英语听力每日五分钟（美文篇）23

023 Visualize Your Success

What is it that you want out of life? What is it? We all want something. What is yours? Visualize that thing you deeply want and now ask yourself. How can I get it? When you visualize success against your fears, your mind starts subconsciously building the will and the skills you'll need to achieve the results. 

在人生中，你想得到什么？什么是你想要的？我们都有自己想要的东西，你想要的是什么？认真地想象这个东西，然后问自己，怎样才能得到它？当你想象成功，并击退恐惧的时候，你的大脑正在默默地强化你的意志，为你准备好实现这些目标所需的技能。

When you know and can visualize what it is you want, you have to prepare for it. You have to think long term and then educate yourself. But more importantly you have to practice. Practice and prepare for the steps that are to come in achieving your goals. Chances are, you're not going to be lucky or win the lottery. But if you work hard and you never give up, then you will succeed. 

当你知道了你想要什么，并且想象过它，那么你就要为它做准备了。你必须目光长远，不断提升自己。但更重要的是，你必须不断练习。练习，给接下来为了实现目标而要做的事情打下基础。有可能你不会很幸运，也不会中大奖，但是如果你努力奋斗，永不言弃，那么你就会成功。

It was Thomas Jefferson who said, I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. Put in the work. And you can be guaranteed that you will have a breakthrough from that situation you're dealing with. And if ever you fail, dust yourself off and try again. In the 1920s when a journalist asked Thomas Edison how it felt to fail 1,000 times in his attempt to invent the incandescent light bulb, he replied, I didn't fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was an invention with a thousand steps. That is the strength of will power and the desire to never quit when failing. 

托马斯杰佛逊说过，我发现，我越努力，就越幸运。按照这句话说的去做吧！能确定的是，你会从目前的现状中获得突破和自我提升。如果你失败了，拍拍泥土站起来，重新试一遍。上世纪二十年代，有一个记者问爱迪生，做实验一千次都失败了，无法设计出白炽灯。爱迪生说，我并不是失败了一千次，而是为了发明这个灯泡而尝试了很多次。这灯泡本身，就是上千次实验的结果。这就是意志力，这就是永不言弃的渴望。

What is amazing is that there exists that phenomenal willpower in every single human. Only you can harness it. In life, you can go at it alone, or you can go at it with companionship. There's an old African proverb that says, if you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together. So don't be afraid to get help when necessary, and always have a positive attitude. When everything seems to be going against you, remember that an airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. So it is with life for you to soar high into the sky. 

最令人欣慰的是，这种优秀的品质，其实每个人都拥有。不过，只有你能驾驭好自己的能力。在人生中，你可以单打独斗，也可以团结合作。有一句非洲言语说得好，一个人走，走得更快，一群人走，走得更远。所以，当你需要帮助的时候，不用担害怕，要一直保持积极的态度。如果有事情事与愿违，请记住，飞机是逆风飞向天空的，不是随风飞走。在人生中，道理也是一样的。这对于你的人生而言，道理同样适用。

You have to move against resistance and the naysayers. It is what fortifies you and makes you strong. And one day you'll tell someone how you got out of what you are currently going through and they use it as a survival guide for their own journey. Some challenges you face in life aren't just for you, but also for those who are coming behind you. When you feel like giving up, just remember that there are a lot of people you still have to prove wrong. But more importantly, remember you are doing this for yourself. I'm not going to tell you it will be all easy. But I am telling you it is going to be all worth it.

你必须逆流而上，不要在乎那些反对你的声音。相反，它们使你变得更强大了。终有一天，你会跟别人说起，你是如何摆脱现在的困境，它们也会把你的故事当作它们人生路上的引导。你所面对的问题，不仅仅是你自己的问题，而且是你的后来者的问题。当你想要放弃的时候，请记住，你还要努力推翻很多人的理论。但是，更重要的是，你要记住，现在你所走的一切，都是为了你自己。我不会告诉你，这件事情很简单，但是我要告诉你，到了最后，你会发现，一切都是值得的。