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And that brings me to what I see is a paradox.
這在我看來是一個巨大的悖論
The modern world is an incredible source of innovation
現代世界是一個無可比擬的創新之源
and Stanford stands at the center of that,
斯坦福則位于這一切的中心
creating new companies,
創立起新公司
new schools of thought,
和新的思想學派
prize-winning professors,
充滿獲獎教授
inspired art and literature,
啟迪知識與智慧
miracle drugs,
研發出神奇藥物
and amazing graduates.
培養出了不起的畢業生
Whether you are a scientist with a new discovery,
無論你是得到新發現的科學家
or working in the trenches to understand the needs of the most marginalized,
還是奮戰于滿足邊緣人群需求最前線的人
you are advancing amazing breakthroughs in what human beings can do for each other.
你都是在推動人類相互幫助上的偉大突破
At the same time, if you ask people across the United States
同時在美國范圍內 如果你問人們
is the future going to be better than the past,
未來會比過去更好嗎
most say no.
大多數人會說 不會
My kids will be worse off than I am.
我的子孫會比我過得糟糕
They think innovation won't make the world better for them or their children.
他們認為創新不會讓他們及子孫的世界變得更好
So who is right?
到底誰對呢
The people who say innovation will create new possibilities and make the world better?
是那些聲稱創新能夠創造新機遇并讓世界變得更好的人
