财富精英励志演讲 第150期:携手打造电子化世界(2)

 There's another sphere developing that most mainstream¹ computer suppliers are paying little attention to, and that's the e-consumer. This world has its own set of technology platforms, information services, operating systems, e-mail applications, etc. Then there is the world of E-commerce, the electronic payment of goods and services. How people exchange value is being redefined, with virtual banks and smart cards and some exciting new devices I'll describe later in these remarks. This is the 21st-century electronic world. And HP is in all spheres of it. Today I want to describe how we are working to build this world. First, we're working to build the foundation — the necessary technology infrastructure² based on distributed computing³ and the Internet. The environment must be robust⁴, highly available, manageable, and secure.

目前还有一个方面为大多数主流计算机供应商所忽视，这就是电子消费者。这一领域自有其技术平台、信息服务、 操作系统、电子邮件应用程序等。此外还有以电子方式支付货物和服务的电子商务形式。虚拟银行、智能卡以及一些令人激动的新设备使得人们交换价值的方式被重新界定。稍后，我将对这些做出解释。这就是21世纪的电子化世界。惠普的业务涵盖了所有这些方面。所以令天，我想谈 一谈我们是如何建立这一世界的。首先，我们致力于建立基础，即基于分布式计算和因特网的技术基础结构。其环境必须是强键的，高度可用且安全易于管理。

Today I'll discuss the three critical ingredients you see listed here - our systems strategy, the software we offer for making the infrastructure robust and secure, and the services and support we provide. Whenever I begin a discussion of our systems strategy, I use this visual to make a simple point. Customers have a wide range of needs. One size doesn't fit all. And that means that one operating system doesn't fit all. And so we at HP have embraced two — UNIX and NT.

今天我要谈的是下面所列的三个关键部分——我们制定的系统战略，使基础结构强健和安全所应用的软件以及我们提供的服务和支持。每当我谈及系统战略时，我总是利用这一图象来说明问题：客户的需求是多种多样的，一个标准难以适应不同的需求。就是说一种操作系统无法满足所有的要求。于是我们双管齐下，推出了UNIX和NT操作系统。

1 mainstream   

n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的

参考例句：

• Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
• Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

2 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

3 computing   

n.计算

参考例句：

• to work in computing 从事信息处理
• Back in the dark ages of computing, in about 1980, they started a software company. 早在计算机尚未普及的时代（约1980年），他们就创办了软件公司。

4 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。