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Larry Smith - Professor of Economics, University of Waterloo
A professor of economics at the University of Waterloo in Canada, Larry Smith coaches his students to find the careers that they will truly love.

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Larry Smith is a professor of economics at University of Waterloo. A well-known storyteller and advocate for youth leadership, he has also mentored many of his students on start-up business management and career development. The most notable start-up he advised in its infancy is Research in Motion (RIM), maker of the BlackBerry.

"What you see in the TED Talk is essentially thirty years of Smith’s frustrations reaching a boiling point," wrote Carmine Gallo in Forbes. “'Wasted talent is a waste I cannot stand,' Smith told me."

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Larry Smith: Why you will fail to have a great career

拉利 史密斯: 為什麼你無法成就偉大的事業

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在這個有趣而直白的演講中, 拉利 史密斯毫不留情的指出了, 人們放棄去追求他們的熱情的時候, 所發明的各種愚蠢的藉口。 (拍攝於 TEDxUW)
- Professor of Economics, University of Waterloo
A professor of economics at the University of Waterloo in Canada, Larry Smith coaches his students to find the careers that they will truly love. Full bio

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I want to discuss討論 with you this afternoon下午
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今天下午我想與各位談論的主題是
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why you're going to fail失敗 to have a great career事業. (Laughter笑聲)
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為什麼你就不能有偉大的事業。（笑聲）
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I'm an economist經濟學家. I do dismal慘淡.
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我是一名經濟學家。我負責讓人沮喪。
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End結束 of the day, it's ready準備 for dismal慘淡 remarks備註.
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在一天的結束的時候，正適合發表讓人沮喪的評論。
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I only want to talk to those of you who want a great career事業.
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我只想跟你們之中的想要有偉大的事業的人談。
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I know some of you have already已經 decided決定
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我知道你們之中的一些人已經決定
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you want a good career事業.
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想要有一個偉大的事業。
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You're going to fail失敗, too — (Laughter笑聲) —
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當然你也會失敗 — — （笑聲） — —
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because — Goodness善, you're all cheery愉快的 about failing失敗. (Laughter笑聲)
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因為 — — 我的天啊! 你們已經對失敗這麼開心了。
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Canadian加拿大 group組, undoubtedly無疑. (Laughter笑聲)
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從加拿大來的，沒錯吧。（笑聲）
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Those trying試 to have good careers職業生涯 are going to fail失敗,
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那些想要有好的事業都會失敗，
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because, really, good jobs工作 are now disappearing消失.
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因為，實際上，好的工作機會正在逐漸消失。
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There are great jobs工作 and great careers職業生涯,
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有一些很好的就業機會和偉大的事業，
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and then there are the high-workload高工作量, high-stress高壓力,
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然後還有另一些是高工作量、 高壓力，
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bloodsucking吸血, soul-destroying毀滅靈魂 kinds種 of jobs工作,
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吸血的，毀滅靈魂的工作，
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and practically幾乎 nothing in between之間.
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兩者之間幾乎不存在其他類型的了。
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So the people looking for good jobs工作 are going to fail失敗.
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所以找好工作的人都會失敗。
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I'm going to talk about those looking for great jobs工作, great
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我要談一談那些尋找偉大的工作，偉大的職業的
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careers職業生涯, and why you're going to, why you're going to fail失敗.
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之所以要找這樣的工作，還有為什麼你會失敗。
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First reason原因 is that no matter物 how many許多 times時 people tell you,
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第一個原因是，無論別人告訴你多少次
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"If you want a great career事業, you have to pursue追求 your passion情,
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"如果您想要偉大的事業，你必須追求你的熱情，
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you have to pursue追求 your dreams夢, you have to pursue追求,
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你要追尋自己的夢想，你要追求
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the greatest最大 fascination魅力 in your life,"
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在你一生中最大的夢想"
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you hear聽 it again and again and then you decide決定
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你一再的聽到這樣的說法，然後你決定
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not to do it. It doesn't matter物 how many許多 times時 you download下載
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不做這樣的事。不管你下載了多少次
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Steven史蒂芬 J.'s的 Stanford斯坦福 commencement開始 address地址,
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史蒂芬-賈伯斯 的史丹福大學畢業典禮演講，
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you still look at it and decide決定 not to do it.
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您仍然會看著它，然後決定不去這樣做。
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I'm not quite相當 sure why you decide決定 not to do it.
