As each year passes we usually focus on things we should have done， or what we wish we had done. These can be any number of small things from not being late for class， keeping your bedroom tidy， to spending more time practicing a musical instrument. But while we are young， most of us are thinking about the things that we really want in life. Things like getting a good degree， performing on stage， or landing a perfect job. Yet there are many people in the world that werent given the chance to go for their dreams. They were busy with raising a family， trying to earn money， or they were simply told that they werent good enough to do what they love.

And so this edition of Crazy English Reader is about not giving up on your dreams， no matter where you are in life or how old you are.

Maybe its time to finally make that trip youve always wanted to go on （False Deadline of Life）. Maybe youve always wanted to have a degree under your belt in your favourite subject but never had the opportunity to go to university （Student， 78， Gets an Education Worth Waiting For）. Or maybe youve wanted to achieve something for a long time but never thought you were any good. （Its Never Too Late）.

It is never too late for anyone to accomplish their hopes and desires. Hopefully these three articles will inspire those that think they have left it too late…or for those that think life is moving too fast.

Sometimes， you dont get more than a second chance to do something！

當(dāng)每一年稍縱即逝的時(shí)候，我們常常糾結(jié)我們理應(yīng)做過(guò)什么，或者我們期望自己做過(guò)什么。這些可以是任何一件小事兒，從上課不遲到、保持臥室整潔乃至花多點(diǎn)時(shí)間去練習(xí)一門樂器，都是可能的。但當(dāng)我們年少時(shí)，我們中的大多數(shù)都在思考：在生活中我們真正想要的是什么。比如說(shuō)拿個(gè)好學(xué)位，登臺(tái)表演啊，或者找到一份完美工作之類的。然而這世上有許多人并未被給予逐夢(mèng)的機(jī)會(huì)。他們?yōu)榱损B(yǎng)家而忙碌，想方設(shè)法賺錢，或根本給洗腦了，覺得自己不配去做他們所熱愛的事情。

所以本期的《瘋狂英語(yǔ)閱讀版》將告訴你不論你處在人生中的哪個(gè)階段或你多大年紀(jì)，都不要放棄自己的夢(mèng)想。

也許終于是時(shí)候開始你一直想要繼續(xù)的旅行了（詳見《虛設(shè)的生命期限》一文）。也許你一直想要在自己喜歡的專業(yè)里拿一個(gè)學(xué)位，但卻始終沒有進(jìn)入大學(xué)念書的機(jī)會(huì)（詳見《78歲的逆襲》一文）。也許對(duì)某個(gè)目標(biāo)你已思慕良久，但卻從未想過(guò)你可以。（詳見《雖已暮年，壯心不已》一文）。

對(duì)于任何人來(lái)說(shuō)，完成自己的希望和心愿永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)太遲。但愿這三篇文章會(huì)激勵(lì)那些認(rèn)為自己去實(shí)現(xiàn)愿望已經(jīng)太晚的人……或者那些認(rèn)為人生來(lái)去太匆匆的人。

有時(shí)，機(jī)不可失，時(shí)不再來(lái)！

如果有人給你一支不可拆卸、不能添料而又已被用過(guò)的水彩筆，你會(huì)拿它來(lái)做什么？也許你畫上幾筆風(fēng)景便無(wú)法繼續(xù)，當(dāng)然，或許你能用它完成一幅《清明上河圖》，那也說(shuō)不定。其實(shí)，你最有權(quán)利做的是將這支筆直接丟在一邊，讓它的顏料干盡。只是后來(lái)你才發(fā)現(xiàn)，這支彩色畫筆就是你始料未及的余生。

老子曾曰：“大方無(wú)隅，大器晚成?！币源藖?lái)告誡我們想要成為大才，是要經(jīng)歷長(zhǎng)久磨煉的，但不知怎的，“大器晚成”后期演變成為一種對(duì)長(zhǎng)期不得志的類群的安慰話，而起初意指“時(shí)間長(zhǎng)短”的“晚”，之后更添加了跟年齡相關(guān)的味道。這何嘗不是后人的本領(lǐng)！的確，這四個(gè)字給了我們無(wú)限的寬慰，但它絕不能成為我們浪費(fèi)生命、盲目樂觀的借口。此次的主題文章便會(huì)告訴大家，我們理應(yīng)拿起我們的信念之箭，以最中道的力度，對(duì)準(zhǔn)生命中的一切偏惰，讓夢(mèng)想照進(jìn)現(xiàn)實(shí)！

加繆曾在那篇《生之愛》中提到一個(gè)在咖啡館中以跳舞為生的女人，她看起來(lái)并不年輕，體重300磅，身高1.8米，卻傾盡生命在舞蹈，直至所有人都卷入喧嘩聲中為止。不錯(cuò)，人都該有夢(mèng)想，上天讓我們金無(wú)足赤、擁有缺陷，命運(yùn)讓我們一路顛簸，而我們并不能就此放棄夢(mèng)想、渾噩度日，我們?cè)撟龅膽?yīng)當(dāng)是在HOLD住的途中保有最后一份堅(jiān)信：“我們將大器晚成！”

——MS