from that moment, i worked day and night on that extra credit project that marked the end of my college education and the beginning of a remarkable journey with microsoft.
從那一刻起，我日以繼夜地致力於這個課外項目，這標誌著我大學教育的結束，也標誌著通往微軟公司的非凡的旅程的開始。
what i remember above all about harvard was being in the midst of so much energy and intelligence. it could be exhilarating, intimidating, sometimes even discouraging, but always challenging. it was an amazing privilege—and though i left early, i was transformed by my years at harvard, the friendships i made, and the ideas i worked on.
我對哈佛的回憶全都與充沛的精力和豐富的智力活動有關。哈佛的生活令人振奮，也令人生畏，有時甚至會讓人感到泄氣，但永遠充滿了挑戰性。生活在哈佛是一種吸引人的特殊待遇……雖然我離開得比較早，但是我在這裡生活學習的歲月，在這裡結識的朋友，在這裡發展起來的一些想法，改變了我。
but taking a serious look back…i do have one big regret.
但是，如果現在認真回顧一下，我確實有一個很大的遺憾。
i left harvard with no real awareness of the awful inequities in the world—the appalling disparities of health, and wealth, and opportunity that condemn millions of people to lives of despair.
我離開哈佛的時候，根本沒有意識到這個世界是多么的不平等。人類在健康、財富和機遇上的差距令人震驚，這使得數百萬人們被迫生活在絕望之中。
i learned a lot here at harvard about new ideas in economics and politics. i got great exposure to the advances being made in the sciences.
我在哈佛學到了很多經濟學和政治學方面的新思想。我也了解了很多科學上的新進展。
but humanity’s greatest advances are not in its discoveries—but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity. whether through democracy, strong public education, quality health care, or broad economic opportunity—reducing inequity is the highest human achievement.
但是，人類最大的進步並不在於這些發現，而在於如何用這些發現來減少人類不平等現象。無論通過民主制度、健全的公共教育體系、高質量的醫療保健、還是通過廣泛的經濟機會，減少不平等才是人類最大的成就。
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in the midst of
在......之中
eg.the knight felt no fear in the midst of battle.
那武士在戰鬥中毫不感到懼怕。
intelligence
n. 智力
eg. intelligence was her main asset.
智力是她的主要財富。
exhilarating
adj. 令人振奮的
eg. our first parachute jump was an exhilarating experience.
我們第一次跳傘感到興奮莫名。
intimidating
adj. 嚇人的
eg. we may find prayer intimidating for some of the same reasons.
我們可能還會因為一些類似的原因而懼怕祈禱。
privilege
n. 特權;優待
eg. you have earned this privilege.
你獲得者這項特權。
appalling
adj. 可怕的;令人震驚的
eg. the aggressors committed appalling atrocities.
侵略者犯下了駭人聽聞的暴行。
disparity
n. 差異
eg. the disparity of age made it even grotesque.
年齡的懸殊甚至使它顯得可笑。
condemn
vt. 使處於......境地
eg. the united nations is expected to strongly condemn such action.
人們期望聯合國強烈譴責這種行為。