公众人物毕业演讲第374期:查理邓森2013在犹他州立大学(5)

 　　Then there was the tipping point It paid me $100 a month more than I was currently¹ making.

　　然后是直接让我心动的他愿意在我现在的酬劳上 一个月多给我100美元

　　I'll make it So I made the leap, but with a conscious commitment² to myself.

　　于是我接受了我完成了跳跃 不过我向自己保证

　　I would do this for a maximum of five years then I would go get a real job and a real career.

　　我干这个最多五年然后我会找到真正的工作和职业

　　Now I can honestly say I never had to go get that real job The career thing worked out okay.

　　现在来看 老实说 我再也不需要找什么真正工作了我的职业生涯非常顺利

　　34 years later I have lived and traveled all over the world been to every major sporting event there is.

　　34年后 我到世界各地旅行和居住身临其境地观看每一项重要体育赛事

　　Met and worked with some of the smartest, most creative people on the planet³ i've met with Presidents, Prime⁴ Ministers, and World Leaders.

　　同地球上最聪明 最具创造性的人们碰面 同他们一同工作我见过各国总统 首相 世界范围内的领袖

　　And call some of the greatest athletes of our time close friends I have a pretty good gig to say the list.

　　同当今体坛最伟大的运动员称兄道弟要列名单的话 这会很长

　　So here I am, celebrating with you here today and I'm truly exited about that.

　　今天 我在这里同你们一同庆祝对此 我非常激动

　　As I thought about how to approach this conversation many different ways crossed my mind.

　　准备这次演讲时我想到过很多思路

　　But what I landed on was something that has served me well over my career Let's keep it simple.

　　但我最终打算讲对我职业生涯意义重大的东西简单点

　　So what I want to do is ask and attempt to give some insights⁵ on 3 simple questions.

　　我想做的是提出三个简单问题 并给出我的个人理解

　　First, what do you want to do? Second, what should you do?.

　　第一是 你想做什么第二是 你应该做什么

1 currently   

adv.通常地，普遍地，当前

参考例句：

• Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
• Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。

2 commitment   

n.奉献，忠诚，辛劳，委托，实行，承担义务，赞助

参考例句：

• The builder had a commitment to finish the work on time.那个承建商答应过准时完工。
• He made a commitment to pay the rent on time.他保证按时付房租。

3 planet   

n.行星

参考例句：

• Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun. 海王星是离太阳最远的行星。
• Rubbish, however, is only part of the problem of polluting our planet. 然而, 垃圾只是我们这个星球的污染问题的一个方面。

4 prime   

adj.首要的，主要的；最好的，第一流的

参考例句：

• The prime minister spoke of the general insecurity in the country.总理谈到了全国普遍存在的不安全。
• He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.他和日本首相会见了一个小时。

5 insights   

洞察力( insight的名词复数 )； 洞悉； 领悟； 顿悟

参考例句：

• This is a book full of profound, original and challenging insights. 这本书充满了深刻、新颖、令人深思的见解。
• Because his judgement was prudent, his insights were central to any consultation. 因为他考虑问题很慎重，所以他的意见在每次磋商时都最受重视。