My normal glasses really aren't all that different.

我平时用的眼镜其实也没有多大不同

There are so many remarkable things going on hereat this campus,

这所学校里发生了很多了不起的事情

but if Melinda and I had to put into one word whatwe love most about Stanford,

如果要我和梅琳达用一个词来总结对斯坦福的热爱

it's the optimism.

我们会说是"乐观"

There's an infectious feeling here

这里有着浓郁的氛围

that innovation can solve almost every problem.

让人觉得创新能够解决所有问题

That's the belief that drove me in 1975

也正是这种信念让我在1975年

to leave a college in the suburbs of Boston and

离开波士顿郊外的那所大学

go on an endless leave of absence.

从此一去不返

I believed that the magic of computers and software

我相信 神奇的计算机和软件能够

would empower people everywhere

让全世界所有人获得力量

and make the world much, much better.

让世界变得比现在好很多很多