When I Grow up

by Sara D.

翻譯：范婕

When I Grow up

by Sara D.

翻譯：范婕

長大以后，我想……

“長大以后你想做什么？”，這似乎是在我們長大之前被問得最多的一個問題了。很多人遇到這個問題時都會猶豫，給出的答案甚至連自己都說服不了。讀讀Sara姐姐的故事吧，或許你能找到自己的最佳答案。

In kindergarten, my class was asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Crayons danced across1)sheet [?i?t] n. 張（紙）sheets of paper. Our drawings were hung in the2)hallway ['h??lwe?] n. 走廊，過道hallway. I remember many pictures of3)ballerina [,b?l?'ri?n?] n. 芭蕾舞女演員ballerinas, fire fighters and astronauts.

My picture showed a figure holding a carton of orange juice. Underneath was my4)scrawl [skr??l] n. 潦草的字跡scrawl: “When I grow up, I want to work at the market, because it would be fun to5)swipe [swa?p] v. 刷（卡）swipe orange juice across the6)scanner ['sk?n?] n. 掃描器，掃描設備scanner.”

When we are young, we are not expected to respond with an answer that will come true. However, when we become teens, we are expected to know exactly what we want to be and how to achieve that goal.

Not all of us can be so sure. Even though I am in high school, I cannot answer7)convincingly. When I think about the future, I don’t see myself working at the market, but if that would make me happy, I would do it.

So, the next time someone asks me what I want to be when I grow up, I will simply say, “happy.”

Happiness is a destination for everyone. We may want to walk different paths, but we all want to be happy.Choose your path, but don’t worry too much about choosing wisely. Make a mistake or two and try new things. But always remember, if you’re not happy,you’re not at the end of your journey yet.

7) convincingly [k?n'v?ns??l?]adv. 使人信服地，有說服力地

參考譯文

上幼兒園的時候，老師問班里的小朋友：“你們長大了都想做什么呀？”于是蠟筆在一張張紙上飛舞了起來。我們的畫作都被掛在了教室的走廊上。我記得有很多人畫的是芭蕾舞女演員、消防員和航天員。

而我的畫上卻是個拿著一盒橙汁的人，下面歪七扭八地寫著：“長大以后，我想在超市工作，因為給橙汁掃碼很有趣。”

在我們年幼時，對于“將來想做什么”這個問題，大人們并不認為我們給出的答案在日后會成為現實。然而當我們到了十幾歲的時候，大人們就覺得我們應該有明確的方向了，也該知道要如何去實現目標了。

可并非每個人都有明確的答案。即使是如今作為高中生的我，也無法給出令人信服的回答。想想未來，我不太可能會在超市工作，但倘若那樣會使自己愉快，我還是會去做的。

所以當下次再有人問我長大以后想做什么的時候，我會簡單地說：“開心就好。”

幸福是所有人的最終目的地。我們所走的道路或許不同，但都是在追求幸福。選擇你自己的道路吧，不要過分擔心選擇是否明智。允許自己犯一兩個錯誤，大膽去嘗試新事物。但要一直記住，如果你并不幸福，那么你便還沒有到達旅途的終點。

詞組加油站

a carton of 一盒

come true 實現，成真

名師考點小結

1. even though意為“即使，盡管”，相當于though/although，引導讓步狀語從句。例如：

I will go shopping, even though it rains. 即使下雨，我也要去購物。

Even though you have passed the exam, you shouldn’t be conceited.

即使你已經通過了這次考試，你也不應該驕傲自滿。

2. at the end of...后接地點名詞，表示“在……的終點（盡頭）”；若后接時間名詞，則表示“在……結束時”。 例如：

Walk along the street, you’ll find the hospital at the end of the street.

沿著這條街往前走，你會在街的盡頭找到這家醫院。

We’ll have an English test at the end of this week.

周五我們要進行一次英語測試。