演讲中英文本

So we believe that deep computing is a trend that will have a profound effect on commerce and on society. Of course a concept throwing big problems at computers is not a new idea. Its rules can be traced at the very origins of the industry. The difference today is that the systems are so much more powerful and so much more affordable that they can be used by businesses and governments and institutions of all sizes.

我们相信深入计算是一个将对商业和社会产生深远影响的趋势。当然把难题扔向计算机的观念并不新鲜。它可以追溯到这种产业刚出现的时代。但是今天的不同之处是现在的系统非常强大，价格又极为公道，以致于能够在各种商业和政府部门、各种科研机构中广泛应用。

The second major development in Information Technology is of course for a topic, already discussed here this evening, and that is the rise of global networks, like the Internet to create a network world, or what some call a network economy. About 16 million people use the Internet today. And the estimates are that that number will grow to 500 million, and perhaps someday to a billion. Now what will these connected people going to do, or they want to do? Not too long ago, people in my industry thought that the action was going to be an information dissemination - news, weathers, sports scores, online magazines called E-zines, and short consumer information. IBM has had a different view for some time. We believe the real potential of the network world is for conducting transactions of all kinds, between parties of all kinds, an effect that seems to be what is happening.

就象今天晚上已经谈到的，信息技术第二个重要的发展是全球网络的崛起，比如 Internet，它创造了一个网上世界，也有些人称之为网上经济。如今有 1600 万人使用 Internet。估计这个数字很快就会升至 5 亿，也许有一天还会达到 10 亿。那么这些上网的人打算做些什么，或者说想做些什么呢？不久以前，我们这个领域的人认为网上活动将会是信息发布 -- 新闻、天气预报、体育比分、在线杂志（被称作 E-zine）以及简短的消费信息。IBM 对此持不同观点已经有一段时间了。我们认为网络世界的真正潜力在于引导所有不同团体之间的不同种类的交易，网上现在正在发生的情况似乎就是如此。

知识点及背景

知识点：

1. have a profound effect on 对...产生深远影响

eg Experts say that certain vitamins and supplements can have a profound effect on your daily mood.

专家说这些维生素片对你的日常心情有很深的影响。

2. of all kinds 各种各样的

eg You can tap into the minds of all kinds of people.

在阅读的时候，你可以知道各种各样的思想。

3. for some time 一段时间，一会儿

eg I should say that me and my Family have left Marlott for some Time.

我只能说，我和我们一家人已经离开马洛特村一些时候了。

人物背景

路易斯·郭士纳曾经是君临天下的企业霸主——IBM公司总裁。 路易斯·郭士纳郭士纳从小生长在纽约长岛的一个贫穷家庭里，在一所教会中学渡过全部的少年时光。毕业于哈佛大学商业学院。13年的麦肯锡咨询公司实践磨炼，使他成为一名光芒夺目的商界奇才。郭士纳其璀璨、罕见的管理与经营才干，是这个时代的先锋和佼佼者。美国《时代》周刊这样评价郭士纳——“IBM公司董事长兼首席执行官，被称为电子商务巨子”。