我们极可能多的致力于组织的使命,但在被要求接手一项任务或者改变一个习惯的时候,人本能地会问,“这件事对我来说这意味着什么?”
As much as we're all dedicated to our organizations' missions, it's human nature to ask, "What's in it for me?" when asked to take on a task or change a behavior.
但在昨天,转瞬间我被改变了。
我知道这听上去有点俗(这就是为什么后来我觉得自己可能有读过一篇类似这样的故事),但在几个月内,我的生活完全改变了。
I know that it might sound a little cheesy (this is what I would have thought if I read a story like that back then) but in a few months my life turned around completely.
在过去几年,在我身上发生了许多改变(你可以从相关博文中找到),但在此我仅列出一些就在今年做出的改变。
I've made dozens of changes over the last few years (read My Story for a partial list), but here's a short list of a few I've made just this year.
我叔叔本想永远离开英国,但在上飞机之前他又改变了主意。
My uncle wanted to leave Britain for ever, but just before he got onto the aircraft he had a change of heart.
许多人觉得这种改变是种退步,但在我的眼中,这却是一种改进。
For many it changed for the worse, but in my eyes it changed for the better.
我并没有在潮湿的环境下,失去我的驾驶能力,但在特定环境下,你会无法把握,没有任何事情你能去改变。
"I didn't lose my driving ability on the wet, but when you don't have any grip under certain circumstances, there's hardly anything you can do," he said.
但在14岁左右的东西,改变我发现我的生活。
But at around the age of 14 I discovered something that changed my life.
但在新泽西附近海面的某个地方,我改变了预定的航向,直接向大海深处驶去。
But somewhere off New Jersey I turned due east, straight out to sea.
忧虑导致我第一赛季的失利,但在第二年年初我的想法就有了很大改变。
Worry put a big dent 9 in my first season of racing, but early in the second year I had a great change of thought.
“体育改变了我的人生,”邹丽红说。“在中国,残疾被看作是不光彩的,但在体育赛事上就不会这样。”
"Sport changed my life," Zou said. "in China, having a disability is considered shameful, but sport shows it's not."
虽然她已经改变了很多,但在我心中她永远是我的好朋友。
Although she has changed a lot, but in my heart she will always be my good friend.
虽然她已经改变了很多,但在我心中她永远是我的好朋友。
Although she has changed a lot, but in my heart she will always be my good friend.
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