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WordsofAdviceatGraduating毕业赠言 Graduatesandmyfellowstudents, YouallareleavingyourAlmaMaternow.Ihavenogifttopresentyouallexceptapieceofadvice. WhatIwouldliketoadviseisthatDontgiveupyourstudy.Mostofthecoursesyouhavetakenarepartlyforyourcertificate.Youhadnochoicebuttotakethem.Fromnowon,youmaystudyonyourown.Iwouldadviseyoutoworkhardatsomespecialfieldwhenyouarestillyoungandvigorous.Youryouthwillbegonethatwillneverebacktoyouagain.Whenyouareold,andwhenyourenergyaregettingpoorer,youwillnotbeabletoasyouwishto.Eventhoughyouhavetostudyinordertomakealiving,studieswillneverliveuptoyou.Makingalivingwithoutstudying,youwillbeshiftedoutinthreeorfiveyears.Atthistimewhenyouhopetomakeitup,youwillsayitistoolate.Perhapsyouwillsay,Aftergraduationandgoingintothesociety,wewillmeetwithanurgentproblem,thatis,tomakealiving.Forthiswehavenotimetostudy.Eventhoughwehopetostudy,wehavenolibrarynorlabs,howcanwestudyfurther? Iwouldliketosaythatallthosewhowaittohavealibrarywillnotstudyfurthereventhoughtheyhaveoneandallthesewhowaittohavealabwillnotdoexperimentseventhoughtheyhaveone.Whenyouhaveafirmresolutionanddeterminationtosolveaproblem,youwillnaturallyeconomizeonfoodandclothing. Asfortime,Ishouldsayitsnotaproblem.Youmayknowthateverydayhecoulddoonlyanhourwork,notmuchmorethanthatbecauseDarwinwasillforallhislife.Youmusthavereadhisachievements.Everydayyouspendanhourinreading10usefulpages,thenyouwillreadmorethan3650pageseveryyear.In30yearsyouwillhaveread110,000pages. Myfellowstudents,reading110,000pageswillmakeyouascholar.ButitwilltakeyouanhourtoreadthreekindsofsmallsizednewspapersanditwilltakeyouanhourandahalftoplayfourroundsofMahjianpieces.ReadingsmallsizednewspapersorplayingMahjianpieces,orworkinghardtobeascholar?Itsuptoyouall. HenrikIbsensaid,Itisyourgreatestdutytomakeyourselfout. Studyingisthenastoolascasting.Givingupstudyingwilldestroyyourself. Ihavetosaygoodbyetoyouall.YourAlmaMaterwillopenhereyestoseewhatyouwillbein10years.Goodbye 诸位毕业生同学： 你们现在要离开母校了我没有什么礼物送给你们只好送你们一句话吧这句话是：不要抛弃学问以前的功课也许有一大部分是为了这张文凭不得已而做的从今以后你们可以依自己的心愿去研究了趁着现在年富力强时候努力做一种专门的学问少年是一去不返的等到精力衰退时要做学问也来不及了既为吃饭计学问绝不会辜负人的吃饭而不求学问三年五年之后你们都要被先进的少年淘汰掉的到那时再想做点学问来补救恐怕已晚了 有人说：出去做事之后生活问题急需解决有功夫去读书即使要做学问既没有图书馆也没有实验室能做学问 我要对你们说：凡是要等到有了图书馆才读书的有了图书馆也不肯读书；凡是要等到有了实验室才做研究的有了实验室也不肯做研究你有了决心要解决一个问题自然会节衣缩食去买书自然会想出法子来购置仪器 至于时间更不成问题达尔文一生多病不能多做工每天只能做一小时的工作你们看他的成绩！每天花一小时看十页有用的书每年可看三千六百多页书三十年读十一万页书 诸位十一万页的书可以使你成为一个学者了可是每天看三种小