外国大学毕业典礼演讲

大学生必看的5个国外名人毕业典礼演讲节选

1. 乔布斯（steve jobs）在斯坦福毕业典礼的演讲——stay hungry. stay foolish. when i was 17， i read a quote that went something like：“if you live each day

as if it was your last， someday you’ll most certainly be right.” it made an impression

on me， and since then， for the past 33 years， i have looked in the mirror every

morning and asked myself：“if today were the last day of my life， would i want

to do what i am about to do today？” and whenever the answer has been “no” for

too many days in a row， i know i need to change something.

当我十七岁的时候，我读到了一句话：“如果你把每一天都当作生命中最后一天去生活的

话，那么有一天你会发现你是正确的。”这句话给我留下了深刻的印象。从那时开始，过了

33 年，我在每天早晨都会对着镜子问自己：“如果今天是我生命中的最后一天，你会不会完

成你今天想做的事情呢？”当答案连续很多次被给予“不是”的时候，我知道自己需要改变

某些事情了。

2. 杰夫·贝佐斯（jeff bezos）在普林斯顿毕业典礼的演讲——we are our choices.

i didn’t think i’d regret trying and failing. and i suspected i would always

be haunted by a decision to not try at all.

我认为我不会为失败地尝试而遗憾，但是有所决定但完全不去付诸行动则可能会一直煎

熬着我。

will inertia be your guide， or will you follow your passions？

你们是被惯性所引导，还是追随自己内心的热情？

will you follow dogma， or will you be original？

你们会墨守陈规，还是勇于创新？

will you choose a life of ease， or a life of service and adventure？

你们会选择安逸的生活，还是选择一个奉献与冒险的人生？

will you wilt under criticism， or will you follow your convictions？

你们会屈从于批评，还是会坚守信念？

will you bluff it out when you’re wrong， or will you apologize？

你们会掩饰错误，还是会坦诚道歉？

will you guard your heart against rejection， or will you act when you fall in

love？

你们会因害怕拒绝而掩饰内心，还是会在面对爱情时勇往直前？

will you play it safe， or will you be a little bit swashbuckling？

你们想要波澜不惊，还是想要搏击风浪？

when it’s tough， will you give up， or will you be relentless？

你们会在严峻的现实之下选择放弃，还是会义无反顾地前行？

will you be a cynic， or will you be a builder？

你们要做愤世嫉俗者，还是踏实的建设者？

will you be clever at the expense of others， or will you be kind？

你们要不计一切代价地展示聪明，还是选择善良？

3. jk罗琳在哈佛大学毕业典礼上的演讲——as is a tale， so is life： not how long

it is， but how good it is， is what matters 如果能回到过去，她会告诉21岁的自己：一个人的幸福在于他懂得——生活不等于你的

收获和成就。你的简历，你的证书并不代表你的生活，尽管很多人会混淆着两者。生活是如

此的复杂，任何人都无法掌控它。明白了这一点，你就能够宠辱不惊。

4. 奥普拉（oprah）在斯坦福2008年毕业典礼上的演讲——feelings， failure and

finding happiness.

正如b. b. king所说：“关于学习的美好在于别人不会把知识从你身上拿走”。学习正是

我今天想说的，因为你们的教育并没有在这里结束。在很多情况下，这才是刚刚开使。这个

世界将会教会你们很多。我认为这个世界，这个地球，就像一个学校和我们人生的教室。有

时这些课程会是弯路和障碍。有时会充满危机。我所学的应付这一切的秘密就是去勇于面对，

正如我们面对大学课程一样。

now i want to talk a little bit about failings， because nobody’s journey is

seamless or smooth. we all stumble. we all have setbacks. if things go wrong， you

hit a dead end—as you will—it’s just life’s way of saying time to change course.

so， ask every failure—this is what i do with every failure， every crisis， every

difficult time—i say， what is this here to teach me？ and as soon as you get the

lesson， you get to move on. if you really get the lesson， you pass and you don’

t have to repeat the class. if you don’t get the lesson， it shows up wearing another

pair of pants—or skirt—to give you some remedial work.

