【乔布斯在斯坦福大学演讲稿(中英对照)】Steve Jobs' Stanford University Commencement Speech (English and Chinese Version)
中文部分：
各位毕业生，各位家长，老师们：
今天，我非常荣幸能来到这里，与你们一同庆祝这个重要的时刻。这是我第一次参加斯坦福的毕业典礼，也是我人生中一次特别的经历。
我想和大家分享三个故事。它们是我人生中最重要的几个片段，也许对你们也有帮助。
第一个故事是关于“连接点”（Connecting the Dots）。在我年轻的时候，我曾经从里德学院退学。这听起来很奇怪，但我当时觉得学校里的课程对我来说没有意义。然而，我仍然留在学校，继续听课，只是选择了一些我觉得有趣的东西，比如书法课。我当时并不知道这些课程会对我有什么用处，但后来，当我设计第一台苹果电脑时，我发现那些字体设计的知识派上了大用场。所以，我学会了把生活中的点滴联系起来，即使在当时看起来毫无关联。
第二个故事是关于“爱与失去”（Love and Loss）。我在30岁的时候被自己创立的公司解雇了。那是一个非常痛苦的时刻，我甚至怀疑自己是否还能做任何有意义的事情。但正是在那段低谷时期，我创办了NeXT和Pixar，最终又回到了苹果公司。这段经历让我明白，有时候失去某样东西，是为了让你拥有更美好的未来。
第三个故事是关于“死亡”（Death）。我曾经在37岁时被诊断出患有胰腺神经内分泌肿瘤。医生告诉我，我可能只剩下几个月的时间。那一刻，我意识到生命是有限的，而我必须认真对待每一天。从那时起，我开始更加珍惜时间，专注于真正重要的事情。死亡是生命最伟大的发明，它促使我们去思考什么才是最重要的。
最后，我想对你们说：保持饥饿，保持愚蠢（Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish）。不要停止探索，不要害怕失败，勇敢地追求你内心真正热爱的事物。
谢谢大家！
English Part:
Graduates, parents, faculty, and friends,
Today I am honored to be here with you to celebrate this important moment. This is my first time attending a Stanford graduation, and it's a special experience for me.
I want to share with you three stories from my life. They are the most important parts of my journey, and maybe they can help you too.
The first story is about "connecting the dots." When I was young, I dropped out of Reed College. It sounds strange, but I felt that the courses at the time were not meaningful to me. However, I stayed in the school and continued taking classes, just choosing what I found interesting, like a calligraphy class. At the time, I didn't know how these courses would be useful, but later, when I designed the first Apple computer, I realized that the knowledge I gained from those typography classes made a big difference. So, I learned to connect the dots in life, even if they seemed unrelated at the time.
The second story is about "love and loss." I was fired from the company I founded when I was 30. It was a very painful moment, and I even doubted whether I could do anything meaningful again. But during that low point, I started NeXT and Pixar, and eventually returned to Apple. This experience taught me that sometimes losing something is meant to lead you to a better future.
The third story is about "death." I was diagnosed with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor at the age of 37. The doctors told me I might have only a few months left. In that moment, I realized that life is limited, and I had to take every day seriously. Since then, I began to value time more, focusing on what truly matters. Death is the greatest invention of life; it pushes us to think about what is really important.
Finally, I want to say to you: "Stay hungry, stay foolish." Don't stop exploring, don't be afraid of failure, and dare to pursue what you truly love in your heart.
Thank you, everyone!
