英文原文：https://www.lksf.org/mr-li-named-one-of-the-worlds-greatest-living-business-minds-by-forbes/ 官方中译：https://www.lksf.org/mr-li-named-one-of-the-worlds-greatest-living-business-minds-by-forbes?lang=zh 发布日期：2017 年 9 月 29 日。本文为中英逐题对照，中文译文在前、英文原文附后。
中译： 「请问你面对过最大的错误是甚么——你又从中学到了甚么？」
中译答： 人在发展过程中，怎能完全没有错误？庆幸因为常常自诫，故没有经历严重后果；至于哪些是我最大的错误，也许让别人来评断会更好。
EN Q1: Learn from your mistakes: “What is your biggest mistake – and what did you learn from it?”
EN A1: Like everyone I have made mistakes in life. I have been fortunate. Most have not had great consequences. I would let others judge which was my biggest.
问 2 · 选好人生导师
中译： 「除了你父母，谁是你最重要的导师？为甚么？」
中译答： 书本是我个人最重要的导师，一生中书本给我的启发和引导的好处，真是说之不尽。我也喜欢电影，它点燃我的想像，让我借由诸多角色去体验人生。
EN Q2: Choose your mentor well: “Other than your parents, who was your most important mentor and why?”
EN A2: I have always found inspiration in books, like a true mentor guiding me. I like movies too, it ignites my imagination and I love experiencing life through many characters.
问 3 · 守护名声
中译： 「你如何建立及捍卫自己的名声？」
中译答： 坚守原则，就是建立名声；每人心中要有一张「有所为和有所不为」的清单。
EN Q3: Mind your reputation: “How you build and guard your reputation?”
EN A3: People value that reputation is built on principles. I think people should have a list of their mission and things that they would never do.
问 4 · 追寻快乐
中译： B. C. Forbes 曾在《福布斯》创刊号这样写：「营商本为追寻志趣，而非单纯逐利。」你如何平衡或权衡这两者？
中译答： 我于 1980 年成立基金会，视之为我的「第三个儿子」，是我一生中最快乐的决定。2006 年我接受福布斯终身成就奖时，第一次和大家分享我的理念：我呼吁亚洲有能力的人，把捐助社会视为与抚育后代同等重要的责任，捐输财产就如分配给自己的儿女。群策群力，方能共建一个公正、公平、由众人共享的社会。
EN Q4: Pursue happiness: In the first issue of Forbes, B.C. Forbes wrote: “Business was originated to produce happiness, not pile up millions.” Talk about how you have balanced the two—or put one in front of the other.
EN A4: When I received the Forbes’ Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006, I shared with everyone that my charitable foundation, founded in 1980, is like my third son to me. I hoped to persuade those who can, in Asia, support causes important to society as a duty in line with supporting our children. Our collective effort can build a society that is just, equitable and fairly shared by all.
问 5 · 不断重塑自我
中译： 「如何让自己始终跟得上时代？」
中译答： 对世界很多新事物、新科技、新的可能，要常怀好奇心，并不断寻求解决方案。尽这一生，追求有意义的生命，绝不浪费。
EN Q5: Constantly reinvent yourself: “How do you stay relevant?”
EN A5: We need to stay curious about new things, new technology and new possibilities. Solving problems could be fun and fruitful.
问 6 · 未来百年
中译： 你认为一百年后这世界将何去何从？
中译答： 但愿我知道；我也希望自己有一颗水晶球。
EN Q6: Where do you think the world is going in the next 100 years?
EN A6: I wish I knew. I wish I had a crystal ball too.
问 7 · 百年最佳创新
中译： 你认为过去一百年最佳的创新／创意发明是甚么？
中译答： 我们今天能活在信息世代，是因为克劳德·夏农（Claude Shannon）在 1948 年提出以「Bits」作为量化数据的单位，从而把知识和信息的力量释放，制造更多平等机会。
EN Q7: What do you think the best innovation of the past 100 years has been?
EN A7: We are living in the information age. Claude Shannon proposed that data should be measured in “Bits” that enabled a democratization of knowledge and information.
问 8 · 最宝贵的一课
中译： 你人生中或从商过程中最宝贵的一课是甚么？
中译答： 当我从事制造业时，亲身体会到现金流是主宰公司命脉的因素，我一直谨记于心。1999 至 2000 年间，欧洲 3G 发展气氛炽烈，当时大部分人都认为是金矿，但我下了一道保守的指令：所有 3G 牌照的竞投，都要按公司的现金流能力设定上限。在整个 3G 发展过程中，我坚守审慎原则；基于成本超出预算，我们放弃竞投德国的牌照，绝不盲目前进。当时有很多人，包括公司高层，也质疑我的决定；但其后中标的公司因债台高筑，最终反被别家收购。事实证明，现金流最能保障自己的未来。要投资 100 元很容易，但要为股东赚回 100 元，绝非易事。所以我深信，「发展不忘稳健」是保持公司业务利锋不钝之根本。审慎与敏捷、创造与创新，方能在动荡年代中脱颖而出。
EN Q8: What is the biggest lesson you have learned in business or in life?
EN A8: My experience in manufacturing taught me cash flow is the lifeblood of a company, and one of the best safeguards for a company’s future. Between 1999 and 2000, when everyone saw the 3G development in Europe as a goldmine, it was overhyped. All through the spectrum auction, I directed our team to adhere to our cash flow projection and only advance with cautious deliberation. I knew everyone thought I was too conservative and challenged this mandate. But in retrospect our telecom businesses remain competitive while several of those companies that won the bid were stuck. Writing a check to invest $100 is easy, returning the same to shareholders is harder. That’s why I am a strong believer in advancing with cautious deliberation. Prudence and agility, creativity and innovation will give you the edge to thrive in uncertain times.
问 9 · 全方位视野
中译： 以下一段话摘自您 2012 年接受福布斯访问时所说，您今天是否仍作如是观？可否进一步阐述？——「商界人士一般来说不应只聚焦他们处身的行业，他们应该拥有全方位视野，从各个不同的可能角度看每一件事。」
中译答： 无论做甚么，每个人一定要有自己的原则，然后用自己的原则构建角度，才可从自己的角度出发，以 360 度全方位视野衡量局势，作出全盘决策。
EN Q9: Do you still think this is true and can you expand on it? (This is from the interview he did with Russell in 2012) “Businesspeople in general shouldn’t have an overly narrow view of their industry. They need a 360-degree perspective and to look at everything from all possible angles.”
EN A9: One has to maintain one’s own principle and perspectives in assessing different situations.
问 10 · 投资科技令人年轻
中译： 您说投资科技会令人感觉年轻，为甚么？紧贴科技发展，对不同行业的人是否都具关键意义，并能帮助大家看见未来？
中译答： 科技世界和颠覆的模式令人着迷，它不断挑战我们现有的思维去想像未来；正因如此，我们得以怀着明天的视野，去解决今天的问题。
EN Q10: Can you talk about what you meant when you said a person investing in technology will feel younger? Do you think staying in touch with technology developments is key for all people in different industries and helps them see the future?
EN A10: Disruptive technologies are simply fascinating, keep on challenging our present mindset to imagine the future and, in this way, try to solve today’s problem with a vision of tomorrow.