这所世界上最好的一座大学的毕业典礼 from one of the finest universities in the world

這所世界上最好的一座大學的畢業典禮 from one of the finest universities in the world

说实话我还没从大学毕业 Truth be told I never graduated from college

說實話我還沒從大學畢業 Truth be told I never graduated from college(說實話我大學沒畢業)

今天是我离大学毕业最近的一天了 And this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation

今天是我離大學畢業最近的一天了 而這是我離大學畢業最近的一天了

今天我想向你们讲述我生活中的三个故事 Today I want to tell you three stories from my life

今天我想向你們講述我生活中的三個故事 Today I want to tell you three stories from my life

不谈大道理 三个故事就好 That's it No big deal just three stories

不談大道理 三個故事就好 That's it No big deal just three stories

第一个故事是关于人生中的点点滴滴怎么串连在一起 The first story is about connecting the dots

第一個故事是關於人生中的點點滴滴怎麼串連在一起 The first story is about connecting the dots

我在里德学院读了六个月之后就退学了 I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months

我在裡德學院讀了六個月之後就退學了 I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months

但之后仍作为旁听生 But then stayed around as a drop-in

但之後仍作為旁聽生 但後來又作為旁聽生留在了這裡。

混了十八个月后才最终离开 For another 18 months or so before I really quit

混了十八個月後才最終離開 又過了18個月左右，我才真正戒掉了。

我为什么要退学呢 So why did I drop out

我為什麼要退學呢 So why did I drop out

故事从我出生的时候讲 It started before I was born

故事從我出生的時候講 It started before I was born

我的亲生母亲是一个年轻的 My biological mother was a young

我的親生母親是一個年輕的 My biological mother was a young

没有结婚的大学毕业生 Unwed college graduate student

沒有結婚的大學畢業生 Unwed college graduate student

她决定让别人收养我 And she decided to put me up for adoption

她決定讓別人收養我 她決定把我送去收養

她十分想让我被大学毕业生收养 She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates

她十分想讓我被大學畢業生收養 She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by university graduates

在我出生时她已经做好一切准备 So everything was all set for me

在我出生時她已經做好一切準備 So everything was all set for me

能使得我被一个律师家庭所收养 To be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife

能使得我被一個律師家庭所收養 To be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife.

但是在最后一刻 Except that when I popped out

但是在最後一刻 Except that when I popped out

律师夫妇突然决定想要一个女孩 They decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl

律師夫婦突然決定想要一個女孩 他們在最後一刻決定，他們真的想要一個女孩

所以在候选名单上我的养父母 So my parents who were on a waiting list

所以在候選名單上我的養父母 So my parents who were on a waiting list

突然在半夜接到了一个电话 Got a call in the middle of the night

突然在半夜接到了一個電話 Got a call in the middle of the night

我们这儿有一个不请自来的男婴 Asking we got an unexpected baby boy

我們這兒有一個不請自來的男嬰 Asking we got an unexpected baby boy

你们想要他吗 Do you want him

你們想要他嗎 Do you want him

他们回答 当然 They said Of course

他們回答 當然 They said Of course

但是我亲生母亲随后发现 My biological mother found out later

但是我親生母親隨後發現 My biological mother found out later

我的养母从来没有上过大学 That my mother had never graduated from college

我的養母從來沒有上過大學 That my mother had never graduated from college

我的养父甚至从没有读过高中 And my father had never graduated from high school

我的養父甚至從沒有讀過高中 And my father had never graduated from high school and my father had never graduated from high school.

