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1、55.It'snevertooLateforSuccess成功不分早晚1.YouandyourparentscanstopworryingPasteur,Edison,Darwinandlotsmorewerefarfrombeinggeniuses(天才)intheirteens(十几岁).1.你和父母不用再忧虑了,因为巴斯德、爱迪生、达尔文以及无数的名人在他们十儿岁时都不是天才。2.Historybooksseldommention(很少提到)it,butthetruthisthatmanyofourgreatestfigureswere
2、lessthaninspiring(鼓舞人心的)whentheywereteenagers-Theyweregivento(沉溺于)daydreaming,indecision,hebetude(plaindullness),andtheyshowednopromiseofbeinggreat・2.历史书避之不谈,但毋庸置疑的事实是:许许多多的伟人在少年时期根本没有展现出令人振奋的天赋。他们喜欢想入非非、优柔寡断、反应迟钝,没有表现出任何伟人的潜质。3・So,ifyousufferfrom(忍受)thesamesymptoms,don"tdespair
3、.Theworldwasbuiltbymenandwomenwhoseparentsworriedthattheywoulduneveramountto4hi11ofbeans.”Youdon,theartoomuchabouttheirearlyfailurebecauseparentsprefertocitemoreinspiringexamples.3.如果你也有上述困扰,并为此烦恼不己,请不要绝望。这个世界就是由那些父母们担心会一事无成的男男女女组成的。你之所以没有听过他们曾经的失败,是因为挂在他们父母嘴边的总是那些令人鼓舞的事例。4.AMan
4、TheyDon"tTellYouabout4.那个他们不愿意告诉你的人5・Ifyoutakepianolessonsandyouraltitudeloward(对…白勺态度)practicingismarkedby(以…为特点)laziness,yourparentsmightjustlycomplain(抱怨)andflaunt(炫燿)beforeyouthefamouspictureof1ittleMozartinhisruff1ed(有褶边的)nightshirt(男士长睡衣),playingthepianoatmidnightintheatti
5、c.Butthepointis(问题在于),yourparentswou1dnotshowyouapictureofacertainpartywhonevershowedawhitofinterestinmusicduringhisformativeyears(形成期)•Tnfacthenevershowedtalentinanydirectionwhatever.Finallyputtostudying1aw,hebarelypassedhisfinalexams.Ttwasnotunti1hewas22thathesuddenlybecamefir
6、edwithagreatpassionfor(对勺强烈爱好)music,andhisnamewasPeterIlichTchaikovsky・5.如果你在学习钢琴,而且被认为疏于练习,态度懒惰,父母可能会对你抱怨并且夸奖那张著名照片中穿着褶边睡衣在午夜的阁楼上弹琴的小莫扎特。但问题是,你的父母绝不会给你看另一类人的照片,他在成长期内从未展露出一点点对音乐的兴趣。事实上,无论在哪个方而都没有显示出任何天赋。最后,送他去学法律,结业成绩也只是勉强过关。直到22岁时他才忽然焕发出对音乐的巨大热情,他的名字就是柴可夫斯基。6・Inthesciences,the
7、rehavebeenhundredsofgcniuses(天才)whoaimedstraightatthegoalfromearliestyears,andhimdredswhoshowednoaptitudeatall.ThereweretheteenageMayobrothers1,whoactuallyassisted(tfrU)theirfatherinhiscrude(粗糙的)countryoperatingroom.Ontheotherhand,HarveyCushing,oneoftheworld"sgreatestbrainsurgeo
8、ns(月沟夕卜不I•医生),mighthavebecomeaprofessionalballp