“Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.”
— Les Brown, Motivational speaker
「想要一件事还不够,你必须对它感到饥渴,你的动机必须够强烈,才能克服势必出现在你面前的难题。」– 莱斯·布朗 (励志演说家)
compelling (adj.) 令人激动的,使人信服的。例:a compelling reason to win the game. (一个必须赢得比赛的强烈理由);compel (v.) 迫使,逼迫。例:The general manager felt compelled to resign because of the loss suffered by the company. (总经理觉得他必须为公司的亏损辞职。) invariably (adv.) 始终不变地,永远如此地。例:Bill is invariably late. (比尔总是迟到。) variable (adj.) 会改变的。obstacle (n.) 障碍,困难。
莱斯‧布朗 (1945- ) 出身贫寒,但他追求成功的意志,使他成为美国现今著名的励志演说家之一,并获得多项演说奖项。促使人们超越平庸是他演讲的主轴。