成功的因素-了解你的追求(2)

　　每期节目一话题，让英语磨练耳朵的同时学到更多有益的小知识，丰富知识的同时受益于生活。

　　Have a successful life

　　成功的人生

　　Know Your Intention

　　了解你的追求

　　If your intention is simply rooted in money and fame, chances are you are never going to trulyfeel successful.

　　如果你的追求只是金钱和名利，你很可能永远都不会感到成功。

　　The feeling of success that is given through money and fame is only temporary and is not enough to sustain¹ a long-term feeling of fulfillment and happiness.

　　金钱和名利带来的成功仅仅是暂时的，不足以给你长期的满足和快乐。

　　For a truly successful life, your intention has to be rooted in your purpose, in your passions and in what feels good to you.

　　想要真正的成功人生，必须把追求放在目标上、放在热情所在之处、放在最适合自己的地方。

　　When your intention is to serve your purpose, make a change in the world and express yourgifts and talents, you will feel true success and satisfaction no matter what the outcome².

　　当你的追求在于达成目标、改变世界和发挥天赋上，你会感受到真正的成功和满足，无论结果如何。

　　【知识点讲解】

　　no matter 不介意； 不要紧； 不管； 不论

　　例句：

　　No matter where you go in life or how old you get, there's always something new to learn about. After all, life is full of surprises.

　　不管你生活在哪里，你有多少岁，总有新东西要学习，毕竟，生活总是充满惊喜。

　　Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

　　努力过，失败过，没关系，屡战屡败，屡败屡战，每一次失败都比上一次更好。

　　Parallel³ lines will never meet no matter how far extended⁴.

　　无论延伸多长，平行线永不相交。

1 sustain   

vt.保持，供养，维持，支持，经受

参考例句：

• During the war we had just enough food to sustain us.战争期间，我们的食物仅够维持生活。
• These four posts sustain the entire building.这四根柱子支撑着整座建筑物。

2 outcome   

n.结果，出口，演变

参考例句：

• The outcome of the experiment is in the lap of the gods.实验结果尚难预料。
• The outcome of the war is hard to foretell.战争胜负难以预卜。

3 parallel   

n.相似处；平行线；纬线；adj.平行的；类似的

参考例句：

• This is the parallel points in the characters of different men.这就是不同人物间个性上的类似之处。
• The growth of the two towns was almost parallel.这两个城镇的发展几乎相同。

4 extended   

adj.延伸的；伸展的；延长的；扩大的v.延伸(extend的过去式和过去分词)；伸展；延长

参考例句：

• an extended lunch hour 延长了的午餐时间
• France has greatly extended its influence in world affairs. 在世界事务中，法国的影响已大大地扩大了。 来自《简明英汉词典》