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1、Lesson1WhoAreyouandwhatareyoudoinghereWelcomeandcongratulations:Gettingtothefirstdayofcollegeisamajorachievement.You’retobecommended,andnotjustyou,buttheparents,grandparents,uncles,andauntswhohelpedgetyouhere.It’sbeensaidthatraisingachildeffectivelytakesavillage:Well,asyoumayh
2、avenoticed,ourAmericanvillageisnotinverygoodshape.We’vegotguns,drugs,twowars,fanaticalreligions,aslime-basedpopularculture,andsomepoliticianswho—alittlerestrainthere—aren’twhattheymightbe.TomerelysurviveinthisAmericanvillageandtowinaplaceintheenteringclasshastakenalotofgritony
3、ourpart.So,yes,congratulationstoall.Younowmaythinkthatyou’veaboutgotitmade.Amidsttheimpressivecollegebuildings,incompanywithahigh-poweredfaculty,surroundedbythebestofyourgeneration,allyouneedistokeepdoingwhatyou’vedonebefore:Whttp://doc.guandang.net/b436ae4d256db091cd1ac78ea.h
4、tmlorkhard,getgoodgrades,listentoyourteachers,getalongwiththepeoplearoundyou,andyou’llemergeinfouryearsasaneducatedyoungmanorwoman.Readyforlife.Donotbelieveit.Itisnottrue.IfyouwanttogetarealeducationinAmericayou’regoingtohavetofight—andIdon’tmeanjustfightagainstthedrugsandthev
5、iolenceandagainsttheslime-basedculturethatisstillgoingtosurroundyou.Imeansomethingalittlemoredisturbing.Togetaneducation,you’reprobablygoingtohavetofightagainsttheinstitutionthatyoufindyourselfin—nomatterhowprestigiousitmaybe.(Infact,themoreprestigioustheschool,themoreyou’llpr
6、obablyhavetopush.)YoucangetaterrificeducationinAmericanow—thereareastonishingopportunitiesatalmosteverycollege—buttheeducationwillnotbepresentedtoyouwrappedandbowed.Togetit,you’llneedtostruggleandstrive,tobestrong,andoccahttp://doc.guandang.net/b436ae4d256db091cd1ac78ea.htmlsi
7、onallyeventopissoffsomeadmirablepeople.Icametocollegewithfewresources,butoneofthemwasanunderstanding,howevercrude,ofhowImightusemyopportunitiesthere.ThisIbegantodevelopbecauseofmyfather,whohadneverbeentocollege—infact,he’dbarelygottenoutofhighschool.Onenightafterdinner,heandIw
8、eresittinginourkitchenat58ClewleyRoadinMedford,Massachusetts,
