公众人物毕业演讲第42期:特斯拉教父伊隆马斯克南加大(2)

 　　All right. Thank you. I've got about apparently¹ 5 or 6 minutes

　　谢谢大家 我有大概五六分钟时间

　　to say the most useful things I can think. I'm going to do my best

　　讲我认为最有用的东西 我会尽我所能

　　And it was suggested that I distill² things down to 3 items

　　有人建议我将内容提炼为三点

　　I think I'll go with 4

　　我想 我会讲四点

　　and I'll try to, I think these are pretty important ones

　　我认为这些都非常重要

　　So I'm going to make it sound like well you've heard of it before

　　也许你们会觉得有些你们原来听过

　　but it's worth reemphasizing

　　不过我认为强调下是值得的

　　The first is you need to work, if you, depending on how well you want to do

　　首先 你需要超级努力地工作

　　particularly if you're starting a company, you need to work super hard

　　特别是对于创立公司的人

　　So what does super hard mean?

　　超级努力是什么意思呢

　　Well, when my brother and I was starting up our first company

　　我弟弟和我一起开创第一家公司的时候

　　instead of getting an apartment, we just rented a small office

　　我们租不起公寓 只租了一间小办公室

　　and we slept on the couch³

　　我们都睡在沙发上

　　and we showed at the YMCA

　　我们在基督教青年会洗澡

　　We're so hard up. We had just one computer

　　我们很拮据 只买得起一台电脑

　　The website was up during the day, and I was coding at night

　　网站在白天运行 而我在晚上写代码

　　seven days a week, all the time

　　一周七天 没有间歇

　　And I briefly had a girlfriend at that period

　　这期间 我短暂交过一位女友

　　and in order to be with me, she had to sleep in the office

　　为了和我一起 她不得不也睡办公室

　　So I work hard like at every waking hour

　　我工作努力到 醒着的时间都用于工作

　　that's the thing I would say particularly if you are starting a company

　　特别是对于要开公司的人 这就是我的建议

　　And if you do simple math, say like

　　你可以简单算算

　　if somebody else is working 50 hours, and you're working 100

　　如果别人工作50小时 而你工作100小时

　　you'll get twice as much done in the course of a year as the other company

　　你公司在一年之内的作为肯定会比别人公司强一倍

　　The other thing I'll say is that

　　我要说的另外一点是

　　if you're creating a company or if you're joining a company

　　如果你要创立公司 或是加入一家公司

　　the most important thing is to attract great people

　　最重要的一点就是吸引很棒的人

　　So either join a group that's amazing that you respect or

　　加入团队的话 你要加入让你尊敬的美妙团队

　　if you're building a company, you've got to gather great people

　　创建公司的话 你要聚集一群很棒的人

　　I mean, all the company is is a group of people

　　要知道 公司就是一群人

　　that are gathered together to create a product or service

　　聚在一起创造出产品或服务

　　And so depending upon how talented and hard-working that group is

　　这群人本领越大 工作越勤劳

　　and the degree to which they are focused cohesively in a good direction

　　凝聚力越强 目标越明确

　　that will determine the success of the company

　　公司就越有可能成功

　　Do everything you can to gather great people if you're creating a company

　　如果你要创立公司 你需要尽一切可能网罗最优秀的人

　　Then to focus on signal over noise

　　下面一点是 撇除噪音 专注于信号

　　A lot of companies get confused

　　很多公司都糊涂了

　　They spend money on things that don't actually make the product better

　　将钱花到不能改进产品的地方

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 distill   

vt.蒸馏，用蒸馏法提取，吸取，提炼

参考例句：

• This standard set determine the method of petroleum products distill.本标准规定了测定石油产品蒸馏的方法。
• Distill the crucial points of the book.从书中提炼出关键的几点。

3 couch   

n.睡椅，长沙发椅；vt.表达，隐含

参考例句：

• Lie down on the couch if you're feeling ill.如果你感觉不舒服就躺到沙发上去。
• The rabbIt'sprang from its grassy couch.兔子从草丛中跳出。