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哈佛大学
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Advice for Graduates
01 给大学毕业生的几个忠告
——美国能源部部长朱棣文
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As you begin this new stage of your lives, follow your passion. If
you don’t have a passion, don’t be satisfied until you find one.
Life is too short to go through it without caring deeply about
something.
当你开始生活的新阶段时,请追随你的爱好。如果你没有爱好,就去找,找不到绝不罢休。生命太短暂,所以不能空手走过,你必须对某样东西倾注你的深情。
02 The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of
Imagination
失败的额外收益和想象力的重要性
——英国作家J.K. 罗琳
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As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is,
is what matters. 生活就像故事一样,不在于长短,而在于品质,这才是最重要的。
03 How to Tackle the World’s Worst Inequities?
如何解决这个世界最严重的不平等?
——微软创始人比尔?盖茨
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Humanity’s greatest advances are not in its discoveries— but in how
those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity.
人类最大的进步并不在于其发现,而在于如何用这些发现来减少不平等现象。
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密歇根大学
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17 Grab Your Dream When It Shows Up
当梦想来临时抓住它——拉里?佩奇
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Overall, I know it seems like the world is crumbling out there, but
it is actually a great time in your life to get a little crazy,
follow your curiosity, and be ambitious about it. Don’t give up on
your dreams. The world needs you all!
总而言之,我知道这个世界看起来已支离破碎,但这确实是你们人生中一个伟大的时代,你们可以疯狂一点,追随你们的好奇心,积极进取。不要放弃梦想。世界需要你们。
普林斯顿大学
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18 We Are What We Choose
选择塑造人生——杰夫?贝索斯
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Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy —
they’re given after all. Choices can be hard. You can seduce
yourself with your gifts if you’re not careful, and if you do,
it’ll probably be to the detriment of your choices.
聪明是一种天赋,而善良是一种选择。天赋得来很容易——毕竟它们与生俱来。而选择却颇为艰难。如果一不小心,你可能被天赋所诱惑,这可能会损害到你做出的选择。