她拒绝签这个收养合同 She refused to sign the final adoption papers

她拒絕籤這個收養合同 她拒絕簽署最後的收養文件

但在几个月以后 她才软化同意 She only relented a few months later

但在幾個月以後 她才軟化同意 She only relented a few months later

当我的父母答应一定要让我上大学 When my parents promised that I would go to college

當我的父母答應一定要讓我上大學 當我的父母答應讓我上大學時

我的人生从这里起航 This was a start in my life

我的人生從這裡起航 這是我人生的一個開始

在十七岁那年 我真的上了大学 And 17 years later I did go to college

在十七歲那年 我真的上了大學 And 17 years later I did go to college

但是我很愚蠢地选择了一个 But I naively chose a college

但是我很愚蠢地選擇了一個 But I naively chose a college

几乎和你们斯坦福一样贵的学校 That was almost as expensive as Stanford

幾乎和你們斯坦福一樣貴的學校 That was almost as expensive as Stanford

我的父母还都是蓝领阶层 And all of my working-class parents' savings

我的父母還都是藍領階層 And all of my working-class parents's savings 我父母的所有積蓄

他们倾其所有资助我的学业 Were being spent on my college tuition

他們傾其所有資助我的學業 Were being spent on my college tuition

在六个月后 我已经看不到其中的价值所在 After six months I couldn't see the value in it

在六個月後 我已經看不到其中的價值所在 After six months I couldn't see the value in it

我不知道我真正想要做什么 I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life

我不知道我真正想要做什麼 I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life

我也不知道大学能怎样帮助我找到答案 And no idea how college was going to help me figure it out

我也不知道大學能怎樣幫助我找到答案 也不知道大學能怎樣幫助我找到答案

在我上学的这段时间 And here I was spending all of the money

在我上學的這段時間裡，我把所有的錢都花在了這裡

我几乎花光了父母全部的积蓄 My parents had saved their entire life

我幾乎花光了父母全部的積蓄 我的父母救了他們的一生

所以我决定退学 So I decided to drop out

所以我決定退學 So I decided to drop out

我相信每件事情总会有它的解决办法 And trust that it would all work out OK

我相信每件事情總會有它的解決辦法 And trust that it would all work out OK

不能否认 我当时确实非常害怕 It was pretty scary at the time

不能否認 我當時確實非常害怕 It was pretty scary at the time

但是回头想想 But looking back

但是回頭想想 But looking back

那的确是我这一生中最棒的决定 It was one of the best decisions I ever made

那的確是我這一生中最棒的決定 It was one of the best decisions I ever made

在我做出退学决定的那一刻 The minute I dropped out

在我做出退學決定的那一刻 The minute I dropped out

我向那些毫无兴趣的课程说再见 I could stop taking the required classes that didn't interest me

我向那些毫無興趣的課程說再見 I could stop taking the necessary classes that didn't interest me.

然后我可以开始去修 And begin dropping in on the ones

然後我可以開始去修 然後開始去修，然後開始去修

那些看起来有点意思的课程 That looked further more interesting

那些看起來有點意思的課程 That looked further more interesting

这一点都不浪漫 我居无定所 It wasn't all romantic I didn't have a dorm room

這一點都不浪漫 我居無定所 It wasn't all romantic I didn't have a dormation room 我沒有宿舍

所以我只能睡在朋友家的地板上 So I slept on the floor in friends' rooms

所以我只能睡在朋友家的地板上 So I slept on the floor in friends' rooms

我去捡可以换五美分的可乐罐 I returned coke bottles for the 5¢

我去撿可以換五美分的可樂罐 I returned coke bottles for the 5&cent

仅仅为了填饱肚子 Deposits to buy food with

僅僅是為了填飽肚子買食物的存款。

星期天的晚上 我走七英里的路程 And I would walk the 7 miles

星期天的晚上 我走七英里的路程 And I would walk the 7 miles

穿过这个城市到克利须那神庙 Across town every Sunday night

穿過這個城市到克利須那神廟 Across town every Sunday night

只为能吃顿像样的饭菜 To get one good meal a week

只為能吃頓像樣的飯菜 To get one good meal a week (每週吃一頓好飯)

