名校励志英语演讲 43:我人生中的三个故事

 　　I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.

　　虽然当时我并没有意识到，但事实证明，被苹果公司炒鱿鱼是我一生中碰到是最好的事情。尽管前景未卜，但从头开始的轻松感取代了成功的沉重感。这使我轻松踏入了一生中最富有创造力的时期之一。

　　During the next five years, I started a company named NeXT, another company named Pixar, and fell in love with an amazing woman who would become my wife. Pixar went on to create the world's first computer-animated feature film, Toy Story, and is now the most successful animation¹ studio in the world. In a remarkable² turn of events, Apple bought NeXT, and I retuned to Apple, and the technology we developed at NeXT is at the heart of Apple's current renaissance³. And Laurene and I have a wonderful family together.

　　在此后的五年里，我开了一家名叫NeXT的公司和一家叫皮克斯的公司，我还爱上了一位了不起的女人，后来娶了她。皮克斯公司推出了世界上第一部电脑制作的动画片《玩具总动员》，它现在是全球最成功的动画制作室。世道轮回，苹果公司买下NeXT后，我又回到了苹果公司，我们在NeXT公司开发的技术成了苹果公司这次重新崛起的核心。我和劳伦娜也建立了美满的家庭。

　　I'm pretty sure none of this would have happened if I hadn't been fired from Apple. It was awful tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Sometime life. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick⁴. Don't lose faith. I'm convinced⁵ that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for work as it is for your lovers⁶. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking—and don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking, don't settle.

　　我确信，如果不是被苹果公司解雇，这一切绝不可能发生。这是一剂苦药，可我认为良药苦口利于病。有时生活会给你当头一棒，但不要灰心。我坚信让我不断前行的唯一力量就是我热爱我所做的一切。所以，我们一定得知道自己喜欢什么，选择爱人时如此，选择工作时也如此。工作将是生活中的一大部分，让自己真正满意的唯一办法，是做自己认为有意义的工作。做有意义的工作的唯一办法，是热爱自己的工作。如果你们还没有发现自己喜欢什么，那就不断地去寻找，不要急于做出决定。就像一切要凭感觉去做事情一样，一旦找到了自己喜欢的事，感觉就会告诉你。就像任何一种美妙的东西，历久弥新。所以说，要不断寻找，直到找到自己喜欢的东西。不要半途而废。

1 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。

2 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

3 renaissance   

n.复活，复兴，文艺复兴

参考例句：

• The Renaissance was an epoch of unparalleled cultural achievement.文艺复兴是一个文化上取得空前成就的时代。
• The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe.大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。

4 brick   

n.砖；vt.用砖砌，用砖堵住

参考例句：

• She stared blankly at the brick wall in front of her.她面无表情地瞪着面前的砖墙。
• I bought a brick of ice cream for my daughter.我给女儿买了块冰砖。

5 convinced   

adj.确信的；深信的；有坚定信仰的v.使确信(convince的过去分词)；说服

参考例句：

• I am convinced of her innocence. 我坚信她是清白无辜的。
• I'm convinced there's a jinx on this car. 我看这辆汽车是灾星。

6 lovers   

爱好者( lover的名词复数 )； 情人； 情夫； 情侣

参考例句：

• They were off-screen lovers. 他们是真实生活中的情侣。
• Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet 罗密欧和朱丽叶这一对莎士比亚笔下命运多舛的恋人