英语专业晨读美文-励志篇 2. Dreams

[00:02.27]Dreams
[00:06.23]To accomplish great things, you must dream great dreams.
[00:10.80]But dreaming alone isn't enough,
[00:12.90]you must believe in your dreams and you must act.
[00:15.77]Without action, even the most grand of dreams evaporate¹ into the air
[00:20.65]when left unnurtured in the misty² realms of the mind.
[00:24.13]Do you dare to be a dreamer? Prepare to go it alone.
[00:27.62]Dreamers build bridges between the known and the unknown.
[00:31.24]As you dance your dreams into reality,
[00:33.68]those who can't hear the music may think you a fool.
[00:36.47]Pay no heed³ to those who would kill your dreams;
[00:39.59]small minds always do that. Great minds will encourage you that
[00:43.61]you can become great too.
[00:45.16]Afraid you haven't got what it takes?
[00:47.46]Then get it! Feed your mind the mental food it hungers for.
[00:50.89]There was a dog breeder who had two dogs that raced every weekend.
[00:54.62]He took bets and always won. One week he'd bet on his black dog,
[00:59.50]and the black dog would win. The next week he'd bet on the white dog,
[01:03.14]and folks seeing the black dog win the week before would bet,
[01:06.28]but this time the white dog would win. Why?
[01:08.80]One week he'd feed the dog he wanted to win a grand diet,
[01:12.26]and just give the other dog enough to survive.
[01:14.93]The dog that was well fed was stronger and would always win the race.
[01:19.07]Your mind is the same way;
[01:20.94]it grows stronger or weaker with what you feed it.
[01:23.81]The diet of the mind is what gives you the confidence, courage,
[01:28.05]knowledge, and the direction you need to succeed in your dreams,
[01:31.55]or keep you from them. You can build your mind up or tear it down.
[01:35.29]The choice is yours and you make it every day.
[01:38.11]Have you been waiting for the right time to reach for your dreams?
[01:41.23]Have you been waiting for the right circumstances
[01:44.03]to reach for your dreams?
[01:45.42]Have you been waiting for the right opportunity to reach for dreams?
[01:48.73]My, you're patient, aren't you? You could be waiting forever, you know.
[01:53.87]Time is an illusion⁴. Circumstances are what you make them.
[01:58.02]Opportunity is a whisper that waits for your invitation,
[02:01.66]it doesn't burst in and shout its arrival.
[02:04.21]Now is the right time. Circumstances change when you take action.
[02:09.08]Opportunity is yours for the making.
[02:11.97]So what are you really waiting for?

 

1 evaporate   

vi.蒸发，挥发，消失；vt.使蒸发，使挥发

参考例句：

• Clearly,the star wars problem was not going to evaporate.显然，星球大战问题并没有不了了之。
• It will evaporate like a spirit.它将来总要像幽灵一样化成云烟。

2 misty   

adj.雾蒙蒙的，有雾的

参考例句：

• He crossed over to the window to see if it was still misty.他走到窗户那儿，看看是不是还有雾霭。
• The misty scene had a dreamy quality about it.雾景给人以梦幻般的感觉。

3 heed   

v.注意，留意；n.注意，留心

参考例句：

• You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。
• For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。

4 illusion   

n.幻想，错误的观念，错觉，幻觉，假象

参考例句：

• The sun appears to go round the Earth,but it's an illusion.太阳看起来好像绕着地球转，但这只是个错觉。
• They were under the illusion that the company was doing well.他们误以为该公司生意很好。