经典英语美文：如何成为梦想中的自己
<p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kid">kid</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="actress">actress</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="building">building</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="oh">oh</span>, <span word="five">five</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="urban">urban</span>, <span word="impossibly">impossibly</span> <span word="sophisticated">sophisticated</span>1 <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Money">Money</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="object">object</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>. (<span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="fantasies">fantasies</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="rooted">rooted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980'<span word="s">s</span>.) <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="child">child</span> -- <span word="an">an</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> - <span word="my">my</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>, <span word="imperfect">imperfect</span>, <span word="complicated">complicated</span>, <span word="contented">contented</span>2 <span word="life">life</span> -- <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="integrity">integrity</span>3. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fantasy">fantasy</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pages">pages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> - <span word="of">of</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="underselling">underselling</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="places">places</span>, <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="dreams">dreams</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="versions">versions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="newemerges">newemerges</span>4. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="imagined">imagined</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ours">ours</span>.</p>
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