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1、毕业典礼英文演讲稿毕业典礼英文演讲稿 GraduatesofYaleUniversity,Iapologizeifyouhaveenduredthistypeofprologuebefore,butIwantyoutodosomethingforme.Please,takeaoodlookaroundyou.Lookattheclassmateonyourleft.Lookattheclassmateonyourright.Now,considerthis:fiveyearsfromnow,10yearsfromnow,even30yearsfromn
2、ow,oddsarethepersononyourleftisgoingtobealoser.Thepersononyourright,meanwhile,willalsobealoser.Andyou,inthemiddle?Whatcanyouexpect?Loser.Loserhood.LoserCumLaude. "Infact,asIlookoutbeforemetoday,Idon'tseeathousandhopesforabrighttomorrow.Idon'tseeathousandfutureleadersinathousandi
3、ndustries.Iseeathousandlosers. "You'reupset.That'sunderstandable.Afterall,howcanI,Lawrence'Larry'Ellison,collegedropout,havetheaudacitytospoutsuchheresytothegraduatingclassofoneofthenation'smostprestigiousinstitutions?I'lltellyouwhy.BecauseI,Lawrence"Larry"Ellison,secondrichestm
4、anontheplanet,amacollegedropout,andyouarenot. "BecauseBillGates,richestmanontheplanet--fornow,anyway--isacollegedropout,andyouarenot. "BecausePaulAllen,thethirdrichestmanontheplanet,droppedoutofcollege,andyoudidnot. "Andforgoodmeasure,becauseMichaelDell,No.9onthelistandmovingu
5、pfast,isacollegedropout,andyou,yetagain,arenot. "Hmm...you'reveryupset.That'sunderstandable.Soletmestrokeyouregosforamomentbypointingout,quitesincerely,thatyourdiplomaswerenotattainedinvain.Mostofyou,Iimagine,havespentfourtofiveyearshere,andinmanywayswhatyou'velearnedandenduredw
6、illserveyouwellintheyearsahead.You'veestablishedgoodworkhabits.You'veestablishedanetworkofpeoplethatwillhelpyoudowntheroad.Andyou'veestablishedwhatwillbelifelongrelationshipswiththeword'therapy.'Allthatofisgood.Forintruth,youwillneedthatnetwork.Youwillneedthosestrongworkhabits.Yo
7、uwillneedthattherapy. "Youwillneedthembecauseyoudidn'tdropout,andsoyouwillneverbeamongtherichestpeopleintheworld.Ohsure,youmay,perhaps,workyourwayuptoNo.10orNo.11,likeSteveBallmer.Butthen,Idon'thavetotellyouwhohereallyworksfor,doI?Andfortherecord,hedroppedoutofgradschool.Bitofal
8、atebloomer. "Finally,Irealizethatmanyof