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Exactly 30 minutes into the problem-solving the researchers interrupted each group
在他们开始解决问题30分钟时 研究人员们会打断各组
They entered the room bearing a plate of cookies. Four cookies
他们会拿着一盘饼干进入房间
The team consisted of three people and there were these four cookies
总共四块 小组里有三个人 但却有四块饼干
Every team member obviously got one cookie but that left a fourth cookie, just sitting there
显然每个成员分到了一块 但还剩下第四块放在那儿
It should have been awkward. But it wasn't
这本应该是个尴尬的处境 但事实并非如此
With incredible consistency the person arbitrarily appointed leader of the group grabbed the fourth cookie, and ate it
每个组的表现难以置信的一致 那个被随机任命做组长的人 拿了第四块饼干 并把它吃了
Not only ate it, but ate it with gusto lips smacking, mouth open, drool at the corners of their mouths
不仅吃了 而且吃的津津有味咂咂做响 大嚼特嚼 口水横流
In the end all that was left of the extra cookie were crumbs on the leader's shirt
最后那块饼干剩下的 只有组长衣领上的饼干渣了
So this leader had performed no special task
这位组长没有任何丰功伟绩
He had no special virtue
也没有过人的美德
He'd been chosen at random, 30 minutes earlier
他只是30分钟前随机被选的
His status was nothing but luck
他的身份除了运气什么都没有
But it still left him with the sense that the cookie should be his
但他仍然觉得饼干应该是他的
This experiment helps to explain Wall Street bonuses and CEO pay and I'm sure lots of other human behavior
这个实验有助于解释华尔街的奖金和CEO薪酬 我也确信它还可以解释很多人类行为
This is how people behave when they blind there luck
这就是人们掩盖他们的幸运所做出的表现
But it also is relevant to you to new graduates of Princeton University
但它同时也和普林斯顿大学的 新毕业生有关
Because in a general sort of way
通过某种一般性的方式
you have been appointed the leader of the group
你已被任命为小组领袖
Your appointment may not be entirely arbitrary
你的任命不一定是完全随机的
But you must sense its arbitrary aspect you are the lucky few
但你必须意识到它的随机的那一面 你们是少数的幸运儿
Lucky in your parents lucky in your country lucky that a place like Princeton exists
幸运在于你有这样的父母 幸运在于你有这样的国家 幸运在于有普林斯顿这样的地方
that can take in lucky people introduce them to other lucky people and increase their chances of becoming even luckier
专门吸引幸运的人 把他们介绍给其他幸运的人 并增加他们更加幸运的机会
Lucky that you live in the richest society the world has ever seen in a time when no one actually expects you to sacrifice your interests to anything
幸运在于你正处于世界历史上最富饶的社会 处于一个没有人会要求你为任何事 牺牲自己的利益的时代
All of you have been faced with the extra cookie
你们都面对着那块多出来的饼干
All of you will be faced with many more of them
你们也将面对更多
In time you will find it easy to assume that you deserve the extra cookie
随着时间的推移 你会发现你很容易觉得 你本来就配得那块多出来的饼干
For all I know, you may deserve the extra cookie
就我所知 你可以这样认为
But you'll be happier, and the world will be better off if you at least pretend that you don't
但你可以更快乐 这个世界也可以变得更美好 如果你能够至少假装你不配
So never forget, In the nation's service
永远不要忘记 为国效力
In the service of all nations
为万国效力
Thank you. And good luck
谢谢 祝你们好运
