双语：成功不拼学历

2013-02-19 00:00:00来源：沪江英语网

　　One time or another, you’ve had the thought running through your head that if you only knew more you would be more successful in life.

　　有时候有个想法会闪过脑海：你只有知道的越多，人生才会更成功。

　　It’s only natural that you think knowing more will make you more successful. Perhaps another degree, a conference, or a DVD business series is what you need to turn your situation around.

　　你觉得“懂得越多越成功”再自然不过了。也许另一个学位、一场会议或商战系列DVD就能让你反转境况。

　　It’s frustrating.Because the more you learn, the less you feel like you’re becoming successful.

　　现实令人沮丧。因为你学得更多，你就越不会觉得自己成功。

　　That’s because, despite what you hear about success, it has very little to do with formal education. How much you know doesn’t really matter.Some of the most successful people did it without all the education:

　　这是因为，虽然你听过关于成功的种种说法，但成功很少和正规教育有关。你懂得多少并不重要。最成功的人中有些人没受过教育，却依然成功了：

　　Steve Jobsstayed in college for only six months. His breakthroughinventions in mobile technology and movie animationare perhaps the greatest business marvel of the last fifty years.

　　史蒂夫·乔布斯只上了6个月大学。他在移动技术和电影动画的突破性发明也许是过去50年中最大的商业奇迹。

　　William Shakespearedropped out of middle school. He would later create almost 2,000 English words and write the most famous literaryworks.

　　威廉·莎士比亚中学辍学。他后来创造了近2000个英语单词，并且写了最有名的文学作品。

　　Henry Fordhad no college education at all. He went on to reinventthe manufacturing process and the entire automobile industry.

　　亨利·福特根本没有大学文凭。他改进了制作业生产过程和整个汽车行业。

　　Albert Einsteinwas a high school dropoutand failed his university entrance exams. He came up with the Theory of Relativity, published 300 scientific papers, won a Nobel Prize, and is considered the greatest mind of the twentieth century.

　　爱因斯坦高中辍学，也没考上大学。他提出了相对论，发表了300篇科学论文，获得了诺贝尔奖，被认为是二十世纪最伟大的人。

　　Horace Greeleyhad no schoolingat all. He would later become a Congressman, and today is considered one the most influentialjournalistsin American history.

　　霍勒斯·格里利没受过任何教育。他后来成为国会议员，如今被认为是美国历史上最有影响力的记者。

　　Success isn’t really about how much you know.What matters is what you do.

　　成功与你知道多少无关。重要的是你做了什么。

　　One of the greatest inventors the world has ever know explained success this way: “Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration.”Thomas Edison didn’t just say that; he lived it. He would attempt over 10,000 separate tries in creating the light bulb.

　　爱迪生是世界上最伟大的发明家之一，他是这样解释成功的：“天才是1％的灵感和99％的汗水。” 他并不只是说说，他实践了这句话。爱迪生在发明灯泡时试了10,000多次。

　　Some people probably thought he was crazy. And some will think you are too.Maybe you’re just on your way to doing something mind-blowingly amazing.

　　有些人可能认为他疯了。有些人也同样会这么评价你。也许你只是正在做什么惊天动地的事。

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