英语美文名人励志故事57:Jon Bon Jovi在牛津大学做演讲，畅谈人生的故事
57. Passion + Perseverance = Possibility
57. 激'情+坚持=可能性
There is no course on how to be a rock'n'roll star, but it was the only future I ever envisioned for myself. Looking back on it now, there was no logical reason to believe but I believed anyway. In my mind, I was going to be a musician. I knew it. I felt it. I believed it with every fiber of my being. It was probably a healthy combination of blind faith, naivete and passion that carried me toward my dream and that, if you take anything from my words here today, is what you should remember: passion+perseverance= possibility.
没有教你怎样成为摇滚明星的课程，但是，那是我对未来唯一的想象。现在回首往昔，这种信念毫无逻辑依据，但是无论如何我相信。在我的头脑中，我会成为一个音乐家。我知道，我能感觉到这一点。对此，我全心全意，坚信不疑。可能是这样一种盲目的信念、天真的想法和激情交织在一起大概是件好事，带领着我实现我的梦想，如果你们妥从我的演讲中获得什么收获，那么你应该记住的是：激情+坚持=可能。
Let me break it down.
让我分开讲解。
passion
激情
Passion is my favorite word. Nothing is more important than passion. Whatever you plan to pursue in life, whatever you do, be passionate about it. Not everyone is born into this world with the same advantages. It can seem preordained and unfair when others seem to have an easier time out there in the world than you. But just because someone is wearing a fancy pair of trainers doesn't mean they can run faster. Don't be intimidate by the competition Sometimes, the advantage is having to work twice as hard to accomplish your goal. The success is sweeter and the failure less bitter when you know you gave everything you have Remember it's passion, not pedigree that can, and will, win in the end. It's not your father's world anymore. It doesn't matter what the world expects from you. It's what do you expect of yourself. Others will put their expectations, both good and bad, upon you. Ignore them. Be true to yourself It's your life.
激情是我最喜欢的一个坷。没有什么比激情更重要。无论你在生命中追寻什么，无论你做什么，都要激情四射。并非每个人生来都有同样的优势。别人在世上好像比你活得潇洒时，你也许会觉得不公平。但是仅仅穿着一双华丽的运动鞋并不意味着他们可以比你跑得更快。不要畏惧竞争，有时候你的优势就是要加倍努力实现目标。但当你明白你已倾尽全力后，成功会变得更加甜蜜，而失败也不会那么苦涩。请记住，最终能让你获胜的是激情，而不是你的出身。你的人生不再是你父辈们的世界，这个世界对你有什么期望无关紧要，关键在于你对自己有何期盼。别人想要把他们那些或好或坏的期望强加在你身上，不用理睬他们。要忠于你自己。这是你自己的人生。
