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1、何江在哈佛大学2016毕业典礼上的演讲(中英版+个人简介) 哈佛生物系博士毕业生何江作为研究生优秀毕业生代表演讲。他是哈佛第一位享此殊荣的大陆学生。何江演讲英文版 TheSpider’sBite WhenIwasinmiddleschool,apoisonousspiderbitmyrighthand.Irantomymomforhelp—butinsteadoftakingmetoadoctor,mymomsetmyhandonfire. Afterwrappingmyhandwithseverall
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5、nowknowthatbetter,lesspainfulandlessriskytreatmentsexisted.SoIcan’thelpbutaskmyself,whyIdidn’treceiveoneatthetime? Fifteenyearshavepassedsincethatincident.Iamhappytoreportthatmyhandisfine.Butthisquestionlingers,andIcontinuetobetroubledbytheunequaldistributionofs
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7、,despitetheknowledgewehaveamassed,wehaven’tbeensosuccessfulindeployingittowhereit’sneededmost.AccordingtotheWorldBank,twelvepercentoftheworld’spopulationlivesonlessthan$2aday.Malnutritionkillsmorethan3millionchildrenannually.Threehundredmillionpeopleareafflictedb
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