I was a 19-year-old student at the University of Texas and well on my way toward fulfilling my "big dream" of one day becoming an 1 orthopedic surgeon.

我曾是德克萨斯大学一名十九岁的大学生，在通向理想之路上信步前行，梦想有一天我会成为一名整形外科医生。

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It was my dream university, and my parents were pleased for me.

它是我梦寐以求的大学，我的父母都为我感到高兴。

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But I think I'll work much harder at my studies, for my dream of university.

但是我想我会为我的大学梦而更努力学习的。

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One of my university friends told me I'd be "setting my career back" when I once discussed my dream of living in India.

BBC: Why would you leave the West for India?

My colleagues and I had an outrageous dream: Perhaps a young research university -- just 20 years old -- could alter the course of minority performance in higher education, particularly in the sciences.

CNN: Our 'outrageous dream': Bringing diversity to science