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我並不太確定為什麼你決定不去這樣做。
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You're too lazy懶 to do it. It's too hard硬.
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你太懶了而不想做。或是這件事太難了。
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You're afraid害怕 if you look for your passion情 and don't find it,
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你會擔心如果你去追尋你的熱情，而沒有找到它
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you'll你會 feel like you're an idiot白痴, so then you make excuses藉口
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你會覺得你是白癡，於是你找藉口
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about why you're not going to look for your passion情.
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來說明為何你不去追尋你的熱情。
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And they are excuses藉口, ladies女士們 and gentlemen紳士.
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這些都是藉口，女士們，先生們。
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We're going to go through通過 a whole整個 long list名單, your creativity創造力,
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我們會談過一整串長長的清單，你的創造力，
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and thinking思維 of excuses藉口 not to do what you really
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還有思考力，去想出藉口不去做你真的
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need to do if you want to have a great career事業.
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該做的事情，去成就你想要的偉大事業。
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So, for example例, one of your great excuses藉口 is,
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比方說，你偉大的藉口之一是，
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"Well, great careers職業生涯 are really and truly真, for most最 people,
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"嗯，偉大的事業，對大多數人來說，實際上的確都是
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just a matter物 of luck運氣, so I'm going to stand站 around,
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只是運氣好，所以我打算站在旁邊看，
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I'm going to try to be lucky幸運, and if I'm lucky幸運,
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我要試著變得幸運，而且如果我是幸運的
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I'll have a great career事業. If not, I'll have a good career事業."
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我就會有偉大的事業。如果不幸運，我還是有一個好的職業。"
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But a good career事業 is an impossibility不可能的事, so that's not going to work.
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但好的職業是不可能的，所以這樣是行不通的。
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Then, your other excuse藉口 is, "Yes, there are special特別 people
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然後你的另一個藉口是，"是的，有些特別的人
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who pursue追求 their其 passions激情, but they are geniuses天才.
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能夠追求他們的熱情，但是這些人是天才。
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They are Steven史蒂芬 J. I'm not a genius天才.
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他們是 史蒂夫-賈伯斯，我並不是天才。
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When I was five五, I thought I was a genius天才,
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當我五歲的時候，我以為我是個天才，
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but my professors教授 have beaten毆打 that idea理念
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但是我的指導教授已經把這樣的想法
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out of my head頭 long since以來." (Laughter笑聲) Mm毫米?
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趕出我的腦袋了，從那次... "（笑聲）對吧？
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"And now I know I am completely全然 competent勝任."
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"如今我知道我只是稱職的員工。"
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Now, you see, if this was 1950,
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現在，你看，如果這是 1950 年，
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being存在 completely全然 competent勝任,
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一個稱職的員工
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that would have given特定 you a great career事業.
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就可以算是帶給你一個偉大的事業。
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But guess猜測 what? This is almost幾乎 2012, and saying話
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但你猜怎麼著？現在已經快 2012了，若你對外說:
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to the world世界, "I am totally完全, completely全然 competent勝任,"
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"我是個完全稱職的員工"
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is damning確鑿 yourself你自己 with the faintest微弱 of praise讚美.
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就好像用這種微弱的讚美來咒罵你自己一般
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And then, of course課程, another另一個 excuse藉口:
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然後，當然，另一個藉口：
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"Well, I would do this, I would do this, but, but,
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"嗯，我想這樣做，我想這樣做，但是，但是，
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well, after all, I'm not weird奇怪的.
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嗯，畢竟，我並不奇怪。
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Everybody每個人 knows知道 that people who pursue追求 their其 passions激情
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大家都知道，追求他們的激情的那些人
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are somewhat有些 obsessive強迫症. A little strange奇怪? Mm毫米? Mm毫米? Okay?
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是有點偏執。有點奇怪的吧？對吧? 對吧? 是吧?
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You know, a fine line線 between之間 madness瘋狂 and genius天才.
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你知道，瘋狂與天才之間的微小差別。
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I'm not weird奇怪的. I've read讀 Steven史蒂芬 J.'s的 biography傳.
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我並不奇怪。我讀過 史蒂夫-賈伯斯 的傳記。
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Oh my goodness善良. I am not that person人. I am nice不錯.
