上周末，七悠雅思素材老师、弄麦初代导师、2016“新东方杯”英语口语大赛全国总冠军——朱子曜Jason导师在美国马里兰大学史密斯商学院，代表商学院全体研究生、MBA、博士生发表毕业演讲。现场观众评论这个鼓舞人心的演讲“brought the house down”（炸裂全场），在“空气甜”的闹剧一年之后，终于有中国人在同样的场合，给祖国争回了一口气！

　　Jason导师有话说：

　　从一个普通211大学管理中法班的学生，到全国英语口语冠军，再到和NOMAD弄麦周游全国，体验不同的人间故事，再到决定远赴美国马里兰大学，挑战全新的数据分析领域。一路走来，收到了一些质疑，但更多的是鼓励和支持。

　　一年下来读完了差不多两年的量（13门课）。节假日几乎无休，圣诞节、春假、都是在写代码和自学中度过的。有无数的夜晚完全无法入睡，甚至压力过大开始脱发，但是最后还是成功拿到了全A的满绩点成绩单，和成为商学院研究生、MBA、博士生的毕业演讲学生代表的荣誉。希望我的经历，和这篇演讲，可以激励大家找到自己热爱的方向和领域！

　　有过较多英法语学习经验的我，在这一年国外学习和实习的经历中，更是深刻体会到了英语的重要性。无论是课堂的吸收效果，课后的追着老师问问题，课下的无数paper和小组任务，还有求职和社交，拥有高质量的英语沟通，帮我拿到了好的成绩，成为了教授的研究助理，也找到了在一家生命科学公司极其满意的实习工作。

　　但另一方面，只有英语却是完全不够的。课堂上回答问题的质量和展现的视野，课后和老师讨论话题的深度，课下作业和阅读的效率和专业性，还有求职中无数的技巧，全都意味着：除了英语之外，必须拥有一系列的技能。核心技能（数据分析），沟通技能（演讲，说服），专业性（对于任务和同事/同学的负责任程度），设计技能（基本的美感）等等，都是不可或缺的。

　　英语的确很重要！但不是唯一重要的！不要只是一个所谓的“英语爱好者”，请成为一个自然的“英语使用者”！

　　Jason导师的故事，应该让很多自诩“英语好”的同学感到惭愧，目标明确、规划清晰、执行力强、多维度发展，都是Jason导师身上不可多得的闪光点！

　　我们也特地收集了Jason导师的毕业演讲全文，这里特地保留了Jason导师标注的停顿重点。一个优秀人才对于演讲机会的重视，可见一斑！

　　Jason导师毕业演讲全文：

　　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.///