考研英语,晨读美文第一篇

Develop Your Own Compass

Decelop your own compass, and trust it.Take risks,dare to fail, remember the first person through the wall always gets hurt.

Today is May 13th and today you graduate and the rules are about to change,an one of them is this:Decisions are made by those who show up. Don't ever forget that you're a citizen of this world, and there are things you can do to lift the human spirit things that are easy, things that are free, things that you can do every day. Civility, respect, kindness, character. You're too good for intolerance—and since you're walking into the middle of a presidential election, it's worth mentioning that you're too good to think people who disagree with you are your enemy. Unless they went to Georgetown, in which case, they can go to hell.

Don't ever forget that a small group of thoughtful people can change the world. It's the only thing that ever has. Rehearsal's over. You're going out there now; you're going to do this thing. How you live matters. You're going to fall down, but the world doesn't care how many times you fall down, as long as it's one fewer than the number of times you get back up.

For the class of 2012, I wish you joy, I wish you health and happiness and success, I wish you a roof, four walls, a floor and someone in your life that you care about


more than you care about yourself. I wish you the quality of friends I have and the quality of colleagues I work with. Baseball players say they don't have to look to see if they hit a home run, they can feel it. So I wish for you a moment—a moment soon—when you really put the bat on the ball, when you really get a hold of one and drive it into the upper deck, when you feel it. When you aim high and hit your target, when just for a moment all else disappears, and you soar with wings as eagles. The moment will end as quickly as it came, and so you'll have it back no matter what the obstacles. A lofty prediction, to be sure, but I flat out guarantee it.

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开辟本身手中的指南针，信赖它；敢于冒险、永不灰心；记着，穿墙而过的第一人免不了要受伤。

5月13日是你们结业的日子，法则要扭转了。此中一条以下：那些自告奋勇的人总会做决议。别忘了你是这个世界的公民。别忘了你是这个世界的公民，你可以做些晋升人类精力的事变，诸如倡导文明、尊敬别人、善待别人、培育个性——这些其实不坚苦，是举手之劳，天天都能举行。你们不会幸灾乐祸；不


会散布谎言；不会缺少宽容。既然你们都正向总统竞选迈进，那末有句话值得一提：你们不会视否决者为仇人。除非你是来自乔治敦大学的人，如果如许，就叫他们下地狱吧！

万万别小瞧如许有思惟的一群人们，他们可以扭转世界，这是独一被证明的真谛。人生的排演已竣事，是你们进场的时辰了。怎么走过你这一辈子很首要。你也许会颠仆，但众人不会在意你颠仆了几多次，只要你颠仆的次数比站起来的次数少一次。

2012届结业生们，我祝你们快活、康健、幸福、乐成。我祝愿你们具有幸福完竣的家庭，具有一个你关爱他赛过关爱本身的人，一个能与你存亡与共的人。我也但愿你们能具有像我的朋侪、同事，同样优异的火伴。棒球运带动认为，他们可以或许感受获得是不是打出了全垒球，而不必要紧盯着看。我等待你们阿谁时刻的到来——在不久的未来——当你们有感受时，真正击中那颗球，真正把握这个机遇，把球打得会更高。当你具有高尚方针并实现这个方针时，一切艰巨险阻都将逝去，你将像雄鹰般展翅遨游。这个时刻转眼即逝，是以不管碰到几多艰巨险阻你都要继续向前迈进。这是个无穷高尚的方针，但只要支出，我深信你们一定会乐成。