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我的老天。我不是那樣的人。我是個好人。
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I am normal正常. I'm a nice不錯, normal正常 person人,
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我是正常的。我是個 正常的好人，
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and nice不錯, normal正常 people
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而正常的好人
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don't have passion情.
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是沒有熱情的。
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Ah啊. But I still want a great career事業.
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啊。但我仍想要有偉大的事業。
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I'm not prepared準備 to pursue追求 my passion情, so I know
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我不打算追求我的熱情，所以我知道
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what I'm going to do, because I have, I have a solution解,
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我該要做什麼，因為我有，我有一種解決方案，
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I have a strategy戰略.
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我有一種戰略。
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It's the one Mommy媽媽 and Daddy爸 told me about.
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它是一個我媽媽和爸爸告訴過我的
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Mommy媽媽 and Daddy爸 told me that if I worked工作 hard硬,
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媽媽和爸爸告訴我，如果我努力工作，
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I'd have a good career事業. So, if you work hard硬
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我會有良好的職業。所以，如果你努力工作
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and have a good career事業, if you work really, really, really hard硬,
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有良好的職業，如果你工作真的，真的，真的很努力，
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you'll你會 have a great career事業. Doesn't that, like,
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你就會有偉大的事業。這不就是像
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mathematically數學 make sense感?"
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數學一樣的合理嗎？"
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Hmm嗯. Not. (Laughter笑聲)
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呃...。 錯。（笑聲）
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But you've managed管理 to talk yourself你自己 into that.
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但你已經設法說服自己去相信。
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You know what? Here's這裡的 a little secret秘密.
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你知道嗎？這裡有一個小秘密。
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You want to work? You want to work really, really, really hard硬?
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您想要工作嗎？您真的，真的，想要很認真地工作嗎？
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You know what? You'll你會 succeed成功. The world世界 will give you
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你知道嗎？你將會成功。這個世界會給你
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the opportunity機會 to work really, really, really, really hard硬,
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一個機會去真的，真的，真的，真的很認真地工作，
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but are you so sure that that's going to give you
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但是你真的相信, 這樣就會帶給你
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a great career事業 when all the evidence證據 is to the contrary相反?
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一個偉大的職業生涯嗎? 當所有的證據都是指向相反的結論？
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So let's assume承擔, let's deal合同 with those of you
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所以讓我們假定，讓我們來看看你們這些
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who are trying試 to find your passion情.
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正在尋找你的熱情的人。
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You actually其實 understand理解 that you really had better do it,
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你真的理解你是真的想要這樣做，
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never mind心神 the excuses藉口. You're trying試 to find your passion情,
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不去管那些藉口。你會試著去尋找你的熱情，
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and you're so happy快樂.
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而你也高興如此做。
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You found發現 something you're interested有興趣 in.
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你發現一些你感興趣的東西。
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I have an interest利益! I have an interest利益! You tell me.
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我有興趣 ！我有興趣 ！你告訴我。
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You say, "I have an interest利益!" I say, "That's wonderful精彩!
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你說，"我有興趣 ！"我說，"這太棒了 ！
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And what, what are you trying試 to tell me? That you — "
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你打算告訴我什麼呢? 那你 — —"
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"Well, I have an interest利益."
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"嗯，我有興趣。"
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I say, "Do you have passion情?"
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我說，"你對這有熱情嗎？"
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"I have an interest利益," you say.
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你說："我有興趣，"。
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Your interest利益 is compared相比 to what?
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你的興趣, 跟什麼來相比呢？
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"Well, I'm interested有興趣 in this."
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"我是對此有興趣。"
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And what about the rest休息 of humanity's人類的 activities活動?
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那關於其餘的人類的活動呢？
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"I'm not interested有興趣 in them."
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"我對那些沒有興趣。"
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You've looked看著 at them all, have you?
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你有看過那些全部了吧，你有嗎？
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"No. Not exactly究竟."
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"沒有，不是這樣的。"
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Passion情 is your greatest最大 love.
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熱情是你的最愛。
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Passion情 is the thing that will help you create創建
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熱情是能夠幫你建立
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the highest最高 expression表達 of your talent天賦.
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你的天份的最高表現。
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Passion情, interest利益 -- it's not the same相同 thing.
