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第12章 生活中的快乐自己做主 (12)

只有当我们真正开始做些什么的时候,梦想才会实现。先迈一小步,然后再迈一小步,随着时光的流逝,你就会为自己前进的距离惊奇不已。你向着自己梦想的方向迈的步子越多,你就越勇敢。不久,你就会看到隧道另一端的亮光了。你走得越近,梦想就越可能实现。慢慢地,你的恐惧感开始消失。迈出第一步是让人恐慌的事情。你可以选择第一步的大小和方向。有些人勇敢地面对困难,辞去重要的工作,去追求梦想。有些人则继续留在现有的岗位上,直到他们可以满意地炒老板的鱿鱼。而相对于其他人来说,这意味着转变职业道路。

无论你选择哪条道路去实现梦想,起点都是醒来,并做些什么,然后继续坚持下去。剩下的仅仅是时间问题,你终将到达目的地。

我们都有美丽的梦想,而让梦想成真的办法就是:行动起来!

voyage ['viid] n. 航行;航程;旅行记

They had a happy voyage.

他们这次航行很愉快。

plummet ['plmit] v. 垂直落下

Bank stocks have continued to plummet since the program was

started in mid-October.

自从这个计划在十月中旬开始以来,银行股票持续暴跌。

shaft [:ft] n. 轴;箭杆;杆状物;一道光

They saw a shaft of light.

他们看见了一道光。

ebb [eb] v. 退潮;衰退;衰落

Daylight was ebbing away.

白昼正逐渐消失。

我们都有梦想,深深地埋藏于内心。

每个全新的一天都好像让我们距离梦想越来越远。

无论你选择哪条道路去实现梦想,起点都是醒来,并做些什么,然后继续坚持下去。

Why are we stuck in jobs we hate, held bound by the fear of the unknown, if we dare to stand up and walk away?

walk away:离去;走开

Sometimes we get so caught up in the rat race; our dreams seem like a distant memory.

catch up:赶上;把……缠住

16清晨最美好的愿望

A Morning Wish

佚名 / Anonymous

The sun is just rising in the morning of another day. What can I wish that this day may bring me? Nothing that shall make the world or others poorer, nothing at the expense of other men; but just those few things which in their coming do not stop me but touch me rather, as they pass and gather strength.

I wish that this day could bring me a few friends, who understand me, and yet remain my friends; I also wish that this day could bring me a work to do which has real value.

I wish that this day could bring me a mind unafraid to travel, even though the trail be not blazed, and I wish that this day could bring me an understanding heart.

I wish that this day could bring me a sight of the eternal hills, and the blue sea stretching to the horizon, and of something beautiful which the hands of me have made.

I wish that this day could bring me a sense of humor, and the power to laugh, a little leisure with nothing to do.

And I crave for a few moments of quiet, silent meditation in the morning of this day.

朝阳在新的一天冉冉升起。我期望这—天带给我什么呢?希望不是任何让世界或他人更贫穷的东西,不是任何损害别人的东西,而是那些到来、经过或者聚集力量时,不会阻止我而能触动我的心灵的东西。

我盼望这一天会带来一些知心的朋友,希望我们的友谊天长地久;我也希望这一天能够给我带来一份真正有价值的工作。

我盼望这一天会带给我无畏远行的胸怀,纵然旅途中没有光明在闪耀;我还盼望这一天会带给我善解人意之心。

我盼望这一天会让我看到永久屹立的山冈,看到一望无际的蓝色海洋,看到人类的双手创造出的美丽事物。

我盼望这—天会带给我幽默感、笑的力量和无事可做的短暂悠闲。

这天早上,我渴望短暂宁静的冥想。

每一天都是新的,每一天都充满着希望。让希望化做动力,实现我们心中最美好的梦想。

blaze [bleiz] v. 燃烧;激发;照耀;发光

When the firemen arrived the whole building was blazing.

消防队到达时,整座建筑物正在熊熊燃烧着。

eternal [i't:nl] adj. 永恒的;不朽的

Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.

自由的代价是永恒的警戒。

horizon [h'raizn] n. 地平线;眼界;范围;视野

They watched the sun rising above the horizon.

他们看见太阳从地平线上升起。

crave [kreiv] v. 恳求;渴望

The beggar craved for some food.

这个乞丐想要一些吃的。

朝阳在新的一天冉冉升起。

希望我们的友谊天长地久。

我渴望短暂宁静的冥想。

The sun is just rising in the morning of another day.

in the morning:次日上午;在清晨

Nothing that shall make the world or others poorer, nothing at the expense of other men.

at the expense of:以……为代价;由……支付费用