­　　As I looked round Oxford today, I couldn’t help but be aware of the majesty and grandeur of this great institution, not to mention the brilliance of the great and gifted minds that have roamed these streets for centuries. The walls of Oxford have not only housed the greatest philosophical and scientific geniuses—they have also ushered forth some of the most cherished creators of children’s literature, from Tolkien to Lewis. Today I was allowed to hobble into the dining hall in Christ Church to see Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland immortalized in the stained glass windows. And even one of my own fellow Americans, the beloved Dr Seuss graced these halls and then went on to leave his mark on the imaginations of millions of children throughout the world.

­　　今天我参观牛津大学，不禁被这座伟大建筑的宏伟壮观吸引，更不用说这里云集了几个世纪以来的精英才俊们了，他们的睿智绽放着炫耀光芒。牛津不仅汇聚了最出色的哲学和科学英才，还培养出了从托尔金到刘易斯等众多极富爱心的儿童文学家。今天，我有幸参观了路易斯卡罗尔创作的《爱丽丝漫游仙境》，它被雕刻在基督堂餐厅已经褪了色的彩色玻璃窗上。我甚至还发现我的一位美国同胞——受人敬爱的苏斯博士——也为此增色，启发着全世界千万儿童的想象力。

­　　I suppose I should start by listing my qualifications to speak before you this evening.

­　　今晚，我想先从我有幸能在这里讲话的原因开始。

­　　Friends, I do not claim to have the academic expertise of other speakers who have addressed this hall, just as they could lay little claim at being adept at the moonwalk~and you know, Einstein in particular was really terrible at that. But I do have a claim to having experienced more places and cultures than most people will ever see. Human knowledge consists not only of libraries ofparchment and ink~it is also comprised of the volumes of knowledge that are written on the human heart, chiseled on the human soul, and engraved on the human psyche. And friends, I have encountered so much in this relatively short life of mine that I still cannot believe I am only 42. I often tell Shmuley that in soul years I，m sure that I，m at least 80-and tonight I even walk like I，m 80.

­　　朋友们，正如其他一些来牛津演讲的演讲者不擅长月球漫步一样，我也并不具备他们所拥有的学术专业知识，而且你们都知道爱因斯坦是学识方面的权威。但我可以说，比起大多数人，我游历了更多的地方，也经历了更多不同的文化。人类文明不仅仅包括图书馆中纸墨记载的那一部分，还包括记录在人们内心的，镌刻进人们灵魂的，铭记在人类精神中的那一部分。而且，朋友们，在我相对短暂的生命里我经历了这么多之后，我真的难以相信自己只有42岁。我经常对施慕礼说，我的心 理年龄肯定至少有80了，今晚我甚至像个80岁老人一样走路。