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[17:32.82]Romantic Ambition

[17:34.15]浪漫的理想

[17:35.48]1 All persons possess some level of ambition.

[17:37.59]每個(gè)人都有某種程度的理想。

[17:39.70]It is not surprising,therefore

[17:40.88]因此毫不奇怪,

[17:42.07]that all persons determine the goals to which their ambitions are directed.

[17:44.86]每個(gè)人都按照自己的理想來確立奮斗目標(biāo)。

[17:47.65]For some it may be wealth,

[17:48.79]一些人可能要財(cái)富,

[17:49.92]for others power,

[17:51.16]另一些人要權(quán)勢,

[17:52.40]and for many there is a strong desire to live a life with rich romantic influences.

[17:56.09]而很多人強(qiáng)烈地渴望過富有浪漫情調(diào)的生活。

[17:59.78]Romance in its broader meaning refers to a zest for life,

[18:03.19]在較廣的意義上,浪漫指的是對生活的熱情,

[18:06.59]an energetic pursuit in any and all relationships with others as well as with nature and indeed in all human and natural activity.

[18:12.53]指的是在任何與他人以及與自然的關(guān)系中、乃至在任何與人,及與自然有關(guān)的活動(dòng)中的積極追求。

[18:18.47]2 If one lacks a romantic zest and energy for daily pursuits,

[18:21.01]如果一個(gè)人對日常事務(wù)缺乏浪漫激情和活力,

[18:23.54]other goals may seem empty and pointless.

[18:25.70]那么其他的目標(biāo)就可能顯得空洞、沒有意義。

[18:27.86]Consider the fact that many persons openly admit that,

[18:30.06]請看:很多人公開承認(rèn),

[18:32.26]while they would prefer to live comfortably,

[18:33.59]盡管他們喜歡過舒適的生活,

[18:34.92]they do not wish to be wealthy in an economic sense.

[18:36.94]但他們不希望在經(jīng)濟(jì)上富裕。

[18:38.95]Perhaps they take their position from the biblical statement that "It is harder for a richman to enter heaven

[18:42.70]可能他們采取這種態(tài)度的原因是圣經(jīng)上的一句話:“富人想上天堂,

[18:46.44]than it is for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle,

[18:48.49]比駱駝穿過針眼還難”;

[18:50.54]but more often the reason is more directly related to the same reason many persons do not aspire to great power during their lives.

[18:55.15]但更常見的情況是,這種原因與很多人不想在生活中追求權(quán)勢的原因相同。

[18:59.76]The reasons these goals are not greatly sought or valued,

[19:02.06]人們不太重視和追求這些目標(biāo)的原因。

[19:04.37]even by otherwise ambitious,

[19:05.50]甚至在其他方面有抱負(fù),

[19:06.64]talented persons,

[19:07.48]有才能的人,

[19:08.33]are not entirely clear,

[19:09.91]還不完全清楚,

[19:11.50]but it is absolutely certain that for many persons these goals do not have high priority in their choices.

[19:15.15]但絕對可以肯定的是,這些目標(biāo)在很多人的選擇中沒有被排在優(yōu)先的地位。

[19:18.80]In fact,

[19:19.42]事實(shí)上,

[19:20.03]both excessive wealth and great power have often been misused,

[19:23.20]過剩的財(cái)富和顯赫的權(quán)勢經(jīng)常被濫用,

[19:26.36]and do not of themselves lead to better personal relation-ships.

[19:28.76]而它們本身并不能帶來更為良好的人際關(guān)系。

[19:31.15]3 There clearly are goals which do not lead to greater romance in living,

[19:33.64]有些奮斗目標(biāo)顯然不能使生活多一點(diǎn)浪漫,

[19:36.12]do not add zest to life,

[19:37.45]增強(qiáng)人對生活的熱情、

[19:38.78]and do not support enthusiastic and energetic participation in relationships.

[19:41.86]使人積極熱情地與人交往。

[19:44.94]How then,does one recognize a romantic individual?

[19:47.42]那么,怎樣才能識別浪漫的人呢?

[19:49.91]4 First of all,romance is not just love between two people.

[19:52.73]首先,浪漫不只是兩個(gè)人之間的愛。

[19:55.56]You can't really have romance with someone else or with nature unless you are romantic yourself.

[19:59.21]如果你自己不是一個(gè)浪漫的人,那么你并不能真正地與他人或大自然建立浪漫的關(guān)系。

[20:02.87]Romance is something you have to take care of and to nurture.

