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It is perhaps human nature to be drawn towards fame and wealth. Yet, as Alex Haley points out through his own experience, in order to become successful, one must learn to struggle in the Shadowland of dreams—a deep forest that can swallow up those who swing and hesitate. Only the determined stand a chance of making it.
追逐名利或許是人類(lèi)的天性。但是，就像亞歷克斯·哈利通過(guò)自己的親身經(jīng)歷指出的一樣，一個(gè)人要想成功，必須要學(xué)會(huì)在夢(mèng)想的陰影里努力前行——這片漆黑的森林能夠吞噬那些搖擺不定、猶豫不決的人。只有那些意志堅(jiān)定的人才有機(jī)會(huì)成功。
The Shadowland of Dreams
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Alex Haley
亞歷克斯·哈利
Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there's a difference between "being a writer" and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at the type-writer. "You've got to want to write," I say to them, "not want to be a writer."
很多年輕人告訴我，他們想當(dāng)作家。我總是鼓勵(lì)這些人，但我也會(huì)解釋?zhuān)爱?dāng)作家”和寫(xiě)作是有區(qū)別的。在多數(shù)情況下，這些人是在夢(mèng)想名利，而不是在打字機(jī)前獨(dú)自度過(guò)漫長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間。我對(duì)他們說(shuō)，“你得渴望寫(xiě)作，而不是渴望當(dāng)作家。”
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune, there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. Even those who succeed often know long periods of neglect and poverty. I did.
孤獨(dú)、冷清、低薪，這就是寫(xiě)作的現(xiàn)實(shí)寫(xiě)照。幸運(yùn)之神會(huì)眷顧一些作家，但數(shù)以千計(jì)的人心中的渴望永遠(yuǎn)無(wú)法滿(mǎn)足。就算是成功者，大多也曾長(zhǎng)期無(wú)人問(wèn)津、窮困潦倒，包括我。
