想成功就行动(下)

If you want to be successful,

 

如果你想成功

 

You have to do the hard things.

 

想成功你就得去这些难事。

 

You have to deliver results when making excuses is an option.

 

You have to search for your own explanations even when you're told to accept the "facts. "

 

You have to make mistakes and look like an idiot¹.

 

You have to try and fail and try again.

 

You have to run faster even though you're out of breath.

 

You have to be kind to people who have been cruel to you.

 

You have to meet deadlines that are unreasonable².

 

You have to be accountable for your actions even when things go wrong.

 

You have to keep moving towards where you want to be no matter what’s in front of you.

 

You have to do the hard things.The things that no one else is doing. The things that scare you. The things that make you wonder how much longer you can hold on.

 

Those are the things that define³ you. Those are the things that make the difference between living a life of mediocrity or out rageous success.

 

The hard things are the easiest things to avoid. To excuse away. To pretend like they don’t apply to you.

 

The simple truth about how ordinary people accomplish out rageous feats⁴ of success is that they do the hard things that smarter，wealthier，more qualified⁵ people don't have the courage —or desperation —to do.

 

Do the hard things. You might be surprised at how amazing you really are.

 

1 idiot   

n.白痴，傻子，笨蛋

参考例句：

• Only an idiot would make such a thoughtless remark.只有草包才会说出这样没有头脑的话来。
• You are behaving like a perfect idiot.你表现得像个十足的白痴。

2 unreasonable   

adj.不讲道理的，不合情理的，过度的

参考例句：

• I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you.我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。
• They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes.他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。

3 define   

vt.解释，下定义，阐述，限定，规定

参考例句：

• Please define the words.请解释这些字的意义。
• It's hard to define exactly what has changed.很难解释清楚到底发生了什么变化。

4 feats   

功绩，伟业，技艺( feat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He used to astound his friends with feats of physical endurance. 过去，他表现出来的惊人耐力常让朋友们大吃一惊。
• His heroic feats made him a legend in his own time. 他的英雄业绩使他成了他那个时代的传奇人物。

5 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。