2026毕业典礼 | JD/JM学生代表罗思颖发言

Distinguished faculty, honored guests, beloved family and friends, and my fellow graduates, Good morning! I am very honored to speak here today.

尊敬的各位老师、嘉宾，亲爱的家人们、朋友们，以及我的毕业生同学们：早上好！我非常荣幸能作为学生代表发言。

Before coming to STL, I was a student of Swahili, a less commonly spoken African language. My undergraduate experience as an editor at the East African Studies Center left me with one deep realization: the greatest barrier in cross-border cooperation often lies not in words or vocabulary itself, but in the deeper disparities of how rules are understood. That realization is what brought me to STL.

在来到STL之前，我还是一个学习斯瓦希里语这门非洲小语种的学生。本科期间在东非研究中心的编辑经历让我体会到，跨境合作中最大的壁垒，往往不在语言词汇本身，而在规则理解的深层差异，所以我决定在研究生阶段走进STL。

For me, undergraduate learning was a world of relative certainty. Words had fixed, unchanging definitions, grammar followed rigorous, predictable rules, and language exams had clear, standard answers. But when I stepped into STL, that sense of certainty was shattered. I was forced to confront a world of uncertainty, the discomfort of “I don’t know” and “I can’t figure it out”.

本科时候的学习对我来说是一个相对确定的事情，单词有固定不变的释义、语法有严谨可循的规则。可来到STL后，这种确定感被毫不客气地打碎了，我必须面对“答不出、搞不定”的不确定。还记得我们的Kerr教授，每次上课前都会笑眯眯地说：“Welcome to the scenic tour!（欢迎来到这场风景之旅！）”但我起初几乎是带着沉重的心情开启这场“scenic tour（风景之旅）”的，因为无法跟上对刑法案例展开的抽象探讨，课后跟爸爸视频电话的时候甚至还会以泪洗面。在茅老师的中国高级法律检索的课程上，几乎每一份作业都让我抓耳挠腮，对着电脑屏幕迟迟敲不出一个字的“难产时刻”也是“家常便饭”。

Looking back now, those very moments of being stumped and pushed to the edge became the ones I treasure most. Because they taught us that studying law is not about memorizing ready-made answers. It is about learning how to use logic and reason to carve out a path of thinking, inch by inch, even where there is no clear answer in sight. At some point, I came to a sudden realization: an STL classroom isn't just a place for legal training, it’s more like an art appreciation class. It taught us to appreciate the beauty of uncertainty, a kind of beauty that has no single correct answer but still deserves every ounce of our relentless pursuit.

但回头一看，发现这种“被难住、被推翻”的时刻，反而是我最珍惜的瞬间。因为它教会我们，学法律不是在学如何找到现成的答案，而是在学习如何在没有答案的地方，一寸一寸地用逻辑和理性找到思考的方向。这时候我恍然发现，STL的课堂不仅是法学教育课，更是艺术鉴赏课，它教会我们去欣赏一种“不确定性的美”，一种没有唯一正解却依然值得用尽全力去追问的美。

Life itself, it turns out, is the same. Our generation will have to navigate a complex landscape that no previous generation has ever faced, building our path as we go. In recent years, words like “AI replacing basic jobs” and “growing geopolitical unrest around the world” have become common topics of daily conversation. And this graduation season, we have all truly felt the turbulence of these shifting tides. It may be the dozens of resumes we sent out that went unanswered, with no word in return. It may be that when we dare to dream big about our future paths, we are suddenly hit square in the face by the harsh realities of life.

生活本身，也是如此。我们这一代人，将要在前人不曾面对的复杂格局中，一边摸索、一边建造。这几年，“AI取代基础性工作”、“世界地缘政治动荡不安”等等成为了大家口中的饭后闲谈，而毕业季的我们，也真切体会到这份浪潮的颠簸。可能是投出的许多简历石沉大海、杳无音讯；又可能是在天马行空地探索未来路径时，现实的拦路虎冷不丁就给我们当头一棒。

Yes, “welcome to the real world!” All of us leap from the safety of the dock into the vast open ocean. Some of us may find ourselves carried by clear currents; others may drift into treacherous waters. When we are caught in surging waves, temporarily lost and fighting to stay afloat, what will sustain us across the sea?

是的，“Welcome to the real world!（欢迎来到真实的世界！）”我们作为刚从码头跃入汪洋中的人，我们中的一部分人可能会迎来清澈的洋流，也有一部分人可能会误入险恶的滩涂。当我们在汹涌的海浪中，暂时迷失方向、拼命挣扎时，我们需要什么支撑自己横渡大海？

I think, in those moments, the memories of our time at STL will come flooding back. It may be a line from a professor or guest speaker at an STL lecture, suddenly ringing clear in your ears. It may be the muscle memory of staying calm and thinking critically under pressure, forged through those relentless rounds of questioning from our professors... What STL has given us is the ability to observe clearly and make sound judgments amid uncertainty, and the grit to find our own direction even when we are caught in a raging whirlpool.

我想，我们的脑海中可能会不自觉地浮现STL的点点滴滴，可能是STL的讲座上教授或嘉宾的一席话，突然在耳边清晰起来；也可能是教授连环追问过后，在压力之下保持思考的那种肌肉记忆……STL带给我们的，是在不确定性中保持观察、做出判断的能力，在我们陷入湍急的漩涡时，找到属于自己的方向的定力。

Finally, I want to leave every single one of my fellow graduates with a phrase in Swahili: “Hakuna Matata (No Worries, Be Happy!)”. The real world is also a scenic tour! No matter where the tides of this era may carry us, we can still find joy in self-discovery and growth amid the current. Be happy captains of our own journeys. We may reach the far shore, or we may not. But along the way, don’t forget to admire the many colors of the ocean, and to savor the sensation of sea spray on your face, that most real feeling of being alive.

最后，我想用一句斯瓦希里语中的“Hakuna Matata（无忧无虑，永远快乐）”送给我的在座的每一位毕业生同学们。“The real world is also a scenic tour!（真实的世界，本就是一场风景之旅！）”无论这个时代的浪花会将我们冲击到什么地方，我们依旧可以在这场浪潮中收获自我探索、自我成长的快乐，做自己的旅程上一名快乐的舵手。我们也许能够到达彼岸，也许也不能，但别忘了欣赏海水的不同颜色、享受浪花拍打在自己脸上那一刻最真实的感觉。

Congratulations, everyone, and happy graduation!

祝贺大家，毕业快乐！