英语美文：一位董事长给年轻人的忠告

 Do not become overly comfortable with TV and YouTube as your primary sources of entertainment. Go places. Try new things. Follow your curiosities and passions. Take chances. Don’t let fear and complacency stop you from a truly rewarding life.

别把电视和YouTube当成主要的娱乐项目。去旅游、尝试新事物、追随你的好奇心和激情、冒险。别让惧怕和自满阻碍了你本该精彩无限的人生。

If you don’t build YOUR dream, someone will hire you to build THEIRS!

如果你没有梦想，那么你就会被别人招去完成他们的梦想。

Young people should learn as much as they can in their first jobs and remember it will take some time to really get good.

年轻人需要在头几份工作中尽量地多学习。记住，想把一件事做好，是需要花时间的。

People break down into two groups, motors and anchors. You always want to surround yourself by people who push you forward, not hold you down.

世界上有两种人，发动机和锚。你总是希望身边的人可以推动你前进，而不是拖你的后腿。

If you want something you have never had, you must be willing to do something you have never done.

如果你想拥有自己从未有过的东西，那就必须愿意去完成从未做过的事情。

I am the only one who places limitations on what I can do or on what I can become. Reach for the moon and you will catch a STAR! Never stop climbing!

只有我才能为自己设限，告诉自己我能做什么，或者我能成为什么样的人。不要停止攀登，你可以摘星揽月！

Invest time and energy in yourself every day. When you invest in yourself, you can never lose, and over time you will change the trajectory¹ of your life. You are simply the product of what you know. The more time and energy you spend acquiring pertinent² knowledge, the more control you have over your life.

花时间和精力打造自己。投资自己永远不会有损失，而且经年累月你的人生轨迹就会改变。你是自己所知所想的产物。你花更多的时间学习相关知识，就更能掌控自己人生。

Don't "fake³ it until you make it." No one expects you to know everything in your first job, and you learn and grow faster when you seek real understanding, ask questions, and petition⁴ for help.

成功之前别装样。其实，没人指望你在第一份工作中就能成为“百科全书”。虚心求教，认真钻研，你会学习成长的更快。

If you can make a reasonable living doing what you love, DO WHAT YOU LOVE. You may not get rich, but you’ll get to do what you love, and that’s priceless.

如果你能以你喜欢做的事为职业，尽情投身其中吧。你可能不会赚很多钱，但做你想做的事是无价的。

You become what you believe. You are where you are today in your life based on everything you have believed.

你梦想成为什么样的人，你就能成为什么样的人。你今时今日所处的位置都是基于你所信赖和梦想的一切。

1 trajectory   

n.弹道，轨道

参考例句：

• It is not difficult to sketch the subsequent trajectory.很容易描绘出它们最终的轨迹。
• The path followed by a projectile is called its trajectory.抛物体所循的路径称为它的轨道。

2 pertinent   

adj.恰当的；贴切的；中肯的；有关的；相干的

参考例句：

• The expert made some pertinent comments on the scheme.那专家对规划提出了一些中肯的意见。
• These should guide him to pertinent questions for further study.这些将有助于他进一步研究有关问题。

3 fake   

vt.伪造，造假，假装；n.假货，赝品

参考例句：

• He can tell a fake from the original.他能分辨出赝品和真品。
• You can easily fake up an excuse to avoid going out with him.你可以很容易地编造一个借口而不与他一同外出。

4 petition   

n.请愿书，申请书，诉状；v.请愿，正式请求

参考例句：

• Thousands of citizens subscribed the petition.几千名公民在请愿书上签名。
• The number of signers of the petition for a new school snowballed.要求增设新学校而签名的人像滚雪球似的越来越多。