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Sixty years ago, George Marshall came to this commencement and announced a plan to assist the nations of post-war Europe. He said: "I think one difficulty is that the problem is one of such enormous complexity that the very mass of facts presented to the public by press and radio make it exceedingly difficult for the man in the street to reach a clear appraisement of the situation. It is virtually impossible at this distance to grasp at all the real significance of the situation."
六十年前，乔治•马歇尔也是在这个地方的毕业典礼上，宣布了一个计划，帮助那些欧洲国家的战后建设。他说：“我认为，困难的一点是这个问题太复杂， 报纸和电台向公众源源不断地提供各种事实，使得大街上的普通人极端难于清晰地判断形势。事实上，经过层层传播，想要真正地把握形势，是根本不可能的。”
Thirty years after Marshall made his address, as my class graduated without me, technology was emerging that would make the world smaller, more open, more visible, less distant.
马歇尔发表这个演讲之后的三十年，我那一届学生毕业，当然我不在其中。那时，新技术刚刚开始萌芽，它们将使得这个世界变得更小、更开放、更容易看到、距离更近。
The emergence of low-cost personal computers gave rise to a powerful network that has transformed opportunities for learning and communicating.
低成本的个人电脑的出现，使得一个强大的互联网有机会诞生，它为学习和交流提供了巨大的机会。
the very mass of...
大量的
1.The very mass of foods is wasted at every moment
每时每刻都有大量的食物被浪费
2.Nowadays, the very mass of females could live on their own
现在，大量的女性可以靠自己生活。
3.Nowadays, the very mass of children is addicted to mobile phone games
现在，大量的儿童沉迷于手机游戏。
It is virtually impossible to do...
几乎是不可能做....
1.It is virtually impossible to lose weight, If you are not cruel to yourself.
如果你对自己不残忍，那么减肥几乎是不可能的。
2.It is virtually impossible for average person to get ahead in this social environment.
在这个社会环境中，普通人几乎不可能取得成功。
3.Sorry, it is virtually impossible for me to eat spicy food.
对不起，我几乎不可能吃辛辣的食物。
The emergence of ...
...的出现
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The emergence of you makes me understand what the love is.
你的出现让我明白了什么是爱 -
The emergence of the cell phone changes our life completely.
手机的出现彻底地改变了我们的生活。
3.The emergence of seedling in the garden means the Spring is coming.
花园里幼苗的出现意味着春天来了。
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