目 錄
PART 1 美麗英文
001 What I Have Lived for
我的人生追求
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002 Companionship of Books
以書為伴
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003 If I Were a Boy Again
假如我又回到了童年 / 008
004 Advice to a Young Man
給年輕人的建議
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005 Education and Discipline
教育與規(guī)訓
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006 Three Days to See
假如給我三天光明
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007 Universities and Their Function
大學及其作用 / 020
008 Seeing People off
送行
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009 Spell of the Rising Moon
月亮升起來
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010 Walden
瓦爾登湖 / 030
011 About Reading Books
談讀書
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012 A Definition of Greatness in Art
何謂偉大的藝術(shù)
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013 Dancers
舞者
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014 On Going a Journey
論出游
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015 The Strenuous Life
奮進的人生
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016 Choose to Be Cheerful
快樂的抉擇
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017 My Mother’s Gift
母親的禮物
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018 Life in a Violin Case
琴匣人生 / 054
019 The Wisdom of Success
成功的至理
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020 Happiness Happens from the Inside-Out
幸福由內(nèi)而外
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021 Embrace Truth
擁抱事實 /
064
022 Are You Lacking in Gratitude?
感恩了嗎?
/ 067
023 What’s the Big Deal About Accountability?
敢于擔當才會贏 / 070
024 Keep on Looking, Keep on Listening
多觀察,多傾聽
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025 Magic of Love
愛的魔法
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PART 2 激情演講
026 Zuckerberg’s Commencement Address at Harvard
University
扎克伯格在哈佛大學畢業(yè)典禮上的演講 / 082
027 Peter Thiel’s Commencement Address at Hamilton
College
彼得·蒂爾在漢密爾頓學院畢業(yè)典禮上的演講 / 086
028 Steven Spielberg’s Commencement Address at Harvard
University
史蒂文·斯皮爾伯格在哈佛大學畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
/ 090
029 Nina Tassler’s Commencement Address at Boston
University
尼娜·塔斯勒在波士頓大學畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
/ 093
030 Matt Damon’s
Commencement Address at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
馬特·達蒙在麻省理工學院畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
/ 096
031 Sheryl Sandberg’s Commencement Address at Tsinghua
University
雪莉·桑德伯格在清華大學畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
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032 Tim Cook’s Commencement Address at University of
Washington
蒂姆·庫克在華盛頓大學畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
/ 103
033 Leonardo DiCaprio’s Address in the UN Climate Summit
萊昂納多·迪卡普里奧在聯(lián)合國氣候峰會上的演講
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034 Ben Bernanke’s Commencement Address at Princeton
University
本·伯南克在普林斯頓大學畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
/ 109
035 Oprah Winfrey’s Commencement Address at Harvard
University
奧普拉·溫弗莉在哈佛大學畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
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036 David McCullough
Jr’s Commencement Address at
Wellesley High School
小戴維·麥卡洛在韋爾斯利高中畢業(yè)典禮上的演講 / 116
037 Salman Khan’s Commencement Address at Rice University
薩爾曼·可汗在萊斯大學畢業(yè)典禮上的演講 / 120
038 Michael Lewis’ Commencement Address at Princeton
University
邁克爾·劉易斯在普林斯頓大學畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
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039 Jeff Bezos’ Commencement Address at Princeton
University
杰夫·貝佐斯在普林斯頓大學畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
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040 James Cameron’s TED Talk: Failure Is an Option, But
Fear Is Not
詹姆斯·卡梅隆TED演講:失敗是一種選擇,但畏懼不是 / 131
041 Barack Obama’s Commencement Address at Arizona State
University
巴拉克·奧巴馬在亞利桑那州立大學畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
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042 J.K. Rowling’s Commencement Address at
Harvard University
J.K.羅琳在哈佛大學畢業(yè)典禮上的演講 / 138
043 Eric Schmidt’s Commencement Address at
University of Pennsylvania
埃里克·施密特在賓夕法尼亞大學畢業(yè)典禮上的演講 / 141
044 Randy Pausch’s Commencement Address at
Carnegie Mellon University
蘭迪·波許在卡內(nèi)基梅隆大學畢業(yè)典禮上的演講 / 144
045 Steve Jobs’ Commencement Address at
Stanford University
史蒂夫·喬布斯在斯坦福大學畢業(yè)典禮上的演講 / 147
046 David Foster Wallace’s Commencement
Address at Kenyon College
大衛(wèi)·福斯特·華萊士在凱尼恩學院畢業(yè)典禮上的演講 / 150
047 I Have a Dream—Martin Luther King’s
Address at the Lincoln Memorial
馬丁·路德·金在林肯紀念堂的演講——我有一個夢想 / 153
048 John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address
約翰· F.肯尼迪就職演講 /
156
049 William Faulkner’s Nobel Prize Acceptance
Speech
威廉·福克納諾貝爾文學獎獲獎致辭 / 159
050 Franklin Roosevelt’s First Inaugural
Address in 1933
富蘭克林·羅斯福1933年**次就職演講 / 162
PART 3 趣味時文
051 Why Young Sunflowers Follow the Sun?
為什么向日葵幼株會向陽? / 166
052 Starving but Happy
窮并快樂著 / 169
053 Olympic Triumph Is a Universal Expression
奧運會上獲勝的表情是相通的 / 172
054 What Gets Yaks High?
為何牦牛沒有高原反應?
