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1、双语美文《寻找迷失的自我》 “Notuntilwearelostdowebegintounderstandourselves.”~HenryDavidThoreau 迷失自我才能发现自我——亨利·大卫·梭罗(美国作家及自然主义者) Everythingaboutmyfuturewasambiguouslyassumed.Iwouldgetintodebtbygoingtocollege,thenIwouldbeforcedtogetajobtopayoffthatdebt,whilestillgettingintomoreandmoredebtbybuyingah
2、ouseandacar.Itseemedlikeaneverendingcyclethathadnoplaceforthepossibilityofadream. 我们未来的一切似乎都模糊地设定好了利用贷款上大学然后为了还债被迫去找一份工作还要为了买房买车背负更多的债务……这仿佛是一个无休止的循环让我们的梦想没有实现的机会 Iwantmore—butnotnecessarilyinthematerialsenseofpersonalwealthandsuccess.Iwantmoreoutoflife.Iwantapassion,aconceptualdreamthat
3、wouldn’tletmesleepoutofpureexcitement.Iwanttospringoutofbedinthemorning,rainorshine,andhavethatzestforlifethatseemedsointrinsicinearlychildhood. 我们想要的更多——并不是对于个人财富和成功等物质性需求我们对于生活想要更多我想要热忱、有概念的梦想让我不会空怀纯粹的兴奋入睡我希望能在早晨一跃起床无论是阳光普照还是刮风下雨也能对生活充满热情就像我们的童年时固有的一样 Weallhaveadream.Itmightbeexplicitl
4、ydefinedorjustavagueidea,butmostofusaresostuckinthemuckofinsecurityandselfdoubtthatwejustdismissitasunrealisticortoodifficulttopursue. 我们都有梦想无论它是明确的目标还是模糊的主意但我们大多数人都受困于不安全和自我怀疑的泥泞里我们把梦想看做是不现实的、难以追求的最后放弃了 Webeesofortablewiththelifethathasbeenplannedoutforusbyourparents,teachers,traditions
5、,andsocietalnormsthatwefeelthatit’sstupidandunsafetorisklosingitforthesmallhopeofachievingsomethingthatismorefulfilling. 我们变得满足于父母、老师、传统及社会规条为我们营造的安逸生活为了那一点点能够为生活变得更充实的希望去冒险我们会认为这是愚蠢和危险的 “Thepolicyofbeingtoocautiousisthegreatestriskofall.”~JawaharlalNehru 过于谨慎才是最大的危险——贾瓦哈拉尔·尼赫鲁(印度开国总理
6、) Takingariskisstillarisk.Wecan,andwill,fail.Possiblymany,many,manytimes.Butthatiswhatmakesitexcitingforme.Thatuncertaintycanbeviewednegatively,oritcanempowerus. 冒险始终还是有风险我们也有可能失败还有可能是失败很多很多次但这会让我们更加兴奋不确定因素看起来有不利但同时也能激励我们 Failingiswhatmakesusgrow,itmakesusstrongerandmoreresilienttothe
7、aspectsoflifewehavenocontrolover.Thefearoffailure,although,iswhatmakesusstagnantandsad.SoeventhoughIcouldn’tseethefutureasclearlyasbefore,Itooktheplungeinhopesthatinthedepthsoffearandfailure,Iwouldeoutfeelingmorealivethaneverbefore.
