TED英语演讲稿：无所畏惧学无止境.pdfVIP

TED英语演讲稿：无所畏惧学无止境

thisistimferrisscirca1979a.d.agetwo.youcantellbythe

powersquat,iwasaveryconfidentboy--andnotwithoutreason.i

hadaverycharmingroutineatthetime,whichwastowaituntillatein

theeveningwhenmyparentsweredecompressingfromaharddays

work,doingtheircrosswordpuzzles,watchingtelevision.iwouldrun

intothelivingroom,jumpuponthecouch,ripthecushionsoff,throw

themonthefloor,screamatthetopofmylungsandrunoutbecausei

wastheincrediblehulk.(laughter)obviously,youseethe

resemblanee.andthisroutinewentonforsometime.

wheniwasseveniwenttosummercamp.myparentsfounditn

ecessaryforpeaceofmind.andatnooneachdaythecamperswould

gotoapond,wheretheyhadfloatingdocks.youcouldjumpofftheend

intothedeepend.iwasbornpremature.iwasalwaysverysmall.my

leftlunghadcollapsedwheniwasborn.andivealwayshadbuoyancy

problems.sowaterwassomethingthatscaredmetobeginwith.buti

wouldgoinonoccasion.andononeparticularday,thecamperswere

jumpingthroughinnertubes,theywere

divingthroughinnertubes.andithoughtthiswouldbegreat

fun.soidovethroughtheinnertube,andthebullyofthecampgrabbed

myankles.anditriedtocomeupforair,andmylowerbackhitthe

i

bottomoftheinnertube.andiwentwildeyedandthoughtiwasgoing

todie.acampcounselorfortunatelycameoverandseparatedus.from

thatpoint

onwardiwasterrifiedofswimming.thatissomethingthati

didnotgetover.myinabilitytoswimhasbeenoneofmygreatest

humiliationsandembarrassments.thatiswheni

realizedthatiwasnottheincrediblehulk.

butthereisahappyendingtothisstory.atage31--that

smyagenow--inaugustitooktwoweekstor