एक सेमेस्टर के आसपास, कंप्यूटर के प्रति मेरा आकर्षण उतनी ही तेज़ी से खत्म हो गया जितनी तेज़ी से शुरू हुआ था।
After a semester or so, my infatuation with computers burnt out as quickly as it had begun.
After a semester or so, my infatuation with computers burnt out as quickly as it had begun.
वैसा ही रहा, मुझे अहसास हुआ कि चीनी साहित्य की पढ़ाई को अपने जीवन का मकसद बनाना शायद मेरी एक भूल थी।
As it was, I realized choosing the study of Chinese literature as my life's work was probably a mistake.
As it was, I realized choosing the study of Chinese literature as my life's work was probably a mistake.
स्पीड चेस के दौरों के बीच मैंने प्रोग्रामिंग मैनुअल का इतना हिस्सा पढ़ लिया कि स्कूल के DEC मेनफ्रेम कंप्यूटर पर बेसिक (Basic) भाषा में खुद से प्रोग्राम लिखना सीख गया।
Between rounds of speed chess I read enough of a programming manual to teach myself to write programs on the school's DEC mainframe in the language Basic.
Between rounds of speed chess I read enough of a programming manual to teach myself to write programs on the school's DEC mainframe in the language Basic.
इसके विपरीत, मुझे यह अहसास हुआ कि किसी काम में माहिर होना इस बात की वजह बिल्कुल नहीं है कि आप उस काम को करने से बचें।
Conversely, I came to realize that being good at something is hardly a reason to avoid doing it.
Conversely, I came to realize that being good at something is hardly a reason to avoid doing it.
मुझे अच्छे से याद है कि हम मॉडल रॉकेट बनाया करते थे। रॉकेट को हवा में उड़ते हुए देखना बहुत मज़ेदार होता था, और इस बात का रोमांच रहता था कि पैराशूट खुलेगा या नहीं ताकि रॉकेट सुरक्षित वापस ज़मीन पर आ सके।
I certainly remember building model rockets. It was fun to watch the rocket blast into the air, suspenseful to wonder if the parachute would open to bring the rocket safely back.
I certainly remember building model rockets. It was fun to watch the rocket blast into the air, suspenseful to wonder if the parachute would open to bring the rocket safely back.
वहीं मेरी मुलाकात मेरी होने वाली पत्नी सेलेस्ट लैंड्री से हुई, हालांकि हमारे रास्ते कई सालों तक अलग-अलग रहे और हमारी शादी दस साल से भी ज्यादा समय के बाद हुई।
It was there I met my future wife, Celeste Landry, although our lives took us separate ways for many years and we were not to marry until more than ten years later.
It was there I met my future wife, Celeste Landry, although our lives took us separate ways for many years and we were not to marry until more than ten years later.
मेरा जन्म 1961 में पालो अल्टो, कैलिफ़ोर्निया में हुआ था।
I was born in Palo Alto, California in 1961.
I was born in Palo Alto, California in 1961.
मैं कुछ-कुछ पुराने खयालों की थी और कुछ-कुछ आधुनिक।
I was partly old-fashioned and partly modern.
I was partly old-fashioned and partly modern.
हाई स्कूल के अपने आखिरी साल से ठीक पहले, मैं, मेरा भाई, मेरी बहन और मेरी माँ सैन फ़्रान्सिस्को रहने चले गए।
Just before my final year of high school, my brother, sister and I moved with my mother to San Francisco.
Just before my final year of high school, my brother, sister and I moved with my mother to San Francisco.
खुश रहना है तो हर चीज़ को सही नज़रिया से देखिए। मिसाल के तौर पर... हाथ का कट जाना किसी बड़ी तबाही से ज़्यादा बस एक बड़ी असुविधा है। हालात इससे भी बदतर हो सकते थे, तो क्यों न इस बात पर शुक्रगुजार हों कि ऐसा नहीं हुआ, और दुखी होने के बजाए खुश रहें?
Keep everything in perspective if you wish to be happy. For example... Losing an arm is more an inconvenience than a catastrophe. Things could be a lot worse so why not be grateful they aren't and thereby happy rather than sad?
Keep everything in perspective if you wish to be happy. For example... Losing an arm is more an inconvenience than a catastrophe. Things could be a lot worse so why not be grateful they aren't and thereby happy rather than sad?
