人旁观在侧，而疑窦生焉，吾辈亦当以千秋不易之训共答之曰——吾辈既在，无所不能！
　　
　　Thank you. God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America.
　　***诸君。愿天佑吾民，天佑吾邦。

星期五晚上，美国同学都GO OUT了(=喝酒去了。。）。忙了一个星期，我也想出去娱乐一下，可是我这个没车又不喝酒的人，在Charlottesville这个娱乐活动几乎仅限于Bars的地方，真是要憋死了。为了感谢上一篇大家的鼎力支持，遂撰文第二篇，八卦一下本班的老师。

 

1. Hess

很年轻的老师，教Strategy。标准的Frat boy类型，本班男生时常在酒吧里碰见他。前几年在一些investment bank里任职，关于他为什么来UVA教书的问题，好听的版本是他钱赚得足够过八辈子了所以来享受生活，不好听的版本是他工作的公司不幸被人收购，于是他心灰意懒出来教书。此人上课节奏巨快，很有激情，一开始我深受吸引。后来发现此人实在是打分草菅人命，不管同学死活，尚有偏心白人的嫌疑。有同学悲叹，老师你是赚够钱了，可是我们还是要拿我们的grade找工作的呀！

 

2. Morris

50来岁，教System。人非常好，有一次我熬夜然后不小心睡过头没去上课，他还很担心是不是出了什么事情。不过他讲的内容主要是IT，在中学里的话就称作“副科”，同学们常常在他课上昏昏欲睡。因为他是Senior, 要监督Hess这个新老师上课效果如何的，每次Hess上课他都坐在后面。Hess很怕他，趁他不在的时候跟我们抱怨说Professor Morris has a really awful face when he thinks in depth。

 

3. Heilman

40多岁的中年妇女，一直在各个大学里教书，教我们marketing。个子很高，大学的时候是篮球队，家里3个小男孩都是游泳队的，可见这一家运动细胞发达。这位老师甚是贤妻良母，上课的时候举的例子通常也都是些卫生纸，厨房用品，汤料一类的，让我们非常无语。另外她也很喜欢酒类，每节课必举一个酒的例子，有时还会带酒瓶来教室，往往美国人都会两眼放光，讨论热度骤然提升100倍。可是我们班的国际学生在这种时候可就完全clueless了。

 

4. Cross

这位是我们全班同学最喜欢的老师了，教Organizational Behavior，简称OB。曾经是克林顿的演讲顾问。每节课都会带几大盒donuts来给我们吃。所以凡是当天有OB的课，我都是不吃早饭滴。每天上课前会很搞笑地叫我们全都站起来，一起叫"OB Rocks, woo!"，同时做个举拳的手势。课上还常常会有很好玩的游戏。这位老师对商学院学生的辛苦非常之了解，不仅不会像HESS那样在给分上有偏向，更加会帮助某些方面弱的同学拿好成绩。

 

5. Erwin

50几岁的很有气质的女老师，教Finance。这位老师相当有经验，是我们班的教学组长。不过，她耳朵很聋...事情是这样的，开学第一天，她对我们说她感冒了所以耳朵塞住，听不清楚东西，我们充分地表示了理解。而后一个月，她的感冒没有丝毫好转，反而变本加厉。最搞笑的是据说在8班有一次她提问，下面某同学举手，她叫错了同学的名字，同学更正，结果她以为同学回答了问题，说"that's right.."然后继续讲课。全班同学出于对老师的尊重，还要故意装作什么也没发生。后来学期总评的时候有不少同学提了意见，所以这个学期她也勇于面对这个问题，告诉我们上课说话要说得响一点，答非所问的时候也不会再发生了。

 

6. Gasman

很牛的女老师，教quantitative analysis。本科是个music major,然后居然在沃顿读了个econometrics的phd。年纪不详，似乎很大了，年轻的时候想必是个美人，可是如今穿衣风格古怪，发型枯黄爆炸。班上有人说如果不认识她，在街上碰到很可能以为她是个homeless person。非常贴切。其实她很聪明，老公是个很有钱的商人，家里有个马场，她马术可是很好滴。

 

7. Patterson

教Communication的老师。去年感恩节的时候我和另外几个国际生去他家玩。他是很老式的美国人，有三个女儿，对女儿的教育严格程度比中国父母尤甚。家里的别墅很大，养着一条金毛猎犬，还和Gasman是邻居。印象很深的是他女儿的卧室，可爱得要命，不由得感叹美国的女生活得还真是幸福啊。他妻子的厨艺很好，做了很好吃的感恩节大餐给我们。

 

 

