our 2018 Commencement speaker

我們的2018年開學典禮演講者

>> Hello, Blue Devils.

>> 你好，藍魔。

It is great to be back at Duke.

很高興能回到杜克大學。

It is an honor to stand before

我很榮幸能站在

you as your commencement speaker

你作為你的開學典禮演講人

and a graduate.

和一個畢業生。

I earned by agree from the Fuqua

我是通過同意從福瓜那裡獲得的

School in 1988.

1988年，學校。

In preparing for this speech

在準備這次演講時

I reached out to one of my

我聯繫了我的一個

favorite professors from back then.

當年最喜歡的教授。

Bob Reinheimer taught this great course in

鮑勃-萊因海默在以下課程中教授了這門偉大的課程

management communications, which including

管理通信，其中包括

shaprening your public speaking skills.

塑造你的公眾演講技巧。

We hadn't spoke for decades.

我們已經幾十年沒有說話了。

I was thrilled when he told me

當他告訴我時，我很激動

he remembered a particularly

他記得一個特別

gifted public speaker who took

才子佳人

his class in the 1980's.

他的班級在上世紀80年代。

With a bright mind and a

聰明的頭腦和

charming personality.

迷人的個性。

He said he knew we back then

他說他知道我們當年

this person would December

此人將於12月

destined for greatness.

註定要有大作為。

You can imagine how this made me feel.

你可以想象這讓我有什麼感覺。

He had an eye for talent.

他有一雙發現人才的眼睛。

If I do say so myself, I think

如果我這樣說，我認為

his instincts were right.

他的直覺是對的。

Melinda Gates has really made her

梅琳達-蓋茨真的讓她

mark in the world!

世界上的標誌

I'm grateful to Bob and Dean and

我很感謝Bob和Dean還有

all of my Duke professors.

我所有的杜克大學教授，

Their teachings have stayed with

他們的教誨一直伴隨著

me throughout my career.

我的整個職業生涯。

I want to thank President Price

我要感謝普萊斯總統

and the Duke faculty,

和杜克大學的教師。

and the Board of Trustees for

和董事會的報告

the honor of speaking with you

有幸與您交談

today.

今天。

I would like to add my

我想加上我的

congratulations to the honorary

恭賀名譽

degree recipients.

學位得主；

Most of us, congratulations to

我們大多數人，祝賀

the Class of 2018!

2018屆畢業生!

(applause).

(掌聲)。

Mr. Cook: Now no graduate gets

庫克先生：現在沒有畢業生得到

to this moment alone.

僅僅到此刻。

I want to acknowledge your

我想感謝你

parents and grandparents and

父母、祖父母和

friends that are here cheering

朋友們的加油聲

you on, just as they have every

你，就像他們每

step of the way.

步的方式。

Let's give them our thanks.

讓我們對他們表示感謝。

Today especially I remember my

今天，我特別記得我的

mother.

母親：

Who watched me graduate from

誰看著我畢業

Duke, I wouldn't have been there

公爵，我就不會去了

that day or made it here today

當日或今日來此

without her support.

沒有她的支持。

Let's give our special thanks to

讓我們特別感謝

all of the mother's here today

今天所有的母親都在這裡

on Mother's Day.

在母親節的時候。

(applause).

(掌聲)。

Mr. Cook: I have wonderful

庫克先生：我有美好的

memories here.

這裡的記憶。

Cheering for the victory,

為勝利喝彩。

cheering even louder when the

的時候，歡呼聲更響了。

victory is over Carolina.

勝利是戰勝卡羅萊納。

Look back over your shoulder

回頭看看你的肩膀

fondly and say good-bye to Act I

戀戀不捨地和第一幕告別

of your life.

你的生活。

Then quickly look forward.

然後迅速向前看。

Act II begins today.

第二幕從今天開始。

It is your turn to reach out and

現在輪到你伸出手來

take the baton.

接過接力棒。

You entered the world at a time

你進入這個世界的時候

of great challenge.

的巨大挑戰。

Our country is deeply divided,

我們的國家嚴重分裂。

and that many Americans refuse

和許多美國人拒絕

to hear any opinion that differs

敢於聽取不同意見

from their own.

從自己的。

Our planet is warming with

我們的地球正在變暖

devastating consequences.

毀滅性的後果。

And there's some that even deny

而有些人甚至否認

it is happening.

它的發生。

Our schools and communities

我們的學校和社區

suffer from deep inequality.

遭受嚴重的不平等。

We fail to guarantee every

我們不能保證每一個

student the right to a good

學生獲得良好教育的權利

education.

