最重要的是在大學里你要交一些朋友，快樂生活。大學的朋友往往是生命中最好的朋友，因為在大學里你和朋友能夠近距離交往。另外，在一塊兒成長，一起獨立，很自然地你們就會緊緊地系在一起，成為密友。你應該挑選一些真誠誠懇的朋友，跟他們親近，別在乎他們的愛好、成績、外表甚至性格。你在高中的最后兩年已經(jīng)交到了一些真正的朋友，所以盡可以相信自己的直覺，再交一些新朋友吧。你是一個真誠的人，任何人都會喜歡跟你做朋友的，所以要自信、外向、主動一點，如果你喜歡某人，就告訴她，就算她拒絕了，你也沒有損失什么。以最大的善意去對人，不要有成見，要寬容。人無完人，只要他們很真誠，就信任他們，對他們友善。他們將給你相同的回報，這是我成功的秘密——我以誠待人，信任他人（除非他們做了失信于我的事）。有人告訴這樣有時我會被占便宜，他們是對的，但是我可以告訴你：以誠待人讓我得到的遠遠超過我失去的。在我做管理的18年里，我學到一件很重要的事——要想得到他人的信任和尊重，只有先去信任和尊重他人。無論是管理、工作、交友，這點都值得你參考。
　　Most importantly, make friends and be happy. College friends are often the best in life, because during college you are closer to them physically than to your family. Also, going through independence and adulthood is a natural bonding experience. Pick a few friends and become really close to them – pick the ones who are genuine and sincere to you. Don’t worry about their hobbies, grades, looks, or even personalities. You have developed some real friendships in high school in your last two years, so trust your instinct, and make new friends. You are a genuine and sincere person – anyone would enjoy being your friend, so be confident, outgoing, and pro-active. If you think you like someone, tell her. You have very little to lose. Give people the benefit of the doubt; don’t stereotype and be forgiving. People are not perfect, so as long as they are genuine and sincere, trust them and be good to them. They will give back. This is my secret of success – that I am genuine with people and trust them (unless they do something to lose my trust). Some people tell me that occasionally I would be taken advantage of. They are right, but I can tell you that that loss is nothing compared to what I gained. In my last 18 years leading people, I have realized that only one thing matters – to gain the trust and respect of others, and to do so, you need to trust and respect others first. Whether it is for management, work, or friendship, this is something you should ponder.

　　要和你高中時代的朋友保持聯(lián)系，但是不要用他們來取代大學的友誼，也不要把全部的時間都花在老朋友身上，因為那樣你就會失去交新朋友的機會了。
　　Do keep your high school friends, and stay connected to them, but do not use them as substitutes for college friendship, and do not spend too much time with them, because that would eat into your time to make new friends.

　　你還要早點開始規(guī)劃你的暑假——你想做什么？你想呆在哪兒？你想學點什么？你在大學里學習是否會讓你有新的打算？我覺得你學習藝術(shù)設計的計劃很不錯，你應該想好你該去哪兒學習相應的課程。我們當然希望你回到北京，但是最終的決定是你的。
　　Start planning for your summers early – what would you like to do? Where would you like to live? What would you like to learn? What have you learned in college that might change your mind? I think your plan of studying fashion is good, and you should decide where you want to be, and get into the right courses. We of course hope you come back to Beijing, but you should go where you think is best for you.

