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偶像励志英语演讲22:失败的好处和想象的重要性(4)

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   What I feared most for myself at your age was not poverty, but failure.

  像你们这么大时我最害怕的不是贫穷,而是失败。
  At your age, in spite of a distinct lack of motivation at university, where I had spent far too long in the coffee bar writing storeis, and far too little time at lectures, I had a knack1 for passing examinations, and that, for years, had been the measure of success in my life and that of my peers.
  像你们这么大时,尽管我明显缺乏在大学学习的动力,花大量时间在咖啡馆写小说,用于听课的时间很少,但我却有通过考试的本领。多年来,考试一直是衡量我和同龄人成功的标准。
  Now I am not dull enough to suppose that because you are young, gifted and well-educated, you have never known hardship or heartbreak. Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated2 anyone against the caprice of the Fates, and I do not for a moment suppose that everyone here has enjoyed an existence of unruffled privilege and contentment.
  我不会笨到因为你们年轻、有才华并且受过良好的教育,就认为你们从来没有经受过困难或心碎的时刻。才华和智慧并不能使人摆脱命运的反复无常;我也从来没有认为在座的每一个人一直以来都享有优越感和满足感。
  However, the fact that you are graduating from Harvard suggests that you are not very well-acquainted with failure. You might be driven by a fear of failure quite as much as a desire for sucess. Indeed, your conception of failure might not be too far from the average person's idea of success, so high have you already flown.
  然而,即将从哈佛毕业这一事实就意味着你们很少会经历失败。你们对失败的恐惧很可能与你们对成功的渴望一样强烈。实际上,你们眼中的失败可能在常人看来就是成功,毕竟你们在学业上已经相当成功了。
  Ultimately, we all have to decide for ourselves what constitutes failure, but the world is quite eager to give you a set of criteria3 if you let it. So I think it fair to say that by any conventional measure, a mere4 seven years after my graduation day, I had failed on an epic5 scale. An exceptionally short-lived marriage had imploded6, and I was jobless, a lone7 parent, and as poor as it is possible to in modern Britain, without being homeless. The fears my parents had had for me, and that I had had for myself, had both come to pass, and by every usual standard, I was the biggest failure I knew.
  最终,我们所有人都必须自己判断什么是失败,但是如果你乐意的话,这个世界是非常渴望给你一套标准的。因此根据任何传统的标准都可以说,我在毕业后的短短七年里经历了惨痛的失败:短暂的婚姻闪电般破裂,失业,成为单身母亲。在现代化的英国,我变得极度贫困,只是还没有到无家可归的地步。父母和我自己对未来的担忧,当年都变成了现实。无论按什么标准,当时我都是我所知道的最失败的人。
  重点讲解:
  1. in spite of
  尽管;不顾;虽然;
  eg. Their love of life comes in spite of, almost in defiance8 of, considerable hardship.
  尽管面临众多的艰难困苦,他们还是几乎义无反顾地表现出了对生活的热爱。
  eg. I know whatever you try, you'll win out in spite of early difficulties.
  我知道你无论做什么,不管最初多么困难,最终都会成功。
  2. have a knack for
  有……的诀窍;
  eg. You have a knack for doing the right thing at the right time.
  你有种天分,让你在适当的时机,做适当的事情。
  eg. Some people seem to have a knack for learning a language.
  有些人似乎对于学习语言就是有诀窍。
  3. for a moment
  哪怕一闪念;
  eg. I don't for a moment think there'll be a divorce.
  我从来没想过将来会离婚。
  eg. For a moment I thought I was having hallucinations.
  一时间我以为我产生了幻觉。
  4. be acquainted with
  了解的;熟悉的;
  eg. He was well acquainted with the literature of France, Germany and Holland.
  他对于法国、德国和荷兰的文学了如指掌。
  eg. I am also looking forward to getting more acquainted with immigration law.
  我也期待能对移民法有更多的了解。
  5. be eager to do sth.
  热切的;渴望做某事;
  eg. Robert was eager to talk about life in the Army.
  罗伯特很想谈谈陆军生活。
  eg. The company is eager to gain a foothold in Europe.
  这家公司急于在欧洲取得一席之地。
  6. come to pass
  发生;出现;实现
  eg. I doubt if his promises will ever come to pass.
  我怀疑他的那些许诺是否会兑现。
  eg. Many people would like the electoral system to be reformed but I don't believe this will ever come to pass.
  很多人都想要改革选举制度,但我认为不可能实现。

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1 knack Jx9y4     
n.诀窍,做事情的灵巧的,便利的方法
参考例句:
  • He has a knack of teaching arithmetic.他教算术有诀窍。
  • Making omelettes isn't difficult,but there's a knack to it.做煎蛋饼并不难,但有窍门。
2 inoculated 6f20d8c4f94d9061a1b3ff05ba9dcd4a     
v.给…做预防注射( inoculate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • A pedigree pup should have been inoculated against serious diseases before it's sold. 纯种狗应该在出售前注射预防严重疾病的针。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Disease can be spread by dirty tools, insects, inoculated soil. 疾病也能由不干净的工具,昆虫,接种的土壤传播。 来自辞典例句
3 criteria vafyC     
n.标准
参考例句:
  • The main criterion is value for money.主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
  • There are strict criteria for inclusion in the competition.参赛的标准很严格。
4 mere rC1xE     
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
参考例句:
  • That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
  • It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
5 epic ui5zz     
n.史诗,叙事诗;adj.史诗般的,壮丽的
参考例句:
  • I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗,而写了这个小故事。
  • They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。
6 imploded c99c5c2cd2a6889ca58c6149f860b1d0     
v.(使)向心聚爆( implode的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The economies of Brazil and Russia imploded in 1998. 巴西与俄罗斯的经济在1998年宣告破裂。 来自互联网
  • A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网
7 lone Q0cxL     
adj.孤寂的,单独的;唯一的
参考例句:
  • A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
  • She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。
8 defiance RmSzx     
n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗
参考例句:
  • He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
  • He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。
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