乔布斯在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上英文演讲稿

乔布斯在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上英文演讲稿（附翻译）乔布斯在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上的英文演讲稿（附翻译）/ueditor/205/17/5d618aaacabf79b8e1f6ec71fcfae904.jpg“width=”400“title二”乔布斯.png"/>ThisisthetetofthemencementaddressbySteveJobs,CEOofleputerandofPiarAnimationStudios,deliveredonJune12,205.Iamhonoredtobewithyoutodayatyourmencementfromoneofthefinestuniversitiesintheworld.Inevergraduatedfromcollege.Truthbetold,thisistheclosestI#;veevergottentoacollegegraduation.TodayIwanttotellyouthreestoriesfrommylife.That#;sit.Nobigdeal.Justthree1stories.Thefirststoryisaboutconnectingthedots.IdroppedoutofReedCollegeafterthefirst6months,butthenstayedaroundasadrop-inforanother18monthsorsobeforeIreallyquit.SowhydidIdropout?ItstartedbeforeIwasborn.Mybiologalmotherwasayoung,unwedcollegegraduatestudent,andshedecidedtoputmeupforadoption.ShefeltverystronglythatIshouldbeadoptedbycollegegraduates,soeverythingwasallsetformetobeadoptedatbirthbyalawyerandhiswife.Eceptthatwhen2Ipoppedouttheydecidedatthelastminutethattheyreallywantedarl.Somyparents,whowereonawaitinglist,gotacallinthemiddleofthenightasking:”Wehaveanunepectedbabyboy;doyouwanthim?“Theysaid:”Ofcourse."Mybiologalmotherlaterfoundoutthatmymotherhadnevergraduatedfromcollegeandthatmyfatherhadnevergraduatedfromhighschool.Sherefusedtosignthefinaladoptionpapers.SheonlyrelentedafewmonthslaterwhenmyparentspromisedthatIwouldsomedaygotocollege.And17yearslaterIdidgotocollege.ButInaivelychose3acollegethatwasalmostasepensiveasStanford,andallofmyworking-classparents#;savingswerebeingspentonmycollegetuition.Aftersimonths,Icouldn#;tseethevalueinit.IhadnoideawhatIwantedtodowithmylifeandnoideahowcollegewasgoingtohelpmefigureitout.AndhereIwasspendingallofthemoneymyparentshadsavedtheirentirelife.SoIdecidedtodropoutandtrustthatitwouldallworkoutOK.Itwasprettyscaryatthetime,butlookingbackitwasoneofthebestdecisionsIevermade.TheminuteIdroppedoutIcould4stakingtherequiredclassesthatdidn#;tinterestme,andbendroppinginontheonesthatlookedinteresting.Itwasn#;tallromant.Ididn#;thaveadormroom,soIsleptonthefloorinfriends#;rooms,Ireturnedcokebottlesforthe5Cdepositstobuyfoodwith,andIwouldwalkthe7milesacrosstowneverySundaynighttogetonegoodmealaweekattheHareKrishnatemple.Ilovedit.AndmuchofwhatIstumbledintobyfollogmycuriosityandintuitionturnedouttobeprelesslateron.Letmeveyouoneele:5ReedCollegeatthattimeofferedperhapsthebestcalligraphyinstructioninthecountry.Throughoutthecuseveryposter,everylabeloneverydrawer,wasbeautifullyhandcalligraphed.BecauseIhaddroppedoutanddidn#;thavetotakethenormalclasses,Idecidedtotakeacalligraphyclasstolearnhowtodothis.Ilearnedaboutserifandsanseriftypefaces,aboutvaryingtheamountofspacebetweendifferentletterbinations,aboutwhatmakesgreattypographygreat.Itwasbeautiful,historal,artistallysubtleinawaythatsciencecan#;tcapture,andIfounditfascinating.6Noneofthishadevenahopeofanypractallationinmylife.Buttenyearslater,whenweweredesigningthefirstMacintoshputer,itallcamebacktome.AndwedesigneditallintotheMac.Itwasthefirstputerwithbeautifultypography.IfIhadneverdroppedinonthatsinglecourseincollege,theMacwouldhaveneverhadmultipletypefacesorproportionallyspacedfonts.AndsincedowsjustcopiedtheMac,itslikelythatnopersonalputerwouldhavethem.IfIhadneverdroppedout,Iwouldhaveneverdroppedinonthiscalligraphyclass,andpersonalputersmight7nothavethewonderfultypographythattheydo.OfcourseitwasimpossibletoconnectthedotslookingforwardwhenIwasincollege.Butitwasvery,veryclearlookingbackwardstenyearslater.Again,youcan#;tconnectthedotslookingforward;youcanonlyconnectthemlookingbackwards.Soyouhavetotrustthatthedotswillsomehowconnectinyourfuture.Youhavetotrustinsomething—yourgut,destiny,life,karma,whatever.Thisroachhasneverletmedown,andithasmadeallthe8differenceinmylife.Mysecondstoryisaboutloveandloss.Iwaslucky—IfoundwhatIlovedtodoearlyinlife.WozandIstartedleinmyparentsgaragewhenIwas20.Weworkedhard,andin10yearslehadgrownfromjustthetwoofusinagarageintoa$2billionpanywithover4000employees.Wehadjustreleasedourfinestcreation—theMacintosh—ayearearlier,andIhadjustturned30.AndthenIgotfired.Howcanyougetfiredfromapanyyoustarted?Well,aslegrewwehiredsomeonewhoIthoughtwasverytalentedtorunthepanywithme,andforthefirstyearor9sothingswentwell.Butthenourvisionsofthefuturebegantodivergeandeventuallywehadafallingout.Whenwedid,ourBoardofDirectorssidedwithhim.Soat30Iwasout.Andverypubllyout.Whathadbeenthefocusofmyentireadultlifewasgone,anditwasdevastating.Ireallydidn#;tknowwhattodoforafewmonths.IfeltthatIhadletthepreviousgenerationofentrepreneursdown-thatIhaddroppedthebatonasitwasbeingpassedtome.ImetwithDavidPackardandBobNoyceandtriedto10apolozeforscregupsobadly.Iwasaverypublfailure,andIeventhoughtaboutrunningawayfromthevalley.Butsomethingslowlybegantodawnonme—IstilllovedwhatIdid.Theturnofeventsatlehadnotchangedthatonebit.Ihadbeenrejected,butIwasstillinlove.AndsoIdecidedtostartover.Ididn#;tseeitthen,butitturnedoutthatgettingfiredfromlewasthebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhenedtome.Theheavinessofbeingsuccessfulwasreplacedbythelightnessofbeingabenneragain,lesssure11abouteverything.Itfreedmetoenteroneofthemostcreat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