佚名/Anonymous

　　To 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 grandest dreams will evaporate into the ether when left unnurtured in the misty realms 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 heed 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 bets and always won. One week he'd bet 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? Ay, you're patient, aren't you? You could be waiting forever, you know. Time is an illusion. 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.

　　想赢得伟大的事业，你一定要有伟大的梦想。然而，光有梦想是行不通的，你一定要相信自己的梦想能够实现，更为重要的是你要为之付诸实践。没有行动，即使最宏伟的梦想也会消失得无影无踪，在头脑的迷雾中无依无靠。

　　你有成为梦想者的勇气吗？做好独自实现梦想的准备吧。梦想者在已知和未知之间架设桥梁。当你怀揣着梦想在现实中翩翩起舞时，那些听不见音乐的人可能会认为你是个傻瓜。不要在乎那些会扼杀你梦想的人。渺小的人一直扼杀梦想；伟大的人会激励你，你也可以变得伟大。

　　是否担心没有实现梦想的条件？那就去创造条件！摄取你头脑中所期盼的精神食粮。

　　有一个人养了两只狗。每到周末他都会让两只狗进行比赛，他把比赛结果当做赌注，并且每次都赢。这个星期他在黑狗身上下注，黑狗就会赢。下个星期他在白狗身上下注，看到黑狗上周赢了的人都会在黑狗身上下注，但这次白狗会赢。为什么？每周他想让哪只狗赢，就会给那只狗特别丰盛的食物，而只给另一只狗勉强度日的食物。吃得好的狗比另一只狗身体强壮，所以总是会赢。

　　你的意志也是一样：意志的坚定或薄弱在于你给它的食物。精神食粮可以给予你成功实现梦想所需的自信、勇气、知识和方向，或者让你无法得到它们。你可以使自己意志坚定，也可以使自己意志薄弱，选择权在你自己手中，而且这是你每天都要做的选择。

　　你是否一直在等待实现梦想的恰当时机？是否在等待实现梦想的优异环境？或是在等待实现梦想的合适机会？哎，你太有耐心了，不是吗？要知道，你可能会等一辈子。时间只是一种幻觉；环境是你创造的；机会是等待你邀请的暗示，它不会突然降临并大声宣布自己的到来。

　　现在就是恰当的时间，当你采取行动，环境就会改变；机会要由你来创造。那么你还在等什么？

　　想知道自己是否发挥了最大潜能的方式就是：如果你还活着，答案就是否定的。

　　evaporate[i?v?p?reit]v.蒸发；失去水分；消失

　　Cooling off the ice than water droplets evaporate easily.

　　冷却的水滴比冰晶容易蒸发。

　　realm[relm]n.王国；领域

　　He was banished from the realm.

　　他被驱逐出境。

　　heed[hi:d]n.注意；留心；听从

　　He didn't heed my advice.

　　他没有听从我的忠告。

　　illusion[i?lu:??n]n.幻觉；错觉；错误的信仰（或观念）

　　I have no illusion of his ability.

　　我对他的能力不存在幻想。

　　没有行动，即使最宏伟的梦想也会消失得无影无踪，在头脑的迷雾中无依无靠。

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　　当你采取行动，环境就会改变；机会要由你来创造。

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　　想知道自己是否发挥了最大潜能的方式就是：如果你还活着，答案就是否定的。

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　　You can build your mind up or tear it down.

　　build up：逐步建立；增进

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　　Circumstances change when you take action.

　　take action：采取行动；进行活动；提起诉讼

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