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1、谷歌创始人拉里·佩奇密歇根大学毕业演讲稿英文与翻译 如果看过谷歌的介绍,可能你会不由得想到一个词—神话。这说的不光是拉里·佩奇和谢尔盖·布林两个博士没读完的辍学生在硅谷的车库里创业,最后建成了市值超过ibm(甚至有人预测五年后会超越微软)的it巨擎的传奇故事,说的还是谷歌里面那令无数打工族垂涎万尺的企业文化:牛仔裤、t-shirt衫的随意穿着,美餐、中餐、印度餐等一应俱全的大食堂,免费就医、洗衣、洗车的服务,甚至可以带上狗狗和滑板车一起上班…… 谷歌的故事,举世瞩目。创始人的生活也为人津津乐道。今年5月,拉里·佩奇获邀在母校密
2、歇根大学的毕业典礼上发表演讲。虽然已是成功典范,但拉里并没有夸夸其谈,他用诚挚的语言讲述自己家庭背景和人生经历,告诉大家人生中最宝贵的两样东西—梦想和亲友。 classofXX!firsti’dlikeyoutostandup,andwaveandcheeryoursupportivefamilyandfriends!i’msureyoucanfindthemoutthere.showyourlove! alongtimeago,inthiscoldseptemberof1962,therewasasteven’sco-opa
3、tthisveryuniversity.thatco-ophadakitchenwithaceilingthathadbeencleanedbystudentvolunteersprobablyeverydecadeorso.pictureacollegegirlnamedgloria,climbinguphighonaladder,strugglingtocleanthatfilthyceiling.standingonthefloor,ayoungboardernamedcarlwasadmiringtheview.andth
4、at’showtheymet.theyweremyparents,soisupposeyoucouldsayi’madirectresultofthatkitchenchemistryexperiment,righthereatmichigan. everyoneinmyfamilywentheretomichigan:mybrother,mymom,mydad—allofus.myfather’sfatherworkedinthechevyplantinflint,michigan.hewasanassemblylinewor
5、ker.hedrovehistwochildrenheretoannarbor,andtoldthem:thatiswhereyou’regoingtocollege.iknowitsoundsfunnynow.bothofhiskidsactuallydidgraduatefrommichigan.thatwastheamericandream. whati’mtryingtotellyou,thisiswaymorethanahomecomingforme.ihaveastoryaboutfollowingdreams.or
6、maybemoreaccurately,it’sastoryaboutfindingapathtomakethosedreamsreal. youknowwhatit’sliketowakeupinthemiddleofthenightwithavividdream?andyouknowhow,ifyoudon’thaveapenciland4)padbythebed,itwillbecompletelygonebythenextmorning? well,ihadoneofthosedreamswheniwas23.when
7、isuddenlywokeup,iwasthinking:whatifwecoulddownloadthewholeweb,andjustkeepthelinks?andigrabbedapenandstartedwriting!sometimesit’simportanttowakeupandstopdreaming.ispentthemiddleofthatnightscribblingoutthedetailsandconvincingmyselfitwouldwork.soonafter,itoldmyadvisor,te
8、rrywinograd,itwouldtakeacoupleofweeksformetodownloadtheweb—henoddedknowingly,fullyawareitwouldtakemuchlongerbutwiseenoughnot