现在我想谈谈失败。没有人他的一生是一帆风顺的。我们都会遇到困难，受到挫折。如

果事情出错了，你进入了死胡同，这正是生活在告诉你是时候改变了。所以，每当遇到困难

和危机时，我都会问它教会了我什么？只要你吸取了教训，你就会继续前进。如果你真正吸

取了教训，你就会顺利通过考验，不用再取经受失败了。如果你没有吸取教训，它会以另外

一种形式给出现在你面前并给你一些补救。

5、ellen degeneres在纽奥良大学的毕业典礼——you’re going to be ok so in conclusion， when i was younger i thought success was something different.

i thought when i grow up， i want to be famous. i want to be a star. i want to be

in movies. when i grow up i want to see the world， drive nice cars， i want to have

groupies. to quote the pussycat dolls. how many people thought it was “boobies”，

by the way？ it’s not， it’s “groupies”。 but my idea of success is different today.

and as you grow， you’ll realise the definition of success changes. for many of you，

today， success is being able to hold down 20 shots of tequila. for 因此，这是不是结论的结论，当我年轻时，对成功的定义不同，我想我的志愿是：我想

出名，想当明星，拍电影，我想要去看世界，开名车，有一群死党?? 但今日我对成功的定义

变了，当你长大，你就会发现这点。对你们中的很多人来说，成功的定义是能灌下20杯龙舌

兰酒（大家笑）。对我来说，生命中最重要的事是：活得诚实！别逼自己去做不是真正的你，

要活得正直，有怜悯之心，在某些方面有所贡献。

因此，这是结论的结论（众人笑）：追随热情，忠于自我，绝不要追随别人的脚步，除非

你在森林里迷路了才要这么做。别给人忠告，别接受任何人的忠告。所以?我要给大家的忠告

是（大家大笑）：做真实的你，一切都会没事的。

你们都知道很多时候我们最可怕的敌人就是我们自己，我们跟内心的各种对世界未来的

怀疑、忧虑和恐惧作斗争。有时，看着世界上正在发生的一切，我难以想象自己走出去并做

些有意义的事。但事实是，我们能够这样做，而且我们必须这样做。美国需要大家抓紧这一

时刻，勇于竞争并尽你们所能，让我们的国家变得尽可能美好。而我，作为美丽非凡的纽约

州的议员，承诺我会尽我所能来帮助你们。今天，在领完你们的毕业证书离开校园之前，请

你们感谢你们的家人，感谢他们的指导使你能到达今天这个激动人心的时刻。感谢你们的教

授把一个全新的世界展现给你们。感谢你的朋友们，一起探索这个世界。最后，请记住今天

这份美好的感觉。永远珍惜它，不断地追求。世界等待这你们，愿上帝助你们成功。

感谢大家。篇二：外国语学院大学毕业典礼发言稿

外国语学院大学毕业典礼发言稿

尊敬的各位领导、老师，亲爱的同学们：

大家好。

又是六月栀子花开的季节，又是怀揣着梦想分别的时刻。

很荣幸，能代表全体在校同学向即将离开母校，迈入高中生活的学长学姐们表示由衷的祝贺。

在这充满希望的六月，我们集会在这里，纵然有着欢聚一堂的喜悦，也有着难以释怀的回忆与留恋。

“宝剑锋从磨砺出，梅花香自苦寒来。”经历了四载春夏秋冬，几度风霜雨雪，你们终于走到了这个收获的季节。你们的刻苦努力，顽强拼搏，给我们留下了深刻的印象。

四年来，你们的朗朗书声在校园中回荡，诵读着青春的每一个篇章;四年来，你们收获着成功的喜悦，经历着遗憾的苦痛;四年来，你们用自己的行动，感染着外国语一届又一届的学生。

很多时候，我们曾因为严寒酷暑而心情浮躁，你们却依然埋头苦读，全然忘记了炙热的骄阳，凛烈的寒风。才明白，种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。有耕耘，才会有收获。

“回首向来萧瑟处，归去，不再风雨不再忧。”今天的欢聚，意味着新篇章的序曲;明日的离别，意味着新起点的相遇。生命中的四年，如同短暂的一瞬间。然而，中学的四年，却铸就了坚实的基础。

