TED演讲:多元化的自己究竟有多大力量(4)

 　　But reinventing yourself can be very hard. You can face a lot of resistance at times. 但是重塑自己是非常难的。你时常会遇到许多阻碍。

　　When I was nearly done with my PhD, I got bitten by that entrepreneurial bug¹. 在我快拿到博士学位的时候，我开始心心念念想创业。

　　I was in Silicon² Valley, and so writing a thesis in the basement didn't seem as interesting as starting my own company. 我当时在硅谷，在地下室写论文无趣极了，跟自己开公司没法比。

　　So I went to my very traditional Korean parents, who are here today, 因此我去找我那非常传统的父母，他们今天也在现场，

　　with the task of letting them know that I was going to drop out from my PhD program. 我想告诉他们我打算放弃自己的博士学位。

　　You see, my siblings³ and I are the first generation to go to university, 事实上，我和我的兄弟姐妹是第一代上大学的人，

　　so for a family of immigrants, this was kind of a big deal. 而对于一个移民家庭来说，这是件大事。

　　You can imagine how this conversation was going to go. 不难想象这次对话会变成什么样。

　　But fortunately, I had a secret weapon with me, 但幸运的是，我有秘密武器，

　　which was a chart that had the average income of all of the graduates from Stanford PhD programs, 那是一张图表，上面展示的是斯坦福博士毕业生的平均收入水平，

　　and then the average income of all the dropouts from Stanford graduate programs. 还有从斯坦福退学的人的平均收入水平。

　　I must tell you -- this chart was definitely skewed by the founders⁴ of Google. 我必须得说，这张图表的数据分布绝对发生了偏移，因为谷歌的创始人们。

　　But my mom looked at the chart, and she said, "Oh, for you -- follow your passion." Hi, Mom. 但是我妈妈看着那张图表，对我说，“哦，我支持你！追随你的激情吧。”谢了，妈妈。

1 bug   

n.虫子；故障；窃听器；vt.纠缠；装窃听器

参考例句：

• There is a bug in the system.系统出了故障。
• The bird caught a bug on the fly.那鸟在飞行中捉住了一只昆虫。

2 silicon   

n.硅(旧名矽)

参考例句：

• This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
• A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。

3 siblings   

n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分

4 founders   

n.创始人( founder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty. 他是该大学医学院的创建人之一。 来自辞典例句
• The founders of our religion made this a cornerstone of morality. 我们宗教的创始人把这看作是道德的基石。 来自辞典例句