Still, Mr. Ballmer added that he won something he badly wanted as well: “I got an opportunity to swing for the fences in search.”

他同时也表示，微软获得了迫切希望得到的东西。 “我得到了一个在搜索领域玩全垒打的机会”。

Don't get me wrong — it's good to plan for the future, but if you're like me and you occasionally want to swing for the fences you can't count on a predictable life.

也许有很多人在怀疑我，因为他们相信计划的未来更美好，但是如果你像我一样并且你偶尔也想为某件事孤注一掷，那么你的人生是不可预测的！

I met my husband at HBS, and we had a plan, a pretty darn good plan: I'd have the steady-as-she-goes job, and he would swing for the fences through entrepreneurial pursuits.

想当初我和现在的丈夫相遇在哈佛商学院，对我们的人生有着美好的规划和憧憬：我找一份稳定安逸的工作，他则全力以赴，打出事业漂亮的全垒打。