Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson. I learned it in the back of a New York City taxi cab.

十六年前我在纽约的一辆出租车的后座上接受了这个教训。

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Some time ago I had lunch with the chief executive of a well-known company in the City of London.

不久前，我与伦敦金融城某著名企业的首席执行官共进午餐。

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A few weeks ago, when I was in Guizhou province outside Guiyang city, standing in a small village to see a pilot project in solar lighting, I reflected on what I had seen.

数周之前，我在贵州省贵阳市外的一个小村庄里看到一个太阳能照明的试点项目。

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When I moved to New York City 14 years ago, I fished with Captain Frank Crescitelli in the New York Harbor for the first time.

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Watching it filter through the glass skyscrapers, I feel I am entering a forest of mirrors, struggling to recognise anything of the city I last visited 15 years ago.

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Instead, what I saw was a city five years ago with little make tech startup feel welcome.

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