上週末，七悠雅思素材老師、弄麥初代導師、2016“新東方杯”英語口語大賽全國總冠軍——朱子曜Jason導師在美國馬里蘭大學史密斯商學院，代表商學院全體研究生、MBA、博士生髮表畢業演講。
現場觀眾評論這個鼓舞人心的演講“brought the house down”（炸裂全場），在“空氣甜”的鬧劇一年之後，終於有中國人在同樣的場合，給祖國爭回了一口氣！NOMAD弄麥搶先得到了Jason導師畢業演講完整視頻的全網首發權，並且第一時間採訪了這個英語和專業水平都是頂尖的真男神。
Jason導師有話說：
從一個普通211大學管理中法班的學生，到全國英語口語冠軍，再到和NOMAD弄麥周遊全國，體驗不同的人間故事，再到決定遠赴美國馬里蘭大學，挑戰全新的數據分析領域。一路走來，收到了一些質疑，但更多的是鼓勵和支持。
一年下來讀完了差不多兩年的量（13門課）。節假日幾乎無休，聖誕節、春假、都是在寫代碼和自學中度過的。有無數的夜晚完全無法入睡，甚至壓力過大開始脫髮，但是最後還是成功拿到了全A的滿績點成績單，和成為商學院研究生、MBA、博士生的畢業演講學生代表的榮譽。希望我的經歷，和這篇演講，可以激勵大家找到自己熱愛的方向和領域！
有過較多英法語學習經驗的我，在這一年國外學習和實習的經歷中，更是深刻體會到了英語的重要性。無論是課堂的吸收效果，課後的追著老師問問題，課下的無數paper和小組任務，還有求職和社交，擁有高質量的英語溝通，幫我拿到了好的成績，成為了教授的研究助理，也找到了在一家生命科學公司極其滿意的實習工作。
但另一方面，只有英語卻是完全不夠的。課堂上回答問題的質量和展現的視野，課後和老師討論話題的深度，課下作業和閱讀的效率和專業性，還有求職中無數的技巧，全都意味著：除了英語之外，必須擁有一系列的技能。核心技能（數據分析），溝通技能（演講，說服），專業性（對於任務和同事/同學的負責任程度），設計技能（基本的美感）等等，都是不可或缺的。
英語的確很重要！但不是唯一重要的！不要只是一個所謂的“英語愛好者”，請成為一個自然的“英語使用者”！
Jason導師的故事，應該讓很多自詡“英語好”的同學感到慚愧，目標明確、規劃清晰、執行力強、多維度發展，都是Jason導師身上不可多得的閃光點！
（Jason參賽照片，惡魔奶爸Sam是評委之一）
我們也特地收集了Jason導師的畢業演講全文，這裡特地保留了Jason導師標註的停頓重點。
一個優秀人才對於演講機會的重視，可見一斑！Dean, faculty /and staff,/ proud parents /and above all /graduate MS /and PhD students /of class 2018, /congratulations!// This/ is your day!///
Before/ thanking UMD /and the Smith School,/ I want to be honest /about /one thing: I always have/ random questions/ in my mind.// For example/ ‘If anything is possible;/ is it possible for something /to be impossible?’ //I don’t normally ask for answers./ But there was/ another question /I had /the first day/ I learned about UMD: why// is our mascot/ is a turtle?// Many other schools/ pick fierce and mighty animals or figures: //Princeton has a tiger,/ Uchi has a Phoenix,/ and Duke/ has the ‘blue devil’. //This question /was not solved/ until I came to UMD /and met the people here. ///
My first several months/ in Maryland/ were a sheer nightmare.// Fresh off the boat, /I had no friends here./ I didn’t know how to drive /so I could only lock myself /in my room. / I started/ to have a hair loss issue/ due to academic pressure/ since I had to spent 3 hours/ figuring out the most basic concept!// I even thought of /running a model/ to predict /in which year I would lose all of my hair.// But ironically,/ I didn’t know how/-- due to my lack of skill/ in coding./ Worst of all,/ I attached t/his label to myself:/ a slow learner /and an underachiever./ Just /like a turtle/-- slow, /obscure /and definitely not the smartest.///
It was Professor Zhang/ at the Smith School /who helped me realize that/ the way to success/ is never easy. /She told me that /she had been there. /Under unimaginable pressure/ during here PhD life/ in Harvard,/ she had to get up at 4 every morning /and every single day/ she doubted her ability, /her choice /and her future. /But she decided to accept the challenge/ and move forward /step by step. Eventually /she became the Wonder Woman /in the field of statistics/ and inspires hundreds of students /like me. /Just/ like a turtle/ with a tough shell,/ bearing all the pressure and hardships,/ still moves forward.///
Then I learned more /from my classmates. //Some/ pulled an all-nighter /on a daily basis/ due to irrelevant academic background,/ some /were also taking the MBA program/ while pursuing a master’s degree,/ some /were already married/ and had mouths to feed/ and diapers to change. //But none of them /raised the white flag/ easily. / Now, /many of them /earned excellent grades/ and have already found satisfying jobs./ Just like turtles,/ when the chaos of life /surrounds them,/ they still know their directions.///
This experience/ made realize/ what we are all made of. /When push comes to shove,/ when the rubber meets the road,/ when the chips are down,/ I realized what lies/ at the very core/ of every person /in UMD.///
We /are all turtles. //We know life/ is not a sprint/, is not even a marathon./ Life/ is a triathlon.// We know/ we might be not as super talented /as the lucky ones,/ but we don’t belittle ourselves.// We might start things slow /and be constantly discouraged by setbacks, //but we know/ we choose to do things /not because they are easy,/ but because they are hard.// We might not be the first ones /crossing the finishing line/, but we are surely the ones/ knowing where we are going /and why.///
This// is the Terrapin spirit,/ which could be interpreted by these 3 amazing letters /that I will never forget//: UMD, that is/ U Must be Determined.///
Terps, /The steps you are taking today /might seem small, /but someday /you will see the big picture,/ as long as you are moving forward/ fearlessly, no matter fast /or slow. //And please remember,/ UMD and the Smith/ will always be there for you.///
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