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成功不是天生的，需要磨练和机遇，才华方能开花。经历了各种酸甜苦辣，已经是好莱坞一线明星的希拉里•斯旺克（Hilary Swank）给过去的自己，以及更多胸怀梦想的少年写了一封信。本文词汇简单，篇幅短小，充满了乐观积极的坚强态度，不妨多加诵读。
Dear Hilary,
Don’t worry about being an outsider. You work so hard to be friends with girls who don’t want to be around you. But don’t EVER shape who you are for them. You wonder if people are right when they say you’re not talented and that you should give up your “hobby”of acting. But you have to surround yourself with people who respect you, are honest with you, and support your goals.
When things get tough, just remember that THIS IS A NECESSARY CHAPTER IN YOUR LIFE THATS UNFOLDING EXACTLY AS IT SHOULD. Someday you’ll be living your dream but will STILL hear “no”-and you’ll still have to work hard and constantly prove yourself. But you can’t let someone else’s “no”define you, and you can’t depend on one person or thing to make you happy. It’s YOUR opinion of yourself that matters ?it makes you who you are.
☆，me!
P.S. One last bit of advice: keep a journal. It’ll help you understand yourself and what you want out of life.
亲爱的希拉里：
不要为自己总是个局外人而担心。你为了跟那些不愿意与你相处的女孩成为朋友，已经付出了很多努力。但千万不要为了她们而改变自己。当人们说你没有才华，还说你应该放弃表演这个“嗜好”的时候，你疑惑不已，不知道他们是否正确。然而，常伴你左右的人应该是那些尊重你，对你坦诚，以及支持你目标的人。
当你遇到困难，记住：这是你人生旅程中必须经历的一个篇章，而它正如期开启。总有一天，你将梦想成真，却依然会听到“不”这个字—而你仍然必须努力，不断证明自己。但你不能让别人的“不”定义自己，你也不能把快乐寄望于某个人或者某件事上。你对自己的看法才是关键—它会让你活出真我。
爱你的，我！
附：最后一个小建议：坚持写日记。它会帮助你了解自己，让你明白到自己希望从生活中获得什么。
Dear Hilary,
Don’t worry about being an outsider. You work so hard to be friends with girls who don’t want to be around you. But don’t EVER shape who you are for them. You wonder if people are right when they say you’re not talented and that you should give up your “hobby”of acting. But you have to surround yourself with people who respect you, are honest with you, and support your goals.
When things get tough, just remember that THIS IS A NECESSARY CHAPTER IN YOUR LIFE THATS UNFOLDING EXACTLY AS IT SHOULD. Someday you’ll be living your dream but will STILL hear “no”-and you’ll still have to work hard and constantly prove yourself. But you can’t let someone else’s “no”define you, and you can’t depend on one person or thing to make you happy. It’s YOUR opinion of yourself that matters ?it makes you who you are.
☆，me!
P.S. One last bit of advice: keep a journal. It’ll help you understand yourself and what you want out of life.
亲爱的希拉里：
不要为自己总是个局外人而担心。你为了跟那些不愿意与你相处的女孩成为朋友，已经付出了很多努力。但千万不要为了她们而改变自己。当人们说你没有才华，还说你应该放弃表演这个“嗜好”的时候，你疑惑不已，不知道他们是否正确。然而，常伴你左右的人应该是那些尊重你，对你坦诚，以及支持你目标的人。
当你遇到困难，记住：这是你人生旅程中必须经历的一个篇章，而它正如期开启。总有一天，你将梦想成真，却依然会听到“不”这个字—而你仍然必须努力，不断证明自己。但你不能让别人的“不”定义自己，你也不能把快乐寄望于某个人或者某件事上。你对自己的看法才是关键—它会让你活出真我。
爱你的，我！
附：最后一个小建议：坚持写日记。它会帮助你了解自己，让你明白到自己希望从生活中获得什么。