乔布斯斯坦福演讲节选中英文选编.pptx

stay hungry, stay foolish.; When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you‘ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.;Remembering that Ill be dead soon is the most important tool Ive ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.;About a year ago I was diagnosed(诊断) with cancer. I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning, and it clearly showed a tumor(肿瘤) on my pancreas(胰腺).I didnt even know what a pancreas was. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable, and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctors code for prepare to die. It means to try to tell your kids everything you thought youd have the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months. It means to make sure everything is buttoned up so that it will be as easy as possible for your family. It means to say your goodbyes.;I lived with that diagnosis all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy(活组织检查), where they stuck an endoscope(内窥镜) down my throat, through my stomach and into my intestines(肠), put a needle into my pancreas and got a few cells from the tumor. I was sedated(使镇静)，but my wife, who was there, told me that when