seemed like the bus ride took weeks.I know it took everylast dollar I could scrape together.And so I was mad-wearybut eager to hear some inspiring,motivational,and dy-namic speaking when I finally took a seat at the event.Butwho should walk out to lead the first session but that sameterrible.$5,000-per-speech speaker? I could not believe it!

    All that time on a stinking bus stopping in everyone-horse town between Miami and Orlando,to hear thisguy again? I nearly got up and walked out.By the timehe'd gotten halfway through his speech,nearly half theaudience had fled.But I stayed on until the bitter end andthe speaker's parting shot,as it turned out,was worth theprice of admission.He obviously had noted the exodusof the audience and the drooping eyelids of those whoremained because,as he built up to his anticlimax,he

    我很少承认这点 ......