[20:05.55]浪漫是一種你必須細(xì)心照顧和培育的東西。

[20:08.23]Romance needs food and water and care,of a kind all her own.

[20:11.35]浪漫需要一種與眾不同的食物、水和照看。

[20:14.46]You can destroy romance,

[20:15.65]你可能毀滅浪漫,

[20:16.84]or at least drive her away,

[20:17.93]或至少趕走浪漫,

[20:19.03]almost without knowing that you are doing it.

[20:20.71]而不自知。

[20:22.38]5 The best way to recognize a romantic person is to be around romantics.

[20:25.64]識別浪漫的人的最好的方法是和浪漫的人在一起。

[20:28.90]There is a sense of passion about them,

[20:30.17]他們身上有一種激情,

[20:31.45]a sense of being a bit too far out on the edge emotionally.

[20:34.28]比較容易感傷和情緒化。

[20:37.10]Sometimes,

[20:38.09]有時(shí)候,

[20:39.08]it's a caring for what seem to be unimportant things or persons:an old chair,

[20:41.77]他們關(guān)注一些似乎不重要的事物或人:一把椅子,

[20:44.45]a favorite knife,a favorite family member,or a piece of art or music.

[20:47.08]一把喜愛的刀,一個(gè)喜愛的家人,或一件藝術(shù)品或一段音樂。

[20:49.70]Romantics tend to like animals,

[20:51.86]浪漫的人多半喜歡動(dòng)物,

[20:54.02]those animals which sense the zest in the romantic,

[20:56.29]那些動(dòng)物感受到浪漫者身上的熱情,

[20:58.56]and decide to stay around and join in this place of food and laughter.

[21:01.24]并決定呆在身邊、呆在這個(gè)有食物和歡笑的地方。

[21:03.92]6 You don't have to be a poet or a painter or a musician to be a romantic.

[21:06.37]你不必是詩人或畫家或音樂家,就可以是一位浪漫的人。

[21:08.82]Industrialists,religious people,teachers,students,

[21:10.64]實(shí)業(yè)家、教士、老師、學(xué)生,

[21:12.46]or any other persons who have a zest for their chosen field can be romantics.

[21:15.53]或任何其他人,只要對自己的專業(yè)領(lǐng)域充滿熱情,就可以成為浪漫的人。

[21:18.61]7 Romance is practical.

[21:19.75]浪漫是很實(shí)用的。

[21:20.88]It provides energy for living and furnishes a sense of vision,hope and caring.

[21:23.90]它使人在生活中充滿活力,使人有眼光、有希望和有愛心。

[21:26.93]Because you are working for others,not just yourself

[21:28.60]由于你不只是為自己而是為他人工作,

[21:30.28]your work takes on a certain quality that it otherwise lacks.

[21:32.29]所以你的工作就有了一種先前缺少的特質(zhì)。

[21:34.31]"People who need people are the luckiest people in the world"is not just a pretty song,

[21:38.20]“需要?jiǎng)e人的人是這個(gè)世界上最幸運(yùn)的人。”這不僅是一首好聽的歌,

[21:42.08]it is at the heart of romance.

[21:43.90]更是浪漫的核心。

[21:45.72]8 Romance is hard to gain,hard to keep and fairly easy to drive away.

[21:48.51]浪漫很難獲得,很難保持,但很容易趕走。

[21:51.30]If you are really intent on getting rid of romance,here are a few ways to do it.

[21:54.41]假如你真的急于消除浪漫,有下面幾種方法。

[21:57.53]Become obsessive in your neatness,particularly in the way your desk looks.

[22:01.47]過分講究整潔,特別是在書桌的外觀上。

[22:05.41]Install expensive carpets in your house so you will be upset when your friend or your dog makes a mess on it.

[22:09.82]在家里鋪上昂貴的地毯,這樣當(dāng)你的朋友或你的狗把它弄臟的時(shí)候你就會(huì)煩惱。

[22:14.23]Don't listen to good music.

[22:15.38]別聽好音樂。

[22:16.54]Focus excessively on detail at the expense of vision,of dreams,of reflection.

[22:19.85]過分的注意視覺,夢想,和映象的費(fèi)用細(xì)節(jié).

[22:23.16]And,finally,the surest way to lose romance is to do things just for money,

[22:26.85]最后,最保險(xiǎn)的丟失浪漫的方法只是為了錢做事。

[22:30.54]even though your best consicience tells you this is not what you should be doing.

[22:33.02]即便你的良心告訴你不應(yīng)該做這種事。

[22:35.51]9 On the other hand,there are some goals which will put more romance into your life.

