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 “Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.”— Les Brown, Motivational Speaker

「太多人沒有去實踐他們的夢想，因為他們去實踐了恐懼。」

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https://youtu.be/wHGqp8lz36c

此段演講為《哈利波特》作者 J.K. Rowling (羅琳) 2008 年在美國哈佛大學畢業典禮的演講，長約 20 分，英文講稿約 2800 字。

“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”– Mark Twain, Writer

「永遠做對的事，這將滿足一些人，其他人則將感到驚奇。」

Katrina Bookman captured national attention last year when she played a "Sphinx Slot Machine" at Resorts World Casino in Queens, New York, and it appeared as though she’d won $43 million － which would have been the largest jackpot ever won on the slots in U.S. history.

卡翠娜．布克曼去年受到全美國矚目，因為她在紐約市皇后區的「度假中心世界賭場」玩「人面獅身拉霸機」時，看似贏得4300萬美元，為美國拉霸機史上最高頭彩獎金。

But when Bookman came to collect her prize, a casino worker told her she hadn’t actually won anything and offered her nothing but a complimentary steak dinner and $2.25.

“Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.”– Oscar Wilde, Writer

「做你自己，其他人都已經有人做了。」

佳文選讀As a Man Soweth 人們播種時

—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Poet(歌德，詩人)

We must not hope to be mowers,

佳文選讀As a Man Soweth 人們播種時

—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Poet(歌德，詩人)

We must not hope to be mowers,

“The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident.”– Charles Lamb, Writer

「我所知道的最大快樂，是祕密的做善行，然後被人意外的發現。」

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ4yd2W50No&feature=related

科幻電影《星際大戰》第五集裡，尤達對路克說的一句話，當時尤達要訓練路克如何使用原力，抬起已經沉入水中的 X-Wing 戰機。

“The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they’re right if you love to be with them all the time.”– Julia Child, Chef

「快樂婚姻的祕密是找到對的人，如果你喜歡一直和他在一起，他就是對的人。」

“The most painful moment in my life also became the moment I showed the most strength and courage.”— Cecelia Ahern, Novelist

「我人生最痛苦的時刻，也是我展現最多力量與勇氣的時刻。」

“There exists in the world a single path along which no one can go except you: whither does it lead? Do not ask, go along it.”

「這世上存在著一條除了你沒人能走的單一道路：它會通往哪裡？不要問，順著它走就是了。」– 弗里德里希‧尼采 (哲學家)

“Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.”

“Learn to… be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.”– Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Philosopher

「學習做自己，並優雅的放下你所不是的。」

“We are either progressing or retrograding all the while. There is no such thing as remaining stationary in this life.”

– James Freeman Clarke, Preacher

脫口秀主持人、20 世紀最富有的美國黑人Oprah (歐普拉) 在史丹佛大學 2008 年畢業典禮的演講，Oprah 在演講裡分享 3 個人生經驗，Oprah 說話咬字清楚，應該可利讀者英文聽力學習，此演講稿長約 4,300 字，愈後面愈精采，內容非常值得省思。

“There is no coming to consciousness without pain.” – Carl Jung, Psychiatrist

「少了悲痛，一個人不會覺悟。」

“Life is not a solo act. It’s a huge collaboration, and we all need to assemble around us the people who care about us and support us in times of strife.”– Tim Gunn, Television Personality

「人生不是單人表演，而是很多人的合作，我們都需要在身邊聚集一些關心我們及在糾紛中會支持我們的人。」– 提姆·岡恩（電視名人）