Part 1 Kindness is more important than wisdom

2010 年，亚马逊 CEO 杰夫·贝佐斯（Jeff Bezos）在母校普林斯顿大学的毕业典礼上，勉励年轻人，善用自己的天赋，做出对的选择。因为，「人生到头来，我们的选择，决定了我们是什么样的人。」

As a kid, Ispent my summers with my grandparents on their ranch in Texas. 小时候，我总是在德州祖父母的农场中度过夏天。

ranch  /ruan chi/  大农场，大牧场
Texas  /tei ke sa si/  德克萨斯州（美国州名）

I helped fix windmills, vaccinate cattle, and do other chores. 我帮忙修理过风车，为牛接种疫苗，还有其他杂活。

windmills  /wen de 'mi ou/  风车，风车房
vaccinate  /wai ke si 'nei te/  接种疫苗

We also watched soap operas every afternoon, especially 'Days of our Lives'. 每天下午，我们会看肥皂剧，特别是《Days of our Lives》。 My grandparents belonged to a Caravan Club, a group of Airstream trailer owners who travel together around the U.S and Canada. 我的祖父母参加了一个房车俱乐部，这个俱乐部由一群驾驶着Airstream房车在美国和加拿大旅行的车主们组成。

caravan  /'kai ruo ven/  拖车，大篷车
trailer  /'chui ler/  拖车，追踪者

And every few summers, we'd join the caravan. 没隔几个夏天，我们会加入一次拖车俱乐部。

every few (days、summers)  每隔几（天、夏天）

We'd hitch up the Airstream trailer to my grandfather's car, and off we'd go, in a line with 300 other Airstream adventurers. 我们把祖父的汽车挂在Airstream拖车上，然后加入这个300余名Airstream冒险者的队伍中。

hitch  /hei chi/  勾住，套住
in a line  排成一行，排队
adventurer  /e de 'van cher/  冒险家，投机商人

I loved and worshipped my grandparents and I really looked forward to these trips. 我爱我的祖父母并且很崇拜他们，同时我也很期待这种远行

worship  /'wo shei pu/  崇拜，尊敬
look forward  期望，盼望
trip  /chui pu/  远足，旅行

On one particular trip, I was about 10 years old. I was rolling around in the big bench seat in the back of the car. 我记得在我10岁的时候，有一次特殊的旅程。我坐在汽车后排的长座位上。

particular  /pa 'ti Q ler/  特别的，特殊的
bench  /ban chi/  长凳

My grandFather was driving. And my grandmother had the passenger seat. She smoked throughout these trips, and I hated the smell. 我的祖父开着车，祖母坐在副驾驶位置，整个旅途她都在抽烟，我讨厌烟味。

passenger  /pai sen ger/  乘客，旅客

As a kid, I spent my summers with my grandparents on their ranch in Texas. I helped fix windmills, vaccinate cattle, and do other chores. We also watched soap operas every afternoon, especially 'Days of our Lives'. My grandparents belonged to a Caravan Club, a group of Airstream trailer Owners who travel together around the U.S. and Canada. And every few summers, we'd join the caravan. We hitch up the Airstream trailer to my grandfather's car, and off we'd go, in a line with 300 other Aairstream adventurers. I loved and worshipped my grandparents and really looked forward to these trips. On one particular trip, I was about 10 years old. I was rolling around in the big bench seat in the back of the car. My grandfather was driving. And my grandmother had the passenger seat. She smoked throughout these trips, and I hated the smell. 未完待续。。。