Coding away, seeing who could go the fastest, write the most efficient code I think you call it today probably a hackathon And whoever lost that contest would have to go down the hall
比赛写代码 看谁的代码最快 最高效今天你们好像把它叫作hackathon(编程马拉松)比赛输掉的人 惩罚是到礼堂
And touch mutant frog being grown by the biology department So the personal computer and later when I was working at Microsoft, the internet
摸生物系学生培育的变体青蛙个人计算机及后来我到微软工作时 出现的互联网
It really started a communications revolution and I have three young children and as I watch how they use computers and phones today
真正开启了一场通讯革命我有三个孩子我观察了他们如今使用电脑和电话的方式
I think the biggest difference between me on campus and you know a generation later is the way you communicate Now one popular way of describing this aspect of your lives
我想 我读书时 同你们这代人的最大差异就在于通讯方式用一句流行话来描述你们生活中的这个方面
Is to say that you're connected Some pundits have already started to refer to you all as Generation C One recent report I think kind of overdid the c-thing
也就是 你们是紧密相互联系的一些权威专家已经开始把你们称作是C的一代最近有一篇报道把C的概念无限放大了
By saying that you are connected, communicating, content-centric community-oriented, always clicking It went on to say that for these reasons alone
说你们是联系的 通讯的 以内容为中心的以群体为导向的 总在点鼠标的一代文章继续说道 仅仅根据这些理由
You will transform the world as we know it Now of course all this height about how connected you are has contributed to a counter narrative
你们就将改变现有的世界当然 你们这种紧密联系的属性也遭受到了质疑之声
That in fact your generation is increasingly disconnected from the things that matter The arguments go something like this Instead of spending time with your friends
认为你们这一代人正逐渐同真正要紧的事物脱离联系相关论述大致如下你们不再花时间和朋友待在一起
You spend time collecting friend requests Instead of enjoying that meal, you take a picture of it and immediately send it to your friends on Facebook
而是在网上不断囤积好友申请你们不再享受食物 只是喜欢拍照片然后马上分享到Facebook上