[22:38.68]相反,有些奮斗目標(biāo)會(huì)使你的生活多一些浪漫。

[22:41.84]If one would keep romance,

[22:42.94]要想保持浪漫,

[22:44.04]these are some things that can help:Read some poetry every day.

[22:46.67]下面一些方法可能有幫助。每天讀一點(diǎn)詩。

[22:49.30]Try some of the old classics,

[22:50.39]嘗試一些古老的經(jīng)典,

[22:51.49]such as Shakespeare,Keats,or Kipling as well as some of the good modern poetry.

[22:54.75]例如莎士比亞、濟(jì)慈或吉卜林,以及一些當(dāng)代的好詩。

[22:58.01]Even better,write your own poetry.

[22:59.77]更好的方法是自己寫詩。

[23:01.54]Set up a schedule for yourself when you can read.

[23:03.55]為自己制訂一份可以用于讀詩的時(shí)間表。

[23:05.57]Get up early in the morning in the solitude that is only possible when other persons do not interfere with your focus on reading.

[23:09.98]清晨早起,在不受別人干擾的寂靜中專注地讀詩。

[23:14.39]Sometime,

[23:15.20]找時(shí)間,

[23:16.01]build your own house,or at least some intimate parts of it.

[23:18.40]建造自己的房子,或至少營造其中一些個(gè)人空間。

[23:20.80]Design it or decorate it to your own taste and with lots of thought,

[23:23.62]按照自己的趣味精心設(shè)計(jì)并裝飾。

[23:26.45]and you'll find pleasure in living in a place that is a product of your own effort and ambition.

[23:29.42]住在符合自己理想并且是自己勞動(dòng)成果的地方,你會(huì)感到快樂。

[23:32.39]Collect little things:a small box,a favorite piece of jewelry,a coin.

[23:36.19]收集一些小東西:一個(gè)小盒子、一件喜愛的珠寶、一枚硬幣。

[23:39.98]Play a musical instrument,no matter how simple or complex,

[23:42.32]玩一種樂器——不管多簡單或多復(fù)雜,

[23:44.66]or just learn to whistle or hum a tune to yourself.

[23:46.93]或者只學(xué)著吹口哨或哼一首樂曲自得其樂。

[23:49.20]Travel when possible,

[23:50.24]盡量出去旅行。

[23:51.29]because novelty and new associations are important in romance.

[23:53.39]因?yàn)樾缕娴氖挛锖托屡笥褜寺呛苤匾摹?/p>

[23:55.50]And,most of all,many romantics keep some type of journal,

[23:58.43]而最重要的是,大部分浪漫的人有寫日記,

[24:01.37]diary,or notes in a pocket calendar.

[24:03.04]或在袖珍日歷上記錄的習(xí)慣。

[24:04.72]Later these will remind you of the enjoyable time and the relationships you have formed.

[24:07.40]日后這些東西會(huì)使他們想起以前的朋友和快樂的時(shí)光。

[24:10.08]10 Romance is not just outward bound and found away from one's familiar surroundings.

[24:13.39]浪漫并不總是向外或在脫離自己熟悉環(huán)境的地方。

[24:16.70]It also rides on one's shoulder when one returns home.

[24:19.30]一個(gè)人回家的時(shí)候也把浪漫帶回了家。

[24:21.89]Perspective can be gained not only from reviewing one's journal notes,

[24:24.57]不僅在回顧自己的日記時(shí),

[24:27.25]but by noticing the more familiar things and persons at home.

[24:29.65]而且在留意家里較為熟悉的物件和人的時(shí)候,都可以使人具有浪漫的眼光。

[24:32.04]Romance is all around;it's not somewhere else.

[24:34.49]浪漫無處不在,它就在你身旁。

[24:36.94]11 Romance occurs in the most common environment.

[24:38.90]浪漫出現(xiàn)在人們最熟悉的環(huán)境中。

[24:40.86]Anyone can see the beauty of the mountains,

[24:42.39]任何人都可以看到山巒的美,

[24:43.92]but it takes a little more perspective to see the beauty of a rural landscape,

[24:46.12]但只有具有眼光的人才能看到農(nóng)村景象、

[24:48.31]a desert,or the long sweep of a grassland or river.

[24:50.71]沙漠、連綿不絕的草原或河流的美。

[24:53.10]Not only obvious and famous places are settings for romance.

[24:55.58]不僅僅引人注目和著名的地方可以做浪漫的背景,

[24:58.07]The humble well used,and little things in life are common factors in romance.

