财富精英励志演讲20：拉里·佩奇：梦想的力量(3)

 　　My Dad became a professor at uh... Michigan State,

　　我的父亲后来成了···密歇根州立大学的教授，

　　and I was an incredibly lucky boy.

　　我是一个非常幸运的孩子。

　　A professor’s life is pretty flexible,

　　教授的生活安排是非常有弹性的，

　　and he was able to spend oodles of time raising me.

　　父亲能有大量的时间来培养我。

　　Could there be a better upbringing than university brat¹?

　　还有比大学校园更适合培养孩子的地方吗？

　　What I’m tryingto tell you, this is WAY more than a homecoming for me.

　　我想告诉大家的是,来这儿对我的意义绝对不仅仅是重回旧地。

　　It’s not easy for me to express how proud I am to be here, with my Mom, my brother and my wife Lucy,

　　我是多么的自豪能与我的妈妈、哥哥、露西

　　and with all of you, at this amazing institution that is responsible for my very existence.

　　还有你们大家齐聚这里，这个见证了我成长的时候神奇地方。

　　I am thrilled for all of you,

　　我为你们感到骄傲，

　　and I’m thrilled for your families and friends,

　　为你的亲朋好友感到骄傲，

　　as all of us join the great, big Michigan family I feel I’ve been a part of all of my life.

　　我们都加入了伟大的、我一直视为生命一部分的密歇根大家庭。

　　What I’m also trying to tell you is that I know exactly what it feels like to be sitting in your seat,

　　我还想说，我很清楚你们坐在座椅上

　　listening to some old gasbag give a long-winded commencement speech.

　　听一个老家伙在毕业典礼上长篇大论的感受。

　　Don’t worry.

　　不要着急。

　　I'll be brief.

　　我会简短地说。

　　I have a story about dreams.

　　我有一个追梦的故事，

　　Or maybe more accurately², it’s a story about finding³ a path to make those dreams real.

　　或者更确切地说，这是一个找到梦想成真之路的故事。

　　You know what it’s like to wake up in the middle of the night with a vivid dream?

　　你们知道,午夜从一个逼真的梦境中醒来是什么感觉吗?

　　And you know how, if you don’t have a pencil and pad⁴ by the bed, it will be completely gone by the next morning?

　　你们知道如果床边没有纸笔，而第二天一早就忘个精光又会怎样吗?

1 brat   

n.孩子；顽童

参考例句：

• He's a spoilt brat.他是一个被宠坏了的调皮孩子。
• The brat sicked his dog on the passer-by.那个顽童纵狗去咬过路人。

2 accurately   

adv.准确地，精确地

参考例句：

• It is hard to hit the ball accurately.准确地击中球很难。
• Now scientists can forecast the weather accurately.现在科学家们能准确地预报天气。

3 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

4 pad   

n.垫，衬垫；便签本，印色盒

参考例句：

• She made a brief note on the telephone pad.她在电话通讯簿上记下简短的话。
• Each student should have a pencil and pad.每个学生应该有一支铅笔和一个便签本。