这个星期里惟一一顿像样的饭菜 At the Hare Krishna temple

這個星期裡惟一一頓像樣的飯菜 At the Hare Krishna temple

我乐此不疲 I loved it

我樂此不疲 I loved it

我跟随好奇心和直觉所做的事情 And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition

我跟隨好奇心和直覺所做的事情 還有很多是我跟著好奇心和直覺所做的事情。

此后被证明是无价之宝 Turned out to be priceless later on

此後被證明是無價之寶 後來發現是無價之寶。

让我给你们举一个例子吧 Let me give you one example

讓我給你們舉一個例子吧 Let me give you one example

里德学院在那时提供 Reed College at that time offered

裡德學院在那時提供 Reed College at that time offered

也许是全美最好的书法课 Perhaps the best calligraphy instruction in the country

也許是全美最好的書法課 也許是全國最好的書法教學。

在这个大学里面的每个海报 Throughout the campus every poster

在這個大學裡面的每個海報 Throughout the campus every poster

每个抽屉的标签上面 Every label on every drawer

每個抽屜的標籤上面 每個抽屜上的標籤

全都是漂亮的美术字 Was beautifully hand calligrapher

全都是漂亮的美術字 Was beautifully hand calligrapher

因为我退学了不必去上正规的课程 Because I had dropped out and didn't have to take the normal classes

因為我退學了不必去上正規的課程 因為我退學了不必上正規的課程

所以我决定去参加这个课程 I decided to take a calligraphy class

所以我決定去參加這個課程 I decided to take a calligraphy class

去学学怎样写出漂亮的美术字 To learn how to do this

去學學怎樣寫出漂亮的美術字 To learn how to do this

我学到衬线和无衬线字体 I learned about serif and san serif typefaces

我學到襯線和無襯線字體 I learned about serif and san serif typefaces.

怎么样在不同的字母组合间改变字的间距 About varying the amount of space between different letter combinations

怎麼樣在不同的字母組合間改變字的間距 About varying the amount of space between different letter combinations(不同的字母組合間改變字的間距)

以及如何做出漂亮的版式 About what makes great typography great

以及如何做出漂亮的版式 About what makes great typography great?

书法里所蕴含的那种美妙 It was beautiful

書法裡所蘊含的那種美妙 It was beautiful

字体上所赋予历史感和艺术精妙 Historical artistically subtle in a way

字體上所賦予歷史感和藝術精妙 Historical artistically subtle in a way

是科学永远不能捕捉到的 That science can't capture

是科學永遠不能捕捉到的 That science can't capture

我发现那实在是太迷人了 And I found it fascinating

我發現那實在是太迷人了 And I found it fascinating

当时看起来这些东西好像一无是处 None of this had even a hope

當時看起來這些東西好像一無是處 None of this had even a hope

好像都没有什么实际应用的可能 Of any practical application in my life

好像都沒有什麼實際應用的可能 Of any practical application in my life

但是十年之后 But ten years later

但是十年之後 But ten years later

当我们设计第一台苹果电脑的时候 When we were designing the first Macintosh computer

當我們設計第一臺蘋果電腦的時候 When we were designing the first Macintosh computer

就不是那样了 It all came back to me

就不是那樣了 It all came back to me

我把当时我学的那些东西全都设计进去了 Mac And we designed it all into the Mac

我把當時我學的那些東西全都設計進去了 Mac And we designed it all into the Mac

那是第一台使用了漂亮的印刷字体的电脑 It was the first computer with beautiful typography

那是第一臺使用了漂亮的印刷字體的電腦 It was the first computer with beautiful typography

如果我当时在大学没有学习这门课程 If I had never dropped in on that single course in college

如果我當時在大學沒有學習這門課程 If I had never dropped in on that single course in college.

苹果就不会有这么多丰富的字体 The Mac would have never had multiple typefaces

蘋果就不會有這麼多豐富的字體 The Mac would have never had multiple typefaces

以及赏心悦目的字体间距 Or proportionally spaced fonts

以及賞心悅目的字體間距 Or proportionally spaced fonts

即使微软抄袭了苹果 And since Windows just copied the Mac

即使微軟抄襲了蘋果 And since Windows just copied the Mac

它的个人电脑也不会有现在这么漂亮的字型 It’s likely that no personal computer would have them

它的個人電腦也不會有現在這麼漂亮的字型 It’s likely that no personal computer would have them

如果我没有退学 If I had never dropped out

如果我沒有退學 If I had never dropped out

我也不会痴迷于这个美术课程 I would have never dropped in on this calligraphy class

我也不會痴迷於這個美術課程 I would have never dropped in on this calligraphy class.

