财富精英励志演讲 第149期:携手打造电子化世界(1)

 Good morning, and let me join my HP colleagues and welcome you to HP MegaForum. One of the greatest challenges facing Chinese industry, government and education is to fully¹ capitalize on the benefits of the Electronic World, the topic of my address this morning. We are applying the Packard spirit of respect-filled cooperation in working with China to help build China's Electronic World. Later today Mayor Xu and I will witness the signing of a cooperation agreement between China HP and the Shanghai Infoport to create a lab to develop E-Commerce solutions.

早上好，请允许我和惠普的同仁们一起，欢迎诸位来参加“惠普信息时空”大会。目前，中国工业界、政府和教有部门面临的最大挑战是怎样充分利用电子化世界带来的益处。这也就是我今天上午要谈的话题。在中国，我们本着精诚合作的惠普精神来协助贵国构建电子化的世界。今天晚些时候，我将和徐市长出席惠普（中国）公司和上海信息港合作协议的签字仪式。根据协议，双方将建立一个实验室，共同开发电子商务解决方案。

For many years now, HP has been working towards a world of pervasive² information technology that will characterize the 21st century. We call it the Electronic World, and it has four different ingredients. First, there's the Extended Enterprise infrastructure³. This foundation of networked systems is based on distributed computing⁴ and the Internet. And it allows businesses and people to extend their reach across the boundaries of time and space. Second, there's the sphere of Electronic Business. People are bringing their business processes to "the Net". And they are using the Net to create entirely⁵ new businesses. It's very exciting, and it's happening very fast. But that's not the whole story.

多年来，惠普公司孜孜不倦地朝着建设这样一个目标而奋斗：迎接一个信息技术无所不在的21世纪。我们称其为电子化世界。它具有四个不同的部分。首先是扩展型企业基础结构。这一网络化系统基于分布式计算和因特网。它可以使企业和个人的发展跨越时空的界限。第二个部分是电子业务。人们在网上处理业务，并利用网络开创崭新的业务。这一业务令人倍感兴奋鼓舞，且发展迅猛。但这只是其中的一部分。

1 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

2 pervasive   

adj.普遍的；遍布的，(到处)弥漫的；渗透性的

参考例句：

• It is the most pervasive compound on earth.它是地球上最普遍的化合物。
• The adverse health effects of car exhaust are pervasive and difficult to measure.汽车尾气对人类健康所构成的有害影响是普遍的，并且难以估算。

3 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

4 computing   

n.计算

参考例句：

• to work in computing 从事信息处理
• Back in the dark ages of computing, in about 1980, they started a software company. 早在计算机尚未普及的时代（约1980年），他们就创办了软件公司。

5 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。