双语美文：成功的秘诀其实并不深奥

 　　You want to know the secret to success? Here it is:

　　你想知道成功的秘诀吗？下面我就告诉你：

　　Believe in yourself so much, that no one else can tell you otherwise.

　　要足够相信自己，这样就没有人能对你指手画脚了。

　　Also doubt yourself so much, that you feel like no matter how hard you work nothing could ever get you to your goal.

　　也要足够怀疑自己，总是感觉无论自己多么努力，好像也永远无法实现目标。

　　Work so hard, that your friends think you're crazy.

　　工作要足够努力，让朋友都觉得你疯了。

　　Be ridiculed¹, be shunned², be ignored, be told no. Get shut down so many times that you become immune³ to it. That it drives you, and gives you energy.

　　被嘲笑、被回避、被忽视、被泼冷水、被阻止的次数多了，你就习惯了，这些都是你的动力，能给你力量。

　　Set boundaries for yourself. IE don't spend your money going to every show.

　　为自己设定界限。也就是说不要花钱把所有演出都看了。

　　Also, go get inspired. Take yourself out of your work cycle, remind yourself why you are working yourself to the bone.

　　而且要寻找启发。从日复一日的工作中抽出身来，提醒自己拼命工作是为了什么。

　　Give EVERYTHING to your craft. If there's someone in your life or something you do that prevents you from working 25 hours a day, get rid of it.

　　全身心投入工作。如果生活中有人或事妨碍你一天工作25小时，就把他们赶出你的生活。

　　Ingrain the idea in your mind that NOTHING will get you where you want to be other than hard work.

　　头脑中要有一个根深蒂固的想法，那就是只有努力工作才能帮你实现目标。

　　Keep working so hard, that eventually what you are doing isn't work. It's who you are. And now people are taking notice. Your parents believe in you; your friends support you.

　　坚持努力工作，最终你不是在做工作，而是在做人。人们都会注意你，家人会信任你，朋友会支持你。

　　Keep doubting yourself. Always know that there's something else better out there that you have to keep working harder than you did yesterday to achieve.

　　要一直自我怀疑。你要知道前方总是有比你昨天已经实现的目标更好的东西等待你去为之努力。

　　Enjoy yourself. Be happy. Be grateful, be humble⁴.

　　享受生活。要开心、感恩、谦卑。

　　Keep working your ass⁵ off so you can make every single day of your life as good as this one, and better than the day before it.

　　拼命工作，你才能使每天都这么美好，每天都比前一天更美好。

1 ridiculed   

v.嘲笑，嘲弄，奚落( ridicule的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Biosphere 2 was ultimately ridiculed as a research debade, as exfravagant pseudoscience. 生物圈2号最终被讥讽为科研上的大失败，代价是昂贵的伪科学。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She ridiculed his insatiable greed. 她嘲笑他的贪得无厌。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 shunned   

v.避开，回避，避免( shun的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She was shunned by her family when she remarried. 她再婚后家里人都躲着她。
• He was a shy man who shunned all publicity. 他是个怕羞的人，总是避开一切引人注目的活动。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 immune   

adj.免疫的，有免疫力的，不受影响的，免除的

参考例句：

• I am immune from the disease,for I had it once.我对这病有免疫力，因为我已得过一次了。
• Be immune from corruption.拒腐蚀，永不沾。

4 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

5 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。