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1、比尔·盖茨在哈佛大学毕业典礼上的演讲2007年6月7日PresidentBok,formerPresidentRudenstine,incomingPresidentFaust,membersoftheHarvardCorporationandtheBoardofOverseers,membersofthefaculty,parents,andespecially,thegraduates:I'vebeenwaitingmorethan30yearstosaythis:"Dad,IalwaystoldyouI'dcom
2、ebackandgetmydegree."IwanttothankHarvardforthistimelyhonor.I'llbechangingmyjobnextyear…anditwillbenicetofinallyhaveacollegedegreeonmyresume.Iapplaudthegraduatestodayfortakingamuchmoredirectroutetoyourdegrees.Formypart,I'mjusthappythattheCrimsonhascalledme"Harvar
3、d'smostsuccessfuldropout."Iguessthatmakesmevaledictorian(告别演说者)ofmyownspecialclass…Ididthebestofeveryonewhofailed.ButIalsowanttoberecognizedastheguywhogotSteveBallmertodropoutofbusinessschool.I'mabadinfluence.That'swhyIwasinvitedtospeakatyourgraduation.IfIhadspo
4、kenatyourorientation（入学欢迎仪式）,fewerofyoumightbeheretoday.Harvardwasjustaphenomenalexperienceforme.Academiclifewasfascinating.IusedtositinonlotsofclassesIhadn'tevensignedupfor.Anddormlifewasterrific.IlivedupatRadcliffe,inCurrierHouse.Therewerealwayslotsofpeopleinm
5、ydormroomlateatnightdiscussingthings,becauseeveryoneknewIdidn'tworryaboutgettingupinthemorning.That'showIcametobetheleaderoftheanti-social（不安分学生）group.Weclungtoeachotherasawayofvalidatingourrejectionofallthosesocialpeople.Radcliffewasagreatplacetolive.Therewerem
6、orewomenupthere,andmostoftheguyswerescience-mathtypes.Thatcombinationofferedmethebestodds,ifyouknowwhatImean.ThisiswhereIlearnedthesadlessonthatimprovingyouroddsdoesn'tguaranteesuccess.OneofmybiggestmemoriesofHarvardcameinJanuary1975,whenImadeacallfromCurrierHou
7、setoacompanyinAlbuquerqueNewMexicothathadbegunmakingtheworld'sfirstpersonalcomputers.Iofferedtosellthemsoftware.IworriedthattheywouldrealizeIwasjustastudentinadormandhanguponme.Insteadtheysaid:"We'renotquiteready,comeseeusinamonth,"whichwasagoodthing,becauseweha
8、dn'twrittenthesoftwareyet.Fromthatmoment,IworkeddayandnightonthislittleextracreditprojectthatmarkedtheendofmycollegeeducationandthebeginningofaremarkablejourneywithMi
