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一生谏言五篇不朽毕业演讲 　　天赋与选择，哪个更为重要？成功的要素是什么？而失败又能给我们带来什么益处？所有这些问题，在看完以下这些毕业演讲后，相信你都能找到答案。 　　J. K. Rowling at Harvard (2008) J. K. 罗琳在哈佛大学的演讲(2008年) 　　On June 5, 2008, Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling spoke about the benefits of failure and the crucial importance of imagination—in a way that isnt the least1) bit contrived2) but is, rather, brimming3) with wit, wisdom, humor and humility. 　　2008年6月5日，《哈利·波特》的作者J. K. 罗琳讲到了失败的益处和想象力的至关重要性——以一种毫不做作且充满才思、智慧、幽默和谦逊的方式。 　　● I cannot criticize my parents for hoping that I would never experience poverty. They had been poor themselves, and I have since been poor. And I quite agree with them that it is not an ennobling4) experience. Poverty entails5) fear, and stress, and sometimes depression. It means a thousand petty humiliations6) and hardships. Climbing out of poverty by your own efforts, that is something on which to pride yourself. But poverty itself is romanticized only by fools. 　　● Ultimately, we all have to decide for ourselves what constitutes7) failure. But the world is quite eager to give you a set of criteria if you let it.... Failure means a stripping8) away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself to be anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me. Had I really succeeded at anything else, I might never have found the determination to succeed in the one arena where I believe I truly belonged.... Rock bottom9) became the solid foundation on which I built my life. 　　● “我的父母希望我永远不会经历贫穷，这无可厚非。他们自己过去一直很穷，我后来也很穷，所以我很赞同他们的看法：贫穷确实不是值得尊敬的经历。贫穷必然会带来恐惧、压力，有时还令人沮丧。贫穷意味着许许多多小的屈辱和艰辛。靠自己的努力摆脱贫穷确实是件值得自豪的事情。只有傻瓜才会觉得贫穷很浪漫。” 　　● “最终，我们都要自己决定什么意味着失败。不过只要你愿意，这个世界可是特别急着想要给你设定一系列标准的……失败意味着抛弃那些无关紧要的东西。我不再伪装自??，从而回归了真实的本我，并开始倾注自身所有的精力来完成唯一一项对我重要的工作。要是我以前在其他任何领域成功过，我也许就永远不会下这样大的决心，在这个我坚信自己真正所属的领域打拼出一片天空……我生命中的低谷变成了我打拼生活的坚实基础。” 　　Steve Jobs at Stanford (2005) 　　史蒂夫·乔布斯在斯坦福大学的演讲(2005年) 　　On June 12, 2005, Steve Jobs delivered Stanfords 114th commencement address and