We were meant to go out and be battle tested.

我们注定要走出去，接受战斗的考验。

We were meant to go out and grow over the course of getting our asses beat day in and day out.

我们注定要走出去，在日复一日的挨打中成长。

Those kind of beatings are what define you in life.

这些打击决定了你的人生。

When you open your eyes to a point where you understand the beings that you take, the no's, the hate talk from your friends, from your parents, from your peers, whenever you tell them, I want to be successful, I want more.

当你睁开眼睛，明白自己所承受的一切，朋友、父母、同龄人对你的否定和憎恨，每当你告诉他们，我想要成功，我想要更多。

Those are the things that ultimately end up defining your life.

这些东西最终会决定你的人生。

Because you come out stronger.

因为你会变得更加强大。

No matter what direction you take in life, there are gonna be days where you do not feel like doing anything.

无论你的人生走向如何，都会有不想做事的时候。

You don't feel like going to work, you don't feel like doing your job.

你不想上班，不想工作。

Those days are going to be there no matter what path you take.

无论你走哪条路，这些日子都会存在。

But it's getting through those days and staying dedicated to that decision that you've made, that end up making it or not.

但关键是要熬过这些日子，并坚持你所做的决定，无论最终是否成功。

It is stunning how far you get when you say, here's my vision.

当你说“这就是我的愿景”时，你能走多远就会有多远。

I will take a bullet for it.

我会为它挡子弹。

Until you have discovered something you are willing to die for, you're not fit to live.

除非你发现了你愿意为之献身的东西，否则你就不配活着。

Are you so emotionally, visually invested in your vision for the rest of your life, in your business, in your health, in your humanity, in your giving, in your family, in your services to the world, that no matter what happens, you would take a bullet for it?

你是否对自己余生的愿景、对自己的事业、对自己的健康、对自己的人性、对自己的奉献、对自己的家庭、对自己为世界提供的服务都投入了如此多的情感和视觉，以至于无论发生什么，你都愿意为它挡子弹？

Think about grit, don't dilute your vision.

想想勇气，不要冲淡你的愿景。

When you get laughed at, don't dilute your vision.

当你被嘲笑时，不要冲淡你的理想。

When you stumble, don't dilute your vision.

当你跌跌撞撞时，不要冲淡你的理想。

When you feel scared, don't dilute your vision.

当你感到害怕时，不要冲淡你的理想。

When you get heartbroken, don't dilute your vision.

当你伤心欲绝时，不要冲淡你的理想。

When you're on the top of the mountain and everyone saying your best, don't dilute your vision.

当你站在山顶，每个人都说你最棒时，不要冲淡你的理想。

When you are in the valley of pain and darkness and frustration, and you feel like giving up, don't dilute your vision.

当你身处痛苦、黑暗和挫折的低谷，想要放弃的时候，不要淡化你的理想。

And don't just do it for yourself, do it for your family, do it for your team, do it for what what it makes of the world, because you are one of the rare souls who didn't listen to their voice of the fear.

不要只为自己，也要为你的家人，为你的团队，为它所创造的世界，因为你是少有的不听从恐惧声音的人。

Instead, you exercise the bravery to roll up your sleeves and get the job done.

相反，要鼓起勇气，卷起衣袖把事情做完。

New Words and Expressions 生词和短语

mean verb

/miːn/

to express or represent something such as an idea, thought, or fact

意思是;意味着

What does this word mean?这个词是什么意思？

[ + that ] These figures mean that almost six percent of the working population is unemployed.这些数字意味着近6%的劳动人口处于失业状态。

What do you mean by that remark?你那话是什么意思？

She's kind of strange though. Do you know what I mean?可是她有点怪。你明白我指什么吗？

"They all showed up." "You mean the entire family?"“ 他们都出现了。”“你是说整个家族？”

used to add emphasis to what you are saying

（用于强调）是…的意思

I want you home by midnight. And I mean midnight.我要你午夜前回家，记住是午夜。

Give it back now! I mean it. 现在就把它还了！我是说真的。

be meant to do sth

被期望，应该，预期

These batteries are meant to last for a year.这些电池应该能用一年。

This exercise isn't meant to be difficult. 这个练习不会很难。

We were meant to have gone away this week, but Debbie's ill so we couldn't go.这周我们本该走了，但是戴比病了，所以我们走不了了。

