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1、"WeareWhatWeChoose"RemarksbyJeffBezos,asdeliveredtotheClassof2010BaccalaureateMay30,2010Asakid,IspentmysummerswithmygrandparentsontheirranchinTexas.Ihelpedfixwindmills,vaccinatecattle,anddootherchores.Wealsowatchedsoapoperaseveryafternoon,especially"Day
2、sofourLives."MygrandparentsbelongedtoaCaravanClub,agroupofAirstreamtrailerownerswhotraveltogetheraroundtheU.S.andCanada.Andeveryfewsummers,we'djointhecaravan.We'dhitchuptheAirstreamtrailertomygrandfather'scar,andoffwe'dgo,inalinewith300otherAirstreamadv
3、enturers.IlovedandworshippedmygrandparentsandIreallylookedforwardtothesetrips.Ononeparticulartrip,Iwasabout10yearsold.Iwasrollingaroundinthebigbenchseatinthebackofthecar.Mygrandfatherwasdriving.Andmygrandmotherhadthepassengerseat.Shesmokedthroughoutthes
4、etrips,andIhatedthesmell.Atthatage,I'dtakeanyexcusetomakeestimatesanddominorarithmetic.I'dcalculateourgasmileage--figureoutuselessstatisticsonthingslikegroceryspending.I'dbeenhearinganadcampaignaboutsmoking.Ican'trememberthedetails,butbasicallytheadsaid
5、,everypuffofacigarettetakessomenumberofminutesoffofyourlife:Ithinkitmighthavebeentwominutesperpuff.Atanyrate,Idecidedtodothemathformygrandmother.Iestimatedthenumberofcigarettesperdays,estimatedthenumberofpuffspercigaretteandsoon.WhenIwassatisfiedthatI'd
6、comeupwithareasonablenumber,Ipokedmyheadintothefrontofthecar,tappedmygrandmotherontheshoulder,andproudlyproclaimed,"Attwominutesperpuff,you'vetakennineyearsoffyourlife!"Ihaveavividmemoryofwhathappened,anditwasnotwhatIexpected.Iexpectedtobeapplaudedformy
7、clevernessandarithmeticskills."Jeff,you'resosmart.Youhadtohavemadesometrickyestimates,figureoutthenumberofminutesinayearanddosomedivision."That'snotwhathappened.Instead,mygrandmotherburstintotears.Isatinthebackseatanddidnotknowwhattodo.Whilemygrandmothe
8、rsatcrying,mygrandfather,whohadbeendrivinginsilence,pulledoverontotheshoulderofthehighway.Hegotoutofthecarandcamearoundandopenedmydoorandwaitedformetofollow.WasIintrouble?Mygrandfatherwasahighlyintelligent,quietman.Hehadneversaid
