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1、大学英文演讲稿Thankyou.mhonoredtobewithyoutodayforyourcommencementfromoneofthefinestuniversitiesinthewor1d.Truthbeto1d,Inevergraduatedfromco11egeandthisisthec1osestveevergottentoaco11egegraduation.TodayIwanttote11youthreestoriesfrommy1ife.That,sit.Nobigdea1.Justthreestories.Thefirststoryisaboutconnectingth

2、edots.IdroppedoutofReedCo11egeafterthefirstsixmonthsbutthenstayedaroundasadrop-inforanothereighteenmonthsorsobeforeIrea11yquit.SowhydidIdropout?ItstartedbeforeIwasborn.Mybio1ogica1motherwasayoung,unwedgraduatestudent,andshedecidedtoputmeupforadoption.Shefe1tverystrong1ythatIshou1dbeadoptedbyco11egeg

3、raduates,soeverythingwasa11setformetobeadoptedatbirthbya1awyerandhiswife,exceptthatwhenIpoppedout,theydecidedatthe1astminutethattheyrea11ywantedagir1.Somyparents,whowereonawaiting1ist,gotaca11inthemidd1eofthenightasking,Wevegotanunexpectedbabyboy.Doyouwanthim?”Theysaid,“Ofcourse.,Mybio1ogica1motherf

4、oundout1aterthatmymotherhadnevergraduatedfromco11egeandthatmyfatherhadnevergraduatedfromhighschoo1.Sherefusedtosignthefina1adoptionpapers.Sheon1yre1entedafewmonths1aterwhenmyparentspromisedthatIwou1dgotoco11ege.Thiswasthestartinmy1ife.Andseventeenyears1ater,Ididgotoco11ege,butInaive1ychoseaco11egeth

5、atwasa1mostasexpensiveasStanford,anda11ofmyworking-c1assparents,savingswerebeingspentonmyco11egetuition.Aftersixmonths,Icou1d,tseetheva1ueinit.IhadnoideawhatIwantedtodowithmy1ife,andnoideaofhowco11egewasgoingtohe1pmefigureitout,andhereIwas,spendinga11themoneymyparentshadsavedtheirentire1ife.SoIdecid

6、edtodropoutandtrustthatitwou1da11workoutOK.Itwasprettyscaryatthetime,but1ookingback,itwasoneofthebestdecisionsIevermade.TheminuteIdroppedout,Icou1dstoptakingtherequiredc1assesthatdidn,tinterestmeandbegindroppinginontheonesthat1ookedfarmoreinteresting.Itwasn,ta11romantic.Ididn,thaveadormroom,soIs1ept

7、onthef1oorinfriends,rooms.IreturnedCokebott1esforthefive-centdepositstobuyfoodwith,andIwou1dwa1kthesevenmi1esacrosstowneverySundaynighttogetonegoodmea1aweekattheHareKrishnatemp1e.I1ovedit.AndmuchofwhatIstumb1edintobyfo11owingmycuriosityandintuitionturnedouttobeprice1ess1ateron.1etmegiveyouoneexamp1e

8、.ReedCo11egeatthattimeofferedperhapsthebestca11igraphyinstructioninthecountry.Throughoutthecampuseveryposter,every1abe1oneverydrawerwasbeautifu11yhand-ca11igraphed.BecauseIhaddroppedoutanddid,thavetotakethenorma1c1asses,Idecidedtotakeaca11igraphyc1assto1earnhowtodothis.I1earnedaboutserifandsans-seri

9、ftypefaces,aboutvaryingtheamountofspacebetweendifferent1ettercombinations,aboutwhatmakesgreattypographygreat.Itwasbeautifu1,historica1,artistica11ysubt1einawaythatscienceca,tcapture,andIfounditfascinating.Noneofthishadevenahopeofanypractica1app1icationinmy1ife.Buttenyears1aterwhenweweredesigningthef

10、irstMacintoshcomputer,ita11camebacktome,andwedesignedita11intotheMac.Itwasthefirstcomputerwithbeautifu1typography.IfIhadneverdroppedinonthatsing1ecourseinco11ege,theMacwou1dhaveneverhadmu1tip1etypefacesorproportiona11yspacedfonts,andsinceWindowsjustcopiedtheMac,it,s1ike1ythatnopersona1computerwou1dh

11、avethem.IfIhadneverdroppedout,Iwou1dhaveneverdroppedinonthatca11igraphyc1assandpersona1scomputersmightnothavethewonderfu1typographythattheydo.Ofcourseitwasimpossib1etoconnectthedots1ookingforwardwhenIwasinco11ege,butitwasvery,veryc1ear1ookingbackwards10years1ater.Again,youca,tconnectthedots1ookingfo

12、rward.Youcanon1yconnectthem1ookingbackwards,soyouhavetotrustthatthedotswi11somehowconnectinyourfuture.Youhavetotrustinsomething-yourgut,destiny,1ife,karma,whatever-becausebe1ievingthatthedotswi11connectdowntheroadwi11giveyoutheconfidencetofo11owyourheart,evenwhenit1eadsyouoffthewe11-wornpath,andthat

13、wi11makea11thedifference.Mysecondstoryisabout1oveand1oss.Iwas1ucky.IfoundwhatI1ovedtodoear1yin1ife.WozandIstartedApp1einmyparents,garagewhenIwastwenty.Weworkedhardandintenyears,App1ehadgrownfromjustthetwoofusinagarageintoa$2bi11ioncompanywithover4,000emp1oyees.We,djustre1easedourfinestcreation,theMa

14、cintosh,ayearear1ier,anddjustturnedthirty,andthenIgotfired.Howcanyougetfiredfromacompanyyoustarted?We11,asApp1egrew,wehiredsomeonewhoIthoughtwasveryta1entedtorunthecompanywithme,andforthefirstyearorso,thingswentwe11.Butthenourvisionsofthefuturebegantodiverge,andeventua11ywehadafa11ingout.Whenwedid,o

15、urboardofdirectorsandverypub1ic1yout.sidedwithhim,andsoatthirty,Iwasout,Whathadbeenthefocusofmyentireadu1tIrea11ydidn,tknowwhat1ifewasgone,anditwasdevastating.todoforafewmonths.ofentrepreneursdown,Ife1tthatIhad1etthepreviousgenerationthatIhaddroppedthebatonasitwasbeingpassedtome.ImetwithDavidPackard

16、andBobNoyceandtriedtoapo1ogizeforscrewingupsobad1y.Iwasaverypub1icfai1ureandIeventhoughtaboutrunningawayfromtheVa11ey.Butsomethings1ow1ybegantodawnonme.Isti111ovedwhatIdid.TheturnofeventsatApp1ehadnotchangedthatonebit.dbeenrejectedbutIwassti11in1ove.AndsoIdecidedtostartover.Ididn,tseeitthen,butitturnedoutthatgettingfiredfromApp1ewasthebestthingthatcou1dhaveeverhappenedtome.Theheavinessofbeingsuccessfu1wasrep1acedbythe1ightnessofbeinga