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运气对成功有多重要

题?：Whatroledoesluckplayinyourlife?作者:BarrySchwartz

Hello,everybody.Imhonoredtobeheretotalktoyou,andwhatImgoingtotalkabouttodayisluckandjusticeandtherelationbetweenthem.

?家好。我?常荣幸能跟?家进?这次谈话。我今天要谈论的主题是幸运和公正，还有两者之间的联系。

Someyearsago,aformerstudentofminecalledmetotalkabouthisdaughter.Itturnsouthisdaughterwasahighschoolsenior,wasseriouslyinterestedinapplyingtoSwarthmore,whereItaught,andhewantedtogetmysenseofwhethershewouldgetin.Swarthmoreisanextremelyhardschooltogetinto.SoIsaid,Well,tellmeabouther.Andhetoldmeabouther,whathergradeswerelike,herboardscores,herextracurricularactivities.Andshejustsoundedlikeasuperstar,wonderful,wonderfulkid.SoIsaid,Shesoundsfabulous.ShesoundslikejustthekindofstudentthatSwarthmorewouldlovetohave.Andsohesaid,Well,doesthatmeanthatshellgetin?

若?年前，我曾经的?个学?给我打来电话，聊起了他的??。他的??是?名?三学?，她对于申请我所任教的斯沃斯莫尔学院很感兴趣，所以他想要从我这?了解他的??是否能进?这所学院。因为斯沃斯莫尔学院是?所?常难进的学校。所以我说:“好啊，那简单介绍?下她的情况吧。”于是他跟我说了他??的?些情况，?如她的成绩如何，标化考试成绩如何，还有她的课外活动。她听起来就像?个超级明星，?个?常、?常优秀的孩?。所以我说：“听起来她很好，她就像是斯沃斯莫尔学院?常想要的那?类学?。”接下来他说：“那就意味着她可以进?这所学院吗？

extremely

adv.极其地

e

extracurricular

activity

课外活动

fabulou

fabulous

adj.难以置信的

AndIsaid,No.TherejustarentenoughspotsintheSwarthmoreclassforeverybodywhosgood.TherearentenoughspotsatHarvardorYaleorPrincetonorStanford.TherearentenoughspotsatGoogleorAmazonorApple.TherearentenoughspotsattheTEDConference.Thereareanawfullotofgoodpeople,andsomeofthemarenotgoingtomakeit.Sohesaid,Well,whatarewesupposedtodo?AndIsaid,Thatsaverygoodquestion.

“我说：“不是。即使申请的?都很优秀，斯沃斯莫尔学院也没有?够的名额给他们。就像哈佛?学、耶鲁?学、普林斯顿?学或是斯坦福?学录取的名额有限，在?歌或亚马逊或苹果公司的?作岗位有限，TED会议的参会名额也很有限。