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And then, of course, another excuse: "Well, I would do this, I would do this, but, but -- well, after all, I'm not weird.
然后，當然，另外一個借口：“嗯，我會做這個，我會做這個，但是，但是，嗯，畢竟，我不是個怪人。
Everybody knows that people who pursue their passions are somewhat obsessive.
每個人都知道那些追尋自己夢想的人都多少有點強迫癥。
A little strange. Hmm? Hmm? Okay? You know, a fine line between madness and genius.
有點奇怪。嗯？嗯？好吧？你知道的，瘋子和天才一線之隔。
"I'm not weird. I've read Steven J.'s biography. Oh my goodness -- I'm not that person.
我不是個怪人。我讀過Steven J的傳記。我的天吶。我不是那種人。
I am nice. I am normal. I'm a nice, normal person, and nice, normal people -- don't have passion."
我是好人。我是正常人。我是正常的好人，而且正常的好人沒有夢想。
"Ah, but I still want a great career. I'm not prepared to pursue my passion, so I know what I'm going to do, because I have a solution.
啊。但是我還是想要成就偉業。我還沒準備好去追尋夢想，所以我知道我要做什么，因為我有辦法。
I have a strategy. It's the one Mommy and Daddy told me about.
我有策略。就是爸爸媽媽告訴過我的那個。
Mommy and Daddy told me that if I worked hard, I'd have a good career.
爸爸媽媽告訴我說如果我努力工作，我會有個不錯的事業。
So, if you work hard and have a good career, if you work really, really, really hard, you'll have a great career.
所以，如果你努力工作，而且有個不錯的事業，如果你工作特別特別特別努力，你就能成就偉業。
Doesn't that, like, mathematically make sense?"
這在數學上不是也成立么？”
Hmm. Not. But you've managed to talk yourself into that.
嗯...不是的。但是你還是讓自己信了這話。
You know what? Here's a little secret: You want to work? You want to work really, really, really hard? You know what? You'll succeed.
你知道么？這有一個小秘密。你想工作？你想工作特別特別特別努力？你知道么？你會成功的。
The world will give you the opportunity to work really, really, really, really hard.
這個世界會給你機會去工作得特別特別特別努力。
But, are you so sure that that's going to give you a great career, when all the evidence is to the contrary?
但是你就那么確信這能讓你成就偉業，即使所有的證據都指向另一邊？
