两个退学美国人的演讲(国外英文资料).doc

两个退学美国人的演讲(国外英文资料) A speech at Yale in America Oracle (Oracle) CEO Larry.Ellison in the 2000 Yale University Graduates of Yale University Please consider this: 5 years from now, 10 years later, or 30 years later, today the person on your left is going to be a loser; the man on the right side of the same, also be a loser. And you, standing in the middle of the guy, what do you expect? The same is the loser. The experience of failure. Loser cum laude. To tell the truth, I stand here today, I dont see one thousand hopes for a bright tomorrow. I dont see one thousand future leaders in one thousand industries. I see one thousand losers. You feel depressed, this is understandable. Why, I, Allison, a college dropout, even in the nations most prestigious institutions such brazen heresy? Ill tell you why. Because, I, Allison, the second richest man on the planet, is a college dropout, and you are not. Because Bill? Gates, richest man on the planet -- for now -- is a college dropout, and you are not. For Alan, the third richest man on the planet, dropped out of college, and you did not. Another evidence of it, because DELL, the ninth richest man on the planet -- his ranking is still rising, is a college dropout. And you are not. ...... Youre very upset, this is understandable. You will need those strong work habits. You need this kind of treatment in the future. You will need them because you didnt drop out, so you will never be among the richest people in the world. Oh, of course, you may, perhaps, your way up to tenth bits, eleventh bits, like Steve. But, I dont have to tell you who he is, right? According to records, he dropped out of grad school. Bit of a late bloomer. Now, I realize that many of you, maybe most people are wondering...... What can I do? I really have no future? Of course not. Too late. Youve absorbed too much, think you know too much. Youre not 19 anymore. You have a built-in cap, oh, not your head hood I mean. Well...... Youre really very upset. This is