Saturday, November 26, 2016

#6 Steve Jobs' Talk

Link of Steve Jobs' Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc

Vocabulary:
1. stumble into 
to become involved in something by chance
ex: I stumbled into acting when I left college.

2. diverge
to separate and go in different directions
ex: The parallel lines appear to diverge.

3. hitchhike
to travel by asking for free rides in other people's cars, by standing at the side of the road and trying to get passing cars to stop
ex: They hitchhiked around Europe.

4. overflow
to be so full that the contents go over the sides
Ex: The bath is overflowing

5. anew
if somebody does something anew, they do it again from the beginning or do it in a different way
Ex: They started life anew in Canada.

Comment:
Steve Jobs is a adventurous person I think. Even if he had a complicated family background, he still advanced bravely. He was brave that decided to drop out of school. Then he tried to start a business. Although the triumph sometimes undulated, he never gave up. this is a good attitude that I can learn. Besides, there were some nice sentences in his speech. First, "You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future." Second, "Your work is gong to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work." Last but not least, "Don't be trapped by dogma-which is living with the results of other person's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice." 

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