1. David

本班班代，头脑很聪明，说话有点结巴。喜欢在上课的时候哗众取宠，丢个瓶子啊什么的，极度幼稚。和他一个accounting group，发现他做题目超级快，不过也很粗心。知识面很广，貌似还自己炒股票来着。老爸据说是某小镇著名整容医生，不过不知道为什么没把他给整一下。很强的是他居然在COMM SCHOOL里pre-med。

 

2. Jon

某墨西哥裔白人男生，长得挺帅，脑子也蛮聪明，篮球队经理。不过他居然觉得中国的首都是香港，真是让人大跌眼镜。用EXCEL超级牛，据说是以前在hedge fund里实习练出来的，只要有他在场，别人就别想碰一下电脑。他对作业极度有激情。不过他这人很较真，一个例子是有次party, 做一个游戏3分钟他就不玩了，忿忿地说这个规则是不对的。大家不由得都对他一滴汗。

 

3. John

在海军里服役过2年，一度被选为本班最帅的男士。拥有专业的笑容和无敌的风度，果然参过军的就是不一样。是我们班第一个搞定实习的，用3.5的GPA拿下了BofA的投资银行，果然不是一般战士。更让我赞叹的是，有次大家玩猜首都的游戏，某闲人问他台湾首都是哪，他皱着眉头问isn’t Taiwan a part of China? 在座中国人纷纷鼓掌撒花。

 

4. Summers

某外貌一般的白人女生，但是很有修养，成绩很好。以第一名的成绩毕业于某极其严格的女校。在班上一般以大姐姐的形象示人，调解纠纷，在课上提出insightful的问题，都是她的强项。看她温柔贤惠的样子，大家一定想不到她居然还是学校划船队的，每天要花N个小时训练。为人很nice, 绝对不会说人家坏话，就算送到中国来也是个100分乖宝宝。

 

5. Avina

印尼美女，外表很有热带风情，娇小玲珑，说话嗲嗲的。看她样子，你绝对猜不到她才是我们班的得分王，上个学期疑似唯一一位全A选手。而且她大学第一年是在澳洲读的，之后转去Penn State, 第三年又转来UVA。无论在何处，成绩单上都是光辉的4.0，实在是让人无语。此外此女家境出众，初来UVA便开一奔驰小跑车，拿个Hermes的Birkin包，大二暑假便在费城的Merrill Lynch实习，春假又要与本班一众同学去西班牙观光。班上同学每每谈到此女,brilliant, smart等词不绝于耳。

 

6. Saqlain

此人很有传奇色彩。观其外貌仿佛来自中东，上课常常迟到，每每提一公文包作猥琐状进入教室，回答问题轻声轻气，发音模糊，不知所云。然半年后惊闻此人已年届三十，且在华盛顿经营有公司产业，经验丰富，以至凡考试必考100。吾不由大跌眼镜，恨无识人之明。

 

7. Martin

又是一个超龄儿童，来自德意志。此人头发花白，上课回答问题极其积极，从银行体制到西伯利亚酒吧，无所不谈。我一直以为他40出头，为其好学精神深深叹服。谁知有好事者问之，答曰年方27。我的眼镜又大跌了一次。

 

8. Manuj

某印度强人, 从此人身上我意识到为什么有人说印度和中国现代文化是相似的。平时不露声色，然举手回答问题必然观点惊人。在低调的一个学期过后，纷纷受到美国各大公司面试邀请，一鸣惊人，成为继海军帅哥之后第二个找到婆家的，去Barclays实习。不过此人的group members对他恨之入骨，因其天天忙着找工作，不参加group meeting。对团队没一点贡献，纷纷在其年终组评上打低分。

 

9. Joo

韩国男生，据说因为父母是外交官在很多地方生活过。可能一直是读国际学校的关系，英文水平非常好，让本班亚洲人纷纷自叹不如。上课举手发言积极，观点鲜明，思维方式与中国人很相似，性格友好。不过此人职业目标居然是想做会计，对会计准则充满了无限激情。这个学期结束以后要回韩国服兵役了。

 

10. Narin

此人来自泰国，体形庞大，是本班最经典的人物。此人背地里常常遭受同学嘲笑，因其英文不好，上课回答积极然而没人能听懂他在说什么。经典动作为无论什么问题，都以双手扶桌，表情庄严的一声“yeeeeeeah”开始。美国同学天性刻薄，称其为本班”ice-breaker”，即指大家聊天没有话题时就开始谈论他以图一笑。然而此人进商学院前成绩甚好，与一众转学生不同，在UVA2年GPA接近4.0，可以说是非常强了。可是因其上课回答问题实在太distracting, 他在商学院仅一个学期G点便暴跌0.3。除了英文，私以为情商也是此人的致命伤。

 

先8到这里。下次再写篇文章八卦下我们班的老师。