評論
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Career Dreaming
職業(yè)夢
“I can envision you as a U.S. envoy to a small undeveloped country,” Tony said.
“我能想見你作為美國外交是這前往一個欠發(fā)達(dá)的小國家。”托尼說。
He was Andy's best friend He was proud of the fact that Andy's confidence by equating him with great people.
托尼是安迪最好的朋友。托尼以安迪是整個學(xué)校最優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生而自豪。
“You could be the equivalent of a hero in an epic.
“你還可以跟史詩中的英雄媲美。
You would make your classmates envious, and they'd have to erect a statue of you in front of the school.”
你可以讓你的同學(xué)羨慕你，而且他們會在校門前為你立一尊雕像。”
“Very funny,” Andy replied.
“真有趣。”安迪回答，
“But in fact, an envoy is an ephemeral job.
“但事實上，使者是一種短暫的工作，
He usually stays for one episode then he leaves.” Andy was a very smart boy.
他通常為處理一個事件而稍事停留。事畢，即離任回國。”安迪是個很聰明的孩子。
If you gave him the right equipment, he could accomplish anything. But he lacked confidence.
你如果給他必要的設(shè)備，他什么都能造出來，但他缺乏信心。
“Well, perhaps you'll be the doctor who stops the spread of epidemics,” Tony said,
“那么，也許你會成為一名能防止傳染病傳播的醫(yī)生，”托尼說，
“or the scientist who eradicates the AIDS virus.
“或者成為一位根除艾滋病病毒的科學(xué)家。
Since you like the outdoors, maybe you'll find a solution for soil erosion that will prevent the great rivers of the world from eroding their banks.”
因為你喜歡野外活動，也許你能找到辦法解決土壤侵蝕問題，那樣就可以防止世界上主要河流侵蝕其河岸的問題了。”
“Let's be a little more realistic, okay?” Andy said.
“我們還是更現(xiàn)實一點，好嗎？”安迪說，
“And let's be equitable and talk about you.
“讓我們公平些，談?wù)勀惆伞?/div>
You love math equations.
你對數(shù)學(xué)等式感興趣，
Perhaps you will force the scholars to erase earlier theories.
也許你會提出一個新的經(jīng)濟(jì)平衡理論，從而使學(xué)者們不得不摒棄先前的理論。
Or maybe you'll be an anthropologist who discovers exciting new fossils from the Pleistocene Epoch.”
或者也許你會發(fā)現(xiàn)更新時代一塊令人激動的新化石，成為一名人類學(xué)家。”
“Thanks for your attempt at equity,” Tony said,
“謝謝你給我公平待遇，”托尼說，
“but you really can't equate your intellect with mine.
“但你真的不能把你的才智與我的等同起來。
You are a dozen times smarter. I'm only good at one thing.”
你比我聰明得多。我只擅長于一件事。”
“What's that?” asked Andy.
“什么？”安迪問。
“Being a good public relations agent,” Tony replied.
“做一名優(yōu)秀的公關(guān)人員。”托尼說。
