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1、耶鲁大学毕业典礼英语演讲稿GraduatesofYaleUniversity,Iapologizeifyouhaveenduredthistypeofprologuebefore,butIwantyoutodosomethingforme.Please,takeaoodlookaroundyou.Lookattheclassmateonyourleft.Lookattheclassmateonyourright.Now,considerthis:fiveyearsfromnow,10yearsfromnow,even30yearsfromnow,o
2、ddsarethepersononyourleftisgoingtobealoser.Thepersononyourright,meanwhile,willalsobealoser.Andyou,inthemiddle?Whatcanyouexpect?Loser.Loserhood.LoserCumLaude."Infact,asIlookoutbeforemetoday,Idon'tseeathousandhopesforabrighttomorrow.Idon'tseeathousandfutureleadersinathousandindu
3、stries.Iseeathousandlosers."You'reupset.That'sunderstandable.Afterall,howcanI,Lawrence'Larry'Ellison,collegedropout,havetheaudacitytospoutsuchheresytothegraduatingclassofoneofthenation'smostprestigiousinstitutions?I'lltellyouwhy.BecauseI,Lawrence"Larry"Ellison,secondrichestman
4、ontheplanet,amacollegedropout,andyouarenot."BecauseBillGates,richestmanontheplanet--fornow,anyway--isacollegedropout,andyouarenot."BecausePaulAllen,thethirdrichestmanontheplanet,droppedoutofcollege,andyoudidnot."Andforgoodmeasure,becauseMichaelDell,No.9onthelistandmovingupfast
5、,isacollegedropout,andyou,yetagain,arenot."Hmm...you'reveryupset.That'sunderstandable.Soletmestrokeyouregosforamomentbypointingout,quitesincerely,thatyourdiplomaswerenotattainedinvain.Mostofyou,Iimagine,havespentfourtofiveyearshere,andinmanywayswhatyou'velearnedandenduredwills
6、erveyouwellintheyearsahead.You'veestablishedgoodworkhabits.You'veestablishedanetworkofpeoplethatwillhelpyoudowntheroad.Andyou'veestablishedwhatwillbelifelongrelationshipswiththeword'therapy.'Allthatofisgood.Forintruth,youwillneedthatnetwork.Youwillneedthosestrongworkhabits.You
7、willneedthattherapy."Youwillneedthembecauseyoudidn'tdropout,andsoyouwillneverbeamongtherichestpeopleintheworld.Ohsure,youmay,perhaps,workyourwayuptoNo.10orNo.11,likeSteveBallmer.Butthen,Idon'thavetotellyouwhohereallyworksfor,doI?Andfortherecord,hedroppedoutofgradschool.Bitofal
8、atebloomer."Finally,Irealizethatmanyofyou,andhopefullybynowmo
