财富精英励志演讲11：我生命中的三个故事(11)

 　　When I was young, there was an amazing publication called The Whole Earth Catalog,

　　当我年轻的时候, 有一本叫做“整个地球的目录”振聋发聩的杂志，

　　which was one of the bibles of my generation.

　　它是我们那一代人的圣经之一。

　　It was created by a fellow named Stewart Brand not far from here in Menlo Park,

　　它是一个叫Stewart Brand的家伙在离这里不远的Menlo Park书写的,

　　and he brought it to life with his poetic¹ touch.

　　他象诗一般神奇地将这本书带到了这个世界。

　　This was in the late 1960's,

　　那是六十年代后期,

　　before personal computers and desktop² publishing,

　　在个人电脑和桌面印刷系统出现之前,

　　so it was all made with typewriters, scissors, and polaroid cameras.

　　所以这本书全部是用打字机,、剪刀还有偏光镜制造的。

　　It was sort of like Google in paperback³ form, 35 years before Google came along:

　　有点像用软皮包装的google, 在google出现三十五年之前：

　　it was idealistic, and overflowing⁴ with neat tools and great notions.

　　这是理想主义的， 其中有许多灵巧的工具和伟大的想法。

　　Stewart and his team put out several issues of The Whole Earth Catalog,

　　斯图尔特和他的伙伴出版了几期的“整个地球的目录”,

　　and then when it had run its course, they put out a final issue.

　　当它完成了自己使命的时候, 他们做出了最后一期的目录。

　　It was the mid-1970s, and I was your age.

　　那是在七十年代的中期, 我也就是你们现在的年纪。

　　On the back cover of their final issue was a photograph of an early morning country road,

　　在最后一期的封底上是清晨乡村公路的照片

　　the kind you might find yourself hitchhiking on if you were so adventurous⁵.

　　如果你有冒险精神的话，你可以自己找到这条路的。

　　Beneath it were the words: "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish."

　　在照片之下有这样一段话：“保持饥饿,保持愚蠢。”

　　It was their farewell message as they signed off.

　　这是他们停止了发刊的告别语。

　　Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

　　保持饥饿,保持愚蠢

　　And I have always wished that for myself. And now, as you graduate to begin anew, I wish that for you.

　　我总是希望自己能够那样,现在, 在你们即将毕业，开始新的旅程的时候, 我也希望你们能这样：

　　Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

　　保持饥饿，保持愚蠢。

　　Thank you all very much.

　　非常感谢你们。

1 poetic   

adj.富有诗意的，有诗人气质的，善于抒情的

参考例句：

• His poetic idiom is stamped with expressions describing group feeling and thought.他的诗中的措辞往往带有描写群体感情和思想的印记。
• His poetic novels have gone through three different historical stages.他的诗情小说创作经历了三个不同的历史阶段。

2 desktop   

n.桌面管理系统程序；台式

参考例句：

• My computer is a desktop computer of excellent quality.我的计算机是品质卓越的台式计算机。
• Do you know which one is better,a laptop or a desktop?你知道哪一种更好，笔记本还是台式机？

3 paperback   

n.平装本，简装本

参考例句：

• A paperback edition is now available at bookshops.平装本现在在书店可以买到。
• Many books that are out of print are reissued in paperback form.许多绝版的书籍又以平装本形式重新出现。

4 overflowing   

n. 溢出物,溢流 adj. 充沛的，充满的 动词overflow的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The stands were overflowing with farm and sideline products. 集市上农副产品非常丰富。
• The milk is overflowing. 牛奶溢出来了。

5 adventurous   

adj.爱冒险的；惊心动魄的，惊险的，刺激的　

参考例句：

• I was filled with envy at their adventurous lifestyle.我很羨慕他们敢于冒险的生活方式。
• He was predestined to lead an adventurous life.他注定要过冒险的生活。