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Bel Pesce: 5 ways to kill your dreams
All of us want to invent that game-changing product, launch that successful company, write that best-selling book. And yet so few of us actually do it. TED Fellow and Brazilian entrepreneur Bel Pesce breaks down five easy-to-believe myths that ensure your dream projects will never come to fruition.
我们都想发明改变游戏规则的产品，推出成功的公司，写畅销书。然而，我们当中很少有人真正做到。TED研究员和巴西企业家Bel Pesce打破了五个容易相信的神话，确保你的梦想项目永远不会实现。
game-changing
在很大程度上改变某一领域（例如商业活动）的条件的，改变游戏规则的
✏️New technology can create a game-changing shift in a market.
新技术可以对市场造成很大程度的变化。
break down
(对观点、陈述等) 分门别类
✏️The report breaks down the results region by region.
该报告将结果按地区一一分类。
easy-to-believe
很容易让人相信的
come to sth
达到（某一点或状态）
✏️And now I come to my main point.
现在我要谈谈我的主要看法。
✏️The war had just come to an end
战争刚刚结束。
come to nothing
（计划）失败，毫无结果
✏️So much effort and planning, and it's all come to nothing.
费了那么大劲儿，花了那么多心思，却一无所获。
fruition
实现；完成；取得成果
✏️None of his grand plans for a TV series ever came to fruition.
他拍摄一部电视连续剧的诸般伟大计划无一实现。
I dedicated the past two years to understanding how people achieve their dreams. When we think about the dreams we have, and the dent we want to leave in the universe, it is striking to see how big of an overlap there is between the dreams that we have, and projects that never happen.
我花了两年的时间去理解 人们如何实现他们的梦想。 说到我们的梦想、 我们想要在这个宇宙留下的痕迹， 让人吃惊的是 我们的梦想常常只是梦。
dedicate
奉献，献出（全部精力、时间等）
✏️He has dedicated his life to scientific research.
他把自己的一生都献给了科学研究工作。
✏️The new president said she would dedicate herself to protecting the rights of the sick and the homeless.
新任总统说她将致力于保护病人和无家可归者的权利。
✏️So I'm here to talk to you today about five ways how not to follow your dreams.
今天我在这里要讲的就是 5个如何毁灭梦想的办法。
dent
（物体表面上的）坑，凹陷
✏️a dent in the door of a car
车门上的凹陷
striking
异乎寻常的，惊人的；引人注目的
✏️She bears a striking resemblance to her mother.
她酷似她母亲。
✏️There's a striking contrast between what he does and what he says he does.
他的所作所为和他所说的话大相径庭。
✏️The library is a striking example of modern architecture.
这座图书馆是现代建筑的典范之作。
✏️There are striking similarities between the two cases.
两起案件之间有惊人的相似之处。
✏️Their production of Macbeth was the most visually striking performance I've ever seen.
他们制作的这部《麦克白》是我见过的版本中最具视觉冲击力的。
One: Believe in overnight success. You know the story, right? The tech guy built a mobile app and sold it very fast for a lot of money. You know, the story may seem real, but I bet it's incomplete. If you go investigate further, the guy has done 30 apps before and he has done a master's on the topic, a PhD. He has been working on the topic for 20 years.
第一：相信一夜成名。 你肯定听过这样的故事： 一个技术男开发了一个移动应用 并迅速转卖赚了很多钱。 这个故事可能是真的，但是很可能是不完整的。 如果你深入研究就发现， 这个人在之前已经开发了30个应用， 他有相关的硕士和博士学历， 他研究这个领域已经20年了。
overngiht
突然（的）；一夜之间（的）
✏️She became a star overnight.
她一夜之间成了明星。
✏️The book was an overnight success.
这本书一举获得成功。
bet
敢肯定
✏️[ + (that) ] I bet you (that) she's missed the bus.
我敢肯定她没赶上公共汽车。
✏️I bet (that) he won't come.
