一点学习美文-只有疯狂的人才能改变世界

只有疯狂的人才能改变世界

"Come, writers and critics who prophecies with your pen. And keep your eyes wide. The chance won't come again. And don't speak too soon, for the wheel is still in spin. And there's no telling who that it's naming, for the loser now will be later to win. For, the times, they are changing." This is the lyrics of one of Bob Dylan's song - The Times They Are a-Changing and this was what Steve Jobs read to the board of Apple in 1984 when he presented Mac to them for the first time. And what happened after that is well known by us all. Apple achieved great success and changed our life. But in those years, few people believed in Jobs. They saw him as an idealistic young man without any experience or common sense.

But what do we see now？

You don't know who those men are. But you know Jobs. The world has never been built by common minds.（这个世界从来就不是由流俗之人建立的。）It is built by generation after generation of crazy minds. So if you ever find yourself not seeing the world in the ways that your friends see it in, don't panic. A different point of view is powerful. Don't just look away. Find your inner strength in it. You may be the next one to make a difference.（你应该在里面寻找你自己的内在力量。或许，你就是下一个改变世界的人。）

参考译文：

“来吧，用笔预言的作家和批评家们。请睁大你们的双眼。机会不会再来。不必太快做出结论，因为车轮仍在飞驰。谁会青史留名，还未可知，因为此刻的失败者将在未来胜利。因为，时代正在改变。” 这是鲍勃·迪伦的一首歌《时代正在改变》里的歌词。这也是史蒂夫·乔布斯在1984年第一次向苹果公司董事会呈现Mac机时朗读的文字。而这之后发生的事，我们都太熟悉了。苹果取得了巨大的成功，也改变了我们的生活。但在那个年代，没有多少人对乔布斯有信心。在他们眼里，他是一个理想主义的小年轻，既没有经验，也没有常识。

但我们现在看到的是什么？

你根本就不知道那些人是谁，但你知道乔布斯。这个世界从来就不是由流俗之人

建立的。它是由一代又一代疯子建立的。所以，如果你发现自己看世界的方式和朋友们都不一样，别惊慌。一个不一样的视角蕴含着强大的力量。不要急着把目光移开。你应该在里面寻找你自己的内在力量。或许，你就是下一个改变世界的人。

【一点练习】

1.“common minds”中文意思是（C ）

A.常识

B.共识

C.流俗之人

2.“keep your eyes wide. The chance won't come again.”中文意思是（B ）

A.视野宽广些，抓住机会。

B.请睁大你们的双眼。机会不会再来。

C.时刻睁大双眼，等待机会。

3.“And there's no telling who that it's naming, for the loser now will be later to win. For, the times, they are changing.”中文意思是（A ）

A.谁会青史留名，还未可知，因为此刻的失败者将在未来胜利。因为，时代正在改变。

B.我不能说给谁起名好，因为这会影响一生，时代在不停的改变。

C.我不能确定我能不能出名，因为输赢不由我决定，时代在变迁。

4.“在他们眼里，他是一个理想主义的小年轻，既没有经验，也没有常识。”恰当的英文表述是（ B ）

A. For them, he is too idealistic, because he has no experience and common sense.

B. They saw him as an idealistic young man without any experience or common sense.

C. In their eyes, he is a young man with idea and inexperience and uncommon.

5.“一个不一样的视角蕴含着强大的力量。”恰当英文表述是（B ）

A. Different idea can change the word.

B. A different point of view is powerful

C. There is a lot of energy from different view.