83.Jeff Bezos： We are what we choose

今天讲的文章是Amazon的创始人的演讲，他告诉我们一句话：善良比聪明更难。这是祖父给他的忠告“Jeff, one day you'll understand that it's harder to be kind than clever.”WHY呢？因为聪明是天赋并且可习得，可是善良是一种选择，当我们面对各种事情时做出的可能会很困难的选择。

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• hitch [hɪtʃ]钩住，急推
  ~ up 猛拉
  ~a ride/ lift (with sb.)
  hitch a passing car 搭便车
• pokev. n. 刺，捅，戳
  · Give sb./ sth. a poke 戳某人/某物一下；批评
  · Tom took a poke at new marketing plan.
  · Be careful with the umbrella or you’ll poke someone in the eye.
  ~ around 闲逛（某处），打探（私事），到处乱翻
  ~into 打探
• 沉默片刻 a bit of silence
• applaud v.赞同（applaud the decision）喝彩
  ·~ sb. for (doing) sth.
  · Everyone was clapping and cheering.
  日常clap比applaud更常用于表示鼓掌喝彩
  Apologize to sb.道歉
• detriment n. 损害（物）
  To the detriment of 对…不利
• marvel['mɑːv(ə)l]奇迹；v. 惊讶
  · I marveled that/at sth
  original原始的，独创的
  inertia [ɪ'nɜːʃə] n. 惯性，惰性

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最后是作者对普林斯顿学生做的反问，激动人心。

Tomorrow, in a very real sense, your life -- the life you author from scratchon your own -- begins.
明天，非常现实地说，轮到你们，从零开始导演自己的人生。

How will you use your gifts? What choices will you make?
Will inertia be your guide, or will you follow your passions?
Will you follow dogma, or will you be original?
Will you choose a life of ease, or a life of service and adventure?
Will you wilt under criticism, or will you follow your convictions?
Will you bluff it out when you're wrong, or will you apologize?
Will you guard your heart against rejection, or will you act when you fall in love?
Will you play it safe, or will you be a little bit swashbuckling?
When it's tough, will you give up, or will you be relentless ?
Will you be a cynic , or will you be a builder?
Will you be clever at the expense of others, or will you be kind?
你们会如何运用自己的天赋？你们又会作出怎样的抉择？
是懒于惯性，还是追逐激情？
是循规蹈矩，还是勇于创新？
是选择安逸，还是奉献和冒险？
被质疑打垮，还是坚持信念？
是蒙混过关，还是坦诚道歉？
因害怕拒绝而封闭内心，还是面对真爱勇往直前？
是安稳第一，还是打造传奇？
遇到困难，放弃还是坚持？
愤世嫉俗，还是积极建设？
不惜牺牲他人，还是保持善良？