然后个人电脑也不会有 And personal computers might not have

然後個人電腦也不會有 And personal computers might not have

如此美丽的字体 The wonderful typography that they do

如此美麗的字體 他們所做的精彩的排版設計

当然我在大学的时候 Of course it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward

當然我在大學的時候 Of course it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward

还不可能预先把点点滴滴串联在一起 When I was in college

還不可能預先把點點滴滴串聯在一起 When I was in college

只有当我回首往事的时候才会明白 But it was very very clear looking backwards ten years later

只有當我回首往事的時候才會明白 但十年後往後看就非常非常清楚了。

再次说明的是 你不可能未卜先知 Again you can't connect the dots looking forward

再次說明的是 你不可能未卜先知 Again you can't connect the dots looking forward

你只能在回顾时才明白这些是如何串起来 you can only connect them looking backwards

你只能在回顧時才明白這些是如何串起來 you can only connect them looking backwards

所以你必须相信 So you have to trust that

所以你必須相信 所以你必須相信...

你现在所体会的在将来多少会联系在一块 The dots will somehow connect in your future

你現在所體會的在將來多少會聯繫在一塊 The dots will somehow connect in your future

你必须相信某些东西 You have to trust in something

你必須相信某些東西 你必須相信一些東西。

你的直觉也好 命运也好 不管什么 Your gut destiny life karma whatever

你的直覺也好 命運也好 不管什麼 Your gut destiny life karma whatever

because believe in the dots will connect down the road, would give you a confidence to follow your heart, even wanna lead you to off warm well path,

因為相信點點滴滴都會連成一片，會給你一個信心，讓你追隨自己的內心，甚至想把你引向溫暖的井道。

只是让我的生命更加地与众不同而已 and that would made all the differecne

只是讓我的生命更加地與眾不同而已 and that would made all the differecne

我的第二个故事是关于爱和失去 My second story is about love and loss

我的第二個故事是關於愛和失去 My second story is about love and loss

我很幸运 I was lucky

我很幸運 I was lucky

因为在很早的时候 我就找到了我所钟爱的东西 I found what I loved to do early in life

因為在很早的時候 我就找到了我所鍾愛的東西 I found what I loved to do early in life

二十岁的时候 沃茨和我就在父母的车库里面 Wiz and I started Apple in my parent’s garage

二十歲的時候 沃茨和我就在父母的車庫裡面 Wiz and I started Apple in my parent’s garage

开创了苹果公司 When I was 20

開創了蘋果公司 When I was 20

我们工作得很努力 十年后这个公司就发展成 We worked hard and in 10 years Apple had grown

我們工作得很努力 十年後這個公司就發展成 We worked hard and in 10 years Apple had grown

从那两个车库中的穷小子 From just the two of us in a garage

從那兩個車庫中的窮小子 From just the two of us in a garage (我們兩個人在車庫裡)

到超过四千名的雇员 价值超过二十亿的公司 Into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees

到超過四千名的僱員 價值超過二十億的公司 Into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees

在公司成立的第九年 We just released our finest creation

在公司成立的第九年 We just released our finest creation

我们刚刚发布了最好的产品 那就是苹果电脑 The Macintosh a year earlier

我們剛剛發佈了最好的產品 那就是蘋果電腦 The Macintosh a year earlier

我也快到三十岁了 这时我被公司炒了鱿鱼 And I had just turned 30 and then I got fired

我也快到三十歲了 這時我被公司炒了魷魚 And I had just turned 30 and then I got fired

怎么可能被自己创立的公司炒了鱿鱼呢 How can you get fired from a company you started

怎麼可能被自己創立的公司炒了魷魚呢 How can you get fired from a company you started

在苹果快速成长的时候 Well as Apple grew we hired someone

在蘋果快速成長的時候 Well as Apple grew we hired someone

我们雇用了一个很有天分的家伙 Who I thought was very talented

我們僱用了一個很有天分的傢伙 Who I thought was very talented

和我一起管理这个公司 To run the company with me

和我一起管理這個公司 To run the company with me

在最初的几年里公司运转得很好 And for the first year or so things went well

在最初的幾年裡公司運轉得很好 And for the first year or so things went well and for the first year or so things went well.