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熱情、 興趣 — — 這兩個不是同一碼事。
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Are you really going to go to your sweetie糖果 and say,
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你會跑去跟你心愛的人說
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"Marry結婚 me! You're interesting有趣." (Laughter笑聲)
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"嫁給我吧 ！我對你有興趣。"（笑聲）
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Won't慣於 happen發生. Won't慣於 happen發生, and you will die死 alone單獨. (Laughter笑聲)
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這不會成功的。這不會成功的，你將會孤獨地死去的。（笑聲）
05:49
What you want, what you want, what you want,
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你想要什麼，你想要什麼，你想要什麼，
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is passion情. It is beyond外 interest利益.
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就是熱情。它超越了興趣。
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You need 20 interests利益, and then one of them,
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您可以有 20 種興趣，然後是其中之一，
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one of them might威力 grab抓 you, one of them might威力 engage從事 you
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其中之一可能會抓住你，其中之一可能會讓你投入
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more than anything else其他, and then you may可能 have found發現
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超過其他的任何事情, 然後你才可能算是找到
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your greatest最大 love in comparison對照 to all the other things
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你最愛的，比較過之後，都超過了所有其他
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that interest利益 you, and that's what passion情 is.
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你感興趣的事情，這就是所謂的熱情。
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I have a friend朋友, proposed建議 to his sweetie糖果.
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我有一個朋友，向他的愛人求婚。
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He was an economically經濟 rational合理的 person人.
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他是一個經濟上很理性的人。
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He said to his sweetie糖果, "Let us marry結婚.
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他跟他的愛人說，"讓我們結婚吧。
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Let us merge合併 our interests利益."
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讓我們合併我們的利益吧。"
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(Laughter笑聲)
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（笑聲）
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Yes he did.
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對啦, 他最好是這樣說.
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"I love you truly真," he said. "I love you deeply深. I love you
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"我真的愛你，"他說。"我愛你如此的深。我愛你
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more than any other woman女人 I've ever encountered遇到.
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超過了我遇過的任何其他女人。
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I love you more than Mary瑪麗, Jane簡, Susie蘇西, Penelope佩內​​洛普,
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我愛你超過了 瑪麗、 珍、 蘇茜、 潘娜洛普、
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Ingrid英格麗, Gertrude格特魯德, Gretel格萊特 --
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茵格麗、格特魯德、格萊特 — —
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I was on a German德語 exchange交換 program程序 then." (Laughter笑聲)
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那時我正在德國當交換學生。"（笑聲）
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"I love you more than — "
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"我愛你超過了 — —"
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All right! She left the room房間 halfway半 through通過 his enumeration列舉
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好吧！她離開了房間，在他列舉著
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of his love for her.
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他對她的愛的時候。
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After he got over his surprise驚 at being存在, you know,
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你知道嗎，當他從令他吃驚的求婚被拒絕中清醒過來，
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turned轉身 down, he concluded總結 he'd他會 had a narrow狹窄 escape逃逸
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他下了一個結論，這算是死裡逃生
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from marrying結婚 an irrational不合理的 person人,
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差點跟一個不理性的人結婚了，
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although雖然 he did make a note注意 to himself他自己 that the next下一個 time
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雖然他也注意到要記得，自己下一次
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he proposed建議, it was perhaps也許 not necessary必要 to enumerate枚舉
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求婚的時候，也許不需要列舉
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all of the women婦女 he had auditioned試鏡 for the part部分. (Laughter笑聲)
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他曾經面試過的那些女人的那部分。（笑聲）
07:21
But the point點 stands站立. You must必須 look for alternatives備擇方案
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但是這個論點是對的。你必須尋找替代方案
07:25
so that you find your destiny命運,
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這樣，你才能發現你的命運中注定的，
07:26
or are you afraid害怕 of the word字 "destiny命運"?
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或者你會害怕聽到 "命運" 這個詞嗎？
07:29
Does the word字 "destiny命運" scare嚇 you?
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"命運"這個詞會嚇到你嗎？
07:32
That's what we're talking說 about, and if you don't find
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這就是我們在談的，如果你找不到
07:34
the highest最高 expression表達 of your talent天賦, if you settle解決
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能展現你才華的最高境界的事情，而屈就於
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for "interesting有趣," what the hell地獄 ever that means手段,
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"有興趣的"，不管這個代表什麼意思
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do you know what will happen發生 at the end結束 of your long life?
