财富精英励志演讲 第128期:互联网会改变一切(7)

 　　And you're got to be able to go over a number of various service providers must both... to be able to get there in the network. And at the same time the customers or system integrators would have to help to make those products work more effectively together and focus on contact applications. So you are gonna see a generation of partnerships¹. For Cisco as an example we begin to look which line we are gonna head and which line we will align² a number of PC companies, cable modem³ companies, network computer companies, etc. We are going to strategically align with the people we think have the highest probability of influence in these Internet plans. We would do the same thing on the side of the house. We will look at which service providers are really going to push the technology to the fastest and will align the Internet strategy that we will really allow them competitive advantage lower cost of ownership in the kind of market. And we will also look at which system integrators you want to align with as you move forward. How many people in this room really two years ago thought a system of integrators, whose business used to be to combine various products make work together would ever allow the key vender⁴. And this is the type of partnerships that will help to mass the complexity⁵ in the industry as we move forward. And those venders and companies in our industry who understand how to do this — how to partner, align, and strategically align will be the ones who lead the industry.

　　这需要许多不同的服务供应商给你提供服务。同时，顾客或系统整合商都有助于使网络更加有效。所以说，我们正处于合作时代。以思科公司为例，我们正在攀求与众多个人电脑公司、电缆调制解调器公司以及网络计算机公司进行多方面的战略合作。在家庭服务器这方面，我们也是朝合作的方向努力着。 我们正在寻找哪个服务提供商会更快地推动科技进步并制定相应的互联网政策。我们会让他们在这类市场中拥有许多低成本产品，从而具备竞筆力。我们也会关注你希望在发展中同哪个系统整合商合作。在座各位，两年前，有多少人可以想象一个组合不同产品的公司 、可以成为核心供应商呢？这种合作有助于减少前进中工业的复杂性。我们行业中的这些供应商和公司懂得如何做、如何 合作、如何安排。懂得有策略地合作的结盟者将成为领头羊。

　　In short, the Internet will change everything. We started off by saying that the Industrial Revolution brought together the machines and the people and the factories. The Internet revolution brings together people, and information and virtual companies around the world. And our role with the company, if we execute properly, is to enable the Internet generation. Thank you very, very much for joining us today. Have a good day!

　　简而言之，网络会改变一切。我在演讲一开始说工业革命把机器、人民和工厂集合在一起，互联网革命也会把世界上的人们、信息以及虚拟公司集合在一起，而我们在公司里扮演的角色就是是否能使互联 网一代变得强大。非常感谢今天你们的加入。祝大家拥有愉快的一天！

1 partnerships   

n.伙伴关系( partnership的名词复数 )；合伙人身份；合作关系

参考例句：

• Partnerships suffer another major disadvantage: decision-making is shared. 合伙企业的另一主要缺点是决定要由大家来作。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• It involved selling off limited partnerships. 它涉及到售出有限的合伙权。 来自辞典例句

2 align   

vt.使成一线，结盟，调节；vi.成一线，结盟

参考例句：

• Align the ruler and the middle of the paper.使尺子与纸张的中部成一条直线。
• There are signs that the prime minister is aligning himself with the liberals.有迹象表明首相正在与自由党人结盟。

3 modem   

n.调制解调器

参考例句：

• Does your computer have a modem?你的电脑有调制解调器吗？
• Provides a connection to your computer via a modem.通过调制解调器连接到计算机上。

4 vender   

n.小贩

参考例句：

• The news vender hasn't open yet,lets buy it later.卖报纸的还没出摊儿，待会儿再去买吧。
• The vender sells candies,fiuits,toys,cigarettes,and all that.这位小贩既卖糖果、水果又卖玩具香烟等等。

5 complexity   

n.复杂(性)，复杂的事物

参考例句：

• Only now did he understand the full complexity of the problem.直到现在他才明白这一问题的全部复杂性。
• The complexity of the road map puzzled me.错综复杂的公路图把我搞糊涂了。