但是后来我们对未来的看法发生了分歧 But then our visions of the future began to diverge

但是後來我們對未來的看法發生了分歧 But then our visions of the future began to diverge

我们吵了起来 And eventually we had a falling out

我們吵了起來 最後我們吵了起來。

而这个时候 董事会站在了他的那一边 When we did our Board of Directors sided with him

而這個時候 董事會站在了他的那一邊 When we did our Board of Directors sided with him

所以在我三十岁的时候 我在众目睽睽下被开除了 So at 30 I was out and very publicly out

所以在我三十歲的時候 我在眾目睽睽下被開除了 So at 30 I was out and very publicly out

而立之年 我生命的全部支柱离自己远去 What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone

而立之年 我生命的全部支柱離自己遠去 我整個成人生活的焦點已經消失了。

这是一场毁灭性的打击 And it was devastating

這是一場毀滅性的打擊 And it was devastating

最初的几个月里 我不知所措 I really didn't know what to do for a few months

最初的幾個月裡 我不知所措 I really didn't know what to do for a few months.

我觉得我很令上一代的创业家们失望 I felt that I had let the previous generation of entrepreneurs down

我覺得我很令上一代的創業家們失望，我覺得我讓上一代的創業家失望了。

我把他们交给我的接力棒弄丢了 That I had dropped the baton as it was being passed to me

我把他們交給我的接力棒弄丟了 That I had dropped the baton as it was being passed to me.

我和戴维·帕卡德 鲍勃·诺伊斯见面 I met with David Packard and Bob nonce

我和戴維·帕卡德 鮑勃·諾伊斯見面 I met with David Packard and Bob nonce

为我的糟糕表现向他们道歉 And tried to apologize for screwing up so badly

為我的糟糕表現向他們道歉 並試圖為自己的錯誤道歉

我成了典型的案例 I was a very public failure

我成了典型的案例 I was a very public failure

甚至想逃离硅谷 And I even thought about running away from the valley

甚至想逃離硅谷 我甚至想過要逃離這個山谷

但是 我看到了一个希望 But something slowly began to dawn on me

但是 我看到了一個希望 但有些東西慢慢地開始在我身上顯現出來了

因为我仍然热爱着我所从事的工作 I still loved what I did

因為我仍然熱愛著我所從事的工作 I still loved what I did

尽管我被苹果公司开除了 It's turn of events at Apple

儘管我被蘋果公司開除了 It's turn of events at Apple

却从来没有改变过我的想法 Had not changed that one bit

卻從來沒有改變過我的想法 Had not changed that one bit

也就是说虽然我离开了公司 但对我所喜爱的事业热情不减 I had been rejected but I was still in love

也就是說雖然我離開了公司 但對我所喜愛的事業熱情不減 I had been rejected but I was still in love

我决定从头再来 And so I decided to start over

我決定從頭再來 所以我決定重新開始

我当时没有察觉 I didn't see it then

我當時沒有察覺 I didn't see it then

但是事后证明 But it turned out that getting fired from Apple

但是事後證明 但事實證明，被蘋果公司解僱了

被苹果公司开除是我这辈子里发生的最奇妙的事情 Was the best thing that could have ever happened to me

被蘋果公司開除是我這輩子裡發生的最奇妙的事情 Was the best thing that could have ever happened to me

成功的沉重 The heaviness of being successful was replaced

成功的沉重 被成功的沉重感所取代

被凤凰涅槃的轻盈所代替 By the lightness of being a beginner again

被鳳凰涅槃的輕盈所代替 By the lightness of being a beginner again.

