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1、蘋果CEO喬布斯在斯坦福大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮上的演講稿(2009-07-1317:32:23)標(biāo)簽:雜談?分類:成長勵志英文版:??Iamhonoredtobewithyoutodayatyourcommencementfromoneofthefinestuniversitiesintheworld.Inevergraduatedfromcollege.Truthbetold,thisistheclosestI’veevergottentoacollegegraduation.TodayIwanttotellyouthreestorie
2、sfrommylife.That’sit.Nobigdeal.Justthreestories.Thefirststoryisaboutconnectingthedots.IdroppedoutofReedCollegeafterthefirst6months,butthenstayedaroundasadrop-inforanother18monthsorsobeforeIreallyquit.SowhydidIdropout???ItstartedbeforeIwasborn.Mybiologicalmotherwasayo
3、ung,unwedcollegegraduatestudent,andshedecidedtoputmeupforadoption.ShefeltverystronglythatIshouldbeadoptedbycollegegraduates,soeverythingwasallsetformetobeadoptedatbirthbyalawyerandhiswife.ExceptthatwhenIpoppedouttheydecidedatthelastminutethattheyreallywantedagirl.Som
4、yparents,whowereonawaitinglist,gotacallinthemiddleofthenightasking:“Wehaveanunexpectedbabyboy;doyouwanthim?“Theysaid:“Ofcourse.“Mybiologicalmotherlaterfoundoutthatmymotherhadnevergraduatedfromcollegeandthatmyfatherhadnevergraduatedfromhighschool.Sherefusedtosignthefi
5、naladoptionpapers.SheonlyrelentedafewmonthslaterwhenmyparentspromisedthatIwouldsomedaygotocollege.And17yearslaterIdidgotocollege.ButInaivelychoseacollegethatwasalmostasexpensiveasStanford,andallofmyworking-classparents’savingswerebeingspentonmycollegetuition.Aftersix
6、months,Icouldn’tseethevalueinit.IhadnoideawhatIwantedtodowithmylifeandnoideahowcollegewasgoingtohelpmefigureitout.AndhereIwasspendingallofthemoneymyparentshadsavedtheirentirelife.SoIdecidedtodropoutandtrustthatitwouldallworkoutOK.Itwasprettyscaryatthetime,butlookingb
7、ackitwasoneofthebestdecisionsIevermade.TheminuteIdroppedoutIcouldstoptakingtherequiredclassesthatdidn’tinterestme,andbegindroppinginontheonesthatlookedinteresting.Itwasn’tallromantic.Ididn’thaveadormroom,soIsleptonthefloorinfriends’rooms,Ireturnedcokebottlesforthe5¢d
8、epositstobuyfoodwith,andIwouldwalkthe7milesacrosstowneverySundaynighttogetonegoodmealaweekattheHareKrishnatemple.Ilovedit.Andmuchof