第218期:學會真正的放棄

今天分享的是一個勵志故事。

重點詞彙
confuse vt. 使混亂；使困惑
instrument n. 儀器；工具；樂器；手段；器械
enthusiasm n. 熱心，熱忱，熱情

When you try too hard but you don't succeed; when despite all your efforts you don't get the results you need, give up and move on. Drop it like it's hot, and run in the opposite direction as fast as you can.
當你竭盡全力還是沒有成功的時候，當你付出所有努力還是沒有得到想要結果的時候，放棄吧，然後繼續前行！扔掉這塊燙手山芋，以你最快的速度逃離它。
Baffled? What is wrong with giving up?
感到困惑嗎？放棄又有什麼錯呢？
Oh yes, we all have been trained and conditioned to work hard to achieve our dreams, and that is a good thing.
是的，我們都曾經被教導要努力才能實現我們的夢想，那是一件好事。
The problem arises when all these inspirational quotes start confusing us.
但是當這些勵志名言把我們弄糊塗的時候，問題就出現了。
These messages tell people not to give up, but they don't tell you that it should only apply to your true dreams.
這些名言告訴人們不要放棄，但是卻並沒有告訴你那隻適用於你真正的夢想。
They tell one to "try and try again" until they succeed, but that amount of effort should only be put toward what you really want in life and one should never quit at what they think to be their life's purpose.
它們告訴人們要“一次又一次地嘗試”直到成功，但是那樣的努力應該只用來得到你人生中最想得到的東西、以及無論人生目標是什麼也決定不會放棄的東西。
The rest is all just there to confuse you, distract you, give you a headache, heartache and depress you, so don't let it.
其餘的一切都只是爲了迷惑你、讓你分心、使你頭疼、令你心痛、逼你抑鬱，所以不要讓它得逞。
If you suck at piano and you know it's because you don't even like the instrument, give it up.
如果你鋼琴彈不好，而你也知道是因爲自己不喜歡鋼琴，那就放棄吧。
If no matter how hard you study you can hardly score an above average grade, don't worry, your talent lies somewhere else. Not everybody is an A-student.
如果不管你多麼努力地學習，也很難取得平均以上分數的話，不要擔心，你的才能不在這方面。不是每個人都是好學生。
If you always end up burning the chocolate cake you are trying to bake, maybe it is because you were born to buy one and not make one. Quit baking.
如果你總是把巧克力蛋糕烤成黑炭，也許那是因爲你本來就應該買一個，而不是自己做一個。別再烤蛋糕啦。
Are you the worst performer on your sales team, and even the interns are better than you are? It's because you were not supposed to be a sales person, you were meant to be a DJ.
你是銷售團隊裏業績最差的嗎？即使實習生都比你做得好？那是因爲你本來就不應該做銷售員，你應該當個DJ。
Try to recognize your talent, your ability and your skills. Find out what you are good at, what makes you happy and then work on it.
試着認識你的才能、你的能力和你的技能。找出你擅長的東西、使你快樂的東西，然後不斷努力。
If you do, no one would have to tell you or inspire you to not give up because when you love something, you keep trying until you get it right and the enthusiasm flows from within.
如果你這樣做了，沒有人會來告訴你或鼓勵你絕不要放棄，因爲當你喜歡某件事情的時候，你會一直嘗試直到做對它，而這種熱情是發自你內心的。
Don't worry about what people will say or think, it's your life, you have to live it and you have to be your own boss.
不要擔心人們會說什麼或想什麼，這是你自己的生活，你必須活下去，你必須成爲自己的主宰。

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