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This is really a two-hour presentation I give to high school students, cut down to three minutes.
这真的是一个我给高中学生做的2个小时的演讲，现在缩到了3分钟。
And it all started one day on a plane, on my way to TED, seven years ago.
所有的一切都是从7年前的一天开始，我坐在飞往TED会议的飞机上。
And in the seat next to me was a high school student, a teenager, and she came from a really poor family.
在我邻座坐的是一个高中生，一个十几岁的年轻人。她生于一个贫穷的家庭。
And she wanted to make something of her life, and she asked me a simple little question.
而且她的愿望是成就一番事业，所以她问了我一个简单的小问题。
She said, "What leads to success?" And I felt really badly, because I couldn't give her a good answer.
她说：“怎样做才能成功呢？”我当时觉得糟透了，因为我不能给她一个满意的答案。
So I get off the plane, and I come to TED. And I think, jeez, I'm in the middle of a room of successful people!
后来我下了飞机，来到TED，忽然间我想到，天啊，我置身于一屋子成功人士之中！
So why don't I ask them what helped them succeed, and pass it on to kids?
为什么我不问问他们是怎样走向成功的呢。这样我就可以把答案告诉孩子们了。
So here we are, seven years, 500 interviews later, and I'm going to tell you what really leads to success and makes TEDsters tick.
所以就这样，7年中我坐了500次采访。现在我就要告诉你们是什么带来了成功，是什么启发了TED演讲者们。
And the first thing is passion. Freeman Thomas says, "I'm driven by my passion." TEDsters do it for love; they don't do it for money.
第一点是激情。弗里曼·托马斯说：“我总是被我的热情所牵引着”。TED的讲演者因为有爱才做事情，不是为了钱。
Carol Coletta says, "I would pay someone to do what I do." And the interesting thing is: if you do it for love, the money comes anyway.
卡罗尔克莱塔说：“我会付给别人钱去做我的工作。”有趣的是，如果你是为了爱而做的，钱自然而然就来了。
Work! Rupert Murdoch said to me, "It's all hard work. Nothing comes easily. But I have a lot of fun." Did he say fun? Rupert? Yes!
刻苦！鲁伯特·默多克曾经告诉过我，“都是刻苦，努力，天下没有白吃的午餐。但是我得到了很多乐趣。”他提到了乐趣？鲁珀特？是的！
TEDsters do have fun working. And they work hard. I figured, they're not workaholics. They're workafrolics. Good!
TED讲演者都有一份充满乐趣的工作，而且他们都很刻苦。我觉得，他们都不是工作狂，他们是享受工作狂。精通！
Alex Garden says, "To be successful, put your nose down in something and get damn good at it." There's no magic; it's practice, practice, practice.
亚历克斯·加登说：“要想成功，就要真的深入其中，然后做到精通。”想要做到精通没有秘诀，就是练习，练习，再练习。
And it's focus. Norman Jewison said to me, "I think it all has to do with focusing yourself on one thing."
还有就是专注。诺曼·杰威森告诉过我，“我想成功就要使自己专注于一件事情。”
