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2022年12月14日
英语演讲|蒂姆·库克:为人类服务
企业家励志演讲
感谢那些有能力像人类一样思考的人。 凯恩:我更担心人们像计算机一样思考,没有价值观或同情心,也不关心后果。 我永远无法弄清楚麻省理工学院的学生如何将火星探测器发送到克雷斯吉,或如何在大圆顶上戴上螺旋桨无檐小便帽,或者如何明显接管总统的推特帐户。
Sometimes the very technology that is meant to connect us divides us.

ENGLISH SPEECH | TIM COOK: Serve Humanity

Sometimes the very technology that is meant to connect us divides us.

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  Sometimes the very( 恰好的) technology that is meant to connect us divides us. I'm not worried about artificial(人工的) intelligence giving computers the ability to think like humans. I'm more concerned(有关的) about people thinking like computers without values or compassion(同情), without concern(关心) for consequences. Hello, MIT! Thank you. Congratulations, Class of '17.
  I especially want to thank Chairman(主席) Millard, President Reif, distinguished(卓著的) faculty(才能) trustees(受托人), and members of the class of 1967. It's a privilege(特权) to be with you today with your families and your friends on such an amazing, important day. MIT and Apple share so much. We both love hard problems. We love to search for new ideas. And we especially love finding(找到) those ideas, the really big ones, the ones that can change the world.
  I know MIT has a proud tradition of pranks, or as you would call them, hacks(砍). And you've had pulled off some pretty great ones over the years. I'll never figure( 认为) out how MIT students sent that Mars rover to the Kresge Oval, or put a propeller(推进者) beanie on the Great Dome(圆屋顶), or how you've obviously taken over the President's Twitter account. I can tell college students are behind it because most of the tweets happen at 3 a.m. I'm really happy to be here. Today is about celebration, and you have so much to be proud of.
  As you leave here to start the next leg of your journey in life, there will be days where you will ask yourself, where is all this going? What is the purpose? What is my purpose? I'll be honest. I asked myself that same question, and it took me nearly 15 years to answer it. Maybe by talking about my journey today, I can save you some time.
  The struggle( 努力) for me started early on. In high school, I thought I'd discover my life's purpose when I could answer that age-old question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Nope. In college, I thought I would discover it when I could answer, "What's your major?" Not quite. I thought that maybe I'd discover it when I found a good job. Then I thought I just needed to get a few promotions(提升). That didn't work either.
  I kept convincing myself that it was just over the horizon(地平线) around the next corner. Nothing worked, and it was really tearing( 撕裂) me apart. Part of me kept pushing ahead to the next achievement, and the other part kept asking, "Is this all there is?" I went to grad school at Duke(公爵) looking for the answer. I tried meditation(冥想). I sought(寻找) guidance(引导) in religion. I read great philosophers(哲学家) and authors.
  And in a moment of youthful(年轻的) indiscretion(欠详虑), I might even have experimented with a Windows PC. And obviously, that didn't work. After countless(无数的) twists(扭弯) and turns at last, 20 years ago, my search brought me to Apple. At the time the company was struggling to survive, Steve Jobs had just returned to Apple and had launched(发射) the Thinkdifferent campaign. He wanted to empower(授权与) the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels(造反者), the troublemakers, the round pegs(钉) and the square holes to do their best work. If we could just do that, Steve knew we could really change the world.
  Before that moment, I had never met a leader with such passion or encountered(遭遇) a company with such a clear and compelling(强制的) purpose to serve humanity(人性). It was just that simple, serve humanity. And it was in that moment, after 15 years of searching, something clicked. I finally felt aligned(使结盟). Aligned with a company that brought together challenging(向…挑战) cutting(锋利的)-edge work with a higher purpose.

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重点单词:

