比尔盖茨哈佛演讲中英第一篇：比尔盖茨哈佛演讲中英ShouldHarvardencourageitsfacultytotakeontheworld’sworstinequities?ShouldHarvardstudentslearnaboutthedepthofglobalpoverty…theprevalenceofworldhunger…thescarcityofcleanwater…thegirlskeptoutofschoolthechildrenwhodiefromdiseaseswecancure?哈佛是否应该鼓励教授解决世界上存在的严重不平等？哈佛的学生是不是应该多关注一些全球贫富不均、粮食短缺、水资源稀缺、女童辍学的问题？以及那些因无法接受有效治疗而死亡的孩子？Shouldtheworld’smostprivilegedpeoplelearnaboutthelivesoftheworld’sleastprivileged?世界上最衣食无忧的人是否应该了解那些挣扎在死亡边缘的人们的生活？Thesearenotrhetoricalquestions–youwillanswerwithyourpolicies.这并非言语修辞，这些问题只能用行动回答。Mymother,whowasfilledwithpridethedayIwasadmittedhere–neverstoppedpressingmetodomoreforothers.Afewdaysbeforemywedding,shehostedabridalevent,atwhichshereadaloudaletteraboutmarriagethatshehadwrittentoMelinda.Mymotherwasveryillwithcanceratthetime,butshesawonemoreopportunitytodeliverhermessage,andatthecloseofthelettershesaid:―Fromthosetowhommuchisgiven,muchisexpected.‖我的母亲一直为我考上哈佛而自豪，也一直督促我回报社会。我结婚的前几天的仪式上，她高声朗读自己写给我妻子的信。当时我母亲已经是癌症晚期，但她坚持要用这个机会表达自己的观点。信的最后她念道：―获益越多，责任越大。‖WhenyouconsiderwhatthoseofushereinthisYardhavebeengiven–intalent,privilege,andopportunity–thereisalmostnolimittowhattheworldhasarighttoexpectfromus.想想我们获得了什么——天赋，特权，机遇——世界寄予殷切的期望。Inlinewiththepromiseofthisage,Iwanttoexhorteachofthegraduatesheretotakeonanissue–acomplexproblem,adeepinequity,andbecomeaspecialistonit.Ifyoumakeitthefocusofyourcareer,thatwouldbephenomenal.Butyoudon’thavetodothattomakeanimpact.Forafewhourseveryweek,youcanusethegrowingpoweroftheInternettogetinformed,findotherswiththesameinterests,seethebarriers,andfindwaystocutthroughthem.我希望每位毕业生承担起这样一种责任——参与解决人类不平等的问题，如果你献身这项事业，你的影响力将会是惊人的。既便不打算以此为业，你一样可以有所作为。每周只需要花几个小时，就可以利用互联网获取信息、找到志同道合的朋友、设法解决一两个问题。Don'tletcomplexitystopyou.Beactivists.Takeonthebiginequities.Itwillbeoneofthegreatexperiencesofyourlives.不要畏难，尽管放手去做。它将是你生命中最宝贵经历。Yougraduatesarecomingofageinanamazingtime.AsyouleaveHarvard,youhavetechnologythatmembersofmyclassneverhad.Youhaveawarenessofglobalinequity,whichwedidnothave.Andwiththatawareness,youlikely