"He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, ‘See me after class.’"

　　“他花了好大心血把報告完成，第二天交給了老師。兩天后他拿回了報告，第一頁上打了一個又紅又大的F，旁邊還寫了一行字：下課后來見我。”

　　"The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, ‘Why did I receive an F?’"

　　“腦中充滿幻想的他下課后帶著報告去找老師：‘為什么給我不及格？’”

　　"The teacher said, ‘This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later you'll have to pay large stud fees. There's no way you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher added, ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’"

　　“老師回答道：‘你年紀輕輕，不要老做白日夢。你沒錢，沒家庭背景，什么都沒有。蓋座農場可是個花錢的大工程；你要花錢買地、花錢買純種馬匹、花錢照顧它們。你別太好高騖遠了。’他接著又說：‘如果你肯重寫一個比較不離譜的愿望，我會重新給你打分。’”

　　"The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.’"

　　“這男孩回家后反復思量了好幾次，然后征詢父親的意見。父親只是告訴他：‘兒子，這是非常重要的決定，你必須自己拿定主意。’”