英語分析喬布斯演講《stayhungry,stayfoolish》英語分析喬布斯演講《stayhungry,stayfoolish》英語分析喬布斯演講《stayhungry,stayfoolish》xxx公司英語分析喬布斯演講《stayhungry,stayfoolish》文件編號：文件日期：修訂次數(shù)：第1.0次更改批準(zhǔn)審核制定方案設(shè)計，管理制度ABriefStylisticAnalysisof“StayHungry,StayFoolish”DeliveredbySteveJobsSteveJobswasborninSanFrancisco,CaliforniaonFebruary24,1955,hewasanAmerican\o"Entrepreneur"entrepreneur,\o"Marketing"marketer,andinventor,whowastheco-founder,chairman,andCEOof\o"AppleInc."AppleInc.Thespeechwasdeliveredon12thinJune,2005,intheStanfordUniversity.Whenfacedwiththousandsofaudiences,Jobsshared3storiesheexperiencedaswellashisviewpointaboutlife.Thestorieswereaboutconnectingthedots、loveandloss,aswellasdeath.Inthisspeech,Jobsappliedmanystylisticfeaturesthatrareinothergeneralpublicspeeches.Therefore,itdeservesourexplorationtoexhibitwhatthestylisticcharacteristics.Theexaminationwillbecarriedoutinfiveperspectives,phonological,graphological,lexical,syntacticalandsemanticanalyses.PhonologicalFeaturesThespeechisdeliveredinanuniversityandtheaudiencesaremainlyfromyounggroups,whenfacedtheseyoungmen,Jobsexpressedhimselfcalmlyandconvectively,heusedpauseandstressindifferenttoneappropriatelytodemonstratewhyhewasreputable..Weworkedhard,andin10yearsApplehad…releasedourfinestcreation-theMacintosh-ayearearlierSoat30Iwasout.Andverypubliclyout.Whathadbeenthefocusofmyentireadultlifewasgone,anditwasdevastating.WhenJobsmentionedtohissuccessfulexperienceinApple,heusedarelativehighvoice,andtherhythmisrelievedandrelaxed,whichwasfullofpride.Butwhencameonhisfailureincompany,hisvoicebecamelowerandmorecalmwithclearpause,thepausesignalstheendofathoughtunitInthesentences,JobsItshowedthataftergoingthroughsuccesstofailure,hismentalityhadchangedandhebecamemoremature,itaffectedaudiencesdeeperthaninaflattone.Again,youcan'tconnectthedotslookingforward…Thisapproachhasneverletmedown,andithasmadeallthedifferenceinmylife.RememberingthatyouaregoingtodieisthebestwayIknowtoavoidthetrapofthinkingyouhavesomethingtolose.Youarealreadynaked.ThereisnoreasonnottofollowyourheartYourtimeislimited,sodon'twasteitlivingsomeoneelse'slife...alreadyknowwhatyoutrulywanttobecome.Everythingelseissecondary.Thisspeechhaslotsofphilosophy,Jobstriedhisbesttopersuadehisaudiencestoreceivehisviews,sohestressedhistonewhentoldthesewordsonpurpose,especiallyatthebeginningwordsofthesentences,suchas“again”“remembering”,aswellasintransitionalwordssuchas“don’t”.Thestressenhancedtoneandexpressedwhathereallywanttosay.GraphologicalFeaturesPunctuationisanimportantpartinsentences.Inthisspeech,ituseslotsofpunctuations,comma、periodareprevailingones,becausethespeechhasmostofshortsentences.Accordingtostatistics,thespeechconcludes139periodsand101commas.Inusage,commaisusedforpausetoprovidedmoremessagesandmakeiteasytobeunderstoodinspeech,whilecommaisusedforstatingpointstomaketoneobjectively.Inaddition,capitalisalsoanaspectofgraphologicalfeatures.Generally,capitalismainlyusedinthefirstletterofthefirstwordinasentence.Inthisspeech,JobsusedcapitalletterssuchasSunday,DavidPack,NeXT,Macintosh,HareKrishna,etc.Itisindicatedthatexceptinitial(suchasIt),namesofpeopleandplaces(suchasDavidPackandHareKrishna),aswellassomepropernouns(suchasMacintosh）needcapital.Besides,somestresswordsalsoneedcapital(suchasStayHungry.StayFoolish)LexicalFeaturesLexicalisthestemofaspeech.Inthisspeech,Jobschosenmostofeasy-understandingwords,formostofhisaudienceswereyoungman.Inthewholespeech,Jobsencouragedhisaudiencestoinsisttheirbeliefwhenchosetheirjobsthrough3dailylifestories,thereforehislexicalareclearandconcise,whichmainlyformedbysimplewords:And17yearslaterIdidgotocollege.ButInaivelychoseacollegethatwasalmostasexpensiveasStanford…IhadnoideawhatIwantedtodowithmylifeandnoideahowcollegewasgoingtohelpmefigureitout.