英语美文：马上行动，梦想才会实现

　　DreamsTo accomplish great things, you must dream great dreams. But dreaming alone isn’t enough, you must believe in your dreams and you must act. Without action, even the most grand of dreams evaporate¹ into the ether when left unnurtured in the misty² realms³ of the mind.

　　Do you dare to be a dreamer? Prepare to go it alone. Dreamers build bridges between the known and the unknown. As you dance your dreams into reality, those who can’t hear the music may think you a fool. Pay no heed⁵ to those who would kill your dreams, small minds always do that. Great minds will encourage you that you can become great too.

　　Afraid you haven’t got what it takes? Then get it! Feed your mind the mental food it hungers for.

　　There was a dog breeder who had two dogs that raced every weekend. He took bets⁶ and always won. One week he’d bet⁴ on his black dog, and the black dog would win. The next week he’d bet on the white dog, and folks seeing the black dog win the week before would bet, but this time the white dog would win. Why? One week he’d feed the dog he wanted to win a grand diet, and just give the other dog enough to survive. The dog that was well fed was stronger and would always win the race.

　　Your mind is the same way; it grows stronger or weaker with what you feed it. The diet of the mind is what gives you the confidence, courage, knowledge, and the direction you need to succeed in your dreams, or keep you from them. You can build your mind up or tear it down. The choice is yours and you make it every day.

　　Have you been waiting for the right time to reach for your dreams? Have you been waiting for the right circumstances to reach for your dreams? Have you been waiting for the right opportunity to reach for dreams? My, you’re patient, aren’t you? You could be waiting forever, you know. Time is an illusion⁷. Circumstances are what you make them. Opportunity is a whisper that waits for your invitation, it doesn’t burst in and shout its arrival.

　　Now is the right time. Circumstances change when you take action. Opportunity is yours for the making. So what are you really waiting for?

　　Here’s how you’ll know if you’ve become all you can be: If you’re alive, you haven’t.

　　辅助阅读：

　　若想做成大事，必须有伟大的梦想。但光有梦想是不行的，你还必须对自己的梦想有信心并付诸行动。

　　你是不是一直在等待合适的时间、合适的环境、合适的机会去实现你的梦想?你有足够的耐心，你知道你能一直等下去。但时间是一种虚幻，环境要靠自己去创造，而机会更不会大声通知它的到来，它只是等待着你的邀请的轻声耳语。所以，现在就是合适的时间;当你付诸行动，环境就会改变;机会是自己创造的。那么，你还在等什么呢?

1 evaporate   

vi.蒸发，挥发，消失；vt.使蒸发，使挥发

参考例句：

• Clearly,the star wars problem was not going to evaporate.显然，星球大战问题并没有不了了之。
• It will evaporate like a spirit.它将来总要像幽灵一样化成云烟。

2 misty   

adj.雾蒙蒙的，有雾的

参考例句：

• He crossed over to the window to see if it was still misty.他走到窗户那儿，看看是不是还有雾霭。
• The misty scene had a dreamy quality about it.雾景给人以梦幻般的感觉。

3 realms   

n.领域( realm的名词复数 )；范围；王国；国度

参考例句：

• The research has opened up new realms for investigation. 这一研究开拓了新的探讨领域。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The euro has moved from the realms of theory into reality. 欧元已由理论变成了现实。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

5 heed   

v.注意，留意；n.注意，留心

参考例句：

• You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。
• For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。

6 bets   

v.敢说，八成儿( bet的第三人称单数 )；打赌(on,against,with)；敢断定；敢说

参考例句：

• Place your bets now—the race begins in half an hour! 现在可以下赌注——赛事于半小时后开始。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• But he did not enter all the losing bets in the accounts-book. 但输家交来的赠金，他并不全部登记入册。 来自辞典例句

7 illusion   

n.幻想，错误的观念，错觉，幻觉，假象

参考例句：

• The sun appears to go round the Earth,but it's an illusion.太阳看起来好像绕着地球转，但这只是个错觉。
• They were under the illusion that the company was doing well.他们误以为该公司生意很好。