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One of my colleagues had his life completely upended as a result of the Chinese Cultural Revolution in 1966.
我有一位同事，因為中國1966年的文化大革命，他的人生徹底顛覆了。
At age 13, his parents were relocated to the countryside,
在他13歲那年，他的父母被下放農村，
the schools were closed and he was left alone in Beijing to fend for himself until 16, when he got a job in a clothing factory.
學校關閉了，而他獨自在北京謀生，直到16歲，他在服裝廠找到了一份工作。
But instead of accepting his fate, he made a resolution that he would continue his formal education.
與其接受命運，他決心不如繼續(xù)完成學業(yè)。
Eleven years later, when the political landscape changed, he heard about a highly selective university admissions test.
11年后，政治版圖改變了，他聽說了一個競爭相當激烈的大學入學考試。
He had three months to learn the entire curriculum of middle and high school.
他只有3個月來學習整個初中以及高中的課程。
So, every day he came home from the factory, took a nap, studied until 4am,
于是，每天他從工廠回家后，先睡一小覺，然后學習到凌晨四點，
went back to work and repeated this cycle every day for three months. He did it, he succeeded.
回去工廠工作，就這樣日復一日過了整整三個月。他做到了，他成功了。
His commitment to his education was unwavering, and he never lost hope.
他繼續(xù)求學的決心非常堅定，也從未放棄希望。
Today, he holds a master's degree, and his daughters each have degrees from Cornell and Harvard.
今天，他擁有了碩士學位，他的兩個女兒則分別畢業(yè)于康奈爾大學和哈佛大學。
Scrappers are propelled by the belief that the only person you have full control over is yourself.
“拳擊手”被信念推動向前進，相信只有自己才能掌握自己的命運。
When things don't turn out well, Scrappers ask, "What can I do differently to create a better result?"
當事情發(fā)展并不盡如人意，“拳擊手”會問，“我能做些什么別的來創(chuàng)造一個更好的結果？”
Scrappers have a sense of purpose that prevents them from giving up on themselves,
“拳擊手”有目標意識，永不放棄自己，
kind of like if you've survived poverty, a crazy father and several muggings, you figure,
如果你從貧窮，瘋狂的父親和數次被搶劫的經歷中存活下來，你會覺得，
"Business challenges? -- Really? Piece of cake. I got this."
“商業(yè)挑戰(zhàn)？--這還算事兒嗎？太簡單了。我能搞定。”