没有比这更确定的事情了 Less sure about everything

沒有比這更確定的事情了 Less sure about everything

它让我轻装上阵 It freed me to enter

它讓我輕裝上陣 It freed me to enter

我由此进入了我生命中最有创造力的时刻 One of the most creative periods of my life

我由此進入了我生命中最有創造力的時刻 One of the most creative periods of my life

在接下来的五年里 During the next five years

在接下來的五年裡 During the next five years

我创立了一个名叫NeXT的公司 I started a company named NeXT

我創立了一個名叫NeXT的公司 I started a company named NeXT

还有一个叫皮克斯的公司 Another company named Pixar

還有一個叫皮克斯的公司 Another company named Pixar

同时与一位美丽的女人共浴爱河 And fell in love with an amazing woman

同時與一位美麗的女人共浴愛河 And fell in love with an amazing woman

她后来成为了我的妻子 Who would become my wife

她後來成為了我的妻子 Who would become my wife

皮克斯制作了世界上第一个用电脑制作的 Pixar went on to create the world’s first computer

皮克斯製作了世界上第一個用電腦製作的 Pixar went on to create the world’s first computer

动画电影 玩具总动员 Animated feature film “Toy Story”

動畫電影 玩具總動員 Animated feature film "Toy Story" (玩具總動員)

现在是世界上最成功的动画工作室 And is now the most successful animation studio in the world

現在是世界上最成功的動畫工作室 而現在是世界上最成功的動畫工作室。

在后来的一系列运作中苹果收购了NeXT In a remarkable turn of events Apple bought NeXT

在後來的一系列運作中蘋果收購了NeXT In a remarkable turn of events Apple bought NeXT

然后我又回到了苹果公司 I returned to Apple

然後我又回到了蘋果公司 I returned to Apple

我们在NeXT发展的技术 And the technology we developed at NeXT

我們在NeXT發展的技術 而我們在NeXT開發的技術......

在苹果今天的复兴之中发挥了关键的作用 Is at the heart of Apple's current renaissance

在蘋果今天的復興之中發揮了關鍵的作用 Is at the heart of Apple's current renaissance

我还和劳伦斯一起建立幸福美满的家庭 And Laurence and I have a wonderful family together

我還和勞倫斯一起建立幸福美滿的家庭 And Laurence and I have a wonderful family together

我可以非常肯定 如果我不被苹果开除 I'm pretty sure none of this would have happened

我可以非常肯定 如果我不被蘋果開除 I'm pretty sure none of this would have happened.

这其中一件事情也不会发生的 If I hadn't been fired from Apple

這其中一件事情也不會發生的 If I hadn't been fired from Apple

良药苦口 It was awful tasting medicine

良藥苦口 It was awful tasting medicine 味道太難聞了

但是我想病人需要这个药 But I guess the patient needed it

但是我想病人需要這個藥 But I guess the patient needed it

有些时候 生活会给你当头棒喝 Sometimes life hits you In the head with a brick

有些時候 生活會給你當頭棒喝 有時生活會用磚頭砸你的頭。

不要失去信仰 Don't lose faith

不要失去信仰 Don't lose faith

我很清楚惟一使我一直走下去的 I'm convinced that the only thing

我很清楚惟一使我一直走下去的 I'm convinced that the only thing

就是做我无比钟爱的事情 That kept me going was that I loved what I did

就是做我無比鍾愛的事情 讓我堅持下去的是我熱愛我所做的事情。

你需要去找到你所爱的东西 You've got to find what you love

你需要去找到你所愛的東西 You've got to find what you love

这是一条适合于工作和爱情的信条 And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers

這是一條適合於工作和愛情的信條 And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers and that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers.

你的工作将占据生活中很大的一部分 Your work is going to fill a large part of your life

你的工作將佔據生活中很大的一部分 Your work is going to fill a large part of your life

你只有相信自己所做的是伟大的工作 And the only way to be truly satisfied is to do

你只有相信自己所做的是偉大的工作 And the only way to be truly satisfied is to do

你才能怡然自得 What you believe is great work

你才能怡然自得，你相信的是偉大的工作。

而伟大的工作就是你所热爱的 And the only way to do great work is to love what you do

而偉大的工作就是你所熱愛的 And the only way to do great work is to love what you do（熱愛你所做的事）。

如果你现在还没有找到 If you haven't found it yet

如果你現在還沒有找到 If you haven't found it yet

那么继续找 不要停下来 Keep looking Don't settle

那麼繼續找 不要停下來 Keep looking Don't settle

只要全心全意去找 As with all matters of the heart

只要全心全意去找 就像所有的心事一樣。

在你找到的时候 你的心会告诉你的 You’ll know when you find it

在你找到的時候 你的心會告訴你的 You’ll know when you find it

就像任何真诚的关系 And like any great relationship

就像任何真誠的關係 就像任何偉大的關係一樣

只会随着岁月的流逝 而变得越来越紧密 It just gets better and better as the years roll on

只會隨著歲月的流逝 而變得越來越緊密 It just gets better and better as the years roll on.