作为还在学习道路上的我们，将会继续发扬学长学姐们努力学习，顽强拼搏的精神。

首先，爱上学习，让学习成为自己的兴趣。把学习转化为有趣的事情，进而减轻学习的负担。人们常说，兴趣是最好的老师。所以，我们在学习的过程中，不但收获了知识，而且会在学习中体味快乐。

其次，习惯学习，让学习成为生活的习惯。养成课前预习，课后复习的习惯。做到写作业前先做知识回顾，从而提高作业完成的效果。课堂上，养成专注听讲，认真做笔记的习惯，进而提高学习的效率。

第三，学会学习，让学习成为生活的技巧。学习是技巧性很强的事情，在学习的过程中，我们要善于总结解决问题的规律和方法，逐步找寻出一套适合自己的学习方式。

第四，坚持学习，让学习成为自己的责任。责任是一生中最重要的东西，我们要清楚地认识到，学习是我们的工作，是必须完成的事情，我们要一直坚持下去，让学习成为生命中的一部分。

老师曾告诉我们，兴趣可以转移，习惯可以改变，方法可以学习，而责任比兴趣更稳定、更持久。

相信，在不懈的努力下，我们的今后，也会像学长学姐们一样，散发出熠熠夺目的光芒。

最后，请允许我再次代表全体在校同学向你们表示衷心的祝愿。

在这个收获的季节，在这个充满希望的时刻，愿你们在新的学习旅途中，描绘出更加亮丽的风景线。

谢谢大家。

xx级全体学生。篇三：美国大学十佳毕业典礼演讲精选

每年的五六月，是美国大学举行毕业典礼的季节。按照惯例，各界名流都会受邀到各大名校去作激动人心的演讲。本文精选了近年来美国最有影响力的十佳毕业典礼演讲，与已经或即将毕业的读者朋友们共勉。

1. steve jobs

史蒂芬·乔布斯

stanford university 斯坦福大学

june 12, 2005 2005年6月12日

remembering that you are going to die is the best way i know to avoid the trap

of thinking you have something to lose. you are already naked. there is no reason

not to follow your heart.

your time is limited, so dont waste it living someone elses life. dont be trapped

by dogma — which is living with the results of other peoples thinking. dont let the

noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. and most 记着你总会死去，这是我知道的防止患得患失的最佳办法。赤条条来去无牵挂，还有什

么理由不随你的心？！

你的时间是有限的，因此不要把时间浪费在过别人的生活上。不要被教条所困——使自

己的生活受限于他人的思想成果。不要让他人的意见淹没了你自己内心的声音。最重要的是，

要有勇气跟随你的内心与直觉，它们好歹已经知道你真正想让自己成为什么。其他的，都是

次要的。

2. david foster wallace

大卫·福斯特·华莱士

novelist 小说家

kenyon college 肯尼恩学院

may 21, 2005 2005年5月21日

there are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older

fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says, “morning, boys. hows the water?” and the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually

one of them looks over at the other and goes, “what the hell is water?” ... simple

awareness; awareness of what is so real and essential, so hidden in plain sight all

around us, all the time, that we have to keep reminding ourselves over and over: “this is water.”

“this is water.”

it is unimaginably hard to do this, to stay conscious and alive in the adult world

day in and day out.

有两条小鱼一起在水里游，碰到一条老鱼迎面游过来。老鱼向他们点点头，并说：“早上

好，孩子们。水怎么样？”这两条小鱼继续往前游了一会儿后，其中一条小鱼实在忍不住了，

看了一下另一条小鱼，问道：“水到底是什么东西？”

……简单的意识；对我们生活中如此真实、如此必不可少、无处不在、无时不在的事物

的意识，需要我们一遍一遍地提醒自己：

“这是水。”

“这是水。”

