Lesson 3 Nine to Five
第三課 朝九晚五
The Road to Success
成功之路
As a child, Wang Junyan never dreamed of becoming a famous person on TV.
孩提時,王君燕從未夢想過成為一名著名的電視人。
"I never thought about going on TV
“我從來沒想過從事電視工作,
because my family didn't even have one until I was in junior high school!" she explained.
因為直到上初中我家才有了一臺電視機。”她解釋說。
Now Wang Junyan is the presenter for Universe TV's news programmes.
現在王君燕是環球電視新聞節目的主持人。
I asked her how she had achieved success
我問她是怎樣獲得成功的,
and she told me that being curious, working hard, and believing in what was true
她告訴我,好奇心、努力以及相信事實,
made her the success she is today.
造就了她今天的成功。
"It was my mother who taught me to be curious.
“是母親教我對事物充滿好奇心。
She had a great love of everything in the universe
她熱愛宇宙萬物,
and she taught me to be interested in mankind and nature,
她教我對人類和自然感興趣,
everything from plants to insects," Junyan told me.
包括從植物到昆蟲的一切事物,”君燕告訴我。
"We would look in old nests to find birds' feathers
“我們會翻看舊鳥巢,尋找小鳥的羽毛,
and we would even turn over stones to look at the little creatures there.
我們甚至會翻開石頭看那些小動物。
I loved doing that," remembered Junyan.
我喜歡那樣做。”君燕回憶說。
She said, "My mother was a strong character.
她說,“我母親是個堅強的人。
Although there were lots of difficulties to overcome, she never let her problems defeat her.
雖然生活中會碰到種種困難,但是她從不被困難所打倒。
She worked extremely hard to support me through school and during my time at Fudan University in Shanghai.
她非常辛苦地工作,來資助我上學和在上海復旦大學的日子。
Her attitude towards life will never stop influencing my thoughts and actions."
她對生活的態度會永遠影響我的想法和行為。”
After graduating from university, Wang Junyan became a reporter for a local newspaper.
大學畢業之后,王君燕成為了一家當地報紙的記者。
She said she chose to be a journalist
她說她選擇做一名記者
because it is important that people grasp what is going on around them.
是因為人們能了解周圍發生的事情是很重要的。