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I also ran point on some smaller projects, including the administration's proposal to promote the development of vaccines for infectious diseases.
我還負責一些小型項目，包括推動傳染病疫苗開發的提案等工作。
During my four years at Treasury, I witnessed the first technology boom from a distance.
在財政部的4年里，我從更高的角度見證了技術發展的第一波高峰，
Its impact was obvious and appealing even beyond being able to wear jeans to work.
它所造成的影響顯而易見、令人矚目。這不僅因為我可以穿著牛仔褲上班，
Technology was transforming communication and changing lives not just in the United States and developed countries, but everywhere.
而且我發現技術正在改變著人們交流與生活的方式，這種變化已相繼滲透到世界各國。
My long-term dream instinct kicked in.
于是，我長遠的夢想又本能地冒了出來。
When President Clinton's administration ended, I was out of a job and decided to move to Silicon Valley.
當克林頓政府執政結束時，我剛剛失業并決定搬到硅谷去。
In retrospect, this seems like a shrewd move, but in 2001, it was questionable at best.
現在來看，這似乎是個明智的抉擇，但在2001年，就算從最樂觀的角度來看，這個決定也是有風險的。
The tech bubble had burst, and the industry was still reeling from the aftershocks.
當時，技術泡沬已經破滅，整個互聯網行業都受到影響，仍在蹣跚前行。
I gave myself four months to find a job but hoped it would take fewer. It took almost a year.
我給了自己4個月時間找工作，滿心期待能早點如愿。但事實上我花了快一年時間才如愿以償。
My Silicon Valley job search had some highs, like getting to meet my business crush, eBay CEO Meg Whitman.
我在硅谷找工作的過程中有高峰，比如碰到了我的商界偶像梅格·惠特曼；
It also had some lows, like meeting with a high-level executive
當然也有低谷，比如我遇到過一位首席執行官，
who started my interview by stating that her company would never even consider hiring someone like me
在面試剛開始分就聲稱她的公司根本不會考慮雇用我這樣的人，
because government experience could not possibly prepare anyone to work in the tech industry.
因為憑我在政府的工作經驗根本不可能應付得了科技領域的工作。
