这篇笔记其实是当天就写好的，然而当时没发出去，发送失败了也没检查，该打(つд⊂)

词汇：

acceptance speech 获奖感言
Academy 学院、学会
in person 亲自在场
in spirit 没有亲自在场，但是“心”在场
prestigious 有声望的
absorb 吸收、掌握
deemed worthy 被认为有资格的

housed in libraries 放在图书馆里
beyond words 无法用语言表达
harbor 港口、在港口停靠、隐藏（一种想法）
slightest chance 一丁点机会
odds 投注赔率、可能性
rare company 与不寻常的人在一起
reckon 认为

dramatist 剧作家
stage 舞台、上演、排戏
mundane 平凡的、乏味的、世俗的
patron 咱主任、顾客
skull 颅骨
aspirations 志向
Carnegie Hall 卡内基大厅

London Palladium
making records 做唱片
doing what you set out to do 做自己一开始想做的事情
vital 必不可少的
a singular persona 单独的表象性格
a world unto themselves 自己的世界
perceive 察觉
not lost on me 不是没有意识到（很重要的事情）
creative endeavors 创造性的事业（或努力）

长句:

I don’t know if these men and women ever thought of the Nobel honor for themselves, but I suppose that anyone writing a book, or a poem, or a play anywhere in the world might harbor that secret dream deep down inside.

金句:

If someone had ever told me that I had the slightest chance of winning the Nobel Prize, I would have to think that I’d have about the same odds as standing on the moon.

The thought that he was writing literature couldn’t have entered his head.

As a performer I’ve played for 50,000 people and I’ve played for 50 people and I can tell you that it is harder to play for 50 people.

笔记：

extend my warmest greetings to the members

I’m sorry I can’t be with you in person, but please know that I am most definitely with you in spirit

rare < media < well done

harbor that secret dream deep down inside

How do you got to Camegie Hall?

Practice,practice,practice.

What are you setting out to do?

What are you grateful for?

Closing Letter

Best.

Best wishes.

Best regards.

Regards.

Sincerely.

Sincerely yours.

Yours.

Your (son/brother/motherstudent).

Love.

With love.

Love always.

Always.

Something never changes.

He not busy being born is busy dying. - Bob Dylan.

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