Consider for a moment, the path of one of America's most famous innovators, Bill Gates.When Bill Gates quit college to begin his path towards starting Microsoft, he had no guarantee of success. On numerous occasions, he faced failures and disappointments. But he kept moving forward, because he hoped that someday, all the money he invested and all the hours he labored just might result in the creation of something special that he could call his own. And because Bill Gates received IP protection for his ideas, millions of people around the world have benefited. Somewhere in the world, perhaps somewhere in this room, is the Bill Gates of clean energy, or the Bill Gates of medical research -- and we need to make sure whoever that person is has similar protection.

讓我們來想想美國最著名的創新者之一比爾•蓋茨走過的道路吧。當比爾•蓋茨從大學退學，踏上創辦微軟的道路時，沒人保證他會取得成功。他遇到過數不清的失敗和挫折。但他沒有放棄，因為他希望有朝一日，他投入的所有金錢、時間和精力，可以產生出讓他感到自豪的發明創造。而正是由于比爾•蓋茨的創意受到知識產權的保護，今天世界各地成千上萬人因此而獲益非淺。現在世界上的某個地方，也許就在我們這個房間里，就坐著清潔能源領域的比爾•蓋茨，或者醫學研究領域的比爾•蓋茨。我們必須確保，無論這個人是誰，他都將得到類似的保護。

Despite the impressive progress that China has made protecting intellectual property, much more still needs to be done. American and other foreign companies in industries ranging from pharmaceuticals and biotechnology to entertainment still lose billions of dollars from counterfeiting and IP theft in China every year.

盡管中國在保護知識產權方面已經取得巨大進步，但要做的事情還很多。在從制藥、生物科技到娛樂業等諸多行業中，在中國的美國及其它外國公司仍然因為仿冒及知識產權盜用而每年損失數以十億美元計的收入。

Stronger intellectual property laws have been written – but they are only as valuable as the civil and criminal penalties people face for breaking them – and China’s enforcement of IP laws is often uneven.

中國已經制定了更有力的知識產權法律，但是這種法律的價值只有通過違反該法律的人所面臨的民事或刑事懲罰才能得到體現。而在中國，知識產權法律的執法道路并不平坦。

I do hope that places like Jinan will continue to be a positive influence to convince more of China's people of the critical importance of protecting ideas and intellectual property. And I hope all of you today, will be ambassadors for that message among your family, friends and colleagues.

我很希望象暨大這樣的機構能繼續發揮積極影響，讓中國更多人認識到保護創意和知識產權的極端重要性。并且，我希望在座各位都能在自己的家人、朋友和同事中間擔當起知識產權大使的角色。

I applaud Jinan University for making intellectual property rights and protection a strategic part of the curriculum, and wish each of you much success in your academic careers and future endeavors.

對于暨南大學把知識產權及其保護作為貴校課程中的重要組成部分，我非常贊賞，并希望各位在自己的學術生涯及未來發展中取得成功。

As leaders, innovators and consumers, you will write the next chapter in China’s rich history. You have an enormous amount of responsibility riding on your shoulders because your success isn't just important to you and your family -- it's important to me and everyone else who cares about solving the world’s problems.

作為領袖、創新者和消費者，你們將為中國豐富的歷史撰寫新的篇章。你們肩負重任，因為你們的成功不光對你們自己和你們的家人很重要，而且對于我、以及對解決世界所面臨的各種問題感到關切的每個人都很重要。

I hope you make the most of your time at Jinan.

希望大家充分利用在暨大學習和工作的時間。

Thank you for having me here today.

謝謝大家！