[25:01.40]而且生活中那些粗糙和陳舊的小東西也常常具有浪漫的因素。

[25:04.73]12 Finally,how will you know that you have lived a romantic life?

[25:07.70]最后,怎樣才能知道你過了浪漫的生活呢?

[25:10.67]On one's death bed,

[25:11.51]當(dāng)一個(gè)活過了,

[25:12.36]when all the living and doing is finished,

[25:14.03]事也做完了,

[25:15.71]one might well think of R.M.Rilke's poetic musing:

[25:18.25]臨終前躺在床上的時(shí)候,可能會(huì)想起里爾克那首詩:

[25:20.78]"I live my life in growing orbits

[25:22.98]我生活在不斷增大的圈子中,

[25:25.18]which move out over the things of this would.

[25:27.34]我向外擴(kuò)大,涵蓋世上之物。

[25:29.50]Perhaps I can never achieve the last,

[25:31.37]也許我永不能將它增到最大,

[25:33.24]but that will be my attempt.

[25:34.52]但那將是我的努力目標(biāo)。

[25:35.80]I am circling around God,

[25:37.04]我繞著上帝回旋,

[25:38.28]around the ancient tower,

[25:39.61]繞著古老的高塔,

[25:40.94]and I have been circling for a thousand years.

[25:43.05]而且我已回旋了一千年。

[25:45.16]And I still do not know

[25:46.25]但我仍不知道,

[25:47.35]if I am falcon,

[25:48.45]我是一支獵鷹,

[25:49.55]or a storm,

[25:50.50]或是一個(gè)風(fēng)暴,

[25:51.46]or a great song.

[25:52.90]還是一曲高歌。

[25:54.34]13 When one has done this,if one can smile and nod quietly to oneself,one has been a romantic,

[25:58.94]如果一個(gè)人做到了這些,如果他能平靜地對自己點(diǎn)頭,那他就一直是個(gè)浪漫的人,

[26:03.55]and romance will ride on one's shoulder while returning home,and for eternity.

[26:07.10]浪漫會(huì)隨著他回家,回歸永恒。

[26:10.64]New Words

[26:11.60]單詞

[26:12.55]biblical adj

[26:13.40]圣經(jīng)的

[26:14.24]eternity n

[26:15.14]永恒

[26:16.04]falcon n

[26:16.80]獵鷹

[26:17.56]furnish v

[26:18.60]1)供應(yīng),提供,裝備 2)布置,為……配備家具

[26:19.64]hum v

[26:20.49]1)哼(曲子) 2)發(fā)嗡嗡聲 3)忙碌,活躍

[26:21.34]industrialist n

[26:22.58]工業(yè)家,實(shí)業(yè)家

[26:23.82]intent adj & n

[26:24.63]1)急切的 2)專心的,專注的

[26:25.44]interfere v

[26:26.63]1)妨礙,干擾 2)干涉,介入

[26:27.82]landscape n & v

[26:28.66]1)風(fēng)景,景色 2)風(fēng)景畫 3)全景

[26:29.51]mess n & v

[26:30.70]1)凌亂狀態(tài),臟亂狀態(tài) 2)混亂的局面,困境

[26:31.88]muse v

[26:32.98]沉思自語

[26:34.08]romantic adj & n

[26:35.03]1)浪漫的,多情的 2)有浪漫色彩的,傳奇性的 3)不切實(shí)際的,空想的

[26:35.99]surroundings n

[26:36.98]環(huán)境

[26:37.97]The Virtues of Ambition

[26:39.30]雄心壯志的長處

[26:40.63]1 The word"ambition"means different things to different people,

[26:43.08]“雄心”這個(gè)詞對不同的人有不同的含義。

[26:45.53]and the way you define it reveals a great deal about yourself.

[26:47.98]你對它下定義的方式可以揭示你的很多方面。

[26:50.42]The Seventh Edition of Webster's Dictionary,

[26:52.04]韋伯斯特詞典第七版,

[26:53.66]supposedly neutral in its approach,

[26:55.19]其定義方法應(yīng)該是不偏不倚的,

[26:56.72]defines"ambition"first and foremost as "an ardent desire for rank,

[26:59.95]給“雄心”所下的首要的定義是“對社會(huì)地位的熱切渴望,

[27:03.17]fame,or power".

[27:04.41]名聲或權(quán)勢,

[27:05.65]Isn't that too narrow?

[27:06.70]這不是太狹隘了嗎?

[27:07.74]Surely,ambition is not only behind dreams of wealth,

[27:10.42]雄心當(dāng)然不只是代表對財(cái)富,

[27:13.10]of glory,of distinction,and of accomplishment,

[27:14.83]榮耀,殊譽(yù)和成就的夢想,

[27:16.56]but also behind dreams of love,of pleasure,and of goodness.

