杰夫贝索斯 亚马逊CO-普林斯顿-2010毕业典礼(注解版).docVIP

Brief Introduction 1 of Good Speech优秀演讲简介1 We are What We Choose ---Remarks by Jeff Bezos, as delivered to the Class of 2010 Jeff Bezos As a kid, I spent my summers with my grandparents on their ranch(牧场) in Texas(美国德克萨斯). I helped fix windmills(风车), vaccinate cattle(给牛群打疫苗), and do other chores(琐事). We also watched soap operas(肥皂剧) every afternoon, especially Days of our Lives. My grandparents belonged to a Caravan Club(房车俱乐部), a group of Airstream trailer(拖车；房车) owners who travel together around the U.S. and Canada. And every few summers, we’d join the caravan. We’d hitch up(套上；钩住) the Airstream trailer to my grandfather’s car, and off we’d go, in a line with 300 other Airstream adventurers(探险者). I loved and worshipped(崇拜) my grandparents and I really looked forward to these trips. On one particular trip, I was about 10 years old. I was rolling around（打滚） in the big bench(长凳；长椅) seat in the back of the car. My grandfather was driving. And my grandmother had the passenger seat. She smoked throughout these trips, and I hated the smell. At that age, I’d take any excuse to make estimates and do minor arithmetic. I’d calculate our gas mileage(油表里程数) — figure out useless statistics on things like grocery spending. I’d been hearing an ad campaign about smoking. I can’t remember the details, but basically the ad said, every puff (一口烟)of a cigarette takes some number of minutes off of your life: I think it might have been two minutes per puff. At any rate, I decided to do the math for my grandmother. I estimated the number of cigarettes per days, estimated the number of puffs per cigarette and so on. When I was satisfied that I’d come up with(提出) a reasonable number, I poked(伸出) my head into the front of the car, tapped my grandmother on the shoulder, and proudly proclaimed(宣布), At two minutes per puff, you’ve taken nine years off your life! I have a vivid memory of what happened, and it was not what I expected. I expected to be applauded(表扬) for my cleverness and