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When I was young, there was an amazing publication called The Whole Earth Catalog,
當(dāng)我年輕的時候, 有一本叫做“整個地球的目錄”振聾發(fā)聵的雜志，
which was one of the bibles of my generation.
它是我們那一代人的圣經(jīng)之一。
It was created by a fellow named Stewart Brand not far from here in Menlo Park,
它是一個叫Stewart Brand的家伙在離這里不遠的Menlo Park書寫的,
and he brought it to life with his poetic touch.
他象詩一般神奇地將這本書帶到了這個世界。
This was in the late 1960's,
那是六十年代后期,
before personal computers and desktop publishing,
在個人電腦和桌面印刷系統(tǒng)出現(xiàn)之前,
so it was all made with typewriters, scissors, and polaroid cameras.
所以這本書全部是用打字機,、剪刀還有偏光鏡制造的。
It was sort of like Google in paperback form, 35 years before Google came along:
有點像用軟皮包裝的google, 在google出現(xiàn)三十五年之前：
it was idealistic, and overflowing with neat tools and great notions.
這是理想主義的， 其中有許多靈巧的工具和偉大的想法。
Stewart and his team put out several issues of The Whole Earth Catalog,
斯圖爾特和他的伙伴出版了幾期的“整個地球的目錄”,
and then when it had run its course, they put out a final issue.
當(dāng)它完成了自己使命的時候, 他們做出了最后一期的目錄。
It was the mid-1970s, and I was your age.
那是在七十年代的中期, 我也就是你們現(xiàn)在的年紀。
On the back cover of their final issue was a photograph of an early morning country road,
在最后一期的封底上是清晨鄉(xiāng)村公路的照片
the kind you might find yourself hitchhiking on if you were so adventurous.
如果你有冒險精神的話，你可以自己找到這條路的。
Beneath it were the words: "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish."
在照片之下有這樣一段話：“保持饑餓,保持愚蠢。”
It was their farewell message as they signed off.
這是他們停止了發(fā)刊的告別語。
Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.
保持饑餓,保持愚蠢
And I have always wished that for myself. And now, as you graduate to begin anew, I wish that for you.
我總是希望自己能夠那樣,現(xiàn)在, 在你們即將畢業(yè)，開始新的旅程的時候, 我也希望你們能這樣：
Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.
保持饑餓，保持愚蠢。
Thank you all very much.
非常感謝你們。