[27:19.44]還代表對愛情,歡樂和美好的夢想。

[27:22.32]Thus,historically,

[27:23.80]因此,從歷史的角度來看,

[27:25.27]it is neither a completely positive nor a negative term.

[27:27.72]它是一個(gè)即非絕對好也非絕對壞的字眼。

[27:30.17]2 We all have dreams,

[27:31.55]我們大家都有夢想,

[27:32.94]but what life does with our dreams and expectations cannot,of course,be predicted.

[27:36.45]但是生活會(huì)把我們的夢想和期盼怎么樣,當(dāng)然是無法預(yù)測的。

[27:39.96]Some dreams ,begun in selflessness,end in hatred;

[27:42.84]有些夢想始于無私但終結(jié)于仇恨,

[27:45.72]other dreams,begun in selfishness,end in large-heartedness.

[27:49.05]而有些夢想則始于自私,但結(jié)果卻是心胸寬仁。

[27:52.38]However,

[27:53.33]然而,

[27:54.29]the unpredictability of the outcome of dreams is no reason to stop dreaming.

[27:57.17]夢想結(jié)局的不可預(yù)測,不能成為停止夢想的理由。

[28:00.05]3 To be sure,ambition is never a pretty subject to think about for long.

[28:03.74]毫無疑問,雄心從來不是長時(shí)間思考的好對象。

[28:07.43]Just as drunks have done to alcohol,

[28:08.76]正如酒鬼敗壞了酒的名聲一樣,

[28:10.09]the single-mindedly ambitious people have done to ambition--given it a bad name.

[28:13.84]一門心思野心勃勃的人也敗壞了雄心的名聲。

[28:17.58]Like those individuals with a strong desire for alcohol,

[28:19.88]像那些對酒有強(qiáng)烈渴望的人一樣,

[28:22.19]some people have an equally strong desire for ambition,

[28:24.44]有些人對雄心壯志有同樣強(qiáng)烈的渴望,

[28:26.69]which cannot be satisfied.

[28:27.79]無法得到滿足。

[28:28.88]Some people cannot handle ambition and cause grief for themselves and for others as well.

[28:32.83]有些人不能恰當(dāng)?shù)靥幚硇坌?,從而既給自己也給他人造成痛苦。

[28:36.77]Still,none of this seems sufficient to make people be secretive about being ambitious.

[28:40.10]盡管如此,所有這一切似乎都不足以使人對自己的雄心遮遮掩掩。

[28:43.43]4 It is easy for us to believe that those who have achieved the common goals of ambition--money,fame,and power,

[28:47.69]我們很容易相信,那些達(dá)到了通常的理想目標(biāo)——金錢、名聲和權(quán)勢,

[28:51.96]have achieved them through corruption of a greater or lesser degree,

[28:54.41]通過道德敗壞的手段達(dá)到目標(biāo)的;

[28:56.86]mostly greater.

[28:57.56]其道德敗壞程度或高或低,

[28:58.26]Thus all politicians in high places,

[28:59.65]多半很高。

[29:01.03]thought to be ambitious,are understood to be without ethical principles.

[29:03.82]因此人們認(rèn)為所有身居高位的政治家都毫無道德原則。

[29:06.61]We wonder how they could have ethical principles and still have risen as high as they have.

[29:09.83]我們難以理解,他們怎么可能有道德原則而又爬到他們所處的高位。

[29:13.06]5 Certainly people do not seem less interested in success and what it can do for us now than formerly.

[29:16.71]當(dāng)然,人們對成功及其所帶來的好處的興趣似乎現(xiàn)在并不比以前小。

[29:20.36]Summer homes,European vacations,travel,

[29:22.78]消夏別墅、旅歐度假、周游世界,

[29:25.19]BMW's--such items do not seem less in demand than they did a decade or two years ago.

[29:29.36]寶馬汽車——人們對這些享受的需求似乎并不比十年前或兩年前少。

[29:33.54]What has happened is that people cannot admit their dreams as easily and openly as they once could,

[29:37.48]變化在于人們現(xiàn)在不像以前那樣容易公開承認(rèn)自己的夢想,

[29:41.42]lest they be thought of as pushing,acquisitive,and vulgar.

