美 /steɪ ˈfuːlɪʃ/
"stay foolish" 是一句具有深刻哲理的英文短语,字面意为"保持愚蠢",但实际含义并非指真正的愚笨。它强调以开放、谦逊的心态对待世界,不被传统观念束缚,保持好奇心和创造力,勇于尝试新事物和冒险。
该短语因史蒂夫·乔布斯在2005年斯坦福大学毕业典礼演讲而广为人知。乔布斯引用了《全球概览》(The Whole Earth Catalog)最后一期封底的话:"Stay hungry. Stay foolish.",将其作为对毕业生的寄语。《全球概览》是乔布斯年轻时喜爱的杂志,被他称为"那个时代的圣经"。
最广为接受的翻译是"虚心若愚",此外还有"求知若愚"、"虚怀若愚"等译法。这些翻译都试图传达其深层含义:保持谦逊好学的态度,像愚人一样放空自己,才能吸收新知识。
"stay foolish" 的核心内涵包括:
保持开放心态,不被既有知识和经验限制
勇于冒险,不怕被视为"愚蠢"而尝试创新
以初学者心态对待事物,保持好奇心
不惧怕失败,在他人的质疑中坚持自己的道路
乔布斯本人就是"stay foolish"的践行者。他大学退学后旁听书法课,当时看来毫无用处,却为后来苹果产品的字体设计奠定了基础。
最常见的搭配是完整的句子 "Stay hungry, stay foolish",通常译为"求知若饥,虚心若愚"。
His advice was emphasized by the words on the back of the final edition of The Whole Earth Catalog, which he quoted: "Stay hungry. Stay foolish."(最后一期《全球概览》的封底上强调了他的忠告,在那里他引用了这句话:"求知若饥,虚心若愚。")
"Stay hungry, stay foolish" helped Steve to be successful.("求知若饥,虚心若愚"帮助史蒂夫获得了成功。)
And now, as you graduate to begin anew, I wish that for you. Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.(眼下正值诸位大学毕业、开始新生活之际,我同样愿大家:好学若饥、谦卑若愚。)
It was their farewell message as they signed off. Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish. And I've always wished that for myself.(那是他们亲笔写下的告别讯息,我总是以此自许。)
The speech is as powerful for its message — stay hungry, stay foolish — as it is for its structure and delivery.(那次讲话如同它表达的信息一样强有力,保持饥饿、保持愚蠢,这些构成了它的结构和传递的内容。)
The book, he said in his commencement address at Stanford in 2005, ends with the admonition "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish."(在他2005年斯坦福大学毕业典礼的演讲中提到,这本书的最后一期,以"求知若饥,虚怀若愚"结尾。)
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.... Everything else is secondary ... stay hungry, stay foolish.(你们的时间很有限,所以不要浪费时间去过其他人的生活……其他事情都不重要……求知若饥,虚心若愚。)
"Stay foolish" is about having the courage to follow your intuition and heart, even when others think you're being irrational.("保持愚蠢"是指有勇气跟随自己的直觉和内心,即使别人认为你不理智。)
To be innovative, you have to be willing to "stay foolish" and ignore the naysayers.(要创新,你必须愿意"保持愚蠢",无视那些唱反调的人。)
In the fast-changing world of technology, "stay foolish" has become a motto for many entrepreneurs.(在快速变化的科技世界,"保持愚蠢"已成为许多企业家的座右铭。)
"stay foolish" 倡导的是一种"大智若愚"的境界。它不是要人们真的变得愚蠢,而是鼓励人们:
放下成见和自满,以谦逊态度对待新知识
不要害怕显得无知而不敢提问或尝试
保持初学者心态,对事物充满好奇
勇于挑战现状,即使被他人视为"愚蠢"
正如一些解读所言,"stay foolish" 是一种极强的生产力,它能让人保持执着和行动力,在"犯二"的过程中快速成长。在当今快速变化的世界,这种态度尤为重要。