2011-11-3乔布斯斯坦福大学演讲稿.pdfVIP

环球美联英语专家心得：英语很美丽，但并不困难！ 乔布斯在斯坦福大学的演讲稿[中英]苹果计算机公司CEO 史蒂夫•乔布斯6.14在斯坦福 大学对即将毕业的大学生们进行演讲时说，从大学里辍学是他这一生做出的最为明智的一个 选择，因为它逼迫他学会了创新。乔布斯对操场上挤的满满的毕业生、校友和家长们说：“你 的时间有限，所以最好别把它浪费在模仿别人这种事上。”--同样地，如果还在学校的话， 似乎不应该去模仿退学的牛人们。 Youvegot tofindwhatyoulove, Jobssays Jobs说，你必须要找到你所爱的东西。 This is thetext of theCommencement addressby Steve Jobs,CEO ofApple Computerand of PixarAnimationStudios,deliveredonJune12,2005. 这是苹果公司和Pixar 动画工作室的CEO Steve Jobs 于2005年6月12号在斯坦福大学的 毕业典礼上面的演讲稿。 I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest Ive ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. Thats it. No big deal. Just threestories. 我今天很荣幸能和你们一起参加毕业典礼，斯坦福大学是世界上最好的大学之一。我从 来没有从大学中毕业。说实话,今天也许是在我的生命中离大学毕业最近的一天了。今天我 想向你们讲述我生活中的三个故事。不是什么大不了的事情,只是三个故事而已。 Thefirststory isaboutconnectingthedots. 第一个故事是关于如何把生命中的点点滴滴串连起来。 I dropped outof Reed College after the first 6months, but thenstayed aroundas a drop-in for another18monthsorsobeforeIreallyquit.SowhydidIdropout? 我在Reed 大学读了六个月之后就退学了,但是在十八个月以后——我真正的作出退学 决定之前,我还经常去学校。我为什么要退学呢? It started before I was born. My biological mother was a young, unwed college graduate student, and she decided to put me up for adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates, so everything was all set for me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. Except that when I popped out they decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl. So my parents, who were on a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night asking: We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him? They said: Of course. My biological mother later foundoutthatmymotherhadnevergraduatedfromcollege andthatmyfatherhadnever 1 环球美联英语专家心得：英语很美丽，但