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你知道當你漫長一生結束時將發生什麼？
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Your friends朋友 and family家庭 will be gathered雲集 in the cemetery公墓,
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您的朋友和家人將聚集在墓地
07:46
and there, beside旁 your gravesite墓地 will be a tombstone墓碑,
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在你墳墓旁會有一塊墓碑，
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and inscribed刻 on that tombstone墓碑, it will say,
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在墓碑上面刻的會是這樣的:
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"Here lies謊 a distinguished傑出的 engineer工程師 who invented發明 Velcro尼龍搭扣."
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"這裡埋的是發明魔鬼氈的工程師。"
07:59
But what that tombstone墓碑 should have said,
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但是這個墓碑上應該刻的內容
08:04
in an alternative替代 lifetime一生,
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如果在不同方式度過的一生，
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what it should have said if it was your highest最高 expression表達 of
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墓碑上應該科的是關於你的天分的最高發揮
08:10
talent天賦, was, "Here lies謊 the last Nobel諾貝爾 Laureate桂冠 in Physics物理,
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比方說是 "這裡埋的是 諾貝爾物理獎得主，
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who formulated制定 the Grand盛大 Unified統一 Field領域 Theory理論
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他建立了大統一場論
08:19
and demonstrated證明 the practicality實際性 of warp經 drive駕駛."
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並且展示了曲速飛行 (科幻影集中星際航行的方式) 的實際可能性。
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(Laughter笑聲)
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（笑聲）
08:25
Velcro尼龍搭扣, indeed確實. (Laughter笑聲)
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魔鬼氈，的確。（笑聲）
08:29
One was a great career事業.
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一個會是偉大的事業。
08:33
One was a missed錯過 opportunity機會.
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另一個則是失去了一個機會。
08:37
But then, there are some of you,
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但是，你們之中的一些人
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in spite儘管 of all these excuses藉口, you will find,
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儘管有各式各樣的藉口，你會發現，
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you will find your passion情,
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你會發現你的熱情，
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and you'll你會 still fail失敗.
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而你仍會失敗。
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You're going to fail失敗, because,
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你會失敗，因為，
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because you're not going to do it,
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因為你不會去做，
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because you will have invented發明 a new新 excuse藉口,
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因為你會發明新的藉口，
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any excuse藉口 to fail失敗 to take action行動, and this excuse藉口
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任何可以不去做的藉口，而這種藉口
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I've heard聽說 so many許多 times時.
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我已經聽了很多次。
09:08
"Yes, I would pursue追求 a great career事業, but I value值
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"是的，我原本想追求偉大的事業，但我認為
09:20
human人的 relationships關係 more than accomplishment成就.
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人際關係比個人成就更有價值
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I want to be a great friend朋友. I want to be a great spouse伴侶.
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我想要當個好朋友。我想要當個好的配偶。
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I want to be a great parent親, and I will not sacrifice犧牲 them
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我想成為一個好的家長，我不打算犧牲這些
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on the altar壇 of great accomplishment成就."
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來換取偉大的成就。"
09:37
(Laughter笑聲)
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（笑聲）
09:39
What do you want me to say?
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你要我說什麼？
09:41
Now, do you really want me to say now, tell you,
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現在，你真的要我告訴你，
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"Really, I swear發誓 I don't kick踢 children孩子." (Laughter笑聲)
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"說真的，我發誓我不會踢小孩。"（笑聲）
09:47
Hmm嗯? Look at the worldview世界觀 you've given特定 yourself你自己.
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嗯？看看你已經給自己設下的世界觀。
09:51
You're a hero英雄 no matter物 what, and I, by suggesting提示,
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你是個英雄，無論如何，就算我如此微妙的暗示說
09:56
ever so delicately微妙, that you might威力 want a great career事業,
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你希望有偉大的事業的話，
10:00
must必須 hate討厭 children孩子. I don't hate討厭 children孩子. I don't kick踢 them.
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你必須討厭小孩。我不討厭小孩。我不會踢他們。
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Yes, there was a little kid孩子 wandering飄零 through通過 this building建造
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是的，曾經有一個小孩遊蕩通過這座大樓
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when I came來了 here, and no, I didn't kick踢 him. (Laughter笑聲)
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當我來到這裡，噢，沒有，我沒有踢他。（笑聲）
10:10
Course課程, I had to tell him that the building建造 was for adults成年人 only
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當然，我必須告訴他，這座大樓只有大人能進來
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and to get out.
