英语博客：ESL Podcast 736 – Following One’s Dream

　　Cassandra: I’ve had it! I’m quitting and I’m not coming back. I was meant for greater things than working in this pathetic place. Life is passing me by.
Lazlo: You can’t quit. You need the money and you have responsibilities, remember?
Cassandra: I’ve sacrificed enough for security. I want to make a difference. I want to do big things. I want to have an impact on the world.
Lazlo: That’s very admirable. Most people want to make a difference in the world, but don’t have the guts¹ to try.
Cassandra: You are so right! But I’m going to make it happen. I aspire² to do great things and I won’t rest until I do. I want to follow my dream.
Lazlo: What is your dream?
Cassandra: Um, well, I’m not quite sure what I’m destined³ to do yet, but as soon as I figure out my true vocation⁴, I’m following my heart.
Lazlo: That’s great. Until then, lunch break is over. Could we get back to work?
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 guts   

v.狼吞虎咽，贪婪地吃，飞碟游戏（比赛双方每组5人，相距15码，互相掷接飞碟）；毁坏（建筑物等）的内部( gut的第三人称单数 )；取出…的内脏n.勇气( gut的名词复数 )；内脏；消化道的下段；肠

参考例句：

• I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed. 鱼若已收拾干净，我只需烧一下即可。
• Barbara hasn't got the guts to leave her mother. 巴巴拉没有勇气离开她妈妈。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 aspire   

vi.(to，after)渴望，追求，有志于

参考例句：

• Living together with you is what I aspire toward in my life.和你一起生活是我一生最大的愿望。
• I aspire to be an innovator not a follower.我迫切希望能变成个开创者而不是跟随者。

3 destined   

adj.命中注定的；(for)以…为目的地的

参考例句：

• It was destined that they would marry.他们结婚是缘分。
• The shipment is destined for America.这批货物将运往美国。

4 vocation   

n.职业，行业

参考例句：

• She struggled for years to find her true vocation.她多年来苦苦寻找真正适合自己的职业。
• She felt it was her vocation to minister to the sick.她觉得照料病人是她的天职。