历史英雄名人演讲 第35期:追逐远大的梦想(2)

 　　What is the one sentence summary of how you change the world? Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting!

　　如何用一句话总结你该如何改变世界，那就是在那些让人极度兴奋的事情上发奋努力吧！

　　As a PhD student, I actually had three projects I wanted to work on.

　　在我读博士的时候，我有三个项目是想傲的。

　　Thank goodness my advisor¹ said, "Why don't you work on the web for a while?"

　　谢天谢地，我的导师对我说：你为什么不先做会儿网络的事呢？

　　Technology and especially the Internet can really help you be lazy.

　　科技，尤其是因特网真的能让人变懒。

　　Lazy? What I mean is a group of three people can write software that then millions can use and enjoy.

　　变懒？我的意思是一个三人的小组可以写出让数百万人喜欢使用的软件程序。

　　Cao three people answer the phone a million times? Find the leverage² in the world, so you can be truly lazy!

　　但三个人可以接上百万次电话吗？找到撬起地球的杠杆，你就真的变懒了！

　　Overall, I know it seems like the world is crumbling³ out there,

　　总之，我知道这个世界看起来分崩离析，

　　but it is actually a great time in your life to get a little crazy, follow your curiosity, and be about it.

　　但这确实是你们人生中一个伟大的时代，你们可以疯狂一点，追随自己的好奇心，雄心勃勃地实现它。

　　Don't give up on your dream.

　　不要放弃你们的梦想。

　　The world needs you all!

　　世界需要你们所有人！

1 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

2 leverage   

n.力量，影响；杠杆作用，杠杆的力量

参考例句：

• We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.我们不得不借助杠杆之力来移动这块巨石。
• He failed in the project because he could gain no leverage. 因为他没有影响力，他的计划失败了。

3 crumbling   

adj.摇摇欲坠的

参考例句：

• an old house with crumbling plaster and a leaking roof 一所灰泥剥落、屋顶漏水的老房子
• The boat was tied up alongside a crumbling limestone jetty. 这条船停泊在一个摇摇欲坠的石灰岩码头边。