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你必須離開。
10:14
He mumbled喃喃自語 something about his mother母親,
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他咕嚕了一些跟媽媽有關的話
10:16
and I told him she'd棚 probably大概 find him outside外 anyway無論如何.
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然後我告訴他，他媽媽也許會在外面找到他。
10:20
Last time I saw him, he was on the stairs樓梯 crying哭了. (Laughter笑聲)
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上次我見到他，他正在樓梯上哭。（笑聲）
10:24
What a wimp窩囊廢. (Laughter笑聲)
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真是很軟弱啊。（笑聲）
10:26
But what do you mean? That's what you expect期望 me to say.
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但你是什麼意思呢？這就是你希望我說的。
10:29
You really think, you really think it's appropriate適當
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你真的認為，你真的認為這樣做是適當的?
10:31
that you should actually其實 take
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你應該實際上把
10:34
children孩子 and use them as a shield屏蔽?
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兒童當作擋箭牌嗎？
10:37
You know what will happen發生 someday日後,
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你知道總有一天，會發生一些事
10:39
you, you ideal理想 parent親, you?
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你，你這個理想的父母，你呢？
10:43
The kid孩子 will come to you someday日後 and say,
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有一天小孩會來找你，說，
10:47
"I know what I want to be.
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"我知道我想要變成什麼樣的人。
10:49
I know what I'm going to do with my life."
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我知道我要怎樣的生活。
10:51
You are so happy快樂. It's the conversation會話
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你將會是那麼快樂。這是那種親子對話
10:53
a parent親 wants to hear聽, because your kid's孩子的 good in math數學,
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父母想要聽到的, 因為你孩子的數學很好
10:56
and you know you're going to like what comes來 next下一個.
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而且你知道，你將會喜歡接下來的
10:59
Says說 your kid孩子, "I have decided決定
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你的孩子說，"我已經決定
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I want to be a magician魔術師.
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我想要當一個魔術師。
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I want to perform演出 magic魔法 tricks技巧 on the stage階段."
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我想要在舞臺上表演魔術。"
11:08
(Laughter笑聲)
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（笑聲）
11:10
And what do you say?
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那你會說什麼呢？
11:13
You say, you say,
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你說，你說，
11:15
"Umm烏姆 ... that's risky有風險, kid孩子.
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"嗯......這有點不保險啊，孩子。
11:19
Might威力 fail失敗, kid孩子. Don't make a lot of money錢 at that, kid孩子.
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可能會失敗啊，孩子。這賺不了錢的，孩子，
11:21
You know, I don't know, kid孩子,
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你知道的，我不知道耶，孩子，
11:23
you should think about that again, kid孩子,
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您應該再考慮考慮，孩子，
11:24
you're so good at math數學, why don't you — "
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你是那麼擅長數學，你為什麼不 — —"
11:26
And the kid孩子 interrupts中斷 you, and says說,
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這時候孩子打斷了你，並說，
11:27
"But it is my dream夢想. It is my dream夢想 to do this."
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"但這是我的夢想。我一直夢想要做這個。"
11:32
And what are you going to say?
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那你接著要說什麼?
11:34
You know what you're going to say?
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你知道你要說的嗎？
11:35
"Look kid孩子. I had a dream夢想 once一旦, too, but -- but."
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"孩子啊。我也有過夢想，但是 — — 但。"
11:41
So how are you going to finish完 the sentence句子 with your "but"?
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你打算如何講完這句話呢?
11:44
"... But. I had a dream夢想 too, once一旦, kid孩子, but I was afraid害怕 to pursue追求 it."
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"...但是。我也曾有過一個夢想，但我不敢去追求它。"
11:50
Or, are you going to tell him this?
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或者，你會這樣跟他說嗎?
11:52
"I had a dream夢想 once一旦, kid孩子.
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"我曾有一個夢想，孩子。
11:56
But then you were born天生." (Laughter笑聲)
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但後來你出生了...。（笑聲）
12:01
(Laughter笑聲) (Applause掌聲)
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（笑聲）（掌聲）
12:03
Do you, do you really want to use your family家庭,
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你，真的要用你的家人，
12:08
do you really ever want to look at your spouse伴侶
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你真的想要看著你的配偶
12:11
and your kid孩子 and see your jailers獄卒?
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看著你的小孩，就好像他們是你的獄卒那樣?
12:16
There was something you could have said to your kid孩子
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也許有一些你可以說的，當你的小孩
12:20
when he or she said, "I have a dream夢想."