शायद मेरे ज़्यादातर शिक्षकों को यह लगता था कि अगर वे मुझे पढ़ने दें, तो मैं कम परेशानियाँ पैदा करूँगा।
Most of my teachers probably found I made less trouble if they let me read.
Most of my teachers probably found I made less trouble if they let me read.
मेरे पिता एमआईटी में सिविल इंजीनियरिंग के प्रोफेसर थे और मेरी माँ हाई स्कूल में अंग्रेज़ी पढ़ाती थीं।
My father was a professor of civil engineering at MIT, and my mother taught high school English.
My father was a professor of civil engineering at MIT, and my mother taught high school English.
वहाँ के मेरे सहपाठी बहुत होशियार थे, लेकिन सबसे नई बात यह थी कि वे सचमुच अपनी पढ़ाई पर बहुत मेहनत करते थे। अपने पहले सेमेस्टर के अंत तक, मुझमें भी यह आदत पड़ने लगी।
My fellow students there were very smart, but the really novel thing was that they actually seemed to put a lot of effort into their school work. By the end of my first semester there, I began to get into that habit as well.
My fellow students there were very smart, but the really novel thing was that they actually seemed to put a lot of effort into their school work. By the end of my first semester there, I began to get into that habit as well.
हाई स्कूल के अपने पहले साल में मैं शतरंज और गणित क्लब में शामिल हो गया था।
My freshman year of high school I joined the chess and math clubs.
My freshman year of high school I joined the chess and math clubs.
मेरा दिमाग हमेशा तरह-तरह की जानकारियों से भरा रहता था और मुझे लगता है कि इसका स्कूल में बहुत ध्यान देने से कम और मेरी बेतहाशा और हर तरह की किताबें पढ़ने की आदत से ज़्यादा ताल्लुक था।
My head was always bubbling over with facts and it seems to me this had little to do with my paying close attention in school and more to do with my voracious and omnivorous reading habits.
My head was always bubbling over with facts and it seems to me this had little to do with my paying close attention in school and more to do with my voracious and omnivorous reading habits.
1970 का दशक, जो मेरे किशोर होने का दौर था, अमेरिकी युवा संस्कृति में बदलाव का दौर था।
The 1970s, the decade of my teenage years, was a transitional period in American youth culture.
The 1970s, the decade of my teenage years, was a transitional period in American youth culture.
पोस्टडॉक्टरल शोधार्थी ने मुझे समझाया कि अलग-अलग तरह के कणों को इस आधार पर कैसे पहचाना जाए कि वे विभिन्न प्रकार के डिटेक्टर्स, स्पार्क चैंबर, कैलोरीमीटर और जो भी अन्य उपकरण हों, उनमें कितनी ऊर्जा छोड़ते हैं।
The postdoc explained to me how to distinguish different sorts of particles on the basis of the amounts of energy they deposited in various sorts of detectors, spark chambers, calorimeters, what have you.
The postdoc explained to me how to distinguish different sorts of particles on the basis of the amounts of energy they deposited in various sorts of detectors, spark chambers, calorimeters, what have you.
आज के समय में परमाणु भौतिकी में ऐसे बहुत कम प्रयोग होते हैं जिनमें लेज़र का इस्तेमाल न होता हो।
There are relatively few experiments in atomic physics these days that don't involve the use of a laser.
There are relatively few experiments in atomic physics these days that don't involve the use of a laser.
यात्रा ने मुझे कई दिलचस्प अनुभव दिए, लेकिन शायद सबसे उपयोगी सबक जो मैंने सीखा, वह यह था कि चीनी लिखित भाषा के हज़ारों अक्षरों को सीखने की मुझमें बिल्कुल भी क्षमता नहीं है।
Travel provided many interesting experiences, but perhaps the most useful lesson I learned was that I really had no proficiency for learning the thousands of characters of the written Chinese language.
Travel provided many interesting experiences, but perhaps the most useful lesson I learned was that I really had no proficiency for learning the thousands of characters of the written Chinese language.
हर बीतते साल के साथ, बीईसी (BEC) यह साबित करता रहता है कि उसके पास हमारे लिए अभी भी कई हैरान कर देने वाली चीज़ें बाकी हैं।
With every passing year, BEC proves that it still has surprises left for us.
With every passing year, BEC proves that it still has surprises left for us.