《名人传记》之乔布斯如何改变世界23:乔布斯逝世

 　　Death is very likely the single-best invention of life.

　　死亡很可能是生命最杰出的产物

　　It's life's change agent.

　　它是生命变革的推动者

　　It clears out the old to make way for the new.

　　老一代退出舞台 新一代徐徐登场

　　When Steve Jobs gave the commencement address at Stanford University in 2005,

　　2005年 史蒂夫·乔布斯在斯坦福大学发表毕业典礼演说时

　　he had to have suspected the ride was going to be over well before he would have liked.

　　他不得不怀疑 自己的梦想之路将在他设定的终点前 提前结束

　　In general, people diagnosed¹ with pancreatic cancer die within a year.

　　一般而言 罹患胰腺癌的病人都会在一年内去世

　　Steve Jobs lived with the disease² for seven years.

　　史蒂夫·乔布斯却与病魔抗争了七年

　　In August of 2011,too sick to continue his duties,

　　2011年八月 重病缠身的他已无法继续工作

　　he stepped down from Apple.

　　他辞去了在苹果的职务

　　And then, six weeks to the day,

　　然而 六周之后

　　Steve Jobs was gone.

　　史蒂夫·乔布斯就去世了

　　And mourned³ across the globe.

　　世界各地陷入一片悲伤

　　I'm underneath⁴ it all tonight.

　　整夜我都不能自已

　　Out my window there's a million lights.

　　看窗外万家灯火

　　Thousand hearts feeling just like me.

　　许多人与我心心相印

　　Man, it feels like heaven out here in the street.

　　天呐 这感觉简直胜似天堂

　　Steve Jobs, the man, is gone,

　　史蒂夫·乔布斯已离我们而去

　　but what he left behind is so extraordinary.

　　但他留下的一切 却是非比寻常

　　Particularly in inspiring every other potential Steve Jobs out there.

　　特别是 他激励了那些也许能成为下一个乔布斯的人

　　Camille Shukri was in the Stanford class addressed by Steve Jobs

　　卡米尔·苏克里于乔布斯发表演讲那年毕业

　　and was planning to find a job in the corporate⁵ world.

　　原本她打算做一名企业白领

　　But then, she heard that speech.

　　然而 她听到了那次演讲

　　Your time is limited,

　　你的生命是有限的

　　so don't waste it living someone else's life.

　　所以不要浪费生命 去为别人而活

　　And everything changed.

　　一切因此改变

　　I had been volunteering for nonprofits, you know, since I was 18.

　　从18岁起我就一直在非盈利组织里做志愿者

　　And I thought, what if I could put together these three things I have.

　　我想 也许我可以把我拥有的这三样东西融合在一起

　　Which is a business background,a love for technology and this want to do good.

　　商科学历的背景 对科技的热爱和行善乐施的爱心

　　Camille took action.

　　卡米尔付诸行动

　　Co-founding a nonprofit called "Empowering"

　　创立了一个名为"赋权"的非盈利组织

　　She says Steve Jobs inspired her to carve her own path.

　　她说是史蒂夫·乔布斯鼓励了她开创自己的事业

1 diagnosed   

诊断( diagnose的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Some foetal malformations cannot be diagnosed until late in pregnancy. 有些胎儿的畸形部位得等到妊娠后期才能诊断出来。
• He diagnosed the trouble that caused the engine to knock. 他找出了引擎咔咔响的毛病所在。

2 disease   

n.疾病，弊端

参考例句：

• The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
• He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。

3 mourned   

v.哀悼( mourn的过去式和过去分词 )；为…哀痛，向…志哀

参考例句：

• The whole nation mourned the death of a much-loved leader. 举国上下哀悼敬爱的领导人。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• She mourned the loss of her brother. 她因为失去了哥哥而悲痛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

5 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。