You are meant to rub the medicine on the affected area, not swallow it. 你应该把药抹在受感染部位，而不是吞服。

define verb [ T ]

/dɪˈfaɪn/

to say what the meaning of something, especially a word, is

给（尤指单词）下定义;说明，解释

In the dictionary, "reality" is defined as "the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined to be".在本词典中，“reality（现实）”被解释为 “the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined to be（事物存在的状况，而非其想象中的状态）”。

Before I answer your question, could you define your terms a little more (= explain what you mean by the words you have used)? 在回答你的问题之前，你能不能再解释一下你用词的意思？

peer noun [ C ]

/pɪər/

a person who is the same age or has the same social position or the same abilities as other people in a group 同龄人;同辈;同等社会地位（或能力）的人

Do you think it's true that teenage girls are less self-confident than their male peers?你是否认为十几岁的女孩子不如同年龄的男孩子自信？

He wasn't a great scholar, but as a teacher he had few peers (= not as many people had the same ability as him). 他算不上伟大的学者，但作为教师没有几个人能与他相提并论。

ultimately adverb

/ˈʌl.tɪ.mət.li/

finally, after a series of things have happened

最终，最后

Everything will ultimately depend on what is said at the meeting with the directors next week.一切将最终取决于下周开会和董事们商议的结果。

Ultimately, of course, he'd like to have his own business but that won't be for some time.当然，他最终想拥有自己的企业，但那不会很快实现的。

C2

used to emphasize the most important fact in a situation 终归，终究

Ultimately, he'll have to decide. 他终究要作出决定。

vision noun

/ˈvɪʒ.ən/

an idea or mental image of something

幻景;幻像

We see in his novels his sinister, almost apocalyptic, vision of the future.在他的小说中，我们看到他预见的未来是凶险的，一幅近乎世界末日般的景象。

Johnny was late home and, as usual, I had visions of him lying dead in some alley.约翰尼回家晚了，而我又像往常一样幻想他死在某条小巷里。

[ C ]

an experience in which you see things that do not exist physically, when your mind is affected powerfully by something such as deep religious thought or drugs or mental illness 幻觉

She had visions in which the angel Gabriel appeared to her. 她产生了幻觉，看到天使加百列出现在她面前。

C1 [ U ]

the ability to imagine how a country, society, industry, etc. could develop in the future and to plan for this 眼光;远见;眼力

He didn't have the mental agility or vision required for a senior politician.他缺乏一位资深政治家所应具备的敏锐头脑和眼光。

a person of great artistic vision 很有艺术眼光的人

bullet noun [ C ]

/ˈbʊl.ɪt/

a small, metal object that is shot from a gun 子弹

emotionally adverb

/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən.əl.i/

in a way that relates to the emotions

情绪化地

Many children have become emotionally disturbed as a result of the abuse they have suffered.很多孩子因为受到虐待而出现情绪障碍。

He was not an emotionally stable person.他不是一个情绪稳定的人。

B2

in a way that is full of strong feelings 激动地|令人激动地

She spoke emotionally about her experiences as a war correspondent.她情绪激动地讲述着她作为战地通讯员的经历。

an emotionally charged issue (= causing strong feelings) 引发情绪激动的问题

humanity noun

/hjuːˈmæn.ə.ti/

people in general

（统称）人，人类

The massacre was a crime against humanity. 这次大屠杀犯下了反人类的罪行。

dilute verb [ T ]

/daɪˈluːt/

to make a liquid weaker by mixing in something else

稀释，冲淡

Dilute the juice (with water) before you drink it.果汁先（用水）稀释一下再喝。

to reduce the strength of a feeling, action, etc.

减缓，减轻，缓冲

These measures are designed to dilute public fears about the product's safety. 采取这些措施是为了减轻公众对该产品安全性的恐慌。

bravery noun [ U ]

UK

/ˈbreɪ.vər.i/

brave behaviour or actions

勇敢，英勇;英勇行为

They were awarded medals for their bravery.他们因表现英勇而被授予奖章。

acts of exceptional bravery 异常勇敢的行为

to prepare for hard work

摩拳擦掌，跃跃欲试，捋起袖子（准备行动）

There's a lot of work to do, so roll up your sleeves and get busy.有很多活要做，捋起袖子来，赶快干吧。

意味着准备自己或准备好开始并完成一项任务。它可以用来宣布接下来将会有辛苦的工作，或者简单地用来暗示某人需要集中注意力和付诸行动 。