C2
hindsight:noun.后见之明;枪的照门
accessibility:noun.易接近, 可到达的
indiscretion:noun.欠详虑, 不慎重, 轻率, 轻举妄动
C1
meditation:noun.冥想
philosopher:noun.哲学家
empower:verb.授权与, 使能够
breakthrough:noun. 突破
morality:noun.道德;品行,美德
empathy:noun. 同感, 移情; 全神贯注
diplomatic:adj.外交的, 老练的
faculty:noun.才能,能力;系,科
rebel:noun.造反者
cutting:adj.锋利的
preach:verb.鼓吹
liberal:adj.自由主义的;慷慨的;不拘泥的;宽大的
cynical:adj.愤世嫉俗的
privilege:noun.特权, 特别待遇, 基本公民权力, 特免
afflict:verb.折磨;使痛苦;使苦恼
thrive:verb.兴旺,繁荣,旺盛
forefront:noun.最前线,最前部;活动的中心
strive:verb.努力;奋斗;抗争
immense:adj.极广大的, 无边的, <口>非常好的
hack:noun.砍,劈;出租马车
propeller:noun.推进者, 推进物, 尤指轮船, 飞机上的螺旋推进器
dome:noun.圆屋顶
horizon:noun.地平线
align:verb.使结盟;使成一行;匹配
fate:noun.命运,天数
interconnect:verb.相互联系
compassion:noun.同情,怜悯
trustee:noun.受托人;托管人
countless:adj.无数的;数不尽的
burden:noun.担子,重担;装载量
integral:adj.构成整体所必需的
adverse:adj.不利的;相反的;敌对的(名词adverseness,副词adversely)
sake:noun.缘故,理由
duke:noun.公爵,(公国的)君主;公爵(种)樱桃
guidance:noun.引导,指导,领导
humanity:noun.人性, 人类, 博爱, 仁慈
inequality:noun.不平等;不同;不平均
premise:noun.前提;上述各项;房屋连地基
shareholder:noun.股东
twist:noun.扭弯
productive:adj.能生产的;生产的,生产性的;多产的;富有成效的
pledge:verb.保证,许诺;用……抵押;举杯祝……健康
injustice:noun.不公正
compelling:adj.强制的, 强迫的, 引人注目的
pope:noun.教皇,罗马教皇;权威,大师
slum:noun.贫民窟;陋巷;脏乱的地方
B2
ensure:verb.保证,确保;使安全
threat:noun.威胁,恐吓,凶兆
investment:noun.投资,投资额,投入
destiny:noun.命运,定数,天命
tear:verb. 撕裂
deeply:adv.深刻地;浓浓地;在深处
darkness:noun.黑暗;漆黑
enable:verb.使能够,使可能
courage:noun.勇气,胆量,胆识
fake:adj.伪造的
capable:adj.有能力的,有才能的
challenge:verb.向…挑战;对…质疑
aspect:noun.方面;样子,外表
artificial:adj.人工的;娇揉造作的
youthful:adj.年轻的;早期的
launch:verb.发射,投射;发动
self:noun.自己,自我;本质;私心
resolve:verb.解决;决心
promotion:noun.提升,[劳经] 晋升;推销,促销;促进;发扬,振兴
seek:verb.寻找,探索;试图
very:adj. 恰好的, 正好的
commitment:noun.委托事项, 许诺, 承担义务
cancer:noun.癌症;恶性肿瘤
convinced:adj.
stand:noun. 站; 台
psychological:adj.心理的,心理学的
embrace:verb.拥抱;信奉,皈依;包含
stock:noun.树干, 库存, 股票, 股份, 托盘, 祖先, 血统, 原料
initiative:noun.主动
disability:noun.残疾;无能;无资格;不利条件
peg:noun.钉;桩;借口;琴栓
struggle:noun. 努力, 斗争, 挣扎
privacy:noun.隐私;秘密;隐居;隐居处
marathon:noun. 马拉松
rely:verb.依赖,依靠;信赖
figure:verb. 认为; 描绘
struggle:verb. 努力, 斗争, 挣扎
trivial:adj.琐细的, 价值不高的, 微不足道的
mission:noun.使命,任务;使团
potential:adj.潜在的;可能的;势的
blind:adj.瞎的;盲目的
encounter:verb.遭遇,邂逅;遇到
handle:noun.柄, 把手, 把柄, 口实, 手感
justify:verb.证明合法;整理版面
optimistic:adj.乐观的;乐观主义的
popularity:noun.普及,流行;名气;受大众欢迎
intersection:noun.[数]交集, 十字路口, 交叉点
concerned:adj.有关的;关心的
comfort:verb.安慰
critical:adj.决定性的;批评的
free:verb.使自由,解放;释放
suspend:verb.延缓,推迟;使暂停;使悬浮
distinguished:adj.卓著的, 著名的, 高贵的
concern:noun.关心,挂念;关系
chairman:noun.主席;议长,会长
专辑
企业家励志演讲
难度
B2
词汇量
539/1736
摘要
感谢那些有能力像人类一样思考的人。 凯恩:我更担心人们像计算机一样思考,没有价值观或同情心,也不关心后果。 我永远无法弄清楚麻省理工学院的学生如何将火星探测器发送到克雷斯吉,或如何在大圆顶上戴上螺旋桨无檐小便帽,或者如何明显接管总统的推特帐户。
第1句的重点词汇:
1. very

B2

adj. 恰好的, 正好的
语法:修饰名词或代词technology的形容词

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