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1、名人演講:魯塞康維爾AcresofDiamonds 演講者簡介:RussellHermanConwell(February15,1843–December6,1925)wasanAmericanBaptistminister,orator,philanthropist,lawyer,andwriter.HeisbestrememberedasthefounderandfirstpresidentofTempleUniversityinPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,asthePas
2、torofTheBaptistTemple,andforhisinspirationallectureAcresofDiamonds.HewasborninSouthWorthington,MassachusettsandwasburiedintheFounder’sGardenatTempleUniversity. 魯塞·康維爾,被譽(yù)為偉大的美國公民。他的演講《鉆石就在你家后院》歷經(jīng)50多年,親自演說6000多次。他每周工作七天,一天幾乎工作16個(gè)小時(shí),而且就在這樣的工作中平靜地離開這個(gè)世界。他一直
3、為自己和別人而生活,并捐獻(xiàn)演講所得的400萬美元?jiǎng)?chuàng)辦了TEMPLE大學(xué)。他的演講鼓舞了整整兩代美國人,他們當(dāng)中的許多人正的通過他那條樸素上的道理:“鉆石就在你家后院”成功地幫助自己過上了富有而幸福的生活?! hengoingdowntheTigrisandEuphratesriversmanyyearsagowithapartyofEnglishtravelersIfoundmyselfunderthedirectionofanoldArabguidewhomwehiredupatBaghdad,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