所以继续找 不要停下来 So keep looking Don't settle

所以繼續找 不要停下來 So keep looking Don't settle

我的第三个故事是关于死亡的 My third story is about death

我的第三個故事是關於死亡的 My third story is about death

当我十七岁的时候 我读到了一句话 When I was 17 I read a quote that went something like

當我十七歲的時候 我讀到了一句話 當我十七歲的時候 我讀到了一句話 When I was 17 I read a quote that went something like

如果你把每一天都当做生命中最后一天去过 "If you live each day as if it was your last someday

如果你把每一天都當做生命中最後一天去過 "If you live each day as if it was your last someday

那么有一天 你会发现你是正确的 You’ll most certainly be right”

那麼有一天 你會發現你是正確的 You’ll most certainly be right”

这句话给我留下了很深的印象 It made an impression on me

這句話給我留下了很深的印象 It made an impression on me

从那以后 又过了三十三年 And since then for the past 33 years

從那以後 又過了三十三年 And since then for the past 33 years

每天早晨我都会对着镜子问自己 I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself

每天早晨我都會對著鏡子問自己 I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself

如果今天是我生命中的最后一天 "If today was the last day of my life

如果今天是我生命中的最後一天 "If today was the last day of my life

你会不会完成你今天想做的事情呢 Would I want to do what I am about to do today”

你會不會完成你今天想做的事情呢 Would I want to do what I am about to do today"（我想做今天要做的事情）。

当答案连续是不的时候 And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row

當答案連續是不的時候 而每當答案連續是 "不 "的時候，連續太多天了。

我知道自己需要改变某些事情了 I know I need to change something

我知道自己需要改變某些事情了 I know I need to change something

记住 你即将死去 Remembering that I'll be dead soon

記住 你即將死去 記住我很快就會死去

是我一生中最重要的箴言 Is the most important tool I've ever encountered

是我一生中最重要的箴言 Is the most important tool I've ever encountered.

它帮我指明了生命中重要的选择 To help me make the big choices in life

它幫我指明瞭生命中重要的選擇 To help me make the big choices in life

几乎所有的事情 Because almost everything

幾乎所有的事情 Because almost everything

包括所有的荣誉 所有的骄傲 All external expectations all pride

包括所有的榮譽 所有的驕傲 All external expectations all pride

所有的恐惧 All fear of embarrassment or failure

所有的恐懼，害怕尷尬或失敗。

这些在死亡面前都会消失 These things just fall away in the face of death

這些在死亡面前都會消失 這些東西在死亡面前就會消失了

我看到的是那些留下的真正重要的东西 Leaving only what is truly important

我看到的是那些留下的真正重要的東西 Leaving only what is truly important

你有时候会思考 你将会失去某些东西 Remembering that you are going to die is the best way

你有時候會思考 你將會失去某些東西 記住你將會死亡是最好的方法。

记住 你即将死去 I know to avoid the trap of thinking

記住 你即將死去 我知道要避免思維的陷阱

我认为是避免这些想法的最好方式 You have something to lose

我認為是避免這些想法的最好方式 You have something to lose

你已经一无所有 You are already naked

你已經一無所有 You are already naked

你没有理由不去聆听你内心的呼唤 There is no reason not to follow your heart

你沒有理由不去聆聽你內心的呼喚 There is no reason to not follow your heart（沒有理由不跟隨你的心）。

大概一年以前 我被诊断出癌症 About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer

大概一年以前 我被診斷出癌症 About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer.