我敢肯定他不会来。
This is really interesting. I myself have a story in Brazil that people think is an overnight success. I come from a humble family, and two weeks before the deadline to apply for MIT, I started the application process. And, voilà! I got in. People may think it's an overnight success, but that only worked because for the 17 years prior to that, I took life and education seriously. Your overnight success story is always a result of everything you've done in your life through that moment.
这很有意思。 我自己本身在巴西也是一个“一夜成名”的故事。 我来自一个普通家庭， 麻省理工大学（MIT）申请截止日期两个星期前， 我开始申请。 哇啦，我被录取了！ 人们可能认为这是“一夜成名”， 但是这背后是我17年来 对生活和教育的执着努力。 “一夜成名”总是 你之前所有努力加起来的结果。
humble
普通的，不起眼的
✏️At that time she was just a humble mechanic.
那时她只是个不起眼的技工。
✏️humorous Welcome to our humble abode (= our home).
欢迎来到寒舍。
take sth/sb seriously
认真考虑；郑重对待
✏️The police have to take any terrorist threat seriously.
警方必须认真对待任何恐怖分子的威胁。
✏️You don't take anything seriously, do you? It's all one big joke to you.
你拿什么事都不当真，是吗？对你来说，什么都是儿戏。
✏️She's sick of being seen as a sex symbol and wants to be taken seriously as an actress.
她讨厌被人当成性感偶像，想让人认真地把她当成女演员。
✏️These young actors take themselves so seriously!
这些年轻演员太把自己当回事了！
Two: Believe someone else has the answers for you. Constantly, people want to help out, right? All sorts of people: your family, your friends, your business partners, they all have opinions on which path you should take: "And let me tell you, go through this pipe." But whenever you go inside, there are other ways you have to pick as well. And you need to make those decisions yourself. No one else has the perfect answers for your life. And you need to keep picking those decisions, right? The pipes are infinite and you're going to bump your head, and it's a part of the process.
第二：相信别人有你需要的答案。 人们总是很乐意帮助，对吗？ 各种各样的人，你的家人、朋友、商业伙伴，他们都觉得你应该这样或那样做。 “听我说，走这个管道。” 但是你进到里边，你还需做出其他的选择， 而你需要自己做出这些选择。 没有人能给你的人生提供完美的答案， 你自己需要做出决定，对吗？ 管道无穷无尽，你可能会磕到头， 这是这个过程的的一部分。
help out
帮助（某人）摆脱困境
✏️Her parents helped (her) out with a £500 loan.
她父母借给她500英镑救了急。
all sorts of
各种各样的
✏️They can read all sorts of books, and talk on all sorts of subjects.
他们读的书多，谈论的话题也多。
bump
（身体部位）碰上，撞上（硬物）
✏️I bumped my head on the shelf as I stood up.
我起身时头撞在了书架上。
Three, and it's very subtle but very important: Decide to settle when growth is guaranteed. So when your life is going great, you have put together a great team, and you have growing revenue, and everything is set -- time to settle. When I launched my first book, I worked really, really hard to distribute it everywhere in Brazil. With that, over three million people downloaded it, over 50,000 people bought physical copies. When I wrote a sequel, some impact was guaranteed. Even if I did little, sales would be OK. But OK is never OK. When you're growing towards a peak, you need to work harder than ever and find yourself another peak. Maybe if I did little, a couple hundred thousand people would read it, and that's great already. But if I work harder than ever, I can bring this number up to millions. That's why I decided, with my new book, to go to every single state of Brazil. And I can already see a higher peak. There's no time to settle down.
第三点不太明显但是很重要， 在一时的成功面前止步。 你的生活很不错， 你组建的团队很棒。 你们的收入持续增长，一切都很好—— 可以休息了。 在我出版了我的第一本书之后， 我非常努力在巴西到处宣传。 伴随我的努力，超过300万人下载了这本书， 超过5万人买了印刷版。 当我写续集的时候，影响力已经得到保障 即使我只付出一点点，销售量也应该还可以。 但是还可以是永远不够的。 当你朝着一个顶峰前进的时候， 你需要更加努力来找到另一个顶峰。 也许如果我只付出一点点，几十万人会读续集， 这固然很棒， 但是如果我付出前所未有的努力， 我可以把这个数字推到几百万。 这就是为什么我决定 把我的新书介绍到巴西的每一个州， 我已经能够看到一个更高的顶峰。 没有时间止步。
subtle
隐约的；暗淡的；不易察觉的，不明显的；微妙的
The room was painted a subtle shade of pink.
