'Based on your talk, we're thinking of putting a brick wall on either end, ' joked the university's president, Jared Cohon, announcing the honor.

卡耐基-梅隆大学校长杰瑞德•柯亨（Jared Cohon）在宣布这一荣誉时幽默地说，根据你的演讲，我们正考虑在桥的两头都砌上砖墙。

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Because of that, some people joked that Barbie could not legally become president of the United States.

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