双语美文：不要闲置你的天分，让自己成为一个有才也有财的人
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="smart">smart</span>, <span word="talented">talented</span>, <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gifted">gifted</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>.<span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="well">well</span>.<span word="I">I</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="garage">garage</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="mechanic">mechanic</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="engine">engine</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="amazed">amazed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="is">is</span>,<span word="great">great</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>.</p><p>地界上满坑满谷都是精明能干、才华横溢、学富五车以及极具天赋之人，我们每天都会见到他们。几天前，我的汽车运转不灵了。我把它开进维修厂，一位年轻的机械工只消几分钟就把它修好了。他仅凭倾听发动机的声音就能确定哪儿有毛病，这让我惊奇不己。然而遗憾的是，光有非凡才华是不够的。</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="talented">talented</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="earn">earn</span>.<span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $100,000 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>.<span word="Abusiness">Abusiness</span> <span word="consultant">consultant</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="specializes">specializes</span> <span word="inl">inl</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span>, <span word="dentists">dentists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chiropractors">chiropractors</span>2 <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="financially">financially</span>.</p><p>找常常吃惊，为什么有才华的人却只有微薄的收入。前几天我听人说，只有不到5%的美国人年收入在10万美元以上。一位精通药品贸易的商务顾问曾经告诉我，有许多医生、牙医和按摩师生活拮据。</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>,<span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="pour">pour</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="consultant">consultant</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>,¨<span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>.”<span word="What">What</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="exponentially">exponentially</span>3.</p>
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