have never dropped in on this calligraphy class, and 只是抄袭Mac，并非独创。如果我从personal computers might not have the wonderful 未退学，我就绝不会旁听那门书法课，typography that they do. Of course it was impossible to 而个人电脑可能也不会有现在这样美connect the dots looking forward when I was in college. 妙的字体排版。在大学的时候，我当But it was very, very clear looking backwards ten years 然不可能把这些点点滴滴都串起来展later.
望未来。但在十年后再回首，一切都变得非常、非常清晰。
6 Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward; 6 同样，你们现在也无法预见这you can only connect them looking backwards. So you 类琐碎的经历之间能有什么联系，只have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in 有在回首往事时才能发现。你们要相your future. You have to trust in something—your gut, 信，这些片断会在未来以某种方式连destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never 接起来。你们必须相信一些东西——let me down, and it has made all the difference in my 勇气、命运、人生、因缘等等。这个life.
方法从未让我失望，也正是它改变了我的整个人生。
New Words
commencement
[C, usu. sing.] a ceremony at which students receive their academic degrees or diplomas 学位授予典礼，毕业典礼
He made a speech at the commencement. 他在毕业典礼上作了演讲。
We will get our diplomas at the commencement in May or June. 我们将会在五、六月份举行的毕业典礼上拿到毕业证书。 [C, U] beginning 开始，开端
The commencement of this year will be better. 今年将会有一个更好的开始。 Animation n. [U] 动画制作
n. [C] a film or movie in which drawings of people and animals seem to move 动画片 quit
vi/vt. to leave your job, school, etc. 离开；离校 He got his present job when he quitted/quit the army. 他退伍后找到了现在这份工作。 If I don't get a pay raise, I'll quit. 如果不给我加薪，我就不干了。
vi/vt. (informal) to stop doing sth. 停止，戒掉 Quit fooling around! 别胡闹了!
You must quit smoking. Most important of all, you should start taking exercise. 你必须戒烟；最重要的是，你该开始运动了。 biological
a. connected with the processes that take place within living things 生物的；与生命过程有关
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a child's biological parents 孩子的亲生父母
a. connected with the science of biology 生物学 The school has a large biological laboratory. 这所学校有一个很大的生物实验室。 unwed
not married 没有结婚的，未婚的
In 1993 alone, 26,270 babies were born to unwed teens. 仅仅在1993年便有26270名婴儿为未婚少女所生。 adoption
n. [C, U] the act of adopting a child 收养，领养 He was pleased with the adoption of a little girl. 他很高兴收养了一个小女孩.
n. [U] the decision to start using sth. such as an idea, a plan or a name 采纳，采用 The adoption of this policy would relieve the unions of a tremendous burden. 采用这一政策将会减轻工会沉重的负担。 adopt
vt. to take sb. else's child into your family and become its legal parent(s) 收养，领养 vt. to formally accept a suggestion or policy by voting 正式通过，表决采纳（建议、政策等）vt. to start to use a particular method or to show a particular attitude towards sb./sth. 采用（某方法）；采取（某态度） relent
vi. to finally agree to sth. after refusing 终于答应，不再拒绝
Afterwards she relented and let the children stay up late to watch TV. 后来她让步了，让孩子们看会儿电视，晚点再睡。
The police will not relent in their fight against crime. 警方在跟犯罪分子的斗争中决不手软.
vi. to become less determined, strong, etc. 减弱，变缓和 The pressure on us to finish this task will not relent. 为完成此项任务，我们受到的压力不会减轻。 naively
ad. in a naive manner 无知地；天真地
They naively assume things can only get better. 他们天真地以为情况肯定会好转。 scary
a. causing fear or alarm 引起恐慌的 That movie was too scary. 那部电影太吓人了。 stumble
vi. 1) to move or walk in an unsteady way 跌跌撞撞地走，蹒跚而行 A drunk stumbled past us.
有个喝醉的人跌跌撞撞地从我们身边走过。 The tired old man stumbled along.
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那位疲惫的老人蹒跚而行。
vi. 2) to hit one's foot against sth. while one is walking or running and almost fall 绊脚 I stumbled over a tree root. 树根绊了我一下。
He stumbled on the staircase and hurt his leg. 他在楼梯上绊了一跤，伤了腿. intuition
n. 1) [U] the ability to know sth. by using your feelings rather than considering the facts 直觉力
Nobody told me where to find you. It was sheer intuition. 没有人告诉我到哪儿去找你。我纯粹是凭直觉找到你的。 Intuition told me you were an honest man. 直觉告诉我你是个诚实的人。 n. 2) [C] （一种）直觉
I had a sudden intuition about the missing jewels.
我凭直觉突然知道失踪的珠宝的去向。I had an intuition that we would win at last. 我有一种直觉，那就是我们最终会成功。 calligraphy
n. [U] (the art of producing) beautiful handwriting 书法；书法艺术 I'm considering studying calligraphy or Chinese painting. 我正在考虑要学书法还是国画。
The graphic arts include calligraphy and lithography. 平面造型艺术包括书法和平版印刷术。 calligraph
vt. to produce by means of calligraphy 用美术体书写 serif
n. [U] a short line at the top or bottom of some styles of printed letters 衬线，截线sanserif
n. [U] 无衬线字体 typeface
n. [C] （印刷用的）字体 typography
n. [U] 印刷术，排版，版面设计 historical
a. 1) connected with the past （有关）历史的 Are there any historical sites in this area? 这个地区有什么历史遗迹吗？
The book is based on historical events. 这本书是以历史事件为基础的。
a. 2) based on the study of history 有关历史研究的，历史学的 We have no historical evidence for it. 我们缺乏可以证明这一点的史学依据。 It's a historical fact. 这是历史事实。
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artistically
ad. in an artistic manner 艺术性地；在艺术上 She is artistically aware. 她艺术感很强。
The room is luxuriously and artistically furnished. 这个房间装饰得十分豪华雅致。 fascinating
a. extremely interesting and attractive 极有吸引力的，迷人的 The results of the survey made fascinating reading. 调查结果读起来令人饶有兴趣。 proportionally
ad. corresponding in size or amount 成比例地，相应地
Crime rate is proportionally much higher in the north of the country. 就比例而言，犯罪率在这个国家的北部要高得多。
Families with children spend proportionally less per person than families without children. 有孩子的家庭人均开销比没有孩子的家庭相对要少。 font
n. [C] 字型，字体；铅字 gut
n. [C, usu. pl.] 内心，直觉，本能 destiny
n. 1) [U] the power believed to control events 命运 Destiny drew us together.
命运把我们连在了一起。n. 2) [C] what happens to sb./sth. (thought to be decided beforehand by fate) 天数，天命
It was his destiny to die in a foreign country. 他注定要客死异国。 karma
n. [U] 因缘，因果报应
Phrases and Expressions
be honored (to do sth.) =to feel proud and happy （做某事）感到荣幸 I was honored to have been mentioned in his speech. 他在讲话中提到了我，真是荣幸。 I'm honored to meet you. 很荣幸见到您。
put (sb./sth.) up for 提供；推荐，提名
We decide to put up the family jewels for auction. 我们决定把家中的珠宝拿去拍卖。
Harrison put up for the secretaryship. 哈里森自荐秘书一职。 work out
1) to develop in a successful way 成功地发展
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