《至爱梵高·星空之谜》精讲 梵高的坎坷经历

He struggled to be what they wanted him to be.

在事业上他努力遵循父母的心意

He joined his uncle's art dealership¹

他先是进入伯父经营的艺术经纪公司

and was thrown out in disgrace.

但随后又被狼狈解雇

He tried for his father's profession, the church,

他还试着继承父亲的职业 去教堂工作

but the pastor² exams were too hard for him,

可最终也没能通过牧师录取考试

so he took a job as a lowly missionary³.

所以他只能当一个地位卑微的传教士

He managed to get sacked even from that.

即使这样 他还是被教会解雇了

Yet another dead end.

神职的路也走不通了

But, Theo says he believes in him

但是提奥说 他相信文森特

and that if Vincent will fight for himself,

如果文森特愿意继续奋斗

he will fight alongside him.

他会陪哥哥一起奋斗

And, that was it,

就是这样

Vincent picks up a brush for the first time at 28,

就在28岁那年 文森特第一次拿起了画笔

and with Theo's support, there is no stopping him.

在提奥的支持下 他一往无前

1 dealership   

n.商品特许经销处

参考例句：

• The car dealership has a large inventory of used cars. 这家汽车经销商拥有数量庞大的二手车。
• A key to this effort is the experience in the dealership. 达到这个成果的关键是销售的体验。

2 pastor   

n.牧师，牧人

参考例句：

• He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。
• We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师：教会的事是由五位执事管理的。

3 missionary   

adj.教会的，传教(士)的；n.传教士

参考例句：

• She taught in a missionary school for a couple of years.她在一所教会学校教了两年书。
• I hope every member understands the value of missionary work. 我希望教友都了解传教工作的价值。