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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,10yearsfromn
2、ow,even30yearsfromnow,oddsarethepersononyourleftisgoingtobealoser.Thepersononyourright,meanwhile,willalsobealoser.Andyou,inthemiddle?Whatcanyouexpect?Loser.Loserhood.LoserCumLaude."Infact,asIlookoutbeforemetoday,Idon'tseeathousandhopesforabrighttomorrow.
3、Idon'tseeathousandfutureleadersinathousandindustries.Iseeathousandlosers."You'reupset.That'sunderstandable.Afterall,howcanI,Lawrence'Larry'Ellison,collegedropout,havetheaudacitytospoutsuchheresytothegraduatingclassofoneofthenation'smostprestigiousinstitu
4、tions?I'lltellyouwhy.BecauseI,Lawrence"Larry"Ellison,secondrichestmanontheplanet,amacollegedropout,andyouarenot."BecauseBillGates,richestmanontheplanet--fornow,anyway--isacollegedropout,andyouarenot."BecausePaulAllen,thethirdrichestmanontheplanet,dropped
5、outofcollege,andyoudidnot."Andforgoodmeasure,becauseMichaelDell,No.9onthelistandmovingupfast,isacollegedropout,andyou,yetagain,arenot."Hmm...you'reveryupset.That'sunderstandable.Soletmestrokeyouregosforamomentbypointingout,quitesincerely,thatyourdiplomas
6、werenotattainedinvain.Mostofyou,Iimagine,havespentfourtofiveyearshere,andinmanywayswhatyou'velearnedandenduredwillserveyouwellintheyearsahead.You'veestablishedgoodworkhabits.You'veestablishedanetworkofpeoplethatwillhelpyoudowntheroad.Andyou'veestablished
7、whatwillbelifelongrelationshipswiththeword'therapy.'Allthatofisgood.Forintruth,youwillneedthatnetwork.Youwillneedthosestrongworkhabits.Youwillneedthattherapy."Youwillneedthembecauseyoudidn'tdropout,andsoyouwillneverbeamongtherichestpeopleintheworld.Ohsur
8、e,youmay,perhaps,workyourwayuptoNo.10orNo.11,likeSteveBallmer.Butthen,Idon'thavetotellyouwhohereallyworksfor,doI?Andfortherecord,hedroppedoutofgradschool.Bitofalatebloomer."Finally,Irealizethatmanyofyou,andhopefullybynowmo