天天都保持意识清醒而鲜活，在成人世界中做到这点，是不可想象地难。

3. michael uslan

迈克尔·奥斯兰

movie producer 电影制片人

indiana university 印第安纳大学

may 06, 2006 2006年5月6日

you must believe in yourself and in your work. when our first batman movie broke

all those box-office records, i received a phone call from that united artists exec

who, years before, had told me i was out of my mind. now he said, “michael, im just

calling to congratulate you on the success of batman. i always said you were a

visionary.” you see the point here — dont believe them when they tell you how bad

you are or how terrible your ideas are, but also, dont believe them when they tell

you how wonderful you are and how great your ideas are. just believe in yourself and

youll do just fine. and, oh yes, dont then forget to market yourself and your ideas.

use both sides of your brain.

you must have a high threshold for frustration. take it from the guy who was turned

down by every studio in hollywood. you must knock on doors until your knuckles bleed.

doors will slam in your face. you must pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and knock

again. its the only way to achieve your goals in life.

你必须相信你自己，对自己的工作充满信心。当我们的第一部电影《蝙蝠侠》创下史无

前例的票房纪录时，我接到了艺术家联合会会长的电话，他在数年之前曾说我疯了。如今他

说：“迈克尔，我给你打电话祝贺《蝙蝠侠》的成功。我总说你是一位有远见的人。”你看，

关键在这里，当他们说你有多差，你的想法有多糟的时候，不要信他们的话，同时，当他们

告诉你你有多么了不起，你的想法多美妙时，也不要相信他们。你就只相信你自己，这样你

就能做好。还有，那就是，不要忘记推销你自己和你的想法。左右大脑你都得用。

要能经受得住挫败。这是被好莱坞每一家制片厂拒绝过的人的经验。你必须去敲一扇扇

的门，直到指关节流血。大门会在你面前砰然关上，你必须重振旗鼓，弹去身上的灰尘，再

敲下一扇门。这是实现你人生目标的唯一办法。

4. woody hayes

伍迪·海耶斯

college fooball coach 大学橄榄球教练

ohio state university 俄亥俄州立大学

may 14, 1986 1986年5月14日

in football we always said that the other team couldnt beat us. we had to be sure

that we didnt beat ourselves. and that’s what people have to do, too — make sure

they dont beat themselves.

……你会发现，来得容易的东西总是一文不值。事实上，我从来没有看到哪位橄榄球运

动员是带着微笑完成阻截的。从来没有。

5. bradley whitford

布兰德利·惠特福德

actor 演员

university wisconsin - madison 威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校

may 17, 2006 2006年5月17日

number one: fall in love with the process and the results will follow. number

two: do your work.

number three: once youre prepared, throw your preparation in the trash. number

four: you are capable of more than you think. number five: listen.

number six: take action.

you have a choice. you can either be a passive victim of circumstance or you can be the active hero of your own life. action is the antidote to apathy and cynicism

and despair.

第一，爱上过程，结果自然会来。

第二，做你的事。

第三，一旦准备好，就付诸行动。

第四，你能做的，超出了你的想象。

第五，聆听。

第六，采取行动。

你有一个选择。要么你成为环境的被动受害者，要么你主动成为自己生活的英雄。行动

可以消除冷漠、玩世不恭与绝望。篇四：十篇著名的大学毕业典礼演讲

1. winston churchill (harrow school) memorable quote: never give in. never give in. never, never, never, never--in

nothing, great or small, large or petty--never give in, except to convictions of honor

and good sense. never yield to force. never yield to the apparently overwhelming might

of the enemy.

3. jon stewart (college of william and mary) memorable quote: im sure my fellow doctoral graduates--who have spent so long

toiling in academia, sinking into debt, sacrificing god knows how many years of what,

in truth, is a piece of parchment that, in truth, has been so devalued by our instant

gratification culture as to have been rendered meaningless--will join in

congratulating me.

with jokes, but stewart also dished out valuable advice to graduates near the

end, telling them to love what you do and get good at it. 4. theodor geisel (lake

forest college)

memorable quote: as you partake of the worlds bill of fare, thats darned good advice to follow. do a lot of spitting out the hot air. and be careful what you

swallow.

