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Prototypes,技术原型

Certification,认证

Commercialiazation,商业化

Compensation,补偿，报酬；

赔偿金

Guarantees,保证，担保；

保证金

Continuity,连续性，一连串

Comply,遵守，顺从，答应

Someofyoumightnothavethoseadvantages.Maybeyoudon’thaveadultsinyourlifewhogiveyouthesupportthatyouneed.Maybesomeoneinyourfamilyhaslosttheirjobandthere’snotenoughmoneytogoaround.Maybeyouliveinaneighborhoodwhereyoudon’tfeelsafe,orhavefriendswhoarepressuringyoutodothingsyouknowaren’tright.

Butattheendoftheday,thecircumstancesofyourlife--whatyoulooklike,whereyoucomefrom,howmuchmoneyyouhave,whatyou’vegotgoingonathome--noneofthatisanexcuseforneglectingyourhomeworkorhavingabadattitudeinschool.That’snoexcusefortalkingbacktoyourteacher,orcuttingclass,ordroppingoutofschool.Thereisnoexcusefornottrying.

Whereyouarerightnowdoesn’thavetodeterminewhereyou’llendup.Noone’swrittenyourdestinyforyou,becausehereinAmerica,youwriteyourowndestiny.Youmakeyourownfuture.

That’swhatyoungpeoplelikeyouaredoingeveryday,allacrossAmerica.

YoungpeoplelikeJazminPerez,fromRoma,Texas.Jazmindidn’tspeakEnglishwhenshefirststartedschool.Neitherofherparentshadgonetocollege.Butsheworkedhard,earnedgoodgrades,andgotascholarshiptoBrownUniversity--isnowingraduateschool,studyingpublichealth,onherwaytobecomingDr.JazminPerez.

I’mthinkingaboutAndoniSchultz,fromLosAltos,California,who’sfoughtbraincancersincehewasthree.He’shadtoendureallsortsoftreatmentsandsurgeries,oneofwhichaffectedhismemory,soittookhimmuchlonger--hundredsofextrahours--todohisschoolwork.Butheneverfellbehind.He’sheadedtocollegethisfall.

Andthenthere’sShantellSteve,frommyhometownofChicago,Illinois.Evenwhenbouncingfromfosterhometofosterhomeinthetoughestneighborhoodsinthecity,shemanagedtogetajobatalocalhealthcarecenter,startaprogramtokeepyoungpeopleoutofgangs,andshe’sontracktograduatehighschoolwithhonorsandgoontocollege.AndJazmin,Andoni,andShantellaren’tanydifferentfromanyofyou.Theyfacechallengesintheirlivesjustlikeyoudo.Insomecasesthey’vegotitalotworseoffthanmanyofyou.Buttheyrefusedtogiveup.Theychosetotakeresponsibilityfortheirlives,fortheireducation,andsetgoalsforthemselves.AndIexpectallofyoutodothesame.

That’swhytodayI’mcallingoneachofyoutosetyourowngoalsforyoureducation--anddoeverythingyoucantomeetthem.Yourgoalcanbesomethingassimpleasdoingallyourhomework,payingattentioninclass,orspendingsometimeeachdayreadingabook.Maybeyou’lldecidetogetinvolvedinanextracurricularactivity,orvolunteerinyourcommunity.Maybeyou’lldecidetostandupforkidswhoarebeingteasedorbulliedbecauseofwhotheyareorhowtheylook,becauseyoubelieve,likeIdo,thatallyoungpeopledeserveasafeenvironmenttostudyandlearn.Maybeyou’lldecidetotakebettercareofyourselfsoyoucanbemorereadytolearn.Andalongthoselines,bytheway,Ihopeallofyouarewashingyourhandsalot,andthatyoustayhomefromschoolwhenyoudon’tfeelwell,sowecankeeppeoplefromgettingthefluthisfallandwinter.

Butwhateveryouresolvetodo,Iwantyoutocommittoit.Iwantyoutoreallyworkatit.IknowthatsometimesyougetthatsensefromTVthatyoucanberichandsuccessfulwithoutanyhardwork--thatyourtickettosuccessisthroughrappingorbasketballorbeingarealityTVstar.Chancesareyou’renotgoingtobeanyofthosethings.

Thetruthis,beingsuccessfulishard.Youwon’tloveeverysubjectthatyoustudy.Youwon’tclickwitheveryteacherthatyouhave.Noteveryhomeworkassignmentwillseemcompletelyrelevanttoyourliferightatthisminute.Andyouwon’tnecessarilysucceedateverythingthefirsttimeyoutry.

That’sokay.Someofthemostsuccessfulpeopleintheworldaretheoneswho’vehadthemostfailures.J.K.Rowling’s--whowroteHarryPotter--herfirstHarryPotterbookwasrejected12timesbeforeitwasfinallypublished.MichaelJordanwascutfromhishighschoolbasketballteam.Helosthundredsofgamesandmissedthousandsofshotsduringhiscareer.Butheoncesaid,"

Ihavefailedoverandoverandoveragaininmylife.Andthat’swhyIsucceed.

Thesepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstoodthatyoucan’tletyourfailuresdefineyou--youhavetoletyourfailuresteachyou.Youhavetoletthemshowyouwhattododifferentlythenexttime.Soifyougetintotrouble,thatdoesn’tmeanyou’reatroublemaker,itmeansyouneedtotryhardertoactright.Ifyougetabadgrade,thatdoesn’tmeanyou’restupid,itjustmeansyouneedtospendmoretimestudying.

