經譯者同意,轉發《網際網路創業啟示錄》翻譯心得:一點激動

李瑛發表於2011-11-03

一點激動

2009-11-17 12:58:33

剛開始翻譯一本新書,《The Web Startup Success Guide》。剛剛翻譯到的一段話,讓我感覺到一點激動,第一次在麻木的翻譯生涯中,因為翻譯的內容本身讓我有一點激動。

譯文如下: “……………… 但是為什麼要離開相對安穩的公司生活,又不想求助於風險投資把自己帶到全球的資本市場中,偏偏要去搞什麼初創公司呢?這個問題的答案仁者見仁,智者見智——要知道初創公司世界裡最不缺少的就是特立獨行。

一個初創公司的目標可以是為了賺錢——我們在這本書裡也會就相關的問題作出討論——但絕對不會僅僅為了錢。鑑於當前網路應用程式的成本已經如此之低,憑藉初創公司來賺錢的想法基本上可以收拾起來了。你的激勵因素可能是你對程式設計的熱愛,或者對於創造一些能夠和他人共享、幫助他人解決問題的事物的願望。

但如果一定要我猜一下你的動機的話,我想你最首要的想法肯定是想賭一把,看看能不能淘到一捅像樣的、能改變你的命運的金子,同樣還有種強烈的願望,不願意讓那些連程式設計和設計都不懂的人指手畫腳,告訴你該做什麼、該怎麼做。

好樣的!我也是從這樣的心路走過來的,這也是這個行業形成以來,在這個行業中的所有人或多或少都會有的共同的出發點。有些人可能會說你沒法用錢買來快樂,但是我想說,沒有錢保證你不會快樂。

………………”

我願意翻譯,為了錢,也不僅僅為了錢。 我願意活著,為了錢,也不僅僅為了錢。 有時候,我們都只是想要一份尊嚴,而錢,僅僅是給那些不明真相的圍觀者一個世俗的交代。

附原文: So why leave the relatively safe harbors of corporate life or consulting to venture into the global market and launch a startup? Specific motivations are as varied as the people who have them—and people in the startup world tend to be anything but homogeneous.

A startup can be about making money—and we will be focusing on that part of building a successful startup a great deal in this book—but not always so. Given how low the costs of web apps have fallen in recent years, you may decide that making money is not one of the reasons you want to build a startup. You might be motivated by simple love of coding and a desire to share something you built with others who may have the same problem you’ve solved.

But if I had to guess your motivation, I’d bet that the chance to make some serious, life-changing money was at the top of the list, with a close second the keen desire not to be told what to do and how to do by people who couldn’t code/design their way out of a paper bag.

Good for you! That’s where I’m coming from and what motivates to a lesser or greater degree nearly all of the people in this industry since it became an industry. And while some may sniff that money can’t buy you happiness, not having money guarantees you unhappiness.

(原文見譯者個人部落格:http://www.douban.com/note/50714345/)

轉載者言:凝聚著作者的靈感、譯者的激動還有一干編輯審校人員之笑與淚的精彩好書《網際網路創業啟示錄》將於11月上旬隆重面世,諸位看官敬請期待!

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