…TheminuteIdroppedoutIcouldstoptakingtherequiredclassesthatdidn'tinterestme,andbegindroppinginontheonesthatlookedinterestingTherearemanywordsinsingleordoublesyllable,suchasgo、chose、want、idea、figure、lucky、stay，etc,itmakesthespeecheasytounderstanding,atthesametime,itseemsmoreinterestingwhenJobssharedhisexperiences.SyntacticalFeaturesInthisspeech,Jobsusedmostofshortsentences.Accordingtothisspeech,thereismorethan50percentsentencesincludelessthan15words.Theadvantageofshortsentencesiseasytounderstand.Itwasn'tallromantic.Ididn'thaveadormroom,soIsleptonthefloorinfriends'rooms,Itwasthefirstcomputerwithbeautifultypography.IfIhadneverdroppedinonthatsinglecourseincollege,theMacwouldhaveneverhadmultipletypefacesorproportionallyspacedfonts.AndsinceWindowsjustcopiedtheMac,itslikelythatnopersonalcomputerwouldhavethemThisshortsentencesmakespeoplehascordialfeeling,justlikecommunicatewithfriends,besides,shortsentencemakepeoplemoreconvince.Ontheotherhand,speakersoftenusesimplepresenttenseindelivering,however,inordertoencourageaudiencestodosomethingmeaningful,speakersalsousepasttensetoreviewtheirexperiences,orusefuturetensetolookforwardtotomorrow.Inthisspeech,Jobsusedasmuchpasttenseandpastperfecttenseaspossible,forhewasmainlyrecalledhisexperiencetoencouragepeopletoinsistandbrave.AndmuchofwhatIstumbledintobyfollowingmycuriosityandintuitionturnedouttobepricelesslateron.Noneofthishadevenahopeofanypracticalapplicationinmylife.Buttenyearslater,whenweweredesigningthefirstMacintoshcomputer,itallcamebacktome.didn'thaveadormroom,soIsleptonthefloorinfriends'roomsSemanticFeaturesThespeechisorganizedasanorganicwholeanditisdeliveredaffectivelythroughdiverserhetoricaldevices.Inthisspeech,weareeasytofollowspeaker’smind,Jobsdividedhisspeechinto3parts,theyareconnectingthedots、loveandloss,aswellasdeathrespectively.Fromthisthreepart,Jobsusedadoptedavarietyofrhetoricaldevicestoenhancehisexpressiveness,suchasparallelism:StayHungry.StayFoolish.Parallelismmakessentencesstructuretidyandenhancespeaker’sinfection.Metaphorandsimilearealsoappearedinthespeech.Andthatisastrueforyourworkasitisforyourlovers.Thisisasimile,Jobscompareworktoyourlovers.Sometimeslifehitsyouintheheadwithabrick.Thisisametaphor,itiscomparedthedifficultiesyouenteredindailytothebrickwhichhityourhead.Inconclusion,theanalysisaboveroughlytouchessomeobservablestylisticfeaturesofthisspeech.Jobsisagreatspeaker,thisarticleanalyzehisspeechthroughfiveperspectives,phonological,graphological,lexical,syntacticalandsemanticfeatures.Wecouldfindthathisspeechisfullofphilosophyandwealwaysbenefitfromhiswords.Theanalysismayhelpustolearnfromhimindeliveringspeech.（后附演講稿）StayHungry,StayFoolishBySteveJobs‘You’vegottofindwhatyoulove,’JobssaysThisisthetextoftheCommencementaddressbySteveJobs,CEOofAppleComputerandofPixarAnimationStudios,deliveredonJune12,2005.Iamhonoredtobewithyoutodayatyourcommencementfromoneofthefinestuniversitiesintheworld.Inevergraduatedfromcollege.Truthbetold,thisistheclosestI’veevergottentoacollegegraduation.TodayIwanttotellyouthreestoriesfrommylife.That’sit.Nobigdeal.Justthreestories.Thefirststoryisaboutconnectingthedots.IdroppedoutofReedCollegeafterthefirst6months,butthenstayedaroundasadrop-inforanother18monthsorsobeforeIreallyquit.SowhydidIdropout?ItstartedbeforeIwasborn.Mybiologicalmotherwasayoung,unwedcollegegraduatestudent,andshedecidedtoputmeupforadoption.ShefeltverystronglythatIshouldbeadoptedbycollegegraduates,soeverythingwasallsetformetobeadoptedatbirthbyalawyerandhiswife.ExceptthatwhenIpoppedouttheydecidedatthelastminutethattheyreallywantedagirl.Somyparents,whowereonawaitinglist,gotacallinthemiddleofthenightasking:“Wehaveanunexpectedbabyboy;doyouwanthim”Theysaid:“Ofcourse.”Mybiologicalmotherlaterfoundoutthatmymotherhadnevergraduatedfromcollegeandthatmyfatherhadnevergraduatedfromhighschool.Sherefusedtosignthefinaladoptionpapers.SheonlyrelentedafewmonthslaterwhenmyparentspromisedthatIwouldsomedaygotocollege.And17yearslaterIdidgotocollege.ButInaivelychoseacollegethatwasalmostasexpensiveasStanford,andallofmyworking-classparents’savingswerebeingspentonmycollegetuition.Aftersixmonths,Icouldn’tseethevalueinit.IhadnoideawhatIwantedtodowithmylifeandnoideahowcollegewasgoingtohelpmefigureitout.AndhereIwasspendingallofthemoneymyparentshadsavedtheirentirelife.SoIdecidedtodropoutandtrustthatitwouldallworkoutOK.Itwasprettyscaryatthetime,butlookingbackitwasoneofthebestdecisionsIevermade.TheminuteIdroppedoutIcouldstoptakingtherequiredclassesthatdidn’tinterestme,andbegindroppinginontheonesthatlookedinteresting.Itwasn’tallromantic.Ididn’thaveadormroom,soIsleptonthefloorinfriends’rooms,Ireturnedcokebottlesforthe5

depositstobuyfoodwith,andIwouldwalkthe7milesacrosstowneverySundaynighttogetonegoodmealaweekattheHareKrishnatemple.Ilovedit.AndmuchofwhatIstumbledintobyfollowingmycuriosityandintuitionturnedouttobepricelesslateron.Letmegiveyouoneexample:ReedCollegeatthattimeofferedperhapsthebestcalligraphyinstructioninthecountry.Throughoutthecampuseveryposter,everylabeloneverydrawer,wasbeautifullyhandcalligraphed.BecauseIhaddroppedoutanddidn’thavetotakethenormalclasses,Idecidedtotakeacalligraphyclasstolearnhowtodothis.Ilearnedaboutserifandsanseriftypefaces,aboutvaryingtheamountofspacebetweendifferentlettercombinations,aboutwhatmakesgreattypographygreat.Itwasbeautiful,historical,artisticallysubtleinawaythatsciencecan’tcapture,andIfounditfascinating.Noneofthishadevenahopeofanypracticalapplicationinmylife.Buttenyearslater,whenweweredesigningthefirstMacintoshcomputer,itallcamebacktome.AndwedesigneditallintotheMac.Itwasthefirstcomputerwithbeautifultypography.IfIhadneverdroppedinonthatsinglecourseincollege,theMacwouldhaveneverhadmultipletypefacesorproportionallyspacedfonts.AndsinceWindowsjustcopiedtheMac,itslikelythatnopersonalcomputerwouldhavethem.IfIhadneverdroppedout,Iwouldhaveneverdroppedinonthiscalligraphyclass,andpersonalcomputersmightnothavethewonderfultypographythattheydo.OfcourseitwasimpossibletoconnectthedotslookingforwardwhenIwasincollege.Butitwasvery,veryclearlookingbackwardstenyearslater.Again,youcan’tconnectthedotslookingforward;youcanonlyconnectthemlookingbackwards.Soyouhavetotrustthatthedotswillsomehowconnectinyourfuture.Youhavetotrustinsomething–yourgut,destiny,life,karma,whatever.Thisapproachhasneverletmedown,andithasmadeallthedifferenceinmylife.Mysecondstoryisaboutloveandloss.Iwaslucky–IfoundwhatIlovedtodoearlyinlife.WozandIstartedAppleinmyparentsgaragewhenIwas20.Weworkedhard,andin10yearsApplehadgrownfromjustthetwoofusinagarageintoa$2billioncompanywithover4000employees.Wehadjustreleasedourfinestcreation–theMacintosh–ayearearlier,andIhadjustturned30.AndthenIgotfired.Howcanyougetfiredfromacompanyyoustarted

Well,asApplegrewwehiredsomeonewhoIthoughtwasverytalentedtorunthecompanywithme,andforthefirstyearorsothingswentwell.Butthenourvisionsofthefuturebegantodivergeandeventuallywehadafallingout.Whenwedid,ourBoardofDirectorssidedwithhim.Soat30Iwasout.Andverypubliclyout.Whathadbeenthefocusofmyentireadultlifewasgone,anditwasdevastating.