房间被刷成了淡粉色。
The play's message is perhaps too subtle to be understood by young children.
这部戏的内涵过于隐晦，小孩子可能难以理解。
settle
稳定下来
A peaceful expression settled on her face.
她脸上现出一副平静的神色。
After the recent riots, an uneasy calm has settled on the city.
最近的暴乱平息后，城里笼罩着一种令人不安的平静气氛。
set
准备好的，预先准备的
Shall we go now - is everyone set?
我们可以走了吗——大家准备好了吗？
Is everything all set for the party?
聚会一切都准备妥当了吗？
At the start of the race, the starter said "On your marks, get set, go".
发令者在起跑时常说：“各就位，预备，跑。”
We were just getting set to leave when Ben said he had something important to tell us.
当本说他有一些重要的事要告诉我们时我们正准备离开。
sequel
（书、电影或戏剧的）续篇，续集
I'm reading the sequel to "Gone with the Wind".
我正在读《飘》的续集。
up to
接近于；至多
Up to two hundred people were on board the ship.
有将近200人搭乘了这艘船。
We can teach dancers up to intermediate level here.
我们这儿最高可以把舞蹈学员教到中级水平。
Fourth tip, and that's really important: Believe the fault is someone else's. I constantly see people saying, "Yes, I had this great idea, but no investor had the vision to invest." "Oh, I created this great product, but the market is so bad, the sales didn't go well." Or, "I can't find good talent; my team is so below expectations." If you have dreams, it's your responsibility to make them happen. Yes, it may be hard to find talent. Yes, the market may be bad. But if no one invested in your idea, if no one bought your product, for sure, there is something there that is your fault.
第四点，也是非常重要的一点： 相信错误永远是别人的。 我经常听到人们说： “是的，我有过一个非常好的想法， 但是没有有远见的投资者愿意投资。” “哦，我做了这个很棒的产品， 但是市场太糟糕了，销售情况不是很好。” 或者，“我找不到人才，我的团队实在太差了。” 如果你有梦想， 让梦想实现是你的责任。 是的，人才也许很难找， 是的，市场也许很糟糕， 但是如果没有人愿意对你的想法进行投资， 如果没有人买你的产品， 这其中肯定是因为你做错了什么。
constantly
总是；经常地，不断地
She has the TV on constantly.
她总是开着电视。
He's constantly changing his mind.
他的想法时常在变。
vision
眼光；远见；眼力
He didn't have the mental agility or vision required for a senior politician.
他缺乏一位资深政治家所应具备的敏锐头脑和眼光。
a person of great artistic vision
很有艺术眼光的人
go well
进展顺利
Wait. Are you pretending it didn't go well, but it really did go well?
等等，你又在假装不顺利了吗？
Hope things are going well for you.
希望你事事顺利。
below expectation
低于预期
However, the implementation is below expectation. Dealing with climate changes staring us in the face. (30KB)
然而公约的执行并不如人意，应对气候变化仍是当前迫在眉睫的问题。
for sure
肯定的（地），确定的（地），无疑的（地）
I know for sure that I won't be able to go to the party.
我非常肯定自己不能参加这个晚会。
One thing's for sure - once the baby's born, your lives will never be the same again.
有一点是肯定的——一旦孩子出生，生活就完全不一样了。
Definitely. You need to get your dreams and make them happen. And no one achieved their goals alone. But if you didn't make them happen, it's your fault and no one else's. Be responsible for your dreams.
肯定！ 你需要努力把你的梦想变成现实。 没有人可以一个人单独实现梦想， 但是如果你不努力实现它， 那是你自己的错而非他人。 你需要对你的梦想负责。
get your dreams
实现你的梦想
Each one will get your dream implement.
每个人都可以实现梦想。
If you want to dream, go and get your dream.
