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2022年01月03日
英语演讲|沃伦·巴菲特:走向成功 B1
企业家励志演讲
I don't even think it's important that every person go to college at all.

ENGLISH SPEECH | WARREN BUFFETT: Becoming successful

I don't even think it's important that every person go to college at all.

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  I don't even think it's important that every person go to college at all. It's a big commitment(委托事项) to take four years and the cost involved and maybe the loans(贷款) involved. I think it's for a lot of people, but there ought to be a reason you're going. And I didn't really see much reason. Warren(养兔场), how would you define(给…下定义) true success? Well, I've said many times that if you get to be 65 or 70 and later, and the people that you want to have love you actually do love you, you're a success.
  I've never seen anybody that reaches that age. I mean, I'm not talking about somebody that's in extreme poverty(贫困) or pain or something, but I've never seen anybody that, if they have a lot of people that love them, that is other than happy, and I've seen some very, very wealthy( 富有的) people that they give testimonial(证明书) winners to and name schools after and everything. Nobody loves them. Their own kids would say, "He's in the attic(阁楼). He's in the attic(阁楼)." What are, say, three pieces of advice you would give to people who are looking to succeed in business? Well, by far the best investment(投资) you can make is in yourself.
  For example, communication(通讯) skills. I tell those students that they're going to graduate(授予…学位) schools and business and they're learning all these complicated(复杂的) formulas([数] 公式) and all that. If they just learn to communicate better, both in writing and in person, they increase their value(价值) at least 50%. I mean, if you can't communicate somebody, it's like winking(使眼色) at a girl in the dark. Nothing happens, basically(基本上), and you have to be able to get forth(向前) your ideas. And that's relatively( 相对地) easy.
  I did it myself with the Dale(宽谷) Carnegie course. Some people wish I'd taken a shorter course now in terms of my talking later on, but it's just hugely(巨大地) important. If you invest(投资) in yourself, nobody can take it away from you. The second thing, which I'll get a certain criticism(批评) for not living it, but I do tell those students that if I gave you a car and it'd be the only car you get in the rest of your life, you take care of it like you can't believe any scratch(搔). You'd fix that moment. You'd read the owner's manual(手册).
  You'd keep a garage(车库) and do all these things. You'd get exactly one mind and one body in this world, and you can't start taking care of it when you're 50. By that time, you'll all rush(冲) it out if you haven't done anything. So you should really make sure that you just remember that you've just got one mind and body to get through life with and do the most with it. What about life advice? Well, life advice is the most important thing.
  Aside(在旁边) from the things I've talked about already, it's really who you associate(交往) with. You want to associate with people that are better than you are. I mean, basically, you'll go in the direction of the people that you associate with. And you want to have the right heroes. You want people you want to emulate(仿真) somebody, you'd better pick very carefully who you want to emulate.

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重点单词:

C2
emulate美/'ɛmjulet/英/'emjʊleɪt/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
verb.仿真;模仿;尽力赶上;同…竞争
testimonial美/,tɛstɪ'monɪəl/英/,testɪ'məʊnɪəl/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.证明书, 推荐书
C1
warren美/'wɔrən/英/'wɒr(ə)n/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.养兔场,大杂院
attic美/'ætɪk/英/'ætɪk/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.阁楼, 顶楼, [解剖](耳的)鼓室上的隐窝
wink美/wɪŋk/英/wɪŋk/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
verb.使眼色,眨眼示意
Michigan美/'miʃigən/英/'miʃigən/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.密歇根州(美国州名)
sprout美/spraʊt/英/spraut/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun. 嫩芽
venture美/ˈventʃər/英/ˈventʃə(r)/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
verb.敢于;冒险
enormously美/ɪ'nɔrməsli/英/ɪ'nɔːməslɪ/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adv.极度,大量
graham美/'ɡreiəm/英/'greɪəm/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adj.全麦(面粉)的
undoubtedly美/ʌnˈdaʊtɪdli/英/ʌnˈdaʊtɪdli/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adv.无容置疑,肯定地
formula美/ˈfɔːrmjələ/英/ˈfɔːmjələ/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.[数] 公式,准则;配方;婴儿食品
forth美/fɔːrθ/英/fɔːθ/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adv.向前;向外,往外
spouse美/spaʊs/英/spaʊs/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.配偶,夫妻
chunk美/tʃʌŋk/英/tʃʌŋk/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.大块, 矮胖的人或物
dale美/del/英/deɪl/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.宽谷, 溪谷
B2
criticism美/ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/英/ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.批评;批判;评论
instant美/ˈɪnstənt/英/ˈɪnstənt/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adj.立即的;紧急的;紧迫的
jolly美/'dʒɑli/英/'dʒɒlɪ/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
verb.(口)用好话劝某人做…;(口)用好话使高兴
commitment美/kəˈmɪtmənt/英/kəˈmɪtmənt/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.委托事项, 许诺, 承担义务
investment美/ɪnˈvestmənt/英/ɪnˈvestmənt/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.投资,投资额,投入
bush美/bʊʃ/英/bʊʃ/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.灌木,灌木丛,矮树
basically美/ˈbeɪsɪkli/英/ˈbeɪsɪkli/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adv.基本上
relatively美/ˈrelətɪvli/英/ˈrelətɪvli/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adv. 相对地; 相关地
publicity美/pʌbˈlɪsəti/英/pʌbˈlɪsəti/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.宣传
complicated美/ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪtɪd/英/ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adj.复杂的,难懂的
rush美/rʌʃ/英/rʌʃ/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
verb.冲,奔
aside美/əˈsaɪd/英/əˈsaɪd/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adv.在旁边,到旁边
lump美/lʌmp/英/lʌmp/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
verb.混在一起;使成块状;忍耐;笨重地移动
wealthy美/ˈwelθi/英/ˈwelθi/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adj. 富有的
investor美/ɪnˈvestər/英/ɪnˈvestə(r)/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun. 投资者
associate美/əˈsəʊsieɪt/英/əˈsəʊsieɪt/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
verb.交往
figure美/ˈfɪɡjər/英/ˈfɪɡə(r)/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
verb. 认为; 描绘
scratch美/skrætʃ/英/skrætʃ/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.搔;抓
manual美/'mænjuəl/英/'mænjʊ(ə)l/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.手册
subsequently美/ˈsʌbsɪkwəntli/英/ˈsʌbsɪkwəntli/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adv.后来地
round美/raʊnd/英/raʊnd/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.圆;循环;一回合;圆形物
loan美/ləʊn/英/ləʊn/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.贷款
hugely添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adv.巨大地, 非常地
regard美/rɪˈɡɑːrd/英/rɪˈɡɑːd/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
verb.把…看作;尊敬
plus美/plʌs/英/plʌs/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
cconj.undefined
catchy美/'kætʃi/英/'kætʃɪ/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adj.引人注意的;容易记住的;易使人上当的
专辑
企业家励志演讲
难度
B1
词汇量
420/1466
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