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1、· 2007年6月7日，比尔·盖茨在哈佛大学毕业典礼上做了演讲，他在其中谈到了很多事情，包括他的学生时代、他的退学经历、以及他眼中人生最有意义的事情。以下为全文翻译。BillGates:Neversurrendertocomplexity ――比尔·盖茨:世界多么不平等想法改变PresidentBok,formerPresidentRudenstine,incomingPresidentFaust,membersoftheHarvardCorporationandtheBoardofOverseers,membersofthefaculty,parents,and
2、especially,thegraduates:I'vebeenwaitingmorethan30yearstosaythis:"Dad,IalwaystoldyouI'dcomebackandgetmydegree."IwanttothankHarvardforthistimelyhonor.I'llbechangingmyjobnextyear…anditwillbenicetofinallyhaveacollegedegreeonmyresume.Iapplaudthegraduatestodayfortakingamuchmoredirectrouteto
3、yourdegrees.Formypart,I'mjusthappythattheCrimsonhascalledme"Harvard'smostsuccessfuldropout."Iguessthatmakesmevaledictorianofmyownspecialclass…Ididthebestofeveryonewhofailed.ButIalsowanttoberecognizedastheguywhogotSteveBallmertodropoutofbusinessschool.I'mabadinfluence.That'swhyIwasinvi
4、tedtospeakatyourgraduation.IfIhadspokenatyourorientation,fewerofyoumightbeheretoday.Harvardwasjustaphenomenalexperienceforme.Academiclifewasfascinating.IusedtositinonlotsofclassesIhadn'tevensignedupfor.Anddormlifewasterrific.IlivedupatRadcliffe,inCurrierHouse.Therewerealwayslotsofpeop
5、leinmydormroomlateatnightdiscussingthings,becauseeveryoneknewIdidn'tworryaboutgettingupinthemorning.That'showIcametobetheleaderoftheanti-socialgroup.Weclungtoeachotherasawayofvalidatingourrejectionofallthosesocialpeople.Radcliffewasagreatplacetolive.Thereweremorewomenupthere,andmostof
6、theguyswerescience-mathtypes.Thatcombinationofferedmethebestodds,ifyouknowwhatImean.ThisiswhereIlearnedthesadlessonthatimprovingyouroddsdoesn'tguaranteesuccess.OneofmybiggestmemoriesofHarvardcameinJanuary1975,whenImadeacallfromCurrierHousetoacompanyinAlbuquerquethathadbegunmakingthewo
7、rld'sfirstpersonalcomputers.Iofferedtosellthemsoftware.IworriedthattheywouldrealizeIwasjustastudentinadormandhanguponme.Insteadtheysaid:"We'renotquiteready,comeseeusinamonth,"whichwasagoodthing,becausewehadn'twrittenthesoftwareyet.Fromthatmoment,Iworkeddayandnightonthislittleextracred
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