[29:43.87]免得被人認(rèn)為是咄咄逼人、貪得無厭和庸俗不堪的。

[29:46.32]For such people and many more perhaps not so outstanding,

[29:48.86]對于這些人以及更多可能不那么出色的人來說,

[29:51.40]the proper action seems to be,

[29:52.93]恰當(dāng)?shù)男袨樗坪跏牵?/p>

[29:54.46]"Succeed at all costs but refrain from appearing ambitious."

[29:57.82]“不惜一切代價(jià)成功,但不要表現(xiàn)得野心勃勃。”

[30:01.19]The attacks on ambition are many and come from various angles,

[30:03.38]對雄心的攻擊很多,且來自多種不同角度,

[30:05.58]while its public defenders are few and ineffective.

[30:07.69]而公開捍衛(wèi)者很少且難以服人,

[30:09.79]As a result,the support for ambition as a healthy impulse,

[30:12.04]結(jié)果就是支持說雄心是一種健康的動(dòng)力,

[30:14.29]a quality to be admired and cultivated in the young,

[30:16.31]是一種值得贊賞并值得在年輕人身上培養(yǎng)的品質(zhì)。

[30:18.32]is probably lower than it has ever been in the United States.

[30:20.81]在今天的美國,很可能只有比以往任何時(shí)候都少的人

[30:23.29]This does not mean that ambition is at an end,

[30:24.82]這并不意味著雄心已到了窮途末路,

[30:26.35]that people no longer feel its urges,

[30:27.74]或人們不再感到它的激勵(lì)作用。

[30:29.12]but only that since it is no longer openly honored,

[30:31.00]而只是意味著,由于它不再受到公開的致敬,

[30:32.87]it is therefore less often openly professed.

[30:34.83]所以人們較少公開承認(rèn)它。

[30:36.79]Consequences follow from this,of course,

[30:38.27]這當(dāng)然造成了一些后果,

[30:39.74]some of which are that ambition is driven underground or made devious.

[30:42.53]其中包括:雄心被迫變成秘密,不那么光明正大。

[30:45.32]6 Many people are naturally distrustful of ambition,

[30:47.34]很多人本能地對雄心有疑慮,

[30:49.36]feeling that it represents something uncontrollable in human nature.

[30:51.84]覺得它代表了人性中某種無法控制的東西。

[30:54.32]Thus John Dean entitled his book about his involvement in the Watergate Affair during the Nixon administration Blind Ambition,

[30:58.73]因此約翰·迪恩把有關(guān)他在尼克松任職期間參與水門事件的書取名為“盲目的雄心,”

[31:03.14]as if ambition were to blame for his ignoble actions,

[31:05.61]似乎他可恥的行為應(yīng)該歸咎于雄心,

[31:08.08]and not the many qualities that make up his rather shabby character.

[31:10.33]而不是多種形成他卑鄙個(gè)性的那些品質(zhì)。

[31:12.58]7 But considering things the other way,

[31:13.85]但從另一方面來看問題,

[31:15.13]it is also bad to have no ambition just because of the fear of having too many.

[31:17.92]只是因?yàn)楹ε滦坌倪^盛而完全不要雄心,也是不好的。

[31:20.71]To discourage ambition is to discourage dreams of grandeur and greatness.

[31:23.97]否定雄心也就是否定輝煌和偉大的夢想。

[31:27.23]All men and women are born,live,suffer and die;

[31:29.77]所有的人都經(jīng)歷生、老、病、死。

[31:32.30]what distinguishes us from one another is our dreams,

[31:34.64]使我們彼此不同的是我們的夢想——

[31:36.98]whether they be dreams about worldly or unworldly things,

[31:39.43]不管它是精神還是物質(zhì)方面的夢想,

[31:41.88]and what we do to make them come about.

[31:43.21]以及我們怎樣實(shí)現(xiàn)這些夢想,

[31:44.54]8 It may seem an exaggeration to say that ambition is the connection to all of society,

[31:47.77]說雄心壯志是整個(gè)社會(huì)的黏合劑,

[31:50.99]which holds all of its elements together,

[31:52.86]它使社會(huì)的各個(gè)要素不至于散開。

[31:54.73]but it is not much of an exaggeration.

[31:56.01]這聽起來好象是一種夸張,但其實(shí)并沒有太多的夸張。

[31:57.29]Remove ambition and the essential elements of society seem to fly apart.

[32:00.02]若除去雄心壯志,那么各種要素似乎會(huì)很快散掉。

[32:02.76]Ambition,as opposed to mere fantasizing about desires,

[32:04.96]和純粹的幻想相反,

[32:07.15]implies work and discipline to achieve goals,personal and social,

[32:09.94]雄心意味著用努力和節(jié)制來達(dá)到個(gè)人和社會(huì)的目標(biāo);

[32:12.73]of a kind society cannot survive without.