Ireallydidn’tknowwhattodoforafewmonths.IfeltthatIhadletthepreviousgenerationofentrepreneursdown–thatIhaddroppedthebatonasitwasbeingpassedtome.ImetwithDavidPackardandBobNoyceandtriedtoapologizeforscrewingupsobadly.Iwasaverypublicfailure,andIeventhoughtaboutrunningawayfromthevalley.Butsomethingslowlybegantodawnonme–IstilllovedwhatIdid.TheturnofeventsatApplehadnotchangedthatonebit.Ihadbeenrejected,butIwasstillinlove.AndsoIdecidedtostartover.Ididn’tseeitthen,butitturnedoutthatgettingfiredfromApplewasthebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedtome.Theheavinessofbeingsuccessfulwasreplacedbythelightnessofbeingabeginneragain,lesssureabouteverything.Itfreedmetoenteroneofthemostcreativeperiodsofmylife.Duringthenextfiveyears,IstartedacompanynamedNeXT,anothercompanynamedPixar,andfellinlovewithanamazingwomanwhowouldbecomemywife.Pixarwentontocreatetheworldsfirstcomputeranimatedfeaturefilm,ToyStory,andisnowthemostsuccessfulanimationstudiointheworld.Inaremarkableturnofevents,AppleboughtNeXT,IretunedtoApple,andthetechnologywedevelopedatNeXTisattheheartofApple’scurrentrenaissance.AndLaureneandIhaveawonderfulfamilytogether.I’mprettysurenoneofthiswouldhavehappenedifIhadn’tbeenfiredfromApple.Itwasawfultastingmedicine,butIguessthepatientneededit.Sometimeslifehitsyouintheheadwithabrick.Don’tlosefaith.I’mconvincedthattheonlythingthatkeptmegoingwasthatIlovedwhatIdid.You’vegottofindwhatyoulove.Andthatisastrueforyourworkasitisforyourlovers.Yourworkisgoingtofillalargepartofyourlife,andtheonlywaytobetrulysatisfiedistodowhatyoubelieveisgreatwork.Andtheonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.Ifyouhaven’tfoundityet,keeplooking.Don’tsettle.Aswithallmattersoftheheart,you’llknowwhenyoufindit.And,likeanygreatrelationship,itjustgetsbetterandbetterastheyearsrollon.Sokeeplookinguntilyoufindit.Don’tsettle.Mythirdstoryisaboutdeath.WhenIwas17,Ireadaquotethatwentsomethinglike:“Ifyouliveeachdayasifitwasyourlast,somedayyou’llmostcertainlyberight.”Itmadeanimpressiononme,andsincethen,forthepast33years,Ihavelookedinthemirroreverymorningandaskedmyself:“Iftodaywerethelastdayofmylife,wouldIwanttodowhatIamabouttodotoday”Andwhenevertheanswerhasbeen“No”fortoomanydaysinarow,IknowIneedtochangesomething.RememberingthatI’llbedeadsoonisthemostimportanttoolI’veeverencounteredtohelpmemakethebigchoicesinlife.Becausealmosteverything–allexternalexpectations,allpride,allfearofembarrassmentorfailure–thesethingsjustfallawayinthefaceofdeath,leavingonlywhatistrulyimportant.RememberingthatyouaregoingtodieisthebestwayIknowtoavoidthetrapofthinkingyouhavesomethingtolose.Youarealreadynaked.Thereisnoreasonnottofollowyourheart.AboutayearagoIwasdiagnosedwithcancer.Ihadascanat7:30inthemorning,anditclearlyshowedatumoronmypancreas.Ididn’tevenknowwhatapancreaswas.Thedoctorstoldmethiswasalmostcertainlyatypeofcancerthatisincurable,andthatIshouldexpecttolivenolongerthanthreetosixmonths.Mydoctoradvisedmetogohomeandgetmyaffairsinorder,whichisdoctor’scodeforpreparetodie.Itmeanstotrytotellyourkidseverythingyouthoughtyou’dhavethenext10yearstotelltheminjustafewmonths.Itmeanstomakesureeverythingisbuttonedupsothatitwillbeaseasyaspossibleforyourfamily.Itmeanstosayyourgoodbyes.Ilivedwiththatdiagnosisallday.LaterthateveningIhadabiopsy,wheretheystuckanendoscopedownmythroat,throughmystomachandintomyintestines,putaneedleintomypancreasandgotafewcellsfromthetumor.Iwassedated,butmywife,whowasthere,toldmethatwhentheyviewedthecellsunderamicroscopethedoctorsstartedcryingbecauseitturnedouttobeaveryrareformofpancreaticcancerthatiscurablewithsurgery.IhadthesurgeryandI’mfinenow.ThiswastheclosestI’vebeentofacingdeath,andIhopeitstheclosestIgetforafewmoredecades.Havinglivedthroughit,Icannowsaythistoyouwithabitmorecertaintythanwhendeathwasausefulbutpurelyintellectualconcept:Noonewantstodie.Evenpeoplewhowanttogotoheavendon’twanttodietogetthere.Andye