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HeadquarteredinSpain,总部在西班牙
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€,在word中按“Alt+Ctrl+E”组合键就可以输入欧元符号
Outsourced,外包服务;世界是平的(电影名)
Prototypes,技术原型
Certification,认证
Commercialiazation,商业化
Compensation,补偿,报酬;赔偿金
Guarantees,保证,担保;保证金
Continuity,连续性,一连串
Comply,遵守,顺从,答应
Someofyoumightnothavethoseadvantages.Maybeyoudon’thaveadultsinyourlifewhogiveyouthesupportthatyouneed.Maybesomeoneinyourfamilyhaslosttheirjobandthere’snotenoughmoneytogoaround.Maybeyouliveinaneighborhoodwhereyoudon’tfeelsafe,orhavefriendswhoarepressuringyoutodothingsyouknowaren’tright.
Butattheendoftheday,thecircumstancesofyourlife--whatyoulooklike,whereyoucomefrom,howmuchmoneyyouhave,whatyou’vegotgoingonathome--noneofthatisanexcuseforneglectingyourhomeworkorhavingabadattitudeinschool.That’snoexcusefortalkingbacktoyourteacher,orcuttingclass,ordroppingoutofschool.Thereisnoexcusefornottrying.
Whereyouarerightnowdoesn’thavetodeterminewhereyou’llendup.Noone’swrittenyourdestinyforyou,becausehereinAmerica,youwriteyourowndestiny.Youmakeyourownfuture.
That’swhatyoungpeoplelikeyouaredoingeveryday,allacrossAmerica.
YoungpeoplelikeJazminPerez,fromRoma,Texas.Jazmindidn’tspeakEnglishwhenshefirststartedschool.Neitherofherparentshadgonetocollege.Butsheworkedhard,earnedgoodgrades,andgotascholarshiptoBrownUniversity--isnowingraduateschool,studyingpublichealth,onherwaytobecomingDr.JazminPerez.
I’mthinkingaboutAndoniSchultz,fromLosAltos,California,who’sfoughtbraincancersincehewasthree.He’shadtoendureallsortsoftreatmentsandsurgeries,oneofwhichaffectedhismemory,soittookhimmuchlonger--hundredsofextrahours--todohisschoolwork.Butheneverfellbehind.He’sheadedtocollegethisfall.
Andthenthere’sShantellSteve,frommyhometownofChicago,Illinois.Evenwhenbouncingfromfosterhometofosterhomeinthetoughestneighborhoodsinthecity,shemanagedtogetajobatalocalhealthcarecenter,startaprogramtokeepyoungpeopleoutofgangs,andshe’sontracktograduatehighschoolwithhonorsandgoontocollege.AndJazmin,Andoni,andShantellaren’tanydifferentfromanyofyou.Theyfacechallengesintheirlivesjustlikeyoudo.Insomecasesthey’vegotitalotworseoffthanmanyofyou.Buttheyrefusedtogiveup.Theychosetotakeresponsibilityfortheirlives,fortheireducation,andsetgoalsforthemselves.AndIexpectallofyoutodothesame.
That’swhytodayI’mcallingoneachofyoutosetyourowngoalsforyoureducation--anddoeverythingyoucantomeetthem.Yourgoalcanbesomethingassimpleasdoingallyourhomework,payingattentioninclass,orspendingsometimeeachdayreadingabook.Maybeyou’lldecidetogetinvolvedinanextracurricularactivity,orvolunteerinyourcommunity.Maybeyou’lldecidetostandupforkidswhoarebeingteasedorbulliedbecauseofwhotheyareorhowtheylook,becauseyoubelieve,likeIdo,thatallyoungpeopledeserveasafeenvironmenttostudyandlearn.Maybeyou’lldecidetotakebettercareofyourselfsoyoucanbemorereadytolearn.Andalongthoselines,bytheway,Ihopeallofyouarewashingyourhandsalot,andthatyoustayhomefromschoolwhenyoudon’tfeelwell,sowecankeeppeoplefromgettingthefluthisfallandwinter.
Butwhateveryouresolvetodo,Iwantyoutocommittoit.Iwantyoutoreallyworkatit.IknowthatsometimesyougetthatsensefromTVthatyoucanberichandsuccessfulwithoutanyhardwork--thatyourtickettosuccessisthroughrappingorbasketballorbeingarealityTVstar.Chancesareyou’renotgoingtobeanyofthosethings.
Thetruthis,beingsuccessfulishard.Youwon’tloveeverysubjectthatyoustudy.Youwon’tclickwitheveryteacherthatyouhave.Noteveryhomeworkassignmentwillseemcompletelyrelevanttoyourliferightatthisminute.Andyouwon’tnecessarilysucceedateverythingthefirsttimeyoutry.
That’sokay.Someofthemostsuccessfulpeopleintheworldaretheoneswho’vehadthemostfailures.J.K.Rowling’s--whowroteHarryPotter--herfirstHarryPotterbookwasrejected12timesbeforeitwasfinallypublished.MichaelJordanwascutfromhishighschoolbasketballteam.Helosthundredsofgamesandmissedthousandsofshotsduringhiscareer.Butheoncesaid,"Ihavefailedoverandoverandoveragaininmylife.Andthat’swhyIsucceed.
Thesepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstoodthatyoucan’tletyourfailuresdefineyou--youhavetoletyourfailuresteachyou.Youhavetoletthemshowyouwhattododifferentlythenexttime.Soifyougetintotrouble,thatdoesn’tmeanyou’reatroublemaker,itmeansyouneedtotryhardertoactright.Ifyougetabadgrade,thatdoesn’tmeanyou’restupid,itjustmeansyouneedtospendmoretimestudying.