in 1977, the beloved theodor geisel (a.k.a. dr. seuss) was chosen as the memorable quote: out of the many here assembled, it is the heart of he or she that i seek who looks at a life of vapid materialism, of capitalist excess, and

finds it simply intolerable. it may be one hundred of you, or fifty, or even ten,

or even one of you who

makes that choice. i am here to honor and applaud that choice and to warn you

that, though the suffering may indeed be great, it is nothing to the joy of doing

the right thing.

evergreen state college via audiotape. the speech was controversial because

abu-jamal was a death row inmate convicted of murdering a police officer. students,

law enforcement officers, the policemans widow, congressman tom delay and a number

of others protested the schools choice of speakers, but abu-jamals speech was

delivered

6. russell baker (connecticut college) memorable quote: the best advice i can

give anybody about going out into the world is this: dont do it. i have been out there. it is a mess. american columnist, pulitzer prize-winning author and political satirist russell 7. will ferrell (harvard university) memorable quote: after months of secret negotiations, several hundred secret

ballots, and a weekend retreat with vice president dick cheney in his secret

mountain

bunker, a class day speaker was chosen, and it was me. you obviously have made

a grave error. but its too late now. so lets just go with it. love him or hate him, actor will ferrell is responsible for one of the funniest

and

memorable quote: i have two last pieces of advice. first, being pre-approved for

a credit card does not mean you have to apply for it. and lastly, the best career

advice i can give you is to get your own tv show. it pays well, the hours are good,

and you are famous.

candid advice for college grads. he also shows off his ability to ask for a

mcdonalds happy meal in five different languages. 9. david foster wallace (kenyon

college)

conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose how

you construct meaning from experience. because if you cannot exercise this kind of

choice in adult life, you will be totally hosed. in 2005, a couple of years before his tragic suicide, influential postmodern

author

10. j.k. rowling (harvard university) memorable quote: the knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from

setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive. you will

never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have

been tested by adversity. such knowledge is a true gift, for all that it is painfully

won, and it has been worth more than any qualification i ever earned. j.k. rowling may be one of the best-selling authors of all time, but before she published harry potter she was an unemployed single parent one step away from 乔布斯2005年斯坦福演讲：活出你自己

2005年6月12日，在美国斯坦福大学毕业典礼上，苹果公司ceo史蒂夫?乔布斯（steve

jobs）发表了精彩演讲。已被确诊身患癌症的乔布斯对在场学子讲述了自己经历的三个故事，

与学子们分享自己的创业心得，并以此激励年轻一代勇敢、积极、快乐地面对人生。这三次

体验不仅在斯坦福大学的毕业生、也在硅谷乃至其他地方的技术同行中引起了巨大反响。尤

其the whole earth catalog提到的话，作为杂志，这是一种精神，一种气质。乔布斯对操

场上挤的满满的毕业生、校友和家长们说：“你的时间有限，所以最好别把它浪费在模仿别人

这种事上。”－－同样地，如果还在学校的话，似乎不应该去模仿退学的牛人们。乔布斯朴

实而真诚的演讲不但赢得了全场数次热烈鼓掌和尖叫，也成为近年美国毕业典礼演讲中最具

影响力的一篇。时至今日，这一演讲仍然对广大学子和创业者产生着深远影响。以下为乔布

斯在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上的演讲全文：

史蒂夫·乔布斯(steve jobs)在斯坦福大学2005年毕业典礼上的演讲稿 [中英对照] 2011-10-06 21:04:19 youve got to find what you love, jobs says jobs说，你必须要找到你所爱的东西。

这是苹果公司和pixar动画工作室的ceo steve jobs于2005年6月12号在斯坦福大学

的毕业典礼上面的演讲稿。

我今天很荣幸能和你们一起参加毕业典礼，斯坦福大学是世界上最好的大学之一。我从

来没有从大学中毕业。说实话,今天也许是在我的生命中离大学毕业最近的一天了。今天我想

向你们讲述我生活中的三个故事。不是什么大不了的事情,只是三个故事而已。

the first story is about connecting the dots.

第一个故事是关于如何把生命中的点点滴滴串连起来。

i dropped out of reed college after the first 6 months, but then stayed around

as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before i really quit. so why did i drop out?

