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Some years ago I was offered a writingassignment that would require three months of travel through Europe.I had been aboard a couple of times, but I could hardly claim to know my way around the continent. Moreover,my knowledge of foreign languages was limited to a little college French.

多年之前，因一項(xiàng)寫(xiě)作任務(wù)我需要到歐洲旅行三個(gè)月。之前我也曾經(jīng)多次出國(guó)，但是我卻無(wú)法說(shuō)自己在這塊大陸上能認(rèn)清道路。而且，我的外語(yǔ)水平僅限于在大學(xué)里學(xué)的那點(diǎn)語(yǔ)法。

I hesitate. How would I, unable to speak the language, totally unfamiliar with local geography ortransportation systems, set up interview and do research? It seemed impossible, and withconsiderable regret. I sat down to write a letter begging off. Halfway through, a thought ran through my mind: you can't learn if you don't try. So I accepted the assignment.

我有些猶豫了。在不會(huì)講外語(yǔ)，完全不熟悉當(dāng)?shù)氐牡乩砗徒煌ㄏ到y(tǒng)的情況下，怎么進(jìn)行訪問(wèn)調(diào)查呢?這似乎不可能實(shí)現(xiàn)。懷著萬(wàn)分抱歉的心情，我坐下來(lái)寫(xiě)信拒絕這項(xiàng)任務(wù)。信寫(xiě)了一半的時(shí)候，一個(gè)念頭在我腦海中劃過(guò):如果不試一下，你將一無(wú)所獲。于是我接下了這個(gè)任務(wù)。

There were some bad moments. But by the time I had finished the trip I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most remote of places, without guides or even advanced bookings, confident that somehow I will manage.

期間也有沮喪的時(shí)候。但是在我結(jié)束旅行之后，我成了一名有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的旅行者。而且從那以后，即便是去最偏遠(yuǎn)的地區(qū)，我也是毫不猶豫地前往，即便沒(méi)有導(dǎo)游或者沒(méi)有提前預(yù)約，我也相信自己可以成功應(yīng)對(duì)。

The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition.But each time you try something, you learn and as the learning piles up, the world opens to you.

問(wèn)題在于，新鮮的事物總被認(rèn)為是可怕的。但是每次你嘗試一件事情的時(shí)候，你會(huì)學(xué)到些東西，學(xué)到的東西積累得多了，世界之門(mén)就向你打開(kāi)了。

I've learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a balloon. And I know I'll go on doing such things. It's not because I'm braver or more daring than others. I'm not. But I'll accept anxiety as another name for challenge and I believe I can acomplish wonders.

40歲的時(shí)候，我學(xué)會(huì)了滑雪，并且乘坐熱氣球在萊茵河上空飛行。我知道我會(huì)一直這樣做下去。這并不是因?yàn)槲冶葎e人更大膽。我并不大膽。但是，我愿意把憂慮當(dāng)做另外一種形式的挑戰(zhàn)來(lái)接受，我相信我可以實(shí)現(xiàn)奇跡。