教育；

And yet we are not powerless in

然而我們並非無能為力

the face of these problems.

面對這些問題，。

You are not powerless to fix

你不是沒有能力解決

them.

他們。

No generation has ever had more

沒有任何一代人有更多的

power than yours.

比你的權力。

And no generation has a chance

而且沒有一代人有機會

to change things faster than

欲速則不達

yours can.

你的可以。

The pace at which progress is

進展的速度

possible has accelerated

加速了

dramatically.

急劇。

Aided by technology, every

在技術的幫助下，每個

individual has the tools,

個人擁有的工具。

potential, and reach to build a

潛力和影響力，以建立一個

better world.

更好的世界。

That makes this the best time in

所以現在是最好的時機

history to be alive.

歷史要活著。

Whatever you choose to do with

無論你選擇做什麼

your life, wherever your passion

你的生活，你的激情所在

takes you, I urge you to take

帶你走，我勸你走

the power you have been given

權力

and use it for good.

並利用它來做好事。

Aspire to leave this world

渴望離開這個世界

better than you found it.

比你發現它時更好。

I didn't always see life as

我並不總是認為生活是

clearly as I do today.

就像我今天做的一樣清楚。

But I've learned the greatest

但我學到了最大的

challenge of life can knowing

坎坷

when to break with conventional

何時打破常規

wisdom.

智慧。

Don't just except the world you

不要只是除了你的世界

inherit today.

今天繼承。

Don't just accept the status

不要只接受現狀

quo.

quo.

Know the challenge has ever been

知道挑戰曾經

solved and no lasting

靡靡之音

improvement has ever been

迄今

achieved unless people dare to

除非人們敢於

try something different.

嘗試一些不同的東西。

Dare to think different.

敢於換位思考。

I was lucky to learn from

我很幸運能從

someone who believed this

信者

deeply.

深深地。

Someone who knew that changing

有人知道，改變

the world starts with following

天下為公

a vision.

一個願景。

Not a path.

不是一條路。

He was my friend and mentor,

他是我的朋友和導師。

Steve Jobs.

史蒂夫-喬布斯。

(applause).

(掌聲)。

Mr. Cook: Steve's vision was

庫克先生：史蒂夫的願景是

that great ideas comes from a

雄心壯志

restless refusal to accept

拒不接受

things as they are.

事情的本質。

Those principles still guide us

這些原則仍然指導著我們

at Apple today.

今天在蘋果。

We reject the notion that global

我們拒絕接受這樣的觀點：全球

warming is inevitable.

氣候變暖是不可避免的。

That's why we run Apple on 100%

這就是為什麼我們在100%的情況下運行蘋果

renewable energy.

可再生能源；

(applause).

(掌聲)。

Mr. Cook: Thank you.

庫克先生：謝謝你。

We reject the excuse that

我們拒絕接受以下藉口：

getting the most out of

充分利用

technology means trading away

技術意味著交換

your right to privacy.

你的隱私權。

So we choose a different path.

所以我們選擇了一條不同的道路。

Collecting as little of your

儘可能少的收集您的

data as poll, being thoughtful

數據為民調，體貼入微

and respectful when it is in our

和尊重，當它在我們的

care.

照顧。

Because we know it belongs to

因為我們知道它是屬於

you.

你。

In every way at every turn, the

在每一個轉捩點上，該

question we ask ourselves is not

我們問自己的問題不是

what can we do, but what should

我們能做什麼，但應該

we do?

在做？

Because Steve taught us that's

因為史蒂夫教我們

how change happens.

變化是如何發生的。

And from him, I learned to never

從他那裡，我學會了永遠

be content with the way that

安於

things are.

事情是。

I believe in mindset comes

我相信在心態上

naturally to young people.

對年輕人來說，自然而然。

And you should never let go of

而你也不應該放手

this restlessness.

這種焦躁不安。

So today's ceremony isn't just

所以今天的儀式不僅僅是

about presenting you with a

呈現給你的是

degree.

程度。

It is about presenting you with

它是關於向你展示

a question.

一個問題。

How will you challenge the

你將如何挑戰

status quo?

現狀？

How will you push the world

你將如何推動世界

forward?

前進？

50 years ago today, May 13th,

50年前的今天，5月13日。

1968, Robert Kennedy was

1968年，羅伯特-肯尼迪被

campaigning in Nebraska and

在內布拉斯加的競選活動和

spoke to a group of students who

與一群學生交談，他們

were wrestling with the same

掙扎在同樣的問題上

question.