如果有梦想，就去实现你的梦想。
And one last tip, and this one is really important as well: Believe that the only things that matter are the dreams themselves. Once I saw an ad, and it was a lot of friends, they were going up a mountain, it was a very high mountain, and it was a lot of work. You could see that they were sweating and this was tough. And they were going up, and they finally made it to the peak. Of course, they decided to celebrate, right? I'm going to celebrate, so, "Yes! We made it, we're at the top!" Two seconds later, one looks at the other and says, "OK, let's go down."
最后一点也是非常重要的一点： 相信只有梦想本身是最重要的。 我曾经看到过一个广告， 很多朋友在一起， 我们在爬山，这是一座很高的山， 他们爬得很辛苦， 你能看到他们汗流浃背很累， 他们往上爬最终爬到了顶峰。当然，他们决定庆祝，对吗？ 开始庆祝，有人说 “耶！我们到啦，我们到达顶峰啦！” 两秒钟以后，其中两人互相看了看说： “那么，我们下山吧。”
sweat
流汗，出汗，冒汗
It was so hot when we arrived in Tripoli that we started to sweat as soon as we got off the plane.
我们到达的黎波里时天气太热了，我们一下飞机就开始出汗了。
The prisoners were sweating with fear.
囚犯们吓得直冒汗。
informal I was so afraid, I was sweating like a pig (= sweating a lot).
我害怕极了，浑身冒汗。
Life is never about the goals themselves. Life is about the journey. Yes, you should enjoy the goals themselves, but people think that you have dreams, and whenever you get to reaching one of those dreams, it's a magical place where happiness will be all around. But achieving a dream is a momentary sensation, and your life is not. The only way to really achieve all of your dreams is to fully enjoy every step of your journey. That's the best way.
人生不是关于目标本身， 而是关于旅程。 当然，你应该享受目标本身， 但是人们往往觉得如果你有梦想， 而你实现梦想的时候， 那是一个神奇的地方，那里被幸福环绕。 但是梦想实现的那一刻只是短暂的瞬间， 而你的人生不是一瞬。 真正实现所有梦想的唯一办法就是 尽情享受旅程的每一步。 这是最好的办法。
momentary
片刻的，瞬息的；短暂的
a momentary hesitation
片刻的犹豫
sensation
轰动性事件；极有趣之物
Their affair caused a sensation.
他们的暧昧关系引起了轰动。
The books have been a publishing sensation on both sides of the Atlantic.
这些书在大西洋两岸的出版界都引起了轰动。
The show was an overnight sensation (= was very successful immediately).
演出一夜之间名闻天下。
And your journey is simple -- it's made of steps. Some steps will be right on. Sometimes you will trip. If it's right on, celebrate, because some people wait a lot to celebrate. And if you tripped, turn that into something to learn. If every step becomes something to learn or something to celebrate, you will for sure enjoy the journey.
你的旅程很简单—— 它是由一步一步组成的。 有的你会走得很顺利， 有的时候你也会被绊倒。 如果很顺利，那么庆祝吧， 因为有的人等很久才能庆祝， 如果被绊倒了，把它变成学习的机会。 如果每一步都是用来学习或者庆祝， 你肯定会享受这个旅程。
right on
好极了
The film's comic moments are well-timed, and as the party animal Stuart, Baldwin is right on.
这部电影的喜剧部分很合时宜，饰演派对爱好者斯图尔特的鲍德温出色极了。
trip
绊，绊倒
He tripped and fell down, grazing his knee.
他绊了个跟头，擦伤了膝盖。
That cable is dangerous. Someone might trip over it.
那根电缆很危险，可能会绊到人。
So, five tips: Believe in overnight success, believe someone else has the answers for you, believe that when growth is guaranteed, you should settle down, believe the fault is someone else's, and believe that only the goals themselves matter. Believe me, you do that, and you will destroy your dreams.
总结一下，5个办法： 相信一夜成名， 相信别人有你需要的答案， 相信在一时的成功面前应该止步， 相信错误永远是别人的， 相信只有目标本身是重要的。 相信我，如果你做了以上这些， 你肯定能成功毁灭你的梦想。
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