By Widener/余 占（譯注）

◆語篇導(dǎo)讀

要成就一番偉業(yè)，首先需要有偉大的夢想。但光有夢想是不夠的，你還必須相信自己的夢想能夠?qū)崿F(xiàn)并要付諸行動。也就是說，我們怎樣把夢想轉(zhuǎn)化為現(xiàn)實(shí)，讓夢想來激勵我們的行動。為此，我們不能等待機(jī)遇，而要克服各種困難讓夢想成為現(xiàn)實(shí)。

To do great things，you must dream great dreams.But dreaming alone isn’t enough.You must believe in your dreams and take action.Without action，even the greatest dream can’t come true.

Do you dare to be a dreamer？ Prepare to go it alone！ Dreamers build bridges between the known and the unknown.Before you turn your dreams into reality，someone may think you’re a fool.Pay no attention to those who would kill your dreams.Small minds always do that.Great minds will encourage you so that you can become great too.

You’re afraid you haven’t got what it takes？ Then get it！ Besides，feed your mind with the mental food it needs.

There was a farmer who had two dogs that raced every weekend.He took bets and always won.One week he would bet on his black dog，and the black dog would win.The next week he would bet on the white dog，and the white dog would win.Why？One week he fed the dog he wanted to win a good diet，and just gave the other dog enough to live.The dog that was well fed was stronger and would always win the race.

Your mind is the same way；it grows stronger or weaker with what you feed it.The diet of the mind is what gives you the confidence，courage and knowledge you need to succeed in your dreams.

Have you been waiting for the right time to reach for your dreams？Have you been waiting for the right chance to reach for dreams？You are too patient with yourself.Now is the right time.Chances will appear when you take action.So what are you really waiting for？

◆詞語積淀

take bets打賭；賭注

confidence/'k?nfId?ns/n.信心；信任

succeed/s?k'si∶d/v.使成功；有作為

be too patient with對……太有耐心

take action采取行動

reality/ri'?l?ti/n.現(xiàn)實(shí)；事實(shí)

encourage/In'k?rId? /v.鼓勵；支持

mental/'mentl/adj.精神的；內(nèi)心的

◆典句賞析

1.Pay no attention to those who would kill your dreams.不要關(guān)注那些會扼殺你夢想的人。

who引導(dǎo)的是定語從句。those指人，意為“那些人”，因此關(guān)系代詞用who，即用who would kill your dreams限定those，意為“扼殺你夢想的那些人”；pay no attention to是固定搭配，意為“置之不理；不關(guān)注”。

【即時嘗試】他現(xiàn)在不再關(guān)注金錢了。

2.The dog that was well fed was stronger and would always win the race.喂得好的狗更加強(qiáng)壯，于是就贏得了比賽。

從句that was well fed意為“喂養(yǎng)得好”，作后置定語修飾主語The dog。從句中的謂語動詞was fed是一般過去時的被動語態(tài)；短語win the race意為“贏得比賽”。

【即時嘗試】在教練的幫助下，他終于贏得了比賽。

3.Have you been waiting for the right chance to reach for dreams？你一直在等待實(shí)現(xiàn)夢想的恰當(dāng)?shù)臋C(jī)會嗎？

have been waiting...是現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時形式，其結(jié)構(gòu)為have/has been doing sth.，意為“一直在做某事”；wait for sth./sb.to do是固定詞組，意為“等待某事要做……或等待某人去做……”。

【即時嘗試】他們一直等待著音樂會開始。

譯文助讀

要成就一番偉業(yè)，你需要有偉大的夢想。但是光有夢想是遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不夠的。你必須堅信自己的夢想并且要付諸行動。如果不行動，即使最偉大的夢想也不會實(shí)現(xiàn)。

你敢于成為一個夢想者嗎？準(zhǔn)備好獨(dú)自打拼吧。夢想者架起已知和未知的橋梁。在你把夢想變成現(xiàn)實(shí)前，有的人會認(rèn)為你是傻子。不要關(guān)注那些會扼殺你夢想的人。小心眼的人才會那樣做。大智者會鼓勵你去做，從而你也變得和他們一樣偉大。

你擔(dān)心自己能力不夠？那么就提升自己的能力！除此之外，用所需的精神食糧豐富你的大腦。

有個農(nóng)場主，養(yǎng)了兩條狗，這兩條狗每周末都要賽跑。他參與賭狗，總是獲勝。這周，他賭黑狗，黑狗果然贏了。下一周，他賭白狗，白狗果然贏了。為什么呢？原來，他這一周給押注的狗喂養(yǎng)豐盛的狗糧，而給另一只剛夠吃的分量。喂得好的狗更加強(qiáng)壯，于是就贏得了比賽。

你的心智和這是一樣的道理。心智的強(qiáng)與弱與你給它的營養(yǎng)有關(guān)。而心智的營養(yǎng)，就是提供給你所需要的自信、果敢和博學(xué)，來成功地實(shí)現(xiàn)你的夢想。

你一直在等待到達(dá)夢想的恰當(dāng)?shù)臅r間嗎？你一直在等待實(shí)現(xiàn)夢想的恰當(dāng)?shù)臋C(jī)會嗎？你對自己太過于耐心了?，F(xiàn)在就是最好的時機(jī)。當(dāng)你采取行動時，機(jī)會就在眼前。那么你到底在等待什么呢？