Don’t Keep Your Dreams Waiting不要讓夢(mèng)想去等待

陳莉莎

編者寄語(yǔ)：

擁有夢(mèng)想的人是值得尊敬的，也讓人羨慕的。當(dāng)大多數(shù)人碌碌而為的時(shí)候，請(qǐng)堅(jiān)持下去，不要害怕與眾不同，也別停下夢(mèng)想的腳步！你的人生應(yīng)該由你自己親自去創(chuàng)造！

經(jīng)典回放——《當(dāng)幸福來(lái)敲門(mén)》

In the movie The Pursuit of Happiness， Chris Ghana was a clever salesman. He worked hard， but could not give his family a better life. His wife Linda left him， leaving him his 5-year-old son Christopher. Chris became a single father and had only 21 dollars when he and his son were kicked off the apartment. Chris finally got a chance at an investment company. However， theres no salary during the internship period （n. 實(shí)習(xí)期） and 90 percent of the people failed to get the job. But Chris understood that this is his last chance， is the only way to a happy life. No income， nowhere to go. What Chris only had was his sons trust and love. They were homeless at night， slept in subway stations， public bathrooms， and where all they could for the nights. Life was extremely hard. But for his sons future and his own dreams， Chris tried his best. Finally， Chris succeeded.

在電影《當(dāng)幸福來(lái)敲門(mén)》中，克里斯·加納是一個(gè)聰明的推銷員。他勤奮努力，卻總沒(méi)辦法讓家里過(guò)上好日子。妻子琳達(dá)離開(kāi)了他，只留下他和5歲的兒子克里斯托夫相依為命。克里斯成為了單親爸爸。當(dāng)他和兒子被攆出公寓的時(shí)候，他身上只剩21美元。克里斯好不容易得到了在一家投資公司的工作機(jī)會(huì)。然而實(shí)習(xí)期間沒(méi)有薪水， 并且有百分之九十的人最終沒(méi)能成功得到這份工作。但克里斯明白，這是他最后的機(jī)會(huì)，是通往幸福生活的唯一路途。沒(méi)有收入、無(wú)處容身，克里斯唯一擁有的，就是兒子的信任和愛(ài)。他們夜晚無(wú)家可歸，就睡在地鐵站、公共浴室，及一切可以暫時(shí)棲身的空地。生活無(wú)比艱難。但為了兒子的未來(lái)以及自己的夢(mèng)想，克里斯竭盡了全力。最終，克里斯成功了。

There is an old saying， “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week”. How many times have we put off our dreams until tomorrow？ Our dreams should not， and cannot wait. We have to go for them now！

有句古老的說(shuō)法：明天常常是一周中最忙碌的一天。有多少次我們?cè)褖?mèng)想推遲到了明天？夢(mèng)想不應(yīng)等待，也經(jīng)不起等待。我們必須馬上行動(dòng)。

Tomorrow is not promised

Nobody likes to talk about death， but the reality is that everybody is going to die at one point. None of us know the day， or the hour. Therefore， today is all we have. Dont go to your grave （n. 墳?zāi)梗?with dreams that have not come true yet. Make the decision to go after every dream， big or small right now.

明天不一定到來(lái)

沒(méi)人愿意談?wù)撍劳觯F(xiàn)實(shí)是——死亡必將到來(lái)。哪一天或哪一刻沒(méi)人能說(shuō)得清。所以，我們真正擁有的是今天。不要因未實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想而抱憾而終。作出決定，追逐每個(gè)夢(mèng)想，無(wú)論這些夢(mèng)想是偉大或是平凡，從現(xiàn)在就開(kāi)始。

The world needs you

I know this may be hard to believe， but the world needs you！ Yes， YOU！ You were born into the world with a unique （adj. 獨(dú)一無(wú)二的） gift. Nobody on this earth can replace you. Sure， other people may be able to sing. But theyll never be able to sing exactly like you. Sure other people can write， but theyll never be able to write from the same perspective （n. 角度） in which you write. Dont hide your gift.

