最后的演讲:竖起了白旗 (1/2)
Randy Pausch是美国卡内基梅隆大学的计算机科学、人机交互及设计教授。2006年9月，他被诊断患有胰腺癌。2007年9月18日，他在卡内基梅隆大学做了一场风靡全美的“最后的演讲”，根据这次演讲，他出版的“The Last Lecture”一书则成为亚马逊网站上最为畅销的书籍之一。Randy教授所传达的讯息之所以如此震撼人心，是因为他以诚恳、幽默的态度去分享他独特的经验。他谈的不是死亡，而是人生中的重要议题，包括克服障碍、实现儿时梦想、帮助别人实现梦想、把握每一个时刻……Hints:
Randolph
Virginia / Virginian
the Depression
Pausch
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My mother always calls me "Randolph."
She was raised on a small dairy farm in Virginia during the Depression, wondering if there'd be enough food for dinner. She picked "Randolph" because it felt like the name some classy Virginian might have. And that may be why I rejected it and abhorred it. Who wants a name like that?
And yet my mother kept at it. As a teen, I confronted her. "Do you really believe your right to name me supersedes my right to have my own identity?"
"Yes, Randolph, I do," she said.
Well, at least we knew where we stood.
By the time I got to college, I had had enough. She'd send me mail addressed to "Randolph Pausch." I'd scrawl "no such person at this address" on the envelope, and send the letters back unopened.
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