乔布斯传 第627期:斯坦福大学毕业典礼演讲(2)

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Jobs got panicky¹. He had always written his own presentations², but he had never done a commencement address.

乔布斯有点儿不安。以前产品展示的脚本都是他自己写的，但是他从来没有在毕业典礼上作过演讲。

One night he sat down and wrote the speech himself, with no help other than bouncing³ ideas off his wife.

一天晚上，他开始自己撰写演讲稿，除了征求妻子的意见，没有其他任何人的帮助。

As a result, it turned out to be a very intimate⁴ and simple talk,

他写出了一篇非常亲切简涪的讲话稿，

with the unadorned and personal feel of a perfect Steve Jobs product.

充满朴实的个人感受，是完美的乔布斯作品。

Alex Haley once said that the best way to begin a speech is "Let me tell you a story."

美国作家亚历克斯·黑利曾说过，演讲最好的开场是“我来给你们讲个故事吧”。

Nobody is eager for a lecture, but everybody loves a story. And that was the approach Jobs chose.

没人愿意听别人说教，但是人人都喜欢听故亊。而这正是乔布斯选择的演讲方式。

"Today, I want to tell you three stories from my life," he began. "That's it. No big deal. Just three stories."

他的开场白是这样的：“今天，我想向你们讲述我人生中的三个故事，就是这样，没什么大不了的，三个故事而已。”

The first was about dropping out of Reed⁵ College.

第一个是从里德学院退学的故事。

"I could stop taking the required classes that didn't interest me,

“我不用再去上自己不感兴趣的必修课，

and begin dropping in on the ones that looked far more interesting."

可以去听更有趣的课程。”

The second was about how getting fired from Apple turned out to be good for him.

第二个故事是被苹果公司解雇如何变成了对自己有益的经历。

"The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything."

“成功的沉重又重新被初学者的轻松所代替，对所有事情都不再那样确信。”

1 panicky   

adj.恐慌的，由恐慌引起的；易恐慌的；人心惶惶

参考例句：

• Much of my own time was spent with unhappy, nearly panicky, colleagues. 我得耗费大量时间对付心情抑郁，近乎惶惶不安的同事。 来自辞典例句
• Don' t get panicky ! 不要惊慌！ 来自辞典例句

2 presentations   

n.介绍( presentation的名词复数 )；报告；提供；展示会

参考例句：

• Each network has news features, dramatic presentations, comedies and sports events. 每个电视网都有新闻特写、戏剧、喜剧和体育报导。 来自辞典例句
• Actually those presentations did not prove definitive. 实际上，这些工作并没有证明是正确的。 来自辞典例句

3 bouncing   

adj.精力充沛的；精神饱满的；活泼的vt.“bounce”的现在分词

参考例句：

• a bouncing baby boy 茁壮的男婴
• He kept bouncing up and down like a yo-yo . 他像个悠悠球似的蹦蹦跳跳。

4 intimate   

adj.亲密的，密切的；个人的，私人的；v.暗示、提示、宣布、通知

参考例句：

• The two of them were as intimate as sisters.她们俩处得好像亲姐妹一样。
• I can't tell them my intimate thoughts.我不能告诉他们我内心深处的想法。

5 reed   

n.芦苇，芦丛，簧舌，簧片

参考例句：

• The river banks were overgrown with reed.河岸长满了芦苇。
• They inhabit reed huts built on stilts above the water.他们住在建于水中木桩之上的芦苇草屋里。