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So, thirty-one years ago today, I drove from Madison, Wisconsin, to Los Angeles, California. On the way, I passed Camp Randall, where my college graduation ceremony was in progress. I thought about going to the ceremony, but it meant I would've arrived in Hollywood one day later, and at the time I just didn't see the point. I wanted to get there.
31年前的今天，我駕車從威斯康辛大學麥迪遜分校駛往加利福利亞州的洛杉磯。途徑蘭德爾體育場，當時我們學院的畢業典禮正在那兒舉行。我曾想過去參加畢業典禮，但那就意為著我會遲到一天到好萊塢。當時，我不知道什么是重點，我只是想到好萊塢去。
Gertrude Stein once said about Hollywood, "When you get there, there is no 'there' there." That's true. However, there will be a swimming pool and tennis court. In the end, though, it's probably not enough to justify a life's journey. Getting there, particularly in show business, is tough enough. You need a combination of talent, ambition, luck and a willingness to tell actors how beautiful they look today.
格特魯格·斯坦因曾經這樣形容好萊塢，“當你到了那兒的時候，在那里沒有‘那里’?！彼稳莘浅４_切。但是，那里將會有游泳池和網球場。盡管這最后或許不足以證明生命的旅程是否正當。在那里，特別是在娛樂行業闖蕩是非常艱難的。你要有才華、野心以及運氣，并且還要能心甘情愿地告訴演員們他們今天看上去是多么美麗。
In retrospect, getting there was the easy part. Finding a "there" there is much harder. So today, before you get into your cars and race off to the rest of your lives, I want to give you some advice on how to get there. And I want to help make sure that when you get there, you find a "there" there.
回想過去，到達那里相對比較簡單，而在這里尋找立足之地就比較困難了。因此，今天在你們坐在車里準備駛往未來時，我想給你們提幾點建議，告訴你們如何實現自己的夢想。我想確保你們到達那里的時候，可以找到自己的目標，實現自己的夢想。
To that end, I will give you my five rules to think about, quickly forget, but years from now kick yourself for not having listened to.
為此，我想告訴你們我的5條規則，供你們思考，以便能盡快實現夢想。數年之后，你們懊悔沒有認真聽我講，那就只能怪你們自己了。