Noone’sbornbeinggoodatallthings.Youbecomegoodatthingsthroughhardwork.You’renotavarsityathletethefirsttimeyouplayanewsport.Youdon’thiteverynotethefirsttimeyousingasong.You’vegottopractice.Thesameprincipleappliestoyourschoolwork.Youmighthavetodoamathproblemafewtimesbeforeyougetitright.Youmighthavetoreadsomethingafewtimesbeforeyouunderstandit.Youdefinitelyhavetodoafewdraftsofapaperbeforeit’sgoodenoughtohandin.
Don’tbeafraidtoaskquestions.Don’tbeafraidtoaskforhelpwhenyouneedit.Idothateveryday.Askingforhelpisn’tasignofweakness,it’sasignofstrengthbecauseitshowsyouhavethecouragetoadmitwhenyoudon’tknowsomething,andthatthenallowsyoutolearnsomethingnew.Sofindanadultthatyoutrust--aparent,agrandparentorteacher,acoachoracounselor--andaskthemtohelpyoustayontracktomeetyourgoals.
Andevenwhenyou’restruggling,evenwhenyou’rediscouraged,andyoufeellikeotherpeoplehavegivenuponyou,don’tevergiveuponyourself,becausewhenyougiveuponyourself,yougiveuponyourcountry.
ThestoryofAmericaisn’taboutpeoplewhoquitwhenthingsgottough.It’saboutpeoplewhokeptgoing,whotriedharder,wholovedtheircountrytoomuchtodoanythinglessthantheirbest.
It’sthestoryofstudentswhosatwhereyousit250yearsago,andwentontowagearevolutionandtheyfoundedthisnation.Youngpeople.Studentswhosatwhereyousit75yearsagowhoovercameaDepressionandwonaworldwar;whofoughtforcivilrightsandputamanonthemoon.Studentswhosatwhereyousit20yearsagowhofoundedGoogleandTwitterandFacebookandchangedthewaywecommunicatewitheachother.
Sotoday,Iwanttoaskallofyou,what’syourcontributiongoingtobe?
Whatproblemsareyougoingtosolve?
Whatdiscoverieswillyoumake?
WhatwillaPresidentwhocomesherein20or50or100yearssayaboutwhatallofyoudidforthiscountry?
Now,yourfamilies,yourteachers,andIaredoingeverythingwecantomakesureyouhavetheeducationyouneedtoanswerthesequestions.I’mworkinghardtofixupyourclassroomsandgetyouthebooksandtheequipmentandthecomputersyouneedtolearn.Butyou’vegottodoyourpart,too.SoIexpectallofyoutogetseriousthisyear.Iexpectyoutoputyourbesteffortintoeverythingyoudo.Iexpectgreatthingsfromeachofyou.Sodon’tletusdown.Don’tletyourfamilydownoryourcountrydown.Mostofall,don’tletyourselfdown.Makeusallproud.
Thankyouverymuch,everybody.Godblessyou.GodblessAmerica.Thankyou.
Mostofuswouldliketochangesomethingaboutourselvesorourlives.Weeattoomuch.Wesmoke.Wedon'texercise.We'restuckinthewrongjob.Wespendtoomuchandsavetoolittle.Welookforloveinthewrongplaces.
Someofushaveafewthingswe'dliketochange.Somepeoplewanttotransformtheirentirelives.
Butcanwe?
Andifso,how?
CharlesDuhiggmayhavefoundthekey.
Duhigg,areporterattheNewYorkTimes,spentthreeyearsinterviewingresearchers,marketingmavensandneuroscientiststounderstandbetterhowourbrainswork,andhowwecanusethatknowledgeinourdailylives.
He'spublishedtheresultsinanewbook,ThePowerofHabit.
Thebottomline:
We'rerunningonautopilotmostofthetime,andwedon'treallyknowit.Wearecontrolledtoaremarkabledegreebyourhabits,notjustbyourconsciouschoices.
"Ahabitisachoicethatwedeliberatelymakeatsomepoint,andthenstopthinkingabout,butcontinuedoing,ofteneveryday,"hewrites.
Evenpeopleincrisiscanusethisknowledgetoturntheirlivesaround.
Wecan'tunlearnbadhabits.Thewaytodefeatthemistolearnnew,betterones.
Thebookbeginswiththecaseof"LisaAllen,"ayoungwomanwhodidpreciselythat.Shebeganasanoverweight,heavy-drinkingsmokerwithdebtsandnojob.Herhusbandhadjustlefther.Afewyearsshewasfit,clean,gainfullyemployedandinchargeofherlife.Sheranmarathons,boughtahouse,gotengaged,andbeganamaster'sprogram.
What'sThis?
..Andherturnaroundbeganwhenshetookthedecisiontochangeone"keystone"habit,andquitsmoking.Thatchangeledtootherchanges,andsoon.
Habitsareaneurologicalreality,Duhiggreports.NeurologistsstudyingscansofLisaAllen'sbrainfoundthat"onesetofneurologicalpatternsheroldhabitshadbeenoverriddenbynewpatterns.Theycouldstillseetheneuralactivityofheroldbehaviors,butthoseimpulseswerecrowdedoutbynewurges.AsLisa'habitschanged,sohadherbrain."
Buthowdoyouchangeabadhabit?
AccordingtoDuhigg,researchersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologybelieveallhabitsbreakdownintothreesteps:
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