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想做和做到之間還隔著一段距離，父與子的對話揭示了兩代人不同的思維方式。
By Byron Pulsifer
青檸選 豐婕敏 譯
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“What are you doing today? ” “Not much.” “So what are you going to do today since you have the whole day to do whatever you want?” “I don’t know. Maybe I’ll play a few video games, watch some movies, and go and hang out with my friends at the mall later.” “I thought you were going to apply for a couple of colleges since you just finished high school?” “Na. I don’t have the smarts—I just can't seem to get into the whole study thing.” “Well have you ever really studied the right way? I mean studied with no distractions[1], no music, no TV on, and dedicated a specific amount of time?” “I’ve tried to do that but haven't been able to do it very often.” “Interesting. But, tried is not the same as doing it. You either do or you don’t. You cannot get anything in life no matter what you do if you only try. Would you want to hire yourself if you only tried to do what you wanted to get done.” “I suppose not.” “Think about it. If you were hired to pile a bunch of products in a certain way and you only tried to do it but didn’t, do you think you’d last very long at the job. I certainly wouldn’t pay you very long if you didn’t get the job done. There are lots of people to hire that CAN get the job done.” “Kinda mean[2] aren't you?” “That’s not being mean; that’s being truthful. Nobody wants to hire a person who just tries but can never get it done. If you are taught how to do something and know everything it takes to get the job done, and then only try but don’t use your training, what contribution do you actually make—none. Might as well do the job myself.” “I suppose.” “Suppose. That’s the same thing as trying. Do you agree with me or not?” “Yeah. I agree then.” “Okay. If you agree then you know the difference between trying and doing it. The same applies to studying. You either do it, or you don’t. There is no try. You have the potential to make a life that you want instead of just wasting it playing video games, or watching TV, or just hanging out. What kind of future will you have if you just do things that are easy to do but really add nothing to your life?” |
“你今天有什么安排嗎？” “沒什么安排。” “既然你有一整天的時間做你想做的事，那你準備做點什么呢？” “我不知道。可能玩玩電子游戲，看看電影，呆會兒出去和朋友到商場溜達溜達吧。” “我還以為你既然高中剛畢業，會準備去申請大學呢？” “哎呀，我可沒那個能耐——我就不是讀書的料?！?/p> “那你有沒有真正用正確方式學習過呢？沒有干擾，沒有音樂，不開電視，并且投入一定量的時間來學習？” “我盡量試著那樣做了，但還是經常做不到?！?/p> “有意思。但是，試圖和做到并不是一回事。你要么就做到，要么就做不到。如果你僅僅是嘗試，那么你這一輩子不管做什么，終將一無所獲。設想你是雇主，你會不會愿意雇傭你這種只是試著去做本該完成的事情的人。” “我想不會吧。” “試想一下。如果你的老板讓你把很多產品按一定的方式擺放好，而你只是試圖去做但沒做成，你覺得這份工作你還能干很久嗎？如果你完成不了的話，要是我的話肯定不愿意長期花錢雇你的。有的是人能把這工作做完，我完全可以去雇他們。” “你這樣有點不厚道吧？” “這不是不厚道，這是現實。沒人愿意雇一個只是想做但永遠也成不了事的人。如果你學了該怎么去做某事，而且也清楚地知道要怎樣完成這項工作，但是你就是不用上你的那些知識，只是試試而已，你實際有些什么貢獻——什么貢獻也沒。那這工作我還不如自己來做。” “我想是吧?！?/p> “你想是吧。這和你嘗試就是一碼事。你到底是同意我還是不同意？” “是的。那我同意。” “那好。如果你同意，那你就是知道了嘗試和做到之間的區別。學習亦然。你要么就學，要么不學。沒有試著學。你現在有這個可能性，去創造一種你想要的生活，而不是把生命浪費在玩電腦游戲，看電視，或者瞎逛上。你如果只是做這些簡單，但實際上對你的生活毫無益處的事情，會有什么前途？” （來源：英語學習雜志 編輯：中國日報網英語點津 陳丹妮） |
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Vocabulary: 1. distraction: 使人分心的事物 2. mean: 刻薄的，卑鄙的 |
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