世界需要你

我知道，可能你不相信，但是世界的確需要你！是的，就是你！你是這個(gè)世界上獨(dú)一無(wú)二的，無(wú)可替代。當(dāng)然，有的人可能歌唱得好，但是，他們的風(fēng)格卻總是有別于你的。有的人擅長(zhǎng)寫(xiě)作，但是他們卻永遠(yuǎn)不能站在你的視角來(lái)描述事物。不要埋沒(méi)你的天賦。

Take the first step

You can dream about writing the great American play all you want， but its never going to happen unless you actually put pen to paper. You can dream about finding a cure for cancer， but it will never happen unless you actually go to school to learn and research. Unless you take the first step， your dreams will never come true. In other words， dreams dont work unless you do. They require you to get your head out of the clouds， and actually do the work to make them happen. Get to it！

寫(xiě)出一部偉大的美劇是你的最大夢(mèng)想，但是，如果不拿起筆，這部偉大的美劇將永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)問(wèn)世。你夢(mèng)想找到治愈癌癥的良方，但是，你必須去學(xué)習(xí)和研究，否則你將無(wú)法找到。如果跨不出第一步，夢(mèng)想將終歸是夢(mèng)想。換句話說(shuō)，除非付諸實(shí)踐，否則夢(mèng)想終歸是夢(mèng)想。實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想要求你別再做白日夢(mèng)，而是朝著夢(mèng)想努力。所以，馬上行動(dòng)吧！

To be brave

One of the biggest dream killers is fear. There are so many people who could have achieved great things if only they werent afraid. Just think about all the things youve wanted to do but you doubt you werent good enough to do. “Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice.” Choose not to let fear stop you from achieving your dreams.

要勇敢

恐懼是夢(mèng)想最可怕的殺手。要是能夠克服恐懼，很多人能夠成就大事。想想那些你一直想做，但卻被你懷疑自己不夠好而做不了的事情。“恐懼并不真實(shí)存在，僅是思想的產(chǎn)物。別誤會(huì)。危險(xiǎn)真實(shí)存在，但是恐懼是一種選擇。”選擇不要讓恐懼成為你實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想的障礙吧。

Chances are waiting for you

There are so many chances and people waiting. How do you get to them？ Simple. Follow your dream. Doors that you couldnt imagine open up when you go after what you want. Youll never see those doors if you sit around waiting on a dream to happen， instead of actually working to make it happen.

機(jī)會(huì)時(shí)刻都在

有太多大好的機(jī)會(huì)，有太多人對(duì)你拭目以待。如何才能與它們親密接觸？簡(jiǎn)單得很，隨夢(mèng)而行。追逐夢(mèng)想時(shí)，那些你無(wú)法想像的大門(mén)為你敞開(kāi)。如果坐等夢(mèng)想實(shí)現(xiàn)，而不是通過(guò)努力去實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想，你將永遠(yuǎn)看不到那些門(mén)。

Imagine how much happier youll be if youre living the life you always dreamed about. The only thing that is stopping you is you. Take control of your own happiness. Go after them today！Youll be much happier if you go for it.

想像一下，如果你過(guò)著夢(mèng)想的生活，你會(huì)多么快樂(lè)。阻止你追逐夢(mèng)想的只有你自己。把握自己的幸福，從今天開(kāi)始，就朝著夢(mèng)想進(jìn)發(fā)吧！追逐夢(mèng)想讓你更快樂(lè)。

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. —Franklin Roosevelt， American president

實(shí)現(xiàn)明天理想的唯一障礙是今天的疑慮。——美國(guó)總統(tǒng) 富蘭克林·羅斯福

Ideal is the beacon. Without ideal， there is no secure direction； without direction， there is no life. —Leo Tolstoy， Russian writer

理想是指路明燈。沒(méi)有理想，就沒(méi)有堅(jiān)定的方向；沒(méi)有方向，就沒(méi)有生活。——俄國(guó)作家 列夫·托爾斯泰

The important thing in life is to have a great aim， and the determination to attain it. —Johan Wolfgang von Goethe， German poet and dramatist

人生重要的事情就是確定一個(gè)偉大的目標(biāo)，并決心實(shí)現(xiàn)它。——德國(guó)詩(shī)人、戲劇家 約翰·奧爾夫?qū)ゑT·歌德