第一段 I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I was gonna start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, "That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job." That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately, I decided I had to give it a shot. 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. After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I'm proud of that choice. 【參考譯文】 我當(dāng)時(shí)在紐約一家金融公司工作，同事是一群非常聰明的人，我的老板也很有智慧，我很羨慕他。我告訴我的老板我想開辦一家在網(wǎng)上賣書的公司。他帶我在中央公園漫步良久，認(rèn)真地聽我講完，最后說："聽起來真是一個(gè)很好的主意，但是對(duì)那些目前沒有謀到一份好工作的人來說，這個(gè)主意會(huì)更好。"這一邏輯對(duì)我而言頗有道理，他說服我在最終作出決定之前再考慮48小時(shí)。那樣想來，這個(gè)決定確實(shí)很艱難，但是最終，我決定拼一次。我認(rèn)為自己不會(huì)為嘗試和失敗而遺憾，倒是有所決定但完全不付諸行動(dòng)會(huì)一直煎熬著我。在深思熟慮之后，我選擇了那條不安全的道路，去追隨我內(nèi)心的熱情。我為那個(gè)決定感到驕傲。 第二段 Tomorrow, in a very real sense, your life -- the life you author from scratch on your own -- begins. How will you use your gifts? What choices will you make? Will inertia be your guide, or will you follow your passions? Will you follow dogma, or will you be original? Will you choose a life of ease, or a life of service and adventure? Will you wilt under criticism, or will you follow your convictions? Will you bluff it out when you're wrong, or will you apologize? Will you guard your heart against rejection, or will you act when you fall in love? Will you play it safe, or will you be a little bit swashbuckling? When it's tough, will you give up, or will you be relentless? Will you be a cynic, or will you be a builder? Will you be clever at the expense of others, or will you be kind? I will hazard a prediction. When you are 80 years old, and in a quiet moment of reflection narrating for only yourself the most personal version of your life story, the telling that will be most compact and meaningful will be the series of choices you have made. In the end, we are our choices. Build yourself a great story. 【參考譯文】 明天，非?，F(xiàn)實(shí)地說，你們從零塑造自己人生的時(shí)代即將開啟。 你們會(huì)如何運(yùn)用自己的天賦?你們又會(huì)作出怎樣的抉擇? 你們是被慣性所引導(dǎo)，還是追隨自己內(nèi)心的熱情? 你們會(huì)墨守陳規(guī)，還是勇于創(chuàng)新? 你們會(huì)選擇安逸的生活，還是選擇一個(gè)奉獻(xiàn)與冒險(xiǎn)的人生? 你們會(huì)屈從于批評(píng)，還是會(huì)堅(jiān)守信念? 你們會(huì)掩飾錯(cuò)誤，還是會(huì)坦誠(chéng)道歉? 你們會(huì)因害怕拒絕而掩飾內(nèi)心，還是會(huì)在面對(duì)愛情時(shí)勇往直前? 你們想要波瀾不驚，還是想要搏擊風(fēng)浪? 你們會(huì)在嚴(yán)峻的現(xiàn)實(shí)之下選擇放棄，還是會(huì)義無反顧地前行? 你們要做憤世嫉俗者，還是踏實(shí)的建設(shè)者? 你們要不計(jì)一切代價(jià)地展示聰明，還是選擇善良? 我要做一個(gè)預(yù)測(cè)：在你們80歲時(shí)某個(gè)追憶往昔的時(shí)刻，只有你一個(gè)人靜靜對(duì)內(nèi)心訴說著你的人生故事，其中最為充實(shí)、最有意義的那段講述，會(huì)被你們作出的一系列決定所填滿。最后，是選擇塑造了我們的人生。為你自己塑造一個(gè)偉大的人生故事！