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跟你說，"我有一個夢想。" 的時候
12:24
You could have said, looked看著 the kid孩子 in the face面對, and said,
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你可以，看著孩子的臉，說：
12:29
"Go for it, kid孩子,
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"去努力爭取吧，孩子，
12:32
just like I did."
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就像我曾經做過的那樣"。
12:36
But you won't慣於 be able能夠 to say that
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但你沒辦法這樣說,
12:39
because you didn't. So you can't. (Laughter笑聲)
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因為你並沒有做過。所以你不能那樣說。（笑聲）
12:46
And so the sins罪 of the parents父母
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所以，父母的罪過
12:49
are visited參觀 on the poor較差的 children孩子.
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會再次造訪無辜的孩子們.
12:54
Why will you seek尋求 refuge避難所 in human人的 relationships關係
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你為什麼會拿人際關係來當擋箭牌
12:59
as your excuse藉口 not to find and pursue追求 your passion情?
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作為你不去找尋與追求熱情的藉口?
13:05
You know why.
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你知道為什麼。
13:07
In your heart心 of hearts心中, you know why,
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在你的心中，你知道為什麼，
13:10
and I'm being存在 deadly致命 serious嚴重.
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而我是非常認真的。
13:13
You know why you would get all warm暖 and fuzzy模糊
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你知道為什麼你會感到溫暖和舒適
13:15
and wrap包 yourself你自己 up in human人的 relationships關係.
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把自己包在人際關係裡面。
13:18
It is because you are —
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這是因為你想要 — —
13:22
You know what you are.
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你知道你想要做什麼。
13:24
You're afraid害怕 to pursue追求 your passion情.
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你害怕追求你的熱情。
13:28
You're afraid害怕 to look ridiculous荒謬.
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你害怕被別人取笑
13:30
You're afraid害怕 to try. You're afraid害怕 you may可能 fail失敗.
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你不敢嘗試。你害怕你可能會失敗。
13:36
Great friend朋友, great spouse伴侶, great parent親, great career事業.
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很好的朋友，偉大的配偶，偉大的父母，偉大的事業。
13:43
Is that not a package包? Is that not who you are?
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這不是一個整體嗎？這不就是你這個人嗎?
13:48
How can you be one without無 the other?
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你怎麼能只選擇其中之一而放棄其他的?
13:51
But you're afraid害怕.
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但你害怕。
13:54
And that's why you're not going to have a great career事業, unless除非 --
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這就是為什麼你不會有偉大的事業，除非 — —
14:02
unless除非, that most最 evocative喚起的 of all English英語 words話 --
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除非，這是所有英語單詞中最令人回味的 — —
14:09
unless除非.
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除非。
14:10
But the unless除非 word字 is also也 attached附
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但這個 除非 還附加在
14:15
to that other, most最 terrifying可怕的 phrase短語,
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其他的，最可怕的短語，
14:20
"If only I had ... "
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"如果我那時候有......"
14:23
"If only I had ... "
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"如果我那時候有......"
14:26
If you ever have that thought ricocheting彈射 in your brain腦,
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如果您的腦袋裡曾經有過這些念頭衝撞著
14:31
it will hurt傷害 a lot.
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這會很痛苦的
14:35
So, those are the many許多 reasons原因
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因此，有很多原因
14:37
why you are going to fail失敗
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解釋為什麼你會失敗
14:39
to have a great career事業,
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無法成就偉大的事業，
14:42
unless除非 ...
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除非......
14:47
Unless除非.
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除非。
14:51
Thank you. (Applause掌聲)
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謝謝。（掌聲）
Translated by Yu-Sheng Lin
Reviewed by Chen-Han Hsiao

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Larry Smith - Professor of Economics, University of Waterloo
A professor of economics at the University of Waterloo in Canada, Larry Smith coaches his students to find the careers that they will truly love.

Why you should listen

Larry Smith is a professor of economics at University of Waterloo. A well-known storyteller and advocate for youth leadership, he has also mentored many of his students on start-up business management and career development. The most notable start-up he advised in its infancy is Research in Motion (RIM), maker of the BlackBerry.

"What you see in the TED Talk is essentially thirty years of Smith’s frustrations reaching a boiling point," wrote Carmine Gallo in Forbes. “'Wasted talent is a waste I cannot stand,' Smith told me."

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