公众人物毕业演讲 第145期:史蒂夫·沃兹尼亚克于加州大学伯克利分校(2)

 　　So very seldom do we really pay attention to the fact that life does have rules if you look for them

　　我们很少真正去注意这个事实 那就是如果你仔细去找 生活中是存在规则的

　　My wife and I recently went to a basketball game in Stanford University of Colorado vs. Stanford

　　我妻子和我最近去斯坦福看了一场篮球赛 科罗拉多大学对斯坦福大学

　　And we were sitting in the Colorado seats up in the nosebleed section I got recognized

　　我们本来坐在高处的科罗拉多队的座位上 我被认出来了

　　They put me down in the front row of the Stanford athletic¹ director's box There we were

　　他们把我安排在下面前排斯坦福体育主管的包厢里 我们就坐在那儿

　　My wife and I wearing Cal colors, rooting for Colorado

　　我妻子和我穿着加州大学的衣服 为科罗拉多大学加油

　　And from early on in life we learn just to be loyal² to our school my school, right or wrong; my team, right or wrong

　　我们从早年就学到要忠于我们的学校 忠于我的学校 无论对错 忠于我的队伍 无论对错

　　Am I just be, what city I happen to live in, does that make me a better person because I'm in a city that has a better team?

　　我生活的城市就代表了我吗 如果我生活在一座有更棒球队的城市 会不会让我成为一个更好的人呢

　　Not really We have to understand it's still lighthearted It's a game It's a fun ritual³ that sort of thing

　　不是这样的 我们要理解这仍然是轻松愉快的 是一场游戏 一个有趣的仪式之类的事情

　　Because eventually in life we start saying "my country, right or wrong" rather than asking questions and

　　因为最后我们在生活中会开始说"忠于我的国家 无论对错" 而不会提出疑问

　　really challenging⁴ things that boil down to a lot of violence⁵ and death in the world

　　不会真正地去挑战那些在世界上造成许多暴力和死亡的事物

　　I was brought up taught that there are people that are strong and use their muscles⁶ and their power and they are forced to get somewhere

　　在我的成长历程中我被教导 有些强壮的人会使用他们的肌肉和力量 逼迫别人来达到自己的目的

　　It's called "bround", bullies⁷ push you around And I wanted to be the other side, the brain side

　　这叫"恶霸牵着你的鼻子走" 我想站在另一边 理智的那边

　　The brain was really important for the future of a person and for the future of all of us

　　理智对一个人的未来 对我们所有人的未来都非常重要

　　So that's where I stand I want always to be on the brain side

　　所以我站在这一边 我希望自己一直站在理智的一边

　　Berkeley. I wanted to attend Berkeley because it was a symbol of intellectual thought

　　说到伯克利 我想来伯克利上学是因为它是智慧思想的象征

　　Back in those counterculture times when people were talking about it being OK to live life different ways that life could be different

　　在那段反主流文化的时代 人们谈起不同的生活方式会觉得没什么不好 生活可以不同

　　The intellectuals were the universities They were challenging a lot of the accepted wisdom and ways that we lived our life

　　知识分子在大学里 他们向许多已被公认的智慧和我们曾经的生活方式发起挑战

1 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

2 loyal   

adj.忠诚的，忠心的

参考例句：

• He is a loyal friend.他是一位忠诚的朋友。
• I judge him to be loyal.我认为他很忠诚。

3 ritual   

adj.例行的，老规矩的，惯常的

参考例句：

• This was the monthly ritual.这是每月一次的例规。
• I realized that here the conventions required me to make the ritual noises.我意识到此时按照惯例我应该说些客套话。

4 challenging   

adj.大胆的(复杂的，有前途的，挑战的)；n.复杂(有前途，大胆，挑战)

参考例句：

• She performed the most challenging task without a mistake.她毫无差错地完成了这一最富有挑战性的任务。
• We have changed the course to make it more challenging.我们改了课程以使其更具挑战性。

5 violence   

n.暴力，暴虐，暴行，猛烈，强烈，强暴

参考例句：

• It was an absolutely senseless act of violence.这是毫无意义的暴力行为。
• They attacked with violence.他们猛烈攻击。

6 muscles   

n.肌肉( muscle的名词复数 )；（操纵他人的）力量；权力；肌肉组织

参考例句：

• I must take some exercise and loosen up my muscles. 我必须活动活动使肌肉放松些。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Gosh! My muscles is going to ache all over tomorrow. 哎呀！明天我全身肌肉都会痛了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 bullies   

n.欺凌弱小者, 开球 vt.恐吓, 威胁, 欺负

参考例句：

• Standing up to bullies takes plenty of backbone. 勇敢地对付暴徒需有大无畏精神。
• Bullies can make your life hell. 恃强欺弱者能让你的日子像活地狱。