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Growing up in Memphis, Tennessee, Smith says, "I didn't know I wanted to go into business, but I knew I wanted a leadership position. That appealed to me."
在田納西州孟菲斯市長大的史密斯說道，“我自己不清楚到底要不要從商，但我知道我想當上領導。這點極其吸引力。”
At 15, he was operating a crop-duster over the flat fields of the Mississippi Delta.As a student at Yale University, he helped resurrect the Yale flying club; its alumni had populated naval aviation history, including the famous "millionaires' unit" in World War I. Smith took care of the club's business and ran a small air-charter operation in New Haven.
15歲時，他曾在密西西比三角洲的平原上駕駛過農用飛機。作為耶魯大學的學生，他幫忙重建了耶魯大學飛行俱樂部；其中不少成員的大名都書寫在海軍航空史上，包括第一次世界大戰中著名的“百萬富翁支隊”。飛史密斯不僅掌管著俱樂部，還在紐黑文經營了一家小型飛機租賃公司。
With little time to study, his scholastic performance suffered, but Smith never stopped looking for the "big idea."
他沒什么時間學習，學業成績開始下滑，但是史密斯從來沒有放棄追求自己的“遠大抱負”。
He thought he had found it when he wrote a term paper for an economics class. He outlined an idea for a transportation company that would guarantee overnight delivery of small, time-sensitive goods一 replacement parts and medical supplies-to major U.S. cities. The professor was not impressed.
在寫經濟學的學期論文時，他覺得自己找到了“遠大抱負”。他大致描述了一下自己的想法，他想建立一家運輸公司，隔夜運送一些小的、保質期短的物品——備用零件和醫療供給到美國的主要城市。然而教授對此并不感興趣。
Smith was certain he was onto something, but it would be a while before he could turn his idea into reality.
史密斯確定他將有所行動，但要把想法變成現實還需要一段時間。