我在reed大学读了六个月之后就退学了,但是在十八个月以后——我真正的作出退学决

定之前,我还经常去学校。我为什么要退学呢？

it started before i was born. my biological mother was a young, unwed college

graduate student, and she decided to put me up for adoption. she felt very strongly

that i should be adopted by college graduates, so everything was all set for me to

be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. except that when i popped out they decided

at the last minute that they really wanted a girl. so my parents, who were on a waiting

list, got a call in the middle of the night asking: we have an unexpected baby boy;

do you want him? they said: of course. my biological mother later found out that my

mother had never graduated from college and that my father had never graduated from

high school. she refused to sign the final adoption papers. she only relented a few

months later when my parents promised that i would someday go to college.

故事从我出生的时候讲起。我的亲生母亲是一个年轻的,没有结婚的大学毕业生。她决定

让别人收养我, 她十分想让我被大学毕业生收养。所以在我出生的时候，她已经做好了一切

的准备工作，能使得我被一个律师和他的妻子所收养。但是她没有料到,当我出生之后,律师

夫妇突然决定他们想要一个女孩。所以我的生养父母（他们还在我亲生父母的观察名单上）

突然在半夜接到了一个电话:“我们现在这儿有一个不小心生出来的男婴,你们想要他吗？”

他们回答道:“当然！”但是我亲生母亲随后发现，我的养母从来没有上过大学,我的父亲甚至

从没有读过高中。她拒绝签这个收养合同。只是在几个月以后,我的父母答应她一定要让我上

大学,那个时候她才同意。

and 17 years later i did go to college. but i naively chose a college that was

almost as expensive as stanford, and all of my working-class parents savings were

being spent on my college tuition. after six months, i couldnt see the value in it. i had no idea what i wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was

going to help me figure it out. and here i was spending all of the money my parents

had saved their entire life. so i decided to drop out and trust that it would all

work out ok. it was pretty scary at the time, but looking back it was one of the best

decisions i ever made. the minute i dropped out i could stop taking the required

classes that didnt interest me, and begin dropping in on the ones that looked

interesting.

在十七岁那年,我真的上了大学。但是我很愚蠢的选择了一个几乎和你们斯坦福大学一样

贵的学校, 我父母还处于蓝领阶层，他们几乎把所有积蓄都花在了我的学费上面。在六个月

后, 我已经看不到其中的价值所在。我不知道我想要在生命中做什么,我也不知道大学能帮助

我找到怎样的答案。但是在这里，我几乎花光了我父母这一辈子的所有积蓄。所以我决定要

退学,我觉得这是个正确的决定。不能否认,我当时确实非常的害怕, 但是现在回头看看,那的

确是我这一生中最棒的一个决定。在我做出退学决定的那一刻, 我终于可以不必去读那些令

我提不起丝毫兴趣的课程了。然后我还可以去修那些看起来有点意思的课程。

it wasnt all romantic. i didnt have a dorm room, so i slept on the floor in friends

rooms, i returned coke bottles for the 5￠ deposits to buy food with, and i would

walk the 7 miles across town every sunday night to get one good meal a week at the

hare krishna temple. i loved it. and much of what i stumbled into by following my

curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on. let me give you one

example: 但是这并不是那么罗曼蒂克。我失去了我的宿舍,所以我只能在朋友房间的地板上面睡觉,

我去捡5美分的可乐瓶子，仅仅为了填饱肚子, 在星期天的晚上,我需要走七英里的路程，穿

过这个城市到hare krishna寺庙（注：位于纽约brooklyn下城）,只是为了能吃上饭——这

个星期唯一一顿好一点的饭。但是我喜欢这样。我跟着我的直觉和好奇心走, 遇到的很多东

西,此后被证明是无价之宝。让我给你们举一个例子吧：

reed大学在那时提供也许是全美最好的美术字课程。在这个大学里面的每个海报, 每个

抽屉的标签上面全都是漂亮的美术字。因为我退学了, 没有受到正规的训练, 所以我决定去

参加这个课程，去学学怎样写出漂亮的美术字。我学到了san serif 和serif字体, 我学会

了怎么样在不同的字母组合之中改变空格的长度, 还有怎么样才能作出最棒的印刷式样。那

是一种科学永远不能捕捉到的、美丽的、真实的艺术精妙, 我发现那实在是太美妙了。

当时看起来这些东西在我的生命中，好像都没有什么实际应用的可能。但是十年之后,

当我们在设计第一台macintosh电脑的时候,就不是那样了。我把当时我学的那些家伙全都设

计进了mac。那是第一台使用了漂亮的印刷字体的电脑。如果我当时没有退学, 就不会有机

会去参加这个我感兴趣的美术字课程, mac就不会有这么多丰富的字体，以及赏心悦目的字

体间距。那么现在个人电脑就不会有现在这么美妙的字型了。当然我在大学的时候，还不可

能把从前的点点滴滴串连起来,但是当我十年后回顾这一切的时候,真的豁然开朗了。

again, you cant connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them

looking backwards. so you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your

future. you have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.

this approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

再次说明的是,你在向前展望的时候不可能将这些片断串连起来；你只能在回顾的时候将

点点滴滴串连起来。所以你必须相信这些片断会在你未来的某一天串连起来。你必须要相信

某些东西：你的勇气、目的、生命、因缘??这个过程从来没有令我失望（let me down）,

只是让我的生命更加地与众不同而已。

my second story is about love and loss.

我的第二个故事是关于爱和损失的。

i was lucky – i found what i loved to do early in life. woz and i started apple in my parents garage when i was 20. we worked hard, and 乔布斯在ipad发布会上

very publicly out. what had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and

it was devastating.

我非常幸运, 因为我在很早的时候就找到了我钟爱的东西。woz和我在二十岁的时候就

在父母的车库里面开创了苹果公司。我们工作得很努力, 十年之后, 这个公司从那两个车库

中的穷光蛋发展到了超过四千名的雇员、价值超过二十亿的大公司。在公司成立的第九年,

我们刚刚发布了最好的产品,那就是macintosh。我也快要到三十岁了。在那一年, 我被炒了

鱿鱼。你怎么可能被你自己创立的公司炒了鱿鱼呢? 嗯,在苹果快速成长的时候，我们雇用了

一个很有天分的家伙和我一起管理这个公司, 在最初的几年,公司运转的很好。但是后来我们

对未来的看法发生了分歧, 最终我们吵了起来。当争吵不可开交的时候, 董事会站在了他的

那一边。所以在三十岁的时候, 我被炒了。在这么多人的眼皮下我被炒了。在而立之年，我

生命的全部支柱离自己远去, 这真是毁灭性的打击。

i really didnt know what to do for a few months. i felt that i had let the previous

generation of entrepreneurs down - that i had dropped the baton as it was being passed

to me. i met with david packard and bob noyce and tried to apologize for screwing

up so badly. i was a very public failure, and i even thought about running away from

the valley. but something slowly began to dawn on me – i still loved what i did.

the turn of events at apple had not changed that one bit. i had been rejected, but

i was still in love. and so i decided to start over.

在最初的几个月里，我真是不知道该做些什么。我把从前的创业激情给丢了, 我觉得自

己让与我一同创业的人都很沮丧。我与戴维·帕卡德（ david pack）和鲍勃·诺伊斯（bob boyce）

见面（注：戴维·帕卡德，普惠的创办人之一，鲍勃·诺伊斯，英特尔创办人之一），并试图

向他们道歉。我把事情弄得糟糕透顶了。但是我渐渐发现了曙光, 我仍然喜爱我从事的这些

东西。苹果公司发生的这些事情丝毫的没有改变这些, 一点也没有。我被驱逐了,但是我仍然

钟爱它。所以我决定从头再来。

i didnt 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.

我当时没有觉察, 但是事后证明, 从苹果公司被炒是我这辈子发生的最棒的事情。因为，

作为一个成功者的极乐感觉被作为一个创业者的轻松感觉所重新代替: 对任何事情都不那么

特别看重。这让我觉得如此自由, 进入了我生命中最有创造力的一个阶段。