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第67章 智慧人生(14)

世界的大学里充满荆棘,充满危机,可能到处都是弯路。面对这样的世界要充满勇气,要充满激情,不断提升自己,坚守让我们的心灵更加丰富的东西,运用自己的智慧,完善真正的人生。

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As B.B.put it,“The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take that away from you.”And learning is really in the broadest sense what I really want to talk about today, because your education, of course, isn"t ending here.In many ways, it"s only just begun.

The world has so many lessons to teach you. I consider the world, this Earth, to be like a school and our life the classrooms.And sometimes here in this Planet Earth school the lessons often come dressed up as detours or roadblocks, and sometimes as full-blown crises.And the secret I"ve learned to get ahead in being open to the lessons, lessons from the grandest universe of all, that is, the universe itself.AIt"s being able to walk through life eager and open to self-improvement and that which is going to best help you evolve, because that"s really why we"re here, to evolve as human beings.So, to grow into being more of ourselves, always moving to the next level of understanding, the next level of compassion and growth.

BI think the great one of the greatest compliments I"ve ever received:I interviewed with a reporter when I was first starting out in Chicago. And then many years later, I saw the same reporter.And she said to me,“You know what?You really haven"t changed.You"ve just become more of yourself.”

And that is really what we"re all trying to do, become more of ourselves. CAnd I believe that there"s a lesson in almost everything that you do and every experience, and getting the lesson is how you move forward.It"s how you enrich your spirit.And, trust me, I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth.The more you spend it, the more you gain.

难点重点,一目了然!

长难句解析Sentence Structures

AIt"s being able to walk through life eager and open to self-improvement and that which is going to best help you evolve, because that"s really why we"re here, to evolve as human beings.

在人生道路上,要对生活充满热情,要不断自我提高。这样才能让你更好地发展,因为这就是我们作为人类存在于世的意义。

本句是包含定语从句的复合句。which引导定语从句,其先行词that指代的是It"s being able to walk through life eager and open to self-improvement 这句话。because引导原因状语从句。

BI think the great one of the greatest compliments I"ve ever received:I interviewed with a reporter when I was first starting out in Chicago.

我想我受到的最高的赞美之一是:我在芝加哥刚开始工作时采访了一个记者。

start out表示迈开最初的几步。例如:I start out to write.我开始写小说。

CAnd I believe that there"s a lesson in almost everything that you do and every experience, and getting the lesson is how you move forward.

我坚信你们会在所做的每一件事和每一次经历上都能学到经验,这样就可以取得进步。

这是一句复合并列句。and连接两个分句,前一个分句是believe引导的宾语从句,后一个分句是how引导的表语从句。

126.Learn from Failure在失败中吸取教训

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人生中会遇到很多失败,失败并不可怕,要从失败中学到经验和教训,这样就能继续前进。在奥普拉·温弗瑞的经历中我们可以学到:一个人最重要的是内在品质,是对正直,品质和美丽的理解。

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Now I want to talk a little bit about failings, because nobody"s journey is seamless or smooth.We all stumble.We all have setbacks.If things go wrong, you hit a dead end—as you will—it"s just life"s way of saying time to change course.So, ask every failure, every crisis, every difficult time, what is this here to teach me?

And what I"ve found is that difficulties come when you don"t pay attention to life"s whisper, because life always whispers to you first. And if you ignore the whisper, sooner or later you"ll get a scream.Whatever you resist persists.But, if you ask the right question—not why is this happening, but what is this here to teach me.It puts you in the place and space to get the lesson you need.

I started a school in Africa. AAnd I founded the school, where I"m trying to give South African girls a shot at a future like yours.And I spent five years making sure that school would be as beautiful as the students.I wanted every girl to feel her worth reflected in her surroundings.So I checked every blueprint, I picked every pillow.I was looking at the grout in between the bricks.I knew every thread count of the sheets.And yet, last fall, I was faced with a crisis I have never anticipated.BI was told that one of the dorm matrons was suspected of sexual abuse.

That was devastating news. First, I cried—actually, I sobbed—for about half an hour.And then I said, let"s get to it;that"s all you get, it"s half an hour.You need to focus on the now.So, I contacted a child trauma specialist.I put together a team of investigators.I made sure the girls had counseling and support.

So, it"s a lesson that applied to all of our lives as a whole. What matters most is what"s inside.What matters most is the sense of integrity, of quality and beauty.I got that lesson.CAnd what I know is that the girls came away with something, too.They have emerged from this more resilient and knowing that their voices have power.And their resilience and spirit have given me more than I could ever give to them.

难点重点,一目了然!

长难句解析Sentence Structures

AAnd I founded the school, where I"m trying to give South African girls a shot at a future like yours.

我建立的这个学校,一直试图给南非的女孩们一个像你们一样的未来。

a shot at试图,设法。例如:They have a shot at solving this problem.他们设法解决这一问题。

BI was told that one of the dorm matrons was suspected of sexual abuse.

我听说有一名女舍监涉嫌性虐待。

suspect sb of sth 怀疑某人有罪。例如:What made you suspect her of having taken the money?你凭什么怀疑钱是她偷的?

CAnd what I know is that the girls came away with something, too.

我也明白女孩们也学到了一些事。

come away with 带着某种感觉或印象离开。例如:We came away with the distinct impression that all was not well with their marriage.我们离去时有一种清楚的印象:他们的婚姻并非十分美满。

127.Finding Happiness寻求幸福

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寻求幸福的路,我们一直在走。如果你受了伤,你需要帮助别人减轻疼痛。如果你感到痛苦,就帮助他人减轻痛苦。如果你的生活一团糟,就帮助别人摆脱困境。如果你想快乐,就去帮助别人吧。

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