为你读书：《因梦想而伟大》Grow Great By Dreams

 

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The question was once asked of a highly successful businessman: “How have you done so much in your lifetime?”

一位非常成功的商人曾经被人问起这样一个问题：“您如何在有生之年取得了这样的成就?”

He replied, “I have dreamed. I have turned my mind loose to imagine what I wanted to do. Then I have gone to bed and thought about my dreams. In the night I dreamt about my dreams. And when I awoke in the morning, I saw the way to make my dreams real. While other people were saying, ‘You can't do that, it isn't possible,’ I was well on my way to achieving what I wanted.”

他回答道：“我拥有梦想，大胆去遐想自己想做什么，然后躺在床上思考梦想。夜里我就梦到了梦想。早晨醒来后，我发现了实现自己梦想的途径。当别人仍在说：‘你做不到，那不可能’时，我已经为实现梦想而稳步前行了。”

 Some of us let these great dreams die, but othersnourish and protect them; nourish them through bad days until they bring them to the sunshine and light which comes always to those who sincerely hope that their dreams will come true.

我们之中有些人会让这些伟大的梦想自生自灭，但是另一些人则会培育梦想并保护梦想，身处人生低谷也不放弃梦想，直至见到太阳与光明。而太阳与光明也总是垂青于那些真诚地希望梦想成真的人。

So please, don't let anyone steal your dreams, or try to tell you they are too impossible.

那么，请别让他人偷走你的梦想，也别因他人试着说你的梦想太遥不可及而放弃。

Sing your song, dream your dreams, hope your hope and walk on your own way.

唱你自己的歌，做你自己的梦，企盼你自己的希望，走你自己的路吧!

 

词汇及短语点津

 

1. turn one’s mind loose     卸下心理的包袱

 

2. while  当……时候，然而……（把两件事情进行比较）

例句：Most digital camera owners are male, while women prefer film.

大部分数码相机的主人都是男性，而女性偏爱用胶卷。

 

3. on one’s way to 某人在去……路上

 

4. nourish 培养，培育

例句：South American women use the fruit to nourish their skin and hair.

南美洲的妇女都用这种水果来滋养她们的皮肤和头发。

 

5. try to   尽力做某事，想办法做某事

例句：Try to mend this hole in my shirt.

设法把我这个衬衫上的洞补好。