史蒂夫·喬布斯十大經典英文語錄(2)

　　4. You know, we don't grow most of the food we eat. We wear clothes other people make. We speak a language that other people developed. We use a mathematics that other people evolved... I mean, we're constantly taking things. It's a wonderful, ecstatic feeling to create something that puts it back in the pool of human experience and knowledge。

　　并不是每個人都需要種植自己的糧食，也不是每個人都需要做自己穿的衣服，我們說著別人發(fā)明的語言，使用別人發(fā)明的數(shù)學……我們一直在使用別人的成果。使用人類的已有經驗和知識來進行發(fā)明創(chuàng)造是一件很了不起的事情。”

　　Live in a way that is ethically responsible. Try to make a difference in this world and contribute to the higher good. You'll find it gives more meaning to your life and it's a great antidote to boredom. There is always so much to be done. And talk to others about what you are doing. Don't preach or be self-righteous, or fanatical about it, that just puts people off, but at the same time, don't be shy about setting an example, and use opportunities that arise to let others know what you are doing。

　　帶著責任感生活，嘗試為這個世界帶來點有意義的事情，為更高尚的事情做點貢獻。這樣你會發(fā)現(xiàn)生活更加有意義，生命不再枯燥。需要我們去做的事情很多。告訴其 他人你的計劃，不要鼓吹，也不要自以為是，更不能盲目狂熱，那樣只會把人們嚇跑，當然，你也不要害怕成為榜樣，要抓住出頭的機會讓人們知道你的所作所為。

　　5. There's a phrase in Buddhism, 'Beginner's mind.' It's wonderful to have a beginner's mind。

　　佛教中有一句話：初學者的心態(tài)；擁有初學者的心態(tài)是件了不起的事情。

　　It is the kind of mind that can see things as they are, which step by step and in a flash can realize the original nature of everything. Beginner's mind is Zen practice in action. It is the mind that is innocent of preconceptions and expectations, judgements and prejudices. Think of beginner's mind as the mind that faces life like a small child, full of curiosity and wonder and amazement。

　　不要迷惑于表象而要洞察事務的本質，初學者的心態(tài)是行動派的禪宗。所謂初學者的心態(tài)是指，不要無端猜測、不要期望、不要武斷也不要偏見。初學者的心態(tài)正如一個新生兒面對這個世界一樣，永遠充滿好奇、求知欲、贊嘆。

　　6. We think basically you watch television to turn your brain off, and you work on your computer when you want to turn your brain on。

　　我們認為看電視的時候，人的大腦基本停止工作，打開電腦的時候，大腦才開始運轉。

　　Reams of academic studies over the decades have amply confirmed television's pernicious mental and moral influences. And most TV watchers know that their habit is mind-numbing and wasteful, but still spend most of their time in front of that box. So turn your TV off and save some brain cells. But be cautious, you can turn your brain off by using a computer also. Try and have an intelligent conversation with someone who plays first person shooters for eight hours a day. Or auto race games, or role-playing games。

　　過去十年中，大量的理論研究表明，電視對人的精神和心智是有害的。大多數(shù)電視觀眾都知道這個壞習慣會浪費時間并且使大腦變得遲鈍，但是他們還是選擇呆在電視機前面。關掉電視吧，給自己省點腦細胞。還有，電腦也會讓你的大腦秀逗，不信的話你去跟那些一天花8小時玩第一視角設計游戲、汽車拉力游戲、角色扮演游戲的人聊聊看，你也會得出這個結論的。

　　7. I'm the only person I know that's lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year... It's very character-building。

　　我是我所知道的唯一一個在一年中失去2.5億美元的人……這對我的成長很有幫助。

　　Don't equate making mistakes with being a mistake. There is no such thing as a successful person who has not failed or made mistakes, there are successful people who made mistakes and changed their lives or performance in response to them, and so got it right the next time. They viewed mistakes as warnings rather than signs of hopeless inadequacy. Never making a mistake means never living life to the full。

　　范錯誤不等于錯誤。從來沒有哪個成功的人沒有失敗過或者犯過錯誤，相反，成功的人都是犯了錯誤之后，做出改正，然后下次就不會再錯了，他們把錯誤當成一個警告而不是萬劫不復的失敗。從不犯錯意味著從來沒有真正活過。