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1、Unit1Stayhungry,stayfoolish!Thankyou.I'mhonoredtobewithyoutodayforyourcommencement[kə'mensmənt]fromoneofthefinestuniversitiesintheworld.Truthbetold,thisistheclosestI'veevergottentoacollegegraduation.Today,Iwanttotellyouthreestoriesfrommylife.Thefirststoryisabout
2、connectingthedots.IdroppedoutofReedCollegeafterthefirstsixmonths,butthenstayedaroundasadrop-inforanother18monthsorsobeforeIreallyquit.SowhydidIdropout?Attheageof17,InaivelychoseacollegethatwasalmostasexpensiveasStanford,andallofmyworking-classparents'savingswere
3、beingspentonmycollegetuition.Aftersixmonths,Icouldn'tseethevalueinit.IhadnoideawhatIwantedtodowithmylifeandnoideahowcollegewasgoingtohelpmefigureitout.SoIdecidedtodropoutandtrustthatitwouldallworkoutOK.Itwasprettyscaryatthetime,butlookingbackitwasoneofthebestdec
4、isionsIevermade.TheminuteIdroppedoutIcouldstoptakingtherequiredclassesthatdidn'tinterestme,andbegindroppinginontheonesthatlookedinteresting.33Itwasn'tallromantic.Ididn'thaveadormroom,soIsleptonthefloorinfriends'rooms.Ireturnedcokebottlesforthefivecentdepositstob
5、uyfoodwith,andIwouldwalkthesevenmilesacrosstowneverySundaynighttogetonegoodmealaweekattheHareKrishna['hɑ:re'kriʃnə]temple.Ilovedit.AndmuchofwhatIstumbledintobyfollowingmycuriosityandintuitionturnedouttobepricelesslateron.Letmegiveyouoneexample:ReedCollegeatthatt
6、imeofferedperhapsthebestcalligraphy[kə'liɡrəfi]instructioninthecountry.Throughoutthecampuseveryposter,everylabeloneverydrawer,wasbeautifullyhandcalligraphed['kæliɡrɑ:f].Idecidedtotakeacalligraphyclasstolearnhowtodothis.Ilearnedaboutserif['serif]andsanseriftypefa
7、ces,aboutvaryingtheamountofspacebetweendifferentlettercombinations,aboutwhatmakesgreattypography[tai'pɔɡrəfi]great.Itwasbeautiful,historical,artisticallysubtleinawaythatsciencecan'tcapture,andIfounditfascinating.Noneofthishadevenahopeofanypracticalapplicationinm
8、ylife.Buttenyearslater,whenweweredesigningthefirstMacintoshcomputer,itallcamebacktome.AndwedesigneditallintotheMac.Itwasthefirstcomputerwithbeautifultypography.IfIhad
