精美英文欣赏:追逐梦想

Following a dream

追逐梦想

When I was a younger, I used to dream about becoming a fireman.

当我还年轻的时候,我曾梦想要成为一名消防队员。

I thought wow, wouldn’t it be great to ride around,

我想哇,到处跑会很好,

and help people put out fires.

还可以帮助人们扑灭大火。

As I got older, I want to be like my father.

而随着我逐渐长大,我想成为像我父亲那样。

He taught in a university, and I always look up him.

他在大学里教书,我总是非常尊敬他。

So that's what I became a teacher.

那就是我成了一名教师的原因。

My father and I have different styles, as do all teachers.

尽管都是教师，但我的父亲和我风格迥异。

And we're both teachers and I'm happy.

我们都是教师，我很高兴。

In many ways, I feel that I'm living my dream, I am luck.

在许多方面,我觉得自己梦想成真,我感到很幸运。

Sometimes the dreams we've when we're younger,

有时候当我们年轻的时候会拥有梦想,

well, life may push it in another direction.

嗯,人生有可能会朝着另一个方向发展。

And at last we actively¹ pursue² our dreams we have to adjust³.

最后,我们积极追求我们的梦想,我们必须调整。

After all, your dream won't often pursue you,

毕竟,你的梦想不会经常追求你,

you have to cherish⁴ your dream and make it come true.

你要珍惜你的梦想,让美梦成真。

Perhaps compromising⁵ a little is good, perhaps it matters to try different things.

也许妥协一点会很好,或许是该尝试些不同的东西。

We have to go through that positive limitations⁶.

我们必须通过这个积极的局限性。

For example, I tried to be a salesman, and I tried to be an invent manager.

例如,我试图成为一名推销员,我试图成为一位发明经理。

Finally I found the place I can grow is help others.

终于我发现自己能成长的地方是帮助别人。

Everyone has a dream, the question is can you make yours reality!

每个人都有一个梦想,问题是你是否能使你自己的成为现实!

Talk about it:

谈论下面的话题:

Are you living your dream?

你拥有自己的梦想吗?

Do you have a dream to do something? What is it?

你的梦想是要做什么吗?它是什么?

What steps need be taken to achieve that dream?

需要采取哪些步骤来实现这个梦想?

Would you ever quit everything to pursue your dream?

你会不会放弃一切去追求你的梦想吗?

How hard it will be to change your mind to pursue your dream?

改变你的想法去追求你的梦想会有多困难?

What do you think of people who do this?

你怎么看这样做的人呢？

Do you ever regret not following your dream?

你后悔没有追逐你的梦想吗?

What stops people from pursuing⁷ their dreams?

什么会阻止人们追逐自己的梦想?

1 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

2 pursue   

vt.继续，从事；追赶，追踪；追求

参考例句：

• He began to pursue an easy and comfortable life.他开始追求安逸舒适的生活。
• This is the path that we shall continue to pursue.这是我们要继续走的道路。

3 adjust   

vt.调整，使适应于，校准；vi.调整，适应于，校准

参考例句：

• Foreigners take some time to adjust to our way of life.外国人要花一些时间才能适应我们的生活方式。
• It is difficult to adjust one's habits to someone else.一个人很难使自己的习惯适于他人。

4 cherish   

vt.抱有，怀有（希望等），爱护，抚育，珍爱

参考例句：

• I cherish for you the liveliest feeling of affection and gratitude.我对你怀有最强烈的爱和感激之情。
• We must cherish experience acquired at the cost of blood.我们必须珍惜用鲜血换来的经验。

5 compromising   

adj.妥协的；让步的vt.“compromise”的现在分词

参考例句：

• They were discovered together in a compromising situation . 他们被人发现在一起，场面有伤风化。
• He made the fatal mistake of compromising early. 他犯了过早妥协的致命错误。 来自辞典例句

6 limitations   

n.局限，不足之处

参考例句：

• The team's technical limitations were exposed by the Italians. 意大利人使这个队的技术缺陷暴露无遗。
• He knows his limitations as a writer. 他知道自己作为一个作家的局限性。

7 pursuing   

v.继续( pursue的现在分词 )；追求；进行；追捕

参考例句：

• He has accused the media of pursuing a vendetta against him. 他指责媒体长期跟他过不去。
• He was still doggedly pursuing his studies. 他仍然顽强地进行着自己的研究。 来自《简明英汉词典》