友情提醒：本文略長，看不完的可以先收藏起來，有時間後一點一點看，相信您，看完後一定有所收穫
If you don’t build your dream someone will hire you to help build theirs. – Tony Gaskins
如果你不建立你的夢想，有人會僱傭你來幫助建立他們的夢想——託尼·加斯金斯
If you want something you have never had, you must be willing to do something you have never done.
如果你想擁有自己從未有過的東西，那就必須願意去完成從未做過的事情。
What does that mean?
那是什麼意思？
This quote is about your future, and what your plans for it might be. If you have no specific plan, or aren’t working on your dreams, what will you be doing?
這句話是關於你的未來，以及你的計劃。如果你沒有具體的計劃，或者沒有實現你的夢想，你會做什麼？
According to this quote, you’ll probably be working on the dream of someone else. While that’s not improper, illegal, or fattening, you could be working on your dream instead. Or better yet, if at all possible, work on both at the same time.
根據這句話，你很可能正在為別人的夢想而努力。雖然這不是不正當的，非法的，或肥胖，你可以工作，而不是你的夢想。或者更好的是，如果可能的話，兩個都要同時進行。
But why wouldn’t you be working, at least part time, on your dreams? Do you not have anything that motivates you enough to overcome your tendency to procrastinate? Are you uncertain how to get there, and stuck in analysis paralysis? That’s not good, is it?
但你為什麼不努力，至少是兼職，實現你的夢想呢？你是否沒有足夠的動力來克服拖延的傾向？你不知道怎麼去那裡，而且陷入分析癱瘓？那不好，是嗎？
Why is having a dream important?
為什麼有夢想很重要？
Dreams are what give us the drive to get things done. A dream is what gets us up off the couch and doing things we might not otherwise want to do. For some people, work is what they do to earn the money to use in the chasing of their dreams.
夢想讓我們有動力去完成事情。夢想是讓我們從沙發上起來，做一些本來不想做的事情。對有些人來說，工作就是為了掙錢用來追逐夢想。
Or, perhaps, they’re using it to hire others to build their dream for them. We don’t always have the talent to realize our dreams. Sometimes you have to hire it out to those with the skills. Most of us don’t learn to fly just to go on vacation, we pay someone else to do that for us, and go along for the ride.
或者，也許，他們用它來僱傭其他人為他們建立夢想。我們並不總是有能力實現我們的夢想。有時候你得把它租給有技能的人。我們大多數人不是為了度假才學飛的，我們花錢請別人幫我們飛，然後一起去兜風。
The pilot has a job, but most of them are there because they love to fly. They get paid to do their job, but their job is also part of their dream. In this way, they get to build their dream, while being paid to do what they love. Wouldn’t that be great?
飛行員有工作，但他們中的大多數人在那裡是因為他們喜歡飛行。他們的工作是有報酬的，但他們的工作也是他們夢想的一部分。這樣，他們可以建立自己的夢想，同時得到報酬做自己喜歡的事。那不是很好嗎？
Where can I apply this in my life?
在我的生活中，我在哪裡可以應用這個？
Well, if you’re a pilot, you’re probably already living the dream. The rest of us will have to work a little harder to make it work. What is your ultimate dream? I’d prefer an active dream, not just sitting on a beach somewhere. That gets old after a few years. What then?
好吧，如果你是飛行員，你可能已經實現了夢想。我們其他人要努力一點才能成功。你的終極夢想是什麼？我寧願做一個積極的夢，而不僅僅是坐在沙灘上。幾年後就老了。那又怎樣？
The first step in this process would be to recognize how many dreams we actually have. Think of all the things you really love to do, or would love to learn to do. Consider all the different parts of your life where you have dreams or aspirations.
這一過程的第一步是認識到我們實際上有多少個夢想。想想所有你真正喜歡做的事情，或者想學著去做的事情。想想你生活中所有有夢想或抱負的地方。
What is your dream job? What kind of people are your dream friends? What social groups would you join, if you had the choice? Take a few moments and think about what you are interested in doing, where you want to go, and the people with whom you’d like to do these things.
你夢想的工作是什麼？你夢寐以求的朋友是什麼樣的人？如果你有選擇的話，你會加入哪些社會團體？花點時間想想你對做什麼感興趣，想去哪裡，想和誰一起做這些事情。
Grab some paper and write down all of these things. Try to get something from all the different parts of your life, including hobbies and other distractions, as well as skill sets, places, and improvements you’d like to make to your life. Make as big a list as you want.
拿些紙把這些東西都寫下來。試著從你生活的各個方面得到一些東西，包括興趣愛好和其他分散注意力的事情，以及你想要對你的生活做出的技能、地點和改進。列一張你想要的大單子。
Now for a little reality check. What would you have to do to get from where you are to where you want to be? The distance isn’t as important as your motivation. If you’re willing to do what it takes to get from here to there, you can keep it on the list.
現在來看看現實情況。從你現在的位置到你想去的地方，你需要做什麼？距離不如你的動機重要。如果你願意盡一切努力從這裡到那裡，你可以把它放在清單上。
If you don’t believe you can do it, or won’t do the work necessary to make the dream come true, put a single line through it. Who knows, you may change your mind later on and come back to wanting it. You never know what will happen, what doors might open, or how your tastes might change.
如果你不相信自己能做到，或者不願意做實現夢想所必需的工作，那就用一句話來表達。誰知道呢，你以後可能會改變主意，又回來想要它。你永遠不知道會發生什麼，什麼門會打開，或者你的品味會如何改變。
Take a look at what is left on your list, and see if there are any patterns. Do you have some hobbies that are also part of your work, or could become your work? I happen to love playing with computers, but if that didn’t work out, working on cars would be another great way to earn a living.
看看你的清單上還有什麼，看看有沒有什麼模式。你是否有一些愛好也是你工作的一部分，或者可能成為你的工作？我碰巧喜歡玩電腦，但如果那不成功的話，開汽車將是另一個謀生的好方法。
What do you do, or could you do, that might help you build your dreams? Can you hire anyone else to help make things happen? Hire a travel agent to make arrangements? Hire an airline to fly you there? Hire a baggage company to make your luggage?
你做什麼，或者你能做什麼，這可能幫助你建立你的夢想？你能僱其他人來幫忙嗎？請旅行社安排一下？僱一家航空公司送你去那兒？請一家行李公司幫你做行李？
None of these things need to be custom or made to order, it can be regular commercial flight or off-the-shelf bags. My point is you didn’t have to do it, you had someone else help you build your dream. That is part of the beauty of the quote, to me. You work on your dream, and enlist others to help as well.
這些東西都不需要定製或定做，可以是普通的商業航班或現成的行李。我的意思是你不必這麼做，你有別人幫你建立你的夢想。對我來說，這是這句名言之美的一部分。你為自己的夢想而努力，並爭取他人的幫助。
Anything you are willing to work for can happen. But your dream needs to be bigger than the obstacles. How hard are you willing to work for your dreams? Or will you settle to working on the dreams of others?
任何你願意為之工作的事情都有可能發生。但你的夢想需要比障礙更大。你願意為你的夢想而努力嗎？或者你願意為別人的夢想而努力嗎？
If you don't build your dream, someone will hire you to build theirs.
想象一個新的故事，然後開始生活。
Image a new story for your life and start living it.
為你的生命想一個全新劇本，並去傾情出演吧!
閱讀更多 英語學習閣 的文章
