【双语有声阅读】你真的想要吗?

Do you really want it?

 

你真的想要吗?

I think we can do things only when we really want to,

只有当我们真正想要的时候,我想我们才可以做许多事情，

I mean really want to.

我的意思是真正想要的。

Do you remember something that you really want it,

你还记得你真正想要的东西,

it could be something as simply as an ice cream.

它可能只是简单的就像一个冰淇淋一样。

When my daughter wants an ice cream,

当我的女儿想要一个冰淇淋，

she bothers me all day long until she gets an ice cream even if I tell her I will think about getting her one if she is good and eat all her dinner.

就算告诉如果她很好的吃完自己所有的晚餐的话, 我还是会考虑一番,她也会整天烦我,直到她得到一个冰淇淋。

She'll make sure that I haven't forgotten because she hasn't forgotten.

她会确保我没有忘记,因为她还没有忘记。

Wow.What determination, what focus¹, what desire,

哇。这是何等程度的决心,关注和欲求的表现,

she really wants that ice cream.

她真的想要冰淇淋，

So what do you want.

所以你到底要什么呢？

That just food but perhaps a healthy looking body,maybe it's better command of English.

或许是某种食物,也许是健康的身体，能更好的掌握英语也说不定。

How about the more exciting social life,even the date for the evening.

甚至更令人兴奋的社交生活或夜晚约会怎样。

Well, what stopping you,is someone holding you back.

嗯,有什么妨碍你,有人阻碍你。

In my case, the thing hold me back most is weak desire,

对于我来说,拖我后腿的是那些空虚的愿望，

when I really want somethinig I go afterward².

当我真的了解自己想要的东西，我会努力争取。

When I surely³ desire something,I persuade it.

当我确信渴望要得到什么时,我会说服它。

If….when….it never ends.

如果…当…永远不会结束。

If I want better enough, when I want better enough.

如果我想要足够更好,当我想要足够更好的时候。

Talk about it:

谈论下面的话题:

So,what do you really want. Do you really want it? Do you really need it?

你真正想要的是什么。你真的想要吗?你真的需要它吗?

What do you do to convince⁴ yourself to take action?

你会做什么来说服自己采取行动?

What is holding you back if you know something is important. Why don't you do it?

如果你知道有些事情非常重要，什么会拖你后腿？你为什么不这样做?

Some people know they have to exercise more, but they don't get serious until they have heart attack.

一些人知道他们必须多多运动,但直到他们因为不锻炼而患病的时候才会认真起来。

Do we really need some kind of sharp to get moving?

我们真的需要一种鞭策才会运动吗？

Have you ever tried very hard for something and then succeed it?

你有没有努力做某事而成功的经历？

Have you ever tried very hard for something but failed?

你有没有努力做某事但却遭遇失败的经历？

Talk about it!

谈论它!

Is it true that we sometimes want things that are not good for us?

我们有时想要并不是对我们有利的东西，这是真的吗？

1 focus   

n.焦点，焦距；vi.聚焦，注视；vt.使聚焦，调焦，集中

参考例句：

• She was the focus of everyone's attention.她是大家注意的焦点。
• The noise made it hard for me to focus on work.噪音让我无法集中注意力工作。

2 afterward   

adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

• Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

3 surely   

adv.确实地，无疑地；必定地，一定地

参考例句：

• It'should surely be possible for them to reach an agreement.想必他们可以达成协议。
• Surely we'll profit from your work.我们肯定会从你的工作中得到益处。

4 convince   

vt.使确认，使信服；使认识错误

参考例句：

• It requires a lot of talking to convince him.要说服他很费口舌。
• I have given over trying to convince him.我已经不再试图说服他了。