名校励志英语演讲 第100期:执着于你的梦想(5)

[00:00.19]My parents, of course, I have to tell you, didn't understand my dreams at all. 当然，我得告诉你们，我父母根本无法理解我的梦想。 [00:05.01]They were always wondering, they said, "What is he doing? When are you going to get a job, a real job?When are you going to make money?" 他们总是疑惑地问，“他在做什么呢？你什么时候能得到一份工作，一份真正的工作？你什么时候能挣钱？” [00:10.14]And all of those questions I got. 还有一些类似的疑惑。 [00:11.33]And they said, "I hope we didn't raise a bum, someone that doesn't make money and just wants to live in a gymnasium and think about their bodies." 他们会说：“希望我们养的不是一个寻欢作乐的儿子，一个不挣钱却只想在健身馆里考虑他的身材的人。” [00:19.01]Well, I endured all of this negative thinking, and the more negative the thinking got, 我承受了所有这一切消极的想法，而且这些想法越消极， [00:23.53]and the more negative the questions got, the stronger and the more positive I became, the stronger I became inside. 我就变得越积极，这些疑惑越多，我就变得越坚强，我的内心也变得更强大。 [00:30.44]So of course some of your families maybe think the same way, and this is why I'm mentioning that. 当然你们中有些人的家人可能也会这样想，这也是我提起这件事的原因。 [00:35.17]Some of your families maybe don't believe in your dreams. But let me tell you something, my young friends. 你们的家人也许不相信你们的梦想，但是，朋友们，让我告诉你们，执着于你的梦想！ [00:40.29]Keep your dreams. No matter what, keep your dreams. 无论如何，坚持你们的梦想。 [00:44.10]Don't give up on them, even when you are temporarily defeated or denied. Keep your dreams. 即使你们遭遇暂时的失败或者被否定，也不要放弃你们的梦想。执着于你们的梦想。 [00:51.03]I remember the first time I went to the United States and I was competing in a competition, the World Championships in Bodybuilding. 我还记得第一次到美国参加世界健美锦标赛。 [00:57.39]I lost. I came in second, and I was devastated. I was crushed. I felt like a loser, a major loser, let me tell you. 当时我输了，我仅得了第二，感觉非常绝望，彻底崩溃了。让我告诉你们，我当时就像一个失败者，一个遭受惨败的人。 [01:06.23]I cried, as a matter of fact, because I felt like I disappointed my friends and I disappointed myself. 我哭了，事实上因为我感觉自己让朋友们失望了，也让自己失望了。 [01:12.13]But the next day I got my act together, I shifted gears, and I said, "I'm going to learn from that lesson. 但第二天，我重振旗鼓，改变了态度，并对自己说，“我要吸取教训。 [01:19.29]I'm going to stay here in America. I'm not going to go back to Europe. 我要留在美国。我不会再回欧洲， [01:23.12]I'm going to stay in America and I'm going to train with the American champions, I'm going to train the American way. 我要留在美国与美国的冠军一起训练，以美国的方式训练。 [01:27.59]I'm going to eat the American food, I'm going to train with the American machines and the principles." 我要吃美国的食物，用美国的健美器材和原则来锻炼。” [01:32.15]And a year later, in America, I became the World Champion in Bodybuilding. So I think this is a very, very important lesson. 一年后，我成了世界健美冠军。所以，我认为这是一次非常重要的教训。

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