it was a mark of effectiveness to do so as frequently as possible.

在那些乱七八糟的文件上签字反而是正事
Then, I got back to Harvard

所以我又回到了哈佛
and had the honor of serving as its president and people asked me,

并有幸担任校长这时人们又问我
what was different about the University from Washington?

在学校和在政府有什么区别
In those first months I gave an answer

在最初的几个月里
that in retrospect seems slightly breathtaking in its naiveté.

我的回答现在想起来觉得挺幼稚
I said, Washington is so political;

我跟他们说华盛顿太政治化了
there's so much opposition;

有太多反对派
University is very different from that;

在大学里就不一样了
we're all on the same side.

我们都站在同一边
It is a real honor to be here at Yale

能在这里演讲我觉得很荣幸
and it is a particular honor to deliver the Arthur Okun lecture.

尤其是能在亚瑟·奥肯系列讲座里演讲