[32:14.41]而缺少了這些目標(biāo)社會(huì)就無法存在,

[32:16.08]Ambition is intimately connected with family,

[32:17.75]雄心與家庭緊密相連,

[32:19.43]for men and women not only work partly for their families;

[32:21.59]因?yàn)槟腥撕团瞬粌H為家庭而努力,

[32:23.75]husbands and wives are often ambitious for each other,

[32:25.33]丈夫和妻子互相激勵(lì),

[32:26.92]but harbor their most important ambitions for their children.

[32:29.11]而且他們對自己的子女抱有最宏偉的雄心壯志。

[32:31.31]9 It is not difficult to imagine a world without ambition.

[32:33.36]很容易想象出一個(gè)沒有雄心壯志的世界,

[32:35.41]It would probably be a kinder would:without demands,without damage,without disppointments.

[32:39.16]它很可能會(huì)比較溫和:沒有要求,沒有損害,沒有失望。

[32:42.90]People would have time for reflection.

[32:44.18]人們會(huì)有時(shí)間思索。

[32:45.46]Such work as they did would not be for themselves but for the collectivity.

[32:47.85]他們所做的那類工作將不是為了自己而是為了集體。

[32:50.24]Competition would never enter in.

[32:51.68]競爭將不可能出現(xiàn)。

[32:53.12]Conflict would be eliminated and tension would become a thing of the past.

[32:55.75]沖突將被消滅,而緊張將成為過去。

[32:58.38]The stress of creation would be at an end.

[32:60.00]創(chuàng)造性帶來的壓力將消亡。

[33:01.62]Art would no longer be troubling,but merely used to celebrater life.

[33:04.41]藝術(shù)將不再使人煩惱,而只是用來歌頌生活。

[33:07.20]Longevity would be increased,

[33:08.39]所以人們較為長壽,

[33:09.58]for fewer people would die of heart attack or stroke caused by conflicts at work.

[33:11.97]由于較少人死于工作中的沖突造成的心臟病發(fā)作或中風(fēng),

[33:14.36]Anxiety would be extinct.

[33:15.35]焦慮將會(huì)絕跡。

[33:16.34]Time would stretch on and on,

[33:17.87]時(shí)間將緩緩延伸,

[33:19.40]with ambition long departed from the human heart.

[33:21.08]而雄心壯志早已從人們的心中消失。

[33:22.75]10 Ah,how unbelievably boring life would be!

[33:25.27]啊,生活將會(huì)多么令人難以置信地乏味!

[33:27.79]11 There is a strong view that success is a myth and ambition therefore a sham.

[33:31.48]有一種很多人贊同的觀點(diǎn),那就是成功是假象,雄心是虛幻。

[33:35.17]Does this mean that success does not really exist?

[33:37.13]難道這就意味著成功并不真正存在?

[33:39.10]That achievement is empty?

[33:40.34]成就是虛無?

[33:41.58]That the efforts of men and women are of no significance alongside the force of movements and events?

[33:45.09]與世界動(dòng)蕩發(fā)展的力量相比人類的努力都毫無意義?

[33:48.60]Now not all success,obviously,is of value,nor all ambition worth cultivating.

[33:51.68]很明顯,并非所有的成功都是有價(jià)值的,并非所有雄心壯志都是值得培育的。

[33:54.76]Which are and which are not is something one soon enough learns on one's own.

[33:58.16]哪些是,哪些不是,一個(gè)人可以很快地獨(dú)立地分清。

[34:01.56]But even the most cynical people admit that success exists;

[34:04.01]但即使最憤世嫉俗的人也承認(rèn),成功是存在的。

[34:06.46]that achievement counts for a great deal.

[34:08.27]成就是很有價(jià)值的。

[34:10.09]To believe otherwise could cause one to become irrational.

[34:12.79]假如不相信這些,人就會(huì)變得沒有理性。

[34:15.49]If one believes that ambitions are useless,

[34:17.54]如果一個(gè)人相信雄心壯志毫無用處,

[34:19.60]this by implication removes all motive for competence,

[34:21.50]那這就意味著沒有了增長才干的動(dòng)機(jī),

[34:23.41]interest in attainment,and regard for the future.

[34:25.23]沒有了對成就的興趣,也沒有了對未來的尊重。

[34:27.05]12 We do not choose to be born.

[34:28.33]我們不能選擇出生,

[34:29.60]We do not choose our parents.

[34:30.94]我們不能選擇父母。

[34:32.27]We do not choose our historical epoch,

[34:33.55]我們也不能選擇我們所處的歷史時(shí)代。

[34:34.82]the country of our birth,

[34:35.96]出生的國度,

[34:37.09]or the way in which we are brought up.

[34:38.48]或被養(yǎng)育的方式。

[34:39.86]We do not,most of us,choose to die;

[34:41.48]我們大部分人不能選擇死,

[34:43.10]nor do we choose the time or conditions of our death.

[34:44.98]也不能選擇死亡的時(shí)間和條件。

[34:46.85]But within all this realm of lack of choice,

[34:48.81]但在如此之多的不能選擇之中,

[34:50.77]we must choose how we shall live:courageously or in cowardice,

[34:54.19]我們必須選擇自己該如何生活:勇敢還是怯懦、

[34:57.61]honorably or dishonorably,

[34:59.52]可敬還是可恥、

[35:01.43]with purpose or in drift.

[35:03.30]胸懷抱負(fù)還是隨波逐流。

[35:05.17]We must decide what is important and what is trivial in life.

[35:08.54]我們必須決定,生活中哪些是重要的,哪些是無足輕重的。

[35:11.90]We must also decide that what makes us significant is either what we do or what we refuse to do.

[35:15.99]我們也必須決定,使我們成功的一是我們所做的事,二是我們所拒絕做的事。

[35:20.08]But no matter how indifferent the universe may be to our choices and decisions,

[35:22.87]然而,不管我們選擇和決定對宇宙來說是多么地?zé)o關(guān)緊要,

[35:25.66]these choices and decisions are ours to make.

[35:27.91]這些選擇和決定都必須由我們作出。

[35:30.16]We decide.

[35:31.00]我們決定。

[35:31.85]We choose.

[35:32.98]我們選擇。

[35:34.12]And as we decide and choose,so are our lives formed.

[35:37.14]我們的決定和選擇就形成了我們的生活。

[35:40.16]In the end,forming our own destiny is what ambition is about.

[35:43.04]歸根結(jié)底,塑造我們自己的命運(yùn)就是雄心壯志的作用所在。

[35:45.92]New Words

[35:46.77]單詞

[35:47.62]acquisitive adj

[35:48.71]貪得無厭的

[35:49.81]attainment n

[35:50.71]實(shí)現(xiàn)

[35:51.61]collectivity n

[35:52.51]集體

[35:53.41]courageously adv

[35:54.46]勇敢地,無畏地

[35:55.50]devious adj

[35:56.45]不率直的,不光明正大的

[35:57.41]dishonorably adv

[35:58.25]不光彩地

[35:59.10]distrustful adj

[35:60.00]不信任的,懷疑的

[36:00.90]exaggeration n

[36:01.89]夸張

[36:02.88]extinct adj

[36:03.73]1)滅絕的,絕種的 2)(火山等)不再活躍的,(火等)熄滅了的

[36:04.57]fantasize v

[36:05.42]想像,幻想

[36:06.26]foremost adj

[36:07.22]最重要的,第一流的

[36:08.17]grandeur n

[36:08.87]偉大,壯麗,壯觀

[36:09.58]honorably adv

[36:10.39]應(yīng)享有榮譽(yù)地,值得尊敬地

[36:11.20]ignoble adj

[36:12.15]不光彩的,卑鄙的,可恥的

[36:13.10]large-heartedness n

[36:14.29]寬宏大量,仁慈,富于同情心

[36:15.48]lest conj

[36:16.33]惟恐,免得

[36:17.17]neutral adj

[36:17.98]1)中立的,公正的 2)中性的

[36:18.79]profess v

[36:19.64]表明觀點(diǎn)、感情、信仰等

[36:20.48]realm n

[36:21.67]1)王國,國度 2)界,領(lǐng)域,范圍

[36:22.86]secretive adj

[36:24.05]遮遮掩掩的

[36:25.24]selfishness n

[36:26.14]自私

[36:27.04]sham n

[36:28.03]虛假的事物

[36:29.02]significance n

[36:30.11]1)重要性,重大 2)意義,含義

[36:31.21]uncontrollable adj

[36:32.17]不可控制的,控制不住的

[36:33.12]underground adv & adj & n

[36:33.82]1)秘密地,不公開地 2)在地(面)下,往地(面)下 ;1)地(面)下的 2)秘密的,不公開的;1)地鐵 2)地下組織(或運(yùn)動(dòng))

[36:34.52]unworldly adj

[36:35.51]精神的,非物質(zhì)的

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