　　不管是暑假計劃，功課規(guī)劃，抑或是選專業(yè)，管理時間，你都應該負責你的人生。過去不管是申請學校、設計課外活動或者選擇最初的課程，我都從旁幫助了你不少。以后，我仍然會一直站你身旁，但是現(xiàn)在是你自己掌舵的時候了。我常常記起我生命中那些令人振奮的時刻——在幼兒園決定跳級，決定轉(zhuǎn)到計算機科學專業(yè)，決定離開學術(shù)界選擇Apple，決定回中國，決定選擇Google，乃至最近選擇創(chuàng)辦我的新公司。有能力進行選擇意味著你會過上自己想要的生活。生命太短暫了，你不能過別人想要你過的生活。掌控自己的生命是很棒的感覺，試試吧，你會愛上它的！
　　Whether it is summer-planning, or coursework planning, or picking a major, or managing your time, you should take control of your life. In the past, I have helped you quite a bit, whether it is in college application, designing your extracurricular activities, or picking the initial coursework. I will always be there for you, but the time has come for you to be in the driver’s seat – this is your life, and you need to be in control. I will always remember the exhilarating feeling in my life – that I got to decide to skip kindergarten, that I got to decide to change to computer science major, that I got to decide to leave academia for Apple, that I got to decide to go to China, that I got to decide to go to Google, and most recently, that I got to decide to start my own business. Being able to decide means you get to live the life that you want to. Life is too short to live the life others do or others want you. Being in control feels great. Try it, and you’ll love it!

　　我告訴你媽媽我在寫這封信，問她有什么想對你說的，她想了想，說“讓她好好照顧自己”，很簡單卻飽含著真切的關(guān)心——這一向是你深愛的媽媽的特點。這短短的一句話，是她想提醒你很多事情，比如要記得自己按時吃藥，好好睡覺，保持健康的飲食，適量運動，不舒服的時候要去看醫(yī)生等等。中國有句古語，說“身體發(fā)膚，受之父母，不敢毀傷，孝之始也”。這句話的意思用比較新的方法詮釋就是說：父母最愛的就是你，所以照顧好自己就是孝順最好的方法。當你成為母親的那天，你就會理解這些。在那天之前，聽媽媽的，你一定要好好照顧自己。
　　I told your mom I’m writing this letter, and asked what she wanted me to say. She thought and said: “just ask her to take care of herself.” Simple but deeply caring – that is how your mother is, and that is why you love her so much. In this simple sentence is her hope that you will become independent in the way you take care of yourself – that you will remember to take your medicine, that you will get enough sleep, that you will have a balanced diet, that you will get some exercise, and that you will go see a doctor whenever you don’t feel good. An ancient Chinese proverb says that the most important thing to be nice to your parents is to take care of yourself. This is because your parents love you so much, and that if you are well, they will have comfort. You will understand this one day when you become a mother. But in the meantime, please listen to your mother and take care of yourself.

　　大學是你自由時間最多的四年。大學是你第一次學會獨立的四年。大學是可塑性最強的四年。大學是犯錯代價最低的四年。
　　College is the four years where you have:• the greatest amount of free time.• the first chance to be independent.• the most flexibility to change.• the lowest risk for making mistakes.

　　所以，珍惜你的大學時光吧，好好利用你的空閑時間，成為掌握自己命運的獨立思考者，發(fā)展自己的多元化才能，大膽地去嘗試，通過不斷的成功和挑戰(zhàn)來學習和成長，成為融匯中西的人才。
　　So please treasure your college years – make the best of your free time, become an independent thinker in control of your destiny, evolve yourself into a bi-cultural talent, be bold to experiment, learn and grow through your successes and challenges.

　　當我在2005年面對人生最大的挑戰(zhàn)時，你給了我大大的擁抱，還跟我說了一句法語“bonne chance”。這句話代表“祝你勇敢，祝你好運！”現(xiàn)在，我也想跟你說同樣的話，bonne chance，我的天使和公主，希望哥倫比亞成為你一生中最快樂的四年，希望你成為你夢想成為的人！
　　When I faced the greatest challenge and opportunity in my life in 2005, you gave me a big hug and said “bonne chance”, which means “good luck” and “good courage”. Now I do the same for you. Bonne chance, my angel and princess. May Columbia become the happiest four years in your life, and may you blossom into just what you dream to be.

愛你的， Love,

爸爸（和媽媽） Dad (& Mom)