公众人物毕业演讲第37期:比尔盖茨夫妇于斯坦福大学(18)

 　　Over the next generation,

　　在下一代

　　you, Sanford graduates, will lead a new wave of innovation¹.

　　你们这些斯坦福毕业生将会引领新一波创新

　　Which problems will you decide to solve?

　　你们决定处理哪些问题

　　If your world is wide,

　　如果你们的世界观足够宽广

　　you can create the future we all want.

　　你们将能创建出我们所有人都想要的未来

　　If your world is narrow,

　　如果你们的世界观太过狭窄

　　you may create the future the pessimists² fear.

　　你们就有可能创建出悲观主义者们所害怕的未来

　　I started learning³ in Soweto,

　　从索韦托开始 我开始了解到

　　that if we are going to make our optimism⁴ matter to everyone,

　　如果我们要将这份乐观传递给每个人

　　and empower people everywhere,

　　让所有地方的人都获得力量

　　we have to see the lives of those most in need.

　　我们需要首先去感受那些需求最迫切者的生活

　　If we have optimism, without empathy,

　　如果我们只是乐观 而没同情心

　　then it doesn't matter how much we master the secrets of science.

　　那么对科学秘密掌握得再好也将毫无用处

　　We are not really solving problems. We are just working on puzzles.

　　因为我们并不是在解决问题 而是仅仅在做一些智力题

　　I think most of you

　　我想 你们大多数人

　　have a broader world view than I had at your age.

　　世界观都比我在你们这大时更加宽广

　　You can do better at this than I did.

　　你们肯定能够比我做得更好

　　If you put your hearts and minds to it, you can surprise the pessimists.

　　只要全心全意地投入进来 你们就必然能让悲观主义者震惊

　　We are eager to see it.

　　我们很想看到你们创造的未来

1 innovation   

n.改革，革新，新观念，新方法，新发明

参考例句：

• There are all sorts of possibilities for technical innovation.技术革新的门道很多。
• An enterprise should encourage innovation.企业应鼓励创新。

2 pessimists   

n.悲观主义者( pessimist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Pessimists tell us that the family as we know it is doomed. 悲观主义者告诉我们说，我们现在的这种家庭注定要崩溃。 来自辞典例句
• Experts on the future are divided into pessimists and optimists. 对未来发展进行预测的专家可分为悲观主义者和乐观主义者两类。 来自互联网

3 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

4 optimism   

n.乐观，乐观主义

参考例句：

• Don't pour cold water on their optimism.别给他们的乐观态度泼冷水。
• Optimism made him alive through the hard days.乐观主义使他在艰难的岁月里活了下来。