目 錄 CONTENTS

Part One

激情演講

1?? I’m Harvard’s Most Successful Dropout 002

我是哈佛*成功的輟學生

2?? Be a Brave Girl 008

做勇敢的女孩

3?? How Great Leaders Inspire Action? 014

偉大的領導者如何激勵行動?

4?? Mark Zuckerberg’s 2017 Harvard Commencement Speech 019

扎克伯格2017年哈佛大學畢業演講

5?? Obama’s Farewell Address 024

奧巴馬告別演講

6?? China’s Development Affecting the Whole World 029

中國的發展牽動全球

7?? We Will Meet Again 035

我們將會重逢

8?? Address by Anne Hathaway at the UN Official Commemoration of International Women’s Day

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安妮??海瑟薇在聯合國慶祝國際婦女節大會上的演講

Part Two

名篇佳作

1The Art of Pleasing—A Letter to Son 048

取悅的藝術——給兒子的一封信

2 If I Were a Boy Again 054

假如我又回到了童年

3 How to Win Friends and Influence People? 060

如何贏得朋友與影響他人？

4 Health 065

健康

5??Companionship of Books 070

以書為伴

6??I Want to Know 076

我想知道

7??The Two Roads 080

兩條路

8??Work and Pleasure 085

工作和娛樂

9??The Smile 091

微笑

Part Three

時文精選

1?? Are You a Good Tipper? 096

你是一個給小費的人嗎？

2?? The Rise of the Pandemic-era “Gap Year” 102

疫情之下“間隔年”的興起

3?? Do Animals Think? 108

動物也會思考嗎？

4?? It’s Time to Stop Students’ Boorish Behavior 112

校園陋習引人深思

5?? Why Should You Call Instead of Text? 117

為什么打電話比發短信好？

6?? Keep Cool for Video Interviews 123

視頻面試時如何表現出色？

7?? Watching for Early Signs of Autism in Babies 129

兒童自閉癥的早期征兆

8?? An Influence of Digital Age on Teenagers 134

數字時代對青少年的影響

Part Four

美文賞析

1?? Happiness Is a Journey 140

幸福是一段旅程

2?? The Story of Life 145

生命的故事

3?? Get a Thorough Understanding of Oneself 151

悟透自己

4?? Don’t Be Talented Poor People 157

不做有才華的窮人

5?? What Makes a Teacher 163

為師之道

6?? Where Are We Heading? 168

我們將去向何方？

7?? Life Is a DIY Project 173

生活是一項DIY工程

8?? The Flame of Love 177

Part Five

哲理故事

1?? A Glass of Milk 184

一杯牛奶

2?? The Missed Blessings 189

錯過的祝福

3?? The Happy Marriage 194

幸福的婚姻

4?? Life Throws a Brick at Your Head 199

生命中的“磚頭”

5?? It Is More Blessed to Give 204

給予比接受更幸福

6?? The Seeker of Truth 209

追求真理

7?? The Good You Do, Comes Back to You 216

善有善報，惡有惡報

8?? The First Try 222

**次嘗試

9?? The Sparrow 227

Part Six

真題回顧

1?? Is Aging a Disease? 234

衰老是一種疾病嗎?

2?? On the Recommendation Letters for Women Applicants 240

推薦信中的隱性性別歧視

3?? The Problems Facing African Cities 246

非洲城市化該何去何從？

4?? How to Achieve Success in America? 252

美國人眼中的成功之道

5?? Dementia or Age-related Memory Loss 257

癡呆癥還是記憶力減退

6?? The Lost Letter Returns Again 262

失而復得的寶貴信件

7?? More Green Spaces, More Happiness 268

綠色讓生活更美好

8?? Teaching—an Effective Way to Learn 274

教學相長

9?? Will Computers Prevail over Human Beings? 280

電腦會戰勝人類嗎?

10 Home Security Cameras and Privacy 285

家用攝像頭引發隱私擔憂

11 Pepsi Redefined a 10 Year Goal 291

百事公司的“健康計劃”

12 Can Women Make Good Leaders? 297

女性能成為好的領導者嗎？

13 The Newly-approved Soda Tax in Philadelphia 303

費城也要開征汽水稅了

14 Let’s Bury “Work-life Balance” 309

少一些平衡，多一些生活

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