别再忽略那些想法

 　　Are You Ignoring That Little Thought

　　你在忽略那些小想法吗？

　　What happened to that brilliant idea that you once had? Did you ignore it because you thought that it was just a little thought ?

　　你曾经想到过的那个非凡的主意后来怎样了？ 你是否因为觉得那只是个小小的念头而将其忽略了呢？

　　Have you ever considered what that little thought would have become if you had acted on your instincts or if you had paid more attention to it ?

　　你是否考虑过， 如果你依照直觉行事，或是多用点心，当初那个小小的念头将会变成怎样？

　　Imagine a scenario¹ ,where you are sitting at home watching television or reading a book , suddenly a light buld is turned on in the dark tunnel of your mind as a thought or an idea crosses your mind . The thought catches your attention but seems so meaningless and you are tempted² to discard it , but wait a minute !

　　想像这样一个场景：你正坐在家里看电视或看书，一个想法或念头闪过脑际，令你眼前一亮， 豁然开朗。这个想法虽然令你心中为之一动，但却似乎毫无意义，于是你打算放弃它。但是请等一下！

　　That thought could be the potential beginning of the success you have so mush yearned³ for . As the thought crosses your mind . your senses become alert and you suddenly see a possibility , a realization⁴ , a solution , a conclusion , or find the answer to a problem whose solution has long eluded⁵ you .

　　那个想法可能就是你渴望已久的潜在的成功起点 。当它在你头脑中闪过时，你的思维变得敏锐起来，你突然看到了一种可能性、一种想法的实现、一个解决方案、一个结论，或是找到让你困惑已久的问题的答案。

　　It is almost as if a divine being has whispered the perfect solution into your ear or awakened⁶ your sences to a reality thereby⁷ bringing illumination to your life . It is like finding the last piece of jigsaw⁸ puzzle.

　　这就像是一位圣人在你耳边低语，告诉你最佳的解决方案， 或者将你的思维唤回到现实，从而给你的人生带来光明。这就像是找到智力拼图的最后一块一样。

　　This becomes an AHA moment and everything freezes around you as you excitedly try to grasp the practicality of that little but powerful thought .

　　这将成为一个令人惊喜的时刻。当你满心激动，努力领会那个不起眼但非常有用的想法的实用性时， 周围的一切都好像静止了。

　　Your self-confidence and enthusiasm increase as you become conscious of the great possibilties that can arise if that little thought is acted upon . This becomes the moment to build upon that thought and to write down any ideas that are streaming from that little thought for later review .

　　当你意识到，如果实践那个小小是想法，就会产生极大的可能性时，你的自信心就会增强，热情也会高涨。此时，你要以那个小小的想法为基础，记下由其激发出的所有念头，以便日后回顾。

　　Seemingly meaningless little thought or ideas when acted upon have a potential to explode into great projects .

　　看似无足轻重的小想法或念头一旦得以实施，就具有演变成伟大事业的潜能。

　　Many successful projects have been born from the little positive thoughts that were carefully nurtured⁹ and recognized as tickets to great things .

　　许多成功的事业都源于那些得到精心孕育的积极的小想法，这些想法被看作是走向辉宏事业的敲门砖。

　　You may have heard people say many times that it just came to me in a flash moment , a small idea or seemingly meaningless thought may cross your mind about something you have been planning to accomplish .

　　你可能听别人多次说过：我瞬间有了那个想法。闪念之间，一个与你一直计划实现的事情有关的小点子或看似毫无意义的想法，就可能会在你脑中闪过。

　　Don't waste an opportunity to act on a potenntially brilliant idea . You don't have to wait for a major peers in order for a major idea , a master stratety , or approval from your peers in order for you to act on that little thought .

　　不要浪费任何一个实践某个充满潜力的非凡念头的机会。你不必为了实践那个小念头而等待大主意、总体规划的出现，或是等待同伴的赞同。

　　That little thought or idea is the beginning of great things if you decide to follow it thought .

　　如果你下定决心坚持到底，那个小小的想法或念头就会是你成就伟大事业的开始。

1 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。

2 tempted   

v.怂恿（某人）干不正当的事；冒…的险（tempt的过去分词）

参考例句：

• I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
• I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。

3 yearned   

渴望，切盼，向往( yearn的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The people yearned for peace. 人民渴望和平。
• She yearned to go back to the south. 她渴望回到南方去。

4 realization   

n.实现；认识到，深刻了解

参考例句：

• We shall gladly lend every effort in our power toward its realization.我们将乐意为它的实现而竭尽全力。
• He came to the realization that he would never make a good teacher.他逐渐认识到自己永远不会成为好老师。

5 eluded   

v.（尤指机敏地）避开( elude的过去式和过去分词 )；逃避；躲避；使达不到

参考例句：

• The sly fox nimbly eluded the dogs. 那只狡猾的狐狸灵活地躲避开那群狗。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The criminal eluded the police. 那个罪犯甩掉了警察的追捕。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 awakened   

v.（使）醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）觉醒；弄醒；（使）意识到

参考例句：

• She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 thereby   

adv.因此，从而

参考例句：

• I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市，因此对它不怎么熟悉。
• He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民，因而得到了投票权。

8 jigsaw   

n.缕花锯，竖锯，拼图游戏；vt.用竖锯锯，使互相交错搭接

参考例句：

• A jigsaw puzzle can keep me absorbed for hours.一副拼图就能让我沉醉几个小时。
• Tom likes to work on jigsaw puzzles,too.汤姆也喜欢玩拼图游戏。

9 nurtured   

养育( nurture的过去式和过去分词 )； 培育； 滋长； 助长

参考例句：

• She is looking fondly at the plants he had nurtured. 她深情地看着他培育的植物。
• Any latter-day Einstein would still be spotted and nurtured. 任何一个未来的爱因斯坦都会被发现并受到培养。