我在早晨七点半做了一个检查 I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning

我在早晨七點半做了一個檢查 I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning

上面清楚显示 我的胰腺上有个肿瘤 And it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas

上面清楚顯示 我的胰腺上有個腫瘤 And it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas?

我当时都不知道胰腺是什么东西 I didn't even know what a pancreas was

我當時都不知道胰腺是什麼東西 I didn't even know what a pancreas was

医生告诉我 The doctors told me this was almost certainly

醫生告訴我 醫生告訴我，這幾乎可以肯定的是

那很可能是一种无法治愈的癌症 A type of cancer that is incurable

那很可能是一種無法治癒的癌症 A type of cancer that is incurable

我的生命只有三到六个月的时间 And that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months

我的生命只有三到六個月的時間 而我的壽命應該不會超過三到六個月。

我的医生让我回家 然后安排好自己的事情 My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order

我的醫生讓我回家 然後安排好自己的事情 My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order

这也是医生对所有临终病人的嘱咐 Which is doctor's code for prepare to die

這也是醫生對所有臨終病人的囑咐 Which is doctor's code for prepare to die

这意味着要把未来十年你对你小孩说的话 It means to try to tell your kids everything

這意味著要把未來十年你對你小孩說的話 It means to try to tell your kids everything

在几个月里说完 You thought you'd have the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months

在幾個月裡說完 你以為你有10年的時間來告訴他們嗎？

意味着把每件事情都安排好 It means to make sure everything is buttoned up

意味著把每件事情都安排好 It means to make sure everything is buttoned up(意思是確保一切都扣好了)

让你的家人尽可能轻松的生活 So that it will be as easy as possible for your family

讓你的家人儘可能輕鬆的生活 這樣才能讓你的家人儘可能的輕鬆。

意味着你要说 再见了 It means to say your goodbyes

意味著你要說 再見了 It means to say your goodbyes(意思是說再見)

我整天都在想着那个诊断书 I lived with that diagnosis all day

我整天都在想著那個診斷書 我整天都在想著那個診斷書

有一天晚上 我做了一个活切片检查 Later that evening I had a biopsy

有一天晚上 我做了一個活切片檢查 Later that evening I had a biopsy

医生将一个内窥镜从我的喉咙伸进去 Where they stuck an endoscope down my throat

醫生將一個內窺鏡從我的喉嚨伸進去 Where they stuck an endoscope down my throat?

通过我的胃 然后进入肠道 Through my stomach and into my intestines

通過我的胃 然後進入腸道 穿過我的胃 進入我的腸道

用一根针在我的肿瘤上取了几个细胞 Put a needle into my pancreas and got a few cells from the tumor

用一根針在我的腫瘤上取了幾個細胞 在我的胰腺上紮了一針，從腫瘤上取了幾個細胞。

我当时是被麻醉的 但是我的妻子在那里 I was sedated but my wife who was there

我當時是被麻醉的 但是我的妻子在那裡 I was sedated but my wife who was there

她后来告诉我 当医生在显微镜下 Told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope

她後來告訴我 當醫生在顯微鏡下 告訴我當他們在顯微鏡下觀察細胞時

观察这些细胞的时候 他们开始尖叫 The doctors started crying

觀察這些細胞的時候 他們開始尖叫 The doctors started crying

因为这些细胞是一种罕见的 Because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer

因為這些細胞是一種罕見的 因為它原來是一種非常罕見的形式 胰腺癌

并可以治愈的胰腺癌的细胞 That is curable with surgery

並可以治癒的胰腺癌的細胞 That is curable with surgery

我接受了这个手术 现在我痊愈了 I had the surgery and thankfully I'm fine now

我接受了這個手術 現在我痊癒了 I had the surgery and thankfully I'm fine now

那是我最接近死亡的时候 This was the closest I've been to facing death

那是我最接近死亡的時候 這是我最接近死亡的時候。

我真的不希望以后还能如此接近它 And I hope it’s the closest I get for a few more decades

我真的不希望以後還能如此接近它 而我希望這是我幾十年來最接近它的一次。

与死神擦肩而过之后 Having lived through it

與死神擦肩而過之後 Having lived through it

我可以更肯定地说 I can now say this to you with a bit more certainty