/经典名人英语演讲稿41：追逐远大的梦想（谷歌创始人拉里.佩奇密歇根大学演讲）
41. Chasing Your Ambitious Dreams
41. 追逐远大的梦想
I think it is often easier to make progress on mega-ambitious dreams. I know that sounds completely nuts. But, since no one else is crazy enough to do it, you’ll have little competition. The best people want to work on the big challenges. That is what happened with Google.
我认为，通常追寻雄心万丈的梦想更容易些。我知道这听起来简直是一派胡言。不过，既然没有别人疯狂到会做这种事，你就没有竞争对手了。优秀的人喜欢接受大挑战。这就是在谷歌发生的事情。
Our mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. How can that not get you excited? But we almost didn’t start Google, actually, because my co-founder Sergey and I were too worried about dropping out of the PHD program. You are probably on the right track if you feel like a sidewalk worm during a rainstorm! That is about how we felt after we maxed out three credit cards buying hard disks off the back of a truck. That was actually the first hardware for Google. Parents and friends: more credit cards always help. What is the one sentence summary of how you change the world? Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting!
我们的目标是组合全球的信息，使其随手可得，随处可用。那怎么能不让大家兴奋呢？但是我们那时几乎启动不成谷歌，因为我和联合创始人谢尔盖都太担心拿不到博士学位。要是你觉得自己是暴风雨下人行道上的一条生丘蚓，那你很可能就真的走对路了。那就是我们刷爆了三张信用卡，从一辆货车上买来硬盘后的感觉。那就是谷歌最早的硬件设备。家长和朋友们：多点信用卡总是有用的。如何用一句话总结你该如何改变世界，那就是在那些让人极度兴奋的事情上发奋努力吧！
As a PhD student, I actually had three projects I wanted to work on. Thank goodness my advisor said, "Why don’t you work on the web for a while?" Technology and especially the Internet can really help you be lazy. Lazy? What I mean is a group of three people can write software that then millions can use and enjoy. Cao three people answer the phone a million times? Find the leverage in the world, so you can be truly lazy!
在我读博士的时候，我有三个项目是想傲的。谢天谢地，我的导师对我说：“你为什么不先做会儿网络的事呢？“科技，尤其是因特网真的能让人变懒。变懒？我的意思是一个三人的小组可以写出让数百万人喜欢使用的软件程序。但三个人可以接上百万次电话吗？找到撬起地球的杠杆，你就真的变懒了！
Overall, I know it seems like the world is crumbling out there, but it is actually a great time in your life to get a little crazy, follow your curiosity, and be about it. Don’t give up on your dream. The world needs you all!
总之，我知道这个世界看起来分崩离析，但这确实是你们人生中一个伟大的时代，你们可以疯狂一点，追随自己的好奇心，雄心勃勃地实现它。不要放弃你们的梦想。世界需要你们所有人！