I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch in San Ysidro

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1、IhaveafriendnamedMontyRobertswhoownsahorseranchinSanYsidro.Hehasletmeusehishousetoputonfund-raisingeventstoraisemoneyforyouthatriskprograms.我有个朋友叫蒙提.罗伯兹，他在圣思多罗有座牧马场。我常借用他宽敞的住宅举办募款活动，以便为帮助青少年的计划筹备基金。ThelasttimeIwasthereheintroducedmebysaying,“Iwanttotellyo

2、uwhyIletJackusemyhouse.Itallgoesbacktoastoryaboutayoungmanwhowasthesonofanitineranthorsetrainerwhowouldgofromstabletostable,racetracktoracetrack,farmtofarmandranchtoranch,traininghorses.Asaresult,theboy’shighschoolcareerwascontinuallyinterrupted.Whenhewas

3、asenior,hewasaskedtowriteapaperaboutwhathewantedtobeanddowhenhegrewup.”上次活动时，他在致辞中提到：“我让杰克借用住宅是有原因的。这故事跟一个小男孩有关，他的父亲是位马术师，他从小就必须跟着父亲东奔西跑，男孩的求学过程并不顺利。高中时，有次老师叫全班同学写报告，题目是长大后的志愿。”Thatnighthewroteaseven-pagepaperdescribinghisgoalofsomedayowningahorseranch.He

4、wroteabouthisdreamingreatdetailandheevendrewadiagramofa200-acreranch,showingthelocationofallthebuildings,thestablesandthetrack.Thenhedrewadetailedfloorplanfora4,000-square-foothousethatwouldsitona200-acredreamranch.”“那晚他洋洋洒洒地写了七张纸，描述他的伟大志愿，那就是想拥有一座属于自己的牧马

5、农场，并且仔细画了一张200亩农场的设计图，上面标有马厩、跑道等的位置，然后在这一大片农场中央，还要建造一栋占地4,000平方英尺的巨宅。”“Heputagreatdealofhisheartintotheprojectandthenextdayhehandeditintohisteacher.Twodayslaterhereceivedhispaperback.OnthefrontpagewasalargeredFwithanotethatread,‘Seemeafterclass.’”“他花了好大心血

6、把报告完成，第二天交给了老师。两天后他拿回了报告，第一页上打了一个又红又大的F，旁边还写了一行字：下课后来见我。”“Theboywiththedreamwenttoseetheteacherafterclassandasked,‘WhydidIreceiveanF?’”“脑中充满幻想的他下课后带着报告去找老师：‘为什么给我不及格?’”“Theteachersaid,‘Thisisanunrealisticdreamforayoungboylikeyou.Youhavenomoney.Youcomefrom

7、anitinerantfamily.Youhavenoresources.Owningahorseranchrequiresalotofmoney.Youhavetobuytheland.Youhavetopayfortheoriginalbreedingstockandlateryou’llhavetopaylargestudfees.There’snowayyoucouldeverdoit.’Thentheteacheradded,‘Ifyouwillrewritethispaperwithamore

8、realisticgoal,Iwillreconsideryourgrade.’”“老师回答道：‘你年纪轻轻，不要老做白日梦。你没钱，没家庭背景，什么都没有。盖座农场可是个花钱的大工程；你要花钱买地、花钱买纯种马匹、花钱照顾它们。你别太好高骛远了。’他接着又说：‘如果你肯重写一个比较不离谱的志愿，我会重新给你打分。’”“Theboywenthomeandthoughtaboutitlongandhard.Heaskedhisf