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【答案解析】我为今天的演讲内容绞尽了脑汁。我问自己，从毕业那天起到现在的21年间，我收获了哪些重要的教益。我想到了两个话题。在今天这个美好的日子，我们聚集在一起共同庆祝你们在学业上所取得的成就，我想跟你们谈一下失败的益处；而在你们即将迈入所谓的“现实生活”大门之际，我还想强调想象力的重要性。
那么为什么我还要谈论失败的好处呢?因为失败意味着要抛弃那些不必要的东西。只有失败才能让我学会自省。只有经历逆境，你才会真正认识自己，真正了解身边的人。这种认识是真正的财富，虽然是用痛苦换来的。哲学家塞内加说：生活就像故事，不在于长短，而在于质量，这才是最重要的。
[听力原文]
I have wracked my mind and heart for what I ought to say to you today. I have asked myself what important lessons I have learned in the 21 years since I graduated. I have come up with two answers. On this wonderful day when we are gathered together to celebrate your academic success, I have decided to talk to you about the benefits of failure. And as you stand on the threshold of what is sometimes called "real life", I want to stress the crucial importance of imagination.
So why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. Failure taught me things about myself that I could have learned no other way. You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity. Such knowledge is a true gift, for all that it is painfully won. Philosopher Seneca said: As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.
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【答案解析】女士们，先生们，欢迎参加国际软件工程大会。本会议旨在为研究者，从业人员和教育工作者提供一些可以展示、讨论以及思辨软件工程领域内的最近的创新、发展趋势、经验和挑战的议程。它以软件工程和计算机科学各种话题的独特结合为特征。此次会议将为在以上话题上分享经验和原创性研究成果提供一个论坛。
国际软件工程大会欢迎学术界、工业领域以及政府人员参会，与本领域领军人物分享前沿的软件工程理念。所有的活动都将在旧金山举行。这是一座美丽的城市，拥有旧金山湾和金门大桥。欢迎来自世界各地的学者、研究者、专业人员、领导和学生参加我们此次活动。这次大会必将成为一次令人难忘的国际软件工程大会!
[听力原文]
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the International Conference on Software Engineering. This conference aims to provide programs in which researchers, practitioners, and educators can present, discuss, and debate the most recent innovations, trends, experiences, and challenges in the field of software engineering. It features unique mixed topics of Software Engineering and Computer Science. The conference will provide a forum for sharing experiences and original research contributions on those topics.
The International Conference on Software Engineering also welcomes contributors from academia, industry, and government to share leading-edge software engineering ideas with leaders in the field. All events are to be held in San Francisco—a beautiful city in view of the San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge. Scholars, researchers, professionals, leaders and students alike from all over the world are welcomed to join us for what promises to be a memorable International Conference on Software Engineering!