当下，我们的国民经济似乎正在寻找下一个“故事情节”，这至少是一种安慰。
That, at least, is some comfort at a time when our national economy seems to be searching for its next story line.
而且关键在于认识到当下的故事是你所能够改写的。
And the key to that is realizing that your current story is something that you can rewrite.
而成为现实主义者意味着活在当下，而不是活在未来的梦里或者过去的故事里。
To be realistic means to live in the present moment, and not in dreams of the future, or in stories of the past.
既然如此，何不以积极的方式讲述过去的故事，从而为当下及将来提供正能量呢？
Why not tell the story of your past in a way that enhances your present moment and future.
比如，如果过去他们听过他们诧异说千说万新闻，他们可以试着讲一个当下却新闻故事。
For example, if you've heard them talking about big news stories in the past, you could try to talk about a news story from today.
但现在我们还活在当下，故事正在发生，而我就在这里。
But right now, these moments are not stories. This is happening, I am here.
阅读当下流行趋势和新闻故事，这样你和大家就会有可谈论的话题。
Read up on current trends and news stories so you have something to talk about with people.
而且，还存在很多意料之外的共鸣，诸如，当你在你脑海里发现一个故事，而它同你当下所处的窘境毫无关联(以至于你怀疑大脑运作是否出了故障)。
And there are unexpected resonances, such as when finding in your mind a tale that apparently has nothing to do with the dilemma you are in (so that you suspect the machinery is malfunctioning).
比如，如果过去你听过他们谈论大新闻，你可以试着讲一个当下的新闻故事。
For example, if you've heard them talking about big news stories in the past, you could try to talk about a news story from today.
我想如果我能写一段故事，唤醒那种命运感，我就能凭此激励当下的年轻人。
I thought I might be able to encourage today's young people if I could create a tale that evoked that sort of destiny.
不管你过去怎么样，它只是一个故事，不要让它影响你，活在当下。
No matter what your past looks like, it's just a story - so don't let it influence you. Make the present meaningful.
2001年，美国经济陷入深度衰退，iPod就闪亮登场，而当下，电子阅读器或许会是一段类似的成功故事。
The iPod made its debut in 2001 in the depths of America's recession, and e-readers may prove to be a similar success story this time.
众多的句子南北穿插，曲折幽深，描绘着神秘的历史故事与当下的寻常生活。
These numerous sentences are interspersed north and south, they twist and turn, deeply and quietly, depicting the timeless stories of this place.
我觉得或许我能写这样一个故事，唤醒那种命运感，激励当下的年轻人。
I thought I might be able to encourage today's young people if I could create a tale that evoked that sort of destiny.
你的故事可能没有一个好的开始，但要成就怎样的人生，完全取决于当下自己的选择。
Your story may not have such a happy beginning, but look how it turned out. Your past does not define you. It is what you decide to be that does.
你的故事可能没有一个好的开始，但要成就怎样的人生，完全取决于当下自己的选择。
Your story may not have such a happy beginning, but look how it turned out. Your past does not define you. It is what you decide to be that does.
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