Noone’sbornbeinggoodatallthings.Youbecomegoodatthingsthroughhardwork.You’renotavarsityathletethefirsttimeyouplayanewsport.Youdon’thiteverynotethefirsttimeyousingasong.You’vegottopractice.Thesameprincipleappliestoyourschoolwork.Youmighthavetodoamathproblemafewtimesbeforeyougetitright.Youmighthavetoreadsomethingafewtimesbeforeyouunderstandit.Youdefinitelyhavetodoafewdraftsofapaperbeforeit’sgoodenoughtohandin.

Don’tbeafraidtoaskquestions.Don’tbeafraidtoaskforhelpwhenyouneedit.Idothateveryday.Askingforhelpisn’tasignofweakness,it’sasignofstrengthbecauseitshowsyouhavethecouragetoadmitwhenyoudon’tknowsomething,andthatthenallowsyoutolearnsomethingnew.Sofindanadultthatyoutrust--aparent,agrandparentorteacher,acoachoracounselor--andaskthemtohelpyoustayontracktomeetyourgoals.

Andevenwhenyou’restruggling,evenwhenyou’rediscouraged,andyoufeellikeotherpeoplehavegivenuponyou,don’tevergiveuponyourself,becausewhenyougiveuponyourself,yougiveuponyourcountry.

ThestoryofAmericaisn’taboutpeoplewhoquitwhenthingsgottough.It’saboutpeoplewhokeptgoing,whotriedharder,wholovedtheircountrytoomuchtodoanythinglessthantheirbest.

It’sthestoryofstudentswhosatwhereyousit250yearsago,andwentontowagearevolutionandtheyfoundedthisnation.Youngpeople.Studentswhosatwhereyousit75yearsagowhoovercameaDepressionandwonaworldwar;

whofoughtforcivilrightsandputamanonthemoon.Studentswhosatwhereyousit20yearsagowhofoundedGoogleandTwitterandFacebookandchangedthewaywecommunicatewitheachother.

Sotoday,Iwanttoaskallofyou,what’syourcontributiongoingtobe?

Whatproblemsareyougoingtosolve?

Whatdiscoverieswillyoumake?

WhatwillaPresidentwhocomesherein20or50or100yearssayaboutwhatallofyoudidforthiscountry?

Now,yourfamilies,yourteachers,andIaredoingeverythingwecantomakesureyouhavetheeducationyouneedtoanswerthesequestions.I’mworkinghardtofixupyourclassroomsandgetyouthebooksandtheequipmentandthecomputersyouneedtolearn.Butyou’vegottodoyourpart,too.SoIexpectallofyoutogetseriousthisyear.Iexpectyoutoputyourbesteffortintoeverythingyoudo.Iexpectgreatthingsfromeachofyou.Sodon’tletusdown.Don’tletyourfamilydownoryourcountrydown.Mostofall,don’tletyourselfdown.Makeusallproud.

Thankyouverymuch,everybody.Godblessyou.GodblessAmerica.Thankyou.

Mostofuswouldliketochangesomethingaboutourselvesorourlives.Weeattoomuch.Wesmoke.Wedon'

texercise.We'

restuckinthewrongjob.Wespendtoomuchandsavetoolittle.Welookforloveinthewrongplaces.

Someofushaveafewthingswe'

dliketochange.Somepeoplewanttotransformtheirentirelives.

Butcanwe?

Andifso,how?

CharlesDuhiggmayhavefoundthekey.

Duhigg,areporterattheNewYorkTimes,spentthreeyearsinterviewingresearchers,marketingmavensandneuroscientiststounderstandbetterhowourbrainswork,andhowwecanusethatknowledgeinourdailylives.

He'

spublishedtheresultsinanewbook,ThePowerofHabit.

Thebottomline:

We'

rerunningonautopilotmostofthetime,andwedon'

treallyknowit.Wearecontrolledtoaremarkabledegreebyourhabits,notjustbyourconsciouschoices.

"

Ahabitisachoicethatwedeliberatelymakeatsomepoint,andthenstopthinkingabout,butcontinuedoing,ofteneveryday,"

hewrites.

Evenpeopleincrisiscanusethisknowledgetoturntheirlivesaround.

Wecan'

tunlearnbadhabits.Thewaytodefeatthemistolearnnew,betterones.

Thebookbeginswiththecaseof"

LisaAllen,"

ayoungwomanwhodidpreciselythat.Shebeganasanoverweight,heavy-drinkingsmokerwithdebtsandnojob.Herhusbandhadjustlefther.Afewyearsshewasfit,clean,gainfullyemployedandinchargeofherlife.Sheranmarathons,boughtahouse,gotengaged,andbeganamaster'

sprogram.

What'

sThis?

..Andherturnaroundbeganwhenshetookthedecisiontochangeone"

keystone"

habit,andquitsmoking.Thatchangeledtootherchanges,andsoon.

Habitsareaneurologicalreality,Duhiggreports.NeurologistsstudyingscansofLisaAllen'

sbrainfoundthat"

onesetofneurologicalpatternsheroldhabitshadbeenoverriddenbynewpatterns.Theycouldstillseetheneuralactivityofheroldbehaviors,butthoseimpulseswerecrowdedoutbynewurges.AsLisa'

habitschanged,sohadherbrain."

Buthowdoyouchangeabadhabit?

AccordingtoDuhigg,researchersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologybelieveallhabitsbreakdownintothreesteps: