雙語(yǔ)美文：堅(jiān)持夢(mèng)想，是唯一的選擇

夢(mèng)想總是要有的，萬(wàn)一實(shí)現(xiàn)了呢。

I don’t know what that dream is that you have. I don’t care how disappointing it might be as you’re working toward that dream. But that dream that you’re holding in your mind – it’s possible. Some of you already know that it’s hard. It’s not easy. It’s hard changing your life. In the process of chasing your dreams, you are going to incur a lot of disappointment, a lot of failure, a lot of pain.

我不知道你有什么樣的夢(mèng)。我也不在乎你在逐夢(mèng)之時(shí)它曾令你有多沮喪。但我要告訴你，你心中所堅(jiān)持的那個(gè)夢(mèng)，它是有可能實(shí)現(xiàn)的。你們中有的人應(yīng)該也已經(jīng)知道要實(shí)現(xiàn)它很難。的確并不容易。要改變你的人生，這很難。在逐夢(mèng)的過(guò)程中，你們會(huì)遇到各種各樣的困難，沮喪，失敗，痛苦。

There will be moments when you are going to doubt yourself. You’ll say, “Why? Why is this happening to me? I’m just trying to take care of my children, and my mother. I’m not trying to steal or rob from anybody. How did this have to happen to me?” For those of you who have experienced some hardships – don’t give up on your dream. The rough times are gonna come, but they will not stay, they will come to pass.

有時(shí)候你會(huì)懷疑你自己。你會(huì)問(wèn)：“為什么?為什么這事會(huì)發(fā)生在我身上?我只是想照顧我的孩子，我的母親。我并沒(méi)想過(guò)要去偷和搶。為什么這事一定要發(fā)生在我身上?”遭遇過(guò)困難的你們，請(qǐng)別放棄你們的夢(mèng)。糟糕的日子總會(huì)來(lái)，但不會(huì)停留太長(zhǎng)，并終究會(huì)過(guò)去。

Many of you fail to seek your purpose in life and you should. You dream and then follow it up with a list of all the reasons why the dream is unachievable. You fill your life with excuses and "I can’t." Many great companies were conceived from a dream, nurtured in a garage or basement and grew to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Why not you? Why not your dream? The only true limits you experience in life are those you create or those you allow others to impose upon you. If you can dream it, you can do it!

你們?cè)S多人在一生中或許會(huì)有找不到人生目標(biāo)的時(shí)候，這很正常。你追求自己的夢(mèng)，跟著出現(xiàn)一大堆告訴你這夢(mèng)不可能實(shí)現(xiàn)的理由。你開始為自己的人生找各種借口，告訴自己“我不行。” 很多大公司都是由一個(gè)夢(mèng)演變而來(lái)，從車庫(kù)或地下室里發(fā)展成為紐約交易所的上市公司。為什么不是你?為什么不是你的夢(mèng)?你在人生路上所遇到的那些障礙都是你自己設(shè)置的，要么就是你讓他人施加在你身上的。夢(mèng)想還是要有的，萬(wàn)一實(shí)現(xiàn)了呢!

Dreaming is the easy part. Acting on the dream is harder. Recognize that a dream is a journey. On the simplest level, it takes commitment, time, desire, and courage. But rarely is something great easily realized. Dreaming is recognizing and embracing the potential for greatness and seeking it in all areas of your life. Believe in your dreams and your ability to accomplish them. Keep your dreams in front of you. I’m here to challenge you to reach for your dream. Do not be afraid to dream. Never forget, if you can dream it, you can do it!

有夢(mèng)想很容易，為夢(mèng)而行才難。要知道，一個(gè)夢(mèng)就是一段旅程。最簡(jiǎn)單地說(shuō)，這夢(mèng)需要你做出承諾，付出時(shí)間，堅(jiān)定渴望，以及擁有勇氣。道理很簡(jiǎn)單，卻很少有人懂。夢(mèng)就是要你意識(shí)到并擁抱生活中所有可能的美好。相信你的夢(mèng)，相信自己能實(shí)現(xiàn)它。讓它帶領(lǐng)你。不要忘記，夢(mèng)想還是要有的，萬(wàn)一實(shí)現(xiàn)了呢!