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055 Eating Fat Will Not Make You
Fat?
攝入脂肪不會發(fā)胖? / 177
056 Fasting Diets Are Gaining
Acceptance
禁食減肥法逐漸得到認可 / 180
057 Happiness Isn’t the Be-all
快樂不是人生的全部 / 182
058 How a Happy School Can Help Students Succeed?
學校快樂的氣氛如何幫助學生走向成功? / 185
059 Specific Ways to Improve Your Memory
提高記憶力的具體方法 / 188
060 People May Need to Be De-Prescribed
人們或許需要少開藥了 / 192
061 How Technology Affects Human Relationships
技術(shù)如何影響人類關(guān)系 / 195
062 Besides Protection, Oceans
Also Need Investment
海洋除了需要保護,還需要投資 / 198
063 Song Stuck in Your Head
腦海中有首不停循環(huán)的歌 / 202
064 Are Big Brains a Waste of
Space?
大腦浪費空間嗎? / 205
065 Coming Soon: The Married
Minority?
已婚族即將淪為少數(shù)派? / 209
066 Learn How to Ask Questions
學會提問 / 212
067 Travel to the Moon
去月球旅行 /
215
068 Robots Can Help Save Jobs
機器人能幫人保住飯碗 / 218
069 Why Periods Are Still in
Use?
為什么仍然在使用句號?
/ 221
070 Can Silicon Valley Save the American
Dream?
硅谷能否拯救美國夢? / 224
071 In Pursuit of the New Is Human Nature
喜新厭舊,本性使然 / 228
072 The Prediction of Winston Churchill
溫斯頓·丘吉爾的預言 / 231
073 Giant Pandas Rebound off Endangered List
大熊貓被移出瀕危物種名單 / 234
074 Your Passwords Are a Lot More Vulnerable
Than You Think
你的密碼比想象中脆弱 /
237
075 Bilinguals Can
Earn More?
會說外語的人掙得更多? /
240
PART 4 真題精選
076 Can Brains Be
Distinguished by Gender?
性別決定大腦? / 244
077 Should We Get Rid of Tipping?
我們應該取消小費嗎?
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078 Physical Activity May Lead to
Better Grades
體育活動或能提高學習成績 / 250
079 Your Personality Has an Effect on Your Longevity
性格影響長壽
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080 Genuine Criticism
真誠的批評
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081 From Confrontation Comes Brilliance
爭論出真知 / 259
082 The Rise of Stay-at-Home Dads
全職爸爸數(shù)量變多
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083 New Possibilities Come with New Challenges
新的可能與挑戰(zhàn)并存
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084 The End of
Books?
圖書走向終結(jié)?
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085 Liberal Arts Are More Useful than We Think
人文科學比我們想象的更有用
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086 Restaurants
Pledge to Offer More-healthful Menu Options
餐廳承諾在菜單上提供更加健康的食物選擇 / 274
087 Unlimited Emotional Energy
情感力量無限 / 277
088 The Influence of
Economic Crisis on Marriage
經(jīng)濟危機之于婚姻
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089 Are
Social-networking Sites Really Free?
社交網(wǎng)絡真的免費嗎? / 283
090 Energy—One of the Major Challenges of the
21st Century
能源——21世紀的一大挑戰(zhàn)
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091 Single-sex Schools Help Boys Enjoy Arts
男子學校有助于男孩欣賞藝術(shù) / 289
092 Men and Women Think Differently on Money
男性和女性金錢觀不同
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093 Elderly People Also Need Enough Sleep
老年人也需要充足的睡眠
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094 Lodging with a Student of a Different
Race Is a Double-edged Sword
不同種族的學生同住有利有弊
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095 Your Genes and the Environment Determine
Who You Are
基因與環(huán)境決定自身
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096 Industrial Scientists’ Return to
Universities
產(chǎn)業(yè)科學家回歸高校
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097 Marriage Can Help Prolong Your Life
婚姻有助于延年益壽
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098 Older Buildings Can Also Be Green
古老建筑也環(huán)保
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099 Fathers Have More Impact on Children’s
Language Development?
父親對孩子的語言發(fā)育影響更大嗎? /
315
100 Writing Journals Means More than You
Think
寫日記好處多
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