新视野大学英语读写教程第四册(第二版)课文翻译uint-1

新视野大学英语读写教程第四册(第二版)课文翻译uint-1

Curiously enough, it is those who fail that reap the greatest reward: freedom!

奇怪的是，收获最大的恰恰是失败者。他们收获了自由！

They enjoy the freedom to express themselves in unique and original ways without fear of losing the support of fans.

他们可以自由地表达，独辟蹊径，不落窠臼，不用担心失去崇拜者的支持。

Failed artists may find comfort in knowing that many great artists never found fame until well after they had passed away or in knowing that they did not sell out.

失败的艺术家寻求安慰时，可以想想许多伟大的艺术家都是过世多年以后才成名，或是他们没有出卖自己。

They may justify their failure by convincing themselves their genius is too sophisticated for contemporary audiences.

他们也可以为自己的失败辩解：自己的才华实在过于高深，不是当代听众或观众所理解得了的。

Single-minded artists who continue their quest for fame even after failure might also like to know that failure has motivated some famous people to work even harder to succeed.

那些失败了却仍不肯放弃的顽固派也许会乐于知道，某些名人曾经如何越挫越勇，直至成功。

Thomas Wolfe, the American novelist, had his first novel Look Homeward, Angel rejected 39 times before it was finally published.

美国小说家托马斯·伍尔芙的第一本小说《向家乡看吧，安琪儿》被拒39次后，才最终得以出版。

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新视野大学英语读写教程第四册(第二版)课文翻译uint-1

Beethoven overcame his father, who did not believe that he had any potential as a musician, to become the greatest <43>musician in the world.

贝多芬战胜了父亲认为他毫无音乐家潜质的偏见，成为世界上最伟大的音乐家。

And Pestalozzi, the famous Swiss educator in the 19th century, failed at every job he ever had until he came upon the idea of teaching children and developing the fundamental theories to produce a new form of education.

19世纪瑞士著名教育家裴斯泰洛齐原先干的工作没有一件成功，直到他想到去教小孩子，并研究出一种新型教育模式的基础理论。

Thomas Edison was thrown out o school in the fourth grade, because he seemed to his teacher to be quite dull.

托马斯·爱迪生在四年级时被赶出了学校，因为老师觉得他似乎太迟钝。

Unfortunately for most people, however, failure is the end of their struggle, not the beginning.

但不幸的是，对大多数人而言，失败是奋斗的结束，而不是开始。

I say to those who <45>desperately seek fame and fortune: good luck.

对那些孤注一掷的追名逐利之徒，我要说：祝你们好运。

But alas, you may find that it was not what you wanted.

但是，遗憾的是，你会发现这不是你想得到的。

The dog who catches his tail discovers that it is only a tail.

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狗自逐其尾所得到的只是一条尾巴而已。

The person who achieves success often discovers that it does more harm than good.

获得成功的人常常发现成功对他来说弊大于利。

So instead of trying so hard to achieve success, try to be happy with who you are and what you do.

所以要为真实的你、为自己的所为感到高兴，而不是拼命去获得成功。

Try to do work that you can be proud of.

做那些你为之感到骄傲的事情。

Maybe you won't be famous in your own lifetime, but you may create better art.

可能在有生之年你默默无闻，但你可能创作了更好的艺术。

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