疑問。

Those were troubled times too.

那也是一個動盪的年代。

The U.S. was at war in Vietnam.

美國在越南打仗。

There was violent unrest in

有劇烈的動盪。

America's cities.

美國的城市。

And the country was still

而這個國家還是

reeling from the assassination

飽受暗殺之苦

of Dr. Martin Luther King a

馬丁-路德-金博士的報告a

month earlier.

月前。

Kennedy gave the students a call

肯尼迪給學生們打了個電話

to action.

採取行動。

When you look across this

當你看到這個

country and when you see

國家，當你看到

people's lives held back by

民生受阻

discrimination and poverty, when

歧視和貧困，當

you see injustice and

你看到的不公正和

inequality, he said you should

不平等，他說你應該

be the last people to accept

尾大不掉

things as they are.

事情的本質。

Let Kennedy's words echo here

讓肯尼迪的話在此迴響

today.

今天。

You should be the last people to

你應該是最後的人

accept it.

接受它。

Whatever path you've chosen, be

無論你選擇了什麼道路，都要

it medicine or business,

它的醫學或商業。

engineering or the humanities,

工程學或人文科學；

whatever drives your passion, be

無論你的激情是什麼，都要

the last to accept the notion

孤陋寡聞

that the world you inherit

你繼承的世界

cannot be improved.

無法改進。

Be the last to accept the excuse

最後一個接受藉口

that says that's just how things

不怕一萬，就怕萬一

are done here.

都是在這裡完成的。

Duke graduates, you should be

杜克大學的畢業生，你應該是

the last people to accept it.

最後接受它的人。

And you should be the first to

而你應該是第一個

change it.

改變它。

(applause).

(掌聲)。

Mr. Cook: The education you

庫克先生：你的教育

perceive gives you few

覺察不到

opportunities that you have.

機會，你有。

You are uniquely qualified and

你是唯一有資格和

therefore uniquely responsible

唯我獨尊

to build a better way forward.

以建立一個更好的前進道路。

That won't be easy.

這可不容易。

It will require great courage.

這需要很大的勇氣。

But that courage will not only

但這種勇氣不僅會

help you live your life to the

助你活出精彩

fullest, it will empower you to

充分利用，它將使你有能力

transform the lives of others.

改變他人的生活。

Last month I was in Birmingham

上個月我在伯明翰

to mark the 50th anniversary of

紀念《世界人權宣言》發表50週年

Dr. King's assassination.

金博士的暗殺。

I had the incredible privilege

我有一個不可思議的特權

with spending time with women

與女人相處的時間

and men who marched and worked

和行軍打仗的人

alongside him.

和他一起。

Many of them are younger at the

他們中的許多人都比較年輕，在

time than you are now.

比你現在的時間。

They told me when they defied

他們告訴我，當他們違抗

their parents and joined the

他們的父母並加入了

sit-ins and the boycotts, when

靜坐和抵制，當。

they faced the police dogs and

他們面對警犬和

the fire hoses, they were

消防水龍，他們是

risking everything they had

傾家蕩產

becoming foot soldiers for

當兵

justice without a second

義無反顧

thought.

認為。

Because they knew that change

因為他們知道，改變

had to come.

不得不來。

They believe so deeply in the

他們深深地相信

cause of justice, because they

正義事業，因為他們

knew even all of the adversity

知難而退

they had faced, they had the

他們所面臨的，他們有

chance to build something better

建功立業

for the next generation.

為下一代。

We can all learn from your

我們都可以向你學習

example.

例如：

If you hope to change the world,

如果你希望改變世界。

you must find your

你必須找到你的

fearlessness.

無所畏懼。

Now if you are anything like I

如果你和我一樣

was on graduation day, maybe you

是在畢業那天，也許你

are not feeling so fearless.

是不覺得那麼無畏。

Maybe you are thinking about the

也許你正在考慮的是

job that you hope to get.

你希望得到的工作。

Or wondering where you are going

或者想知道你要去哪裡

to live or how to repay that

生活或如何報答

student loan.

學生貸款。

These I know are real concerns.

這些我都知道是真正的擔憂。

I had that too.

我也有過這樣的經歷。

Don't let the worries stop you

不要讓煩惱阻止你

from making a difference.

從有所作為。

Fearlessness means taking the

無所畏懼意味著要承擔

first step, even if you don't

第一步，即使你不

know where it will take you.

知道它會帶你到哪裡去。

It means being driven by a

這意味著被一個

higher purpose rather than by