TED演讲:新美国梦(10)

 In the midst of such widespread uncertainty¹, we may, in fact, be insecure. 在这种变幻无常之中，我们可能会没有安全感。

But we can let that insecurity make us brittle² or supple³. 但是我们能让这种不安全感使我们变得脆弱敏感或是能屈能伸。

We can turn inward, lose faith in the power of institutions to change -- even lose faith in ourselves. 我们可以选择封闭自我，服从于惯例，失去改变的信心，甚至对我们自己失去信心。

Or we can turn outward, cultivate faith in our ability to reach out, to connect, to create. 或者，我们可以选择敞开胸怀，培养与他人紧密联系、开拓创新的能力。

Turns out, the biggest danger is not failing to achieve the American Dream. 最危险的不是没法实现美国梦。

The biggest danger is achieving a dream that you don't actually believe in. So don't do that. 而是追寻一个连你自己都不相信的梦，所以不要这样。

Do the harder, more interesting thing, which is to compose a life where what you do every single day, 尝试更加困难有趣的事物，生命中应该每天都是如此，

the people you give your best love and ingenuity⁴ and energy to, aligns⁵ as closely as possible with what you believe. 将你最真切的爱、聪明才智与活力带给他人，坚定于你所相信的事物。

That, not something as mundane⁶ as making money, is a tribute to your ancestors. 这不是像赚钱一样世俗的事，而是向祖先们致敬。

That is the beautiful struggle. Thank you. 这才是美丽的奋斗。谢谢。

1 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

2 brittle   

adj.易碎的；脆弱的；冷淡的；(声音)尖利的

参考例句：

• The pond was covered in a brittle layer of ice.池塘覆盖了一层易碎的冰。
• She gave a brittle laugh.她冷淡地笑了笑。

3 supple   

adj.柔软的，易弯的，逢迎的，顺从的，灵活的；vt.使柔软，使柔顺，使顺从；vi.变柔软，变柔顺

参考例句：

• She gets along well with people because of her supple nature.她与大家相处很好，因为她的天性柔和。
• He admired the graceful and supple movements of the dancers.他赞扬了舞蹈演员优雅灵巧的舞姿。

4 ingenuity   

n.别出心裁；善于发明创造

参考例句：

• The boy showed ingenuity in making toys.那个小男孩做玩具很有创造力。
• I admire your ingenuity and perseverance.我钦佩你的别出心裁和毅力。

5 aligns   

使成一线( align的第三人称单数 )； 排整齐； 校准； 公开支持（某人、集体或观点）

参考例句：

• HASP SRM fully aligns with the software product lifecycle. HASPSRM完全遵循软件产品的生命周期。
• Significant employee aligns the interests of our employees and our shareholders. 员工大量持股可以使员工与股东的利益协调一致。

6 mundane   

adj.平凡的；尘世的；宇宙的

参考例句：

• I hope I can get an interesting job and not something mundane.我希望我可以得到的是一份有趣的工作，而不是一份平凡无奇的。
• I find it humorous sometimes that even the most mundane occurrences can have an impact on our awareness.我发现生活有时挺诙谐的，即使是最平凡的事情也能影响我们的感知。