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In two years’ time all of you will be finishing your A-levels.

两年后，你们所有人都会修完A-level课业。

In three years’ time you’ll be studying across the world,

三年后，你们将在世界各地学习，

studying at the university of your choice.

在你们心仪的大学里学习。

In five years’ time you'll have started your careers.

五年后，你们将步入职场。

Many of you will be in this room working for the top institutions across the globe.

在座的许多人将为全球顶级大企业大机构工作。

You will then get married,

你们然后会结婚，

you then may buy a house.

买房。

In ten years’ time your life will be set for you.

十年后，你们的人生已经步入正轨。

In fifteen years you'll be 30 and from then on your path, your life will be set.

十五年后，你们30岁了，自那以后你们的未来已经清晰可见了。

I know people who graduated at 21 and didn't get a job until they were 27.

我知道有人21岁毕业27岁还没找到工作。

I know people who graduated late at 25 and they found work immediately.

我也知道有人25岁毕业，毕业就工作。

I know people who never went to university but found what they loved at 18.

我知道有人从没上过大学却在18岁找到热爱的事业。

I know people who found a job straight out of college making decent money,

我知道有人大学毕业后找到了收入不错的工作，

but hate what they do.

却不喜欢他们的工作。

I know people who took gap years and found their purpose,

我知道有人经历了间隔年，然后确定了他们的目标。

I know people who were so sure about what they were going to do at 16,

我也知道有人16岁时非常笃定未来想要做什么，

they change their mind at 26.

但在26岁却改变了想法。

I know people who have children but are single,

我知道有人虽然未婚却已为人父母，

and I know people who are married,

我也知道有人结婚了，

but have had to wait 8 to 10 years to have children.

却过了8年10年才有孩子。

I know people in relationships who love someone else,

我知道有人不爱对方却和Ta在一起

I know people who love each other but aren't together.

我也知道有人彼此相爱却没有在一起

You may look at some of your friends and think that they're ahead of you,

你或许看着你的朋友们，认为他们走在了你的前面，

maybe some of them you feel are behind.

也或许他们落在你的后面。

But everything happens at their own pace.

但一切都只是他们按照自己的节奏在进行。

They have their own time and clock and so do you.

他们有自己的时间表，你也一样，

Be patient.

放耐心点。