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1、名人演讲：鲁塞康维尔AcresofDiamonds 演讲者简介：RussellHermanConwell(February15,1843–December6,1925)wasanAmericanBaptistminister,orator,philanthropist,lawyer,andwriter.HeisbestrememberedasthefounderandfirstpresidentofTempleUniversityinPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,asthePas
2、torofTheBaptistTemple,andforhisinspirationallectureAcresofDiamonds.HewasborninSouthWorthington,MassachusettsandwasburiedintheFounder’sGardenatTempleUniversity. 鲁塞·康维尔，被誉为伟大的美国公民。他的演讲《钻石就在你家后院》历经50多年，亲自演说6000多次。他每周工作七天，一天几乎工作16个小时，而且就在这样的工作中平静地离开这个世界。他一直
3、为自己和别人而生活，并捐献演讲所得的400万美元创办了TEMPLE大学。他的演讲鼓舞了整整两代美国人，他们当中的许多人正的通过他那条朴素上的道理：“钻石就在你家后院”成功地帮助自己过上了富有而幸福的生活。 WhengoingdowntheTigrisandEuphratesriversmanyyearsagowithapartyofEnglishtravelersIfoundmyselfunderthedirectionofanoldArabguidewhomwehiredupatBaghdad,an
4、dIhaveoftenthoughthowthatguideresembledourbarbersincertainmentalcharacteristics.Hethoughtthatitwasnotonlyhisdutytoguideusdownthoserivers,anddowhathewaspaidfordoing,buttoentertainuswithstoriescuriousandweird,ancientandmodernstrange,andfamiliar.ManyofthemI
5、haveforgotten,andIamgladIhave,butthereisoneIshallneverforget. Theoldguidewasleadingmycamelbyitshalteralongthebanksofthoseancientrivers,andhetoldmestoryafterstoryuntilIgrewwearyofhisstory-tellingandceasedtolisten.Ihaveneverbeenirritatedwiththatguidewhenh
6、elosthistemperasIceasedlistening.ButIrememberthathetookoffhisTurkishcapandswungitinacircletogetmyattention.Icouldseeitthroughthecornerofmyeye,butIdeterminednottolookstraightathimforfearhewouldtellanotherstory.ButalthoughIamnotawoman,Ididfinallylook,andas
7、soonasIdidhewentrightintoanotherstory.Saidhe,“IwilltellyouastorynowwhichIreserveformyparticularfriends.”Whenheemphasizedthewords“particularfriends,”IlistenedandIhaveeverbeengladIdid.Ireallyfeeldevoutlythankful,thatthereare1,674youngmenwhohavebeencarriedt
8、hroughcollegebythislecturewhoarealsogladthatIdidlisten. TheoldguidetoldmethatthereoncelivednotfarfromtheRiverIndusanancientPersianbythenameofAliHafed.HesaidthatAliHafedownedaverylargefarm;thathehadorchards,grain-fields,an
