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Reading I'd love to sail across the Pacific.
阅读 我想驾船横渡太平洋。
We all dream about things that we would like to do,and things we hope to achieve in the future.
我们都梦想一些我们想要做的事情和我们希望将来能实现的事情。
But are everybody's dreams the same?
但是每个人的梦想都一样吗？
Here are some of the findings of a survey about hopes and dreams,in which thousands of students across China took part.
下面是关于希望与梦想的一次调查中的一些发现，中国各地有数千名学生参加了这次调查。
What are the hopes of teenagers?
青少年的希望是什么？
We received several different answers to the question: what would you like to do after finishing your education?
我们收到了对于这个问题的几种不同的回答：你在完成你的教育后想做什么？
It seems some students would like to start work as soon as possible,so that they can help provide better lives for their parents.
看起来有些同学想尽可能快的工作，以便能够帮助他们的父母提供更好的生活。
Other students hope to continue studying after finishing school, and to go to university.
其他的学生希望离校后继续学习并且去上大学。
Although money is important, many teenagers said they want to do jobs they enjoy.
尽管钱很重要，但是许多青少年说他们想做他们喜欢的工作。
According to the survey,the most popular choice of job is computer programming.
根据这个调查，最受欢迎的工作是计算机编程。
What are the dreams of teenagers?
青少年的梦想是什么？
Teenagers have all kinds of dreams.
青少年有各种各样的梦想。
Some are more realistic than others.
有些梦想比其他人的更现实。
For example, many students said they would like to be volunteers at the 2008 Olympics, maybe working as translators or tour guides.
例如，许多学生说他们想成为2008年奥林匹克运动会的志愿者，可能当翻译或导游。
And quite a few said they dream of going to the moon one day.
相当多的学生说他们梦想有一天去月球。
According to the survey,less realistic dreams are also common, but many students reported that they were willing to work hard to achieve their dreams.
根据这个调查不太现实的梦想也很普遍，但是很多学生报告说他们愿意努力学习以实现他们的梦想。
Quite a few dream of becoming famous, perhaps famous sportspeople or singers.
有相当多的人梦想成为著名的人物，也许是著名的体育明星或者歌唱家。
Some said they'd love to go on exciting trips; one student said she'd love to sail across the Pacific Ocean.
有些学生说他们想去进行令人激动的旅行，还有一个学生说她想驾船横渡太平洋。
And then there are dreams that are impossible;three students said they'd like to be able to fly!
此外也有些不可能实现的梦想：三个学生说他们想能飞起来！
Conclusion It was clear from the survey that teenagers have similar hopes.
结论，这个调查中很清楚的表明青少年有相似的希望。
It seems that most students hope to have a good education and find a good job.
似乎大部分学生都希望拥有好的教育，找到一份好的工作。
On the other hand,students dream of very different things: good things, and even crazy things.
另一方面，学生的梦想也截然不同：有好的事情，甚至也有疯狂的事情。
It is very important to dream,so hold on to your dreams;one day they may just come true.
有梦想很重要，所以坚持你的梦想；将来某一天它们可能会成为现实。
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tiring
引起疲劳的
educational
教育的
peaceful
平静的
fascinating
迷人的
thrilling
令人激动的
take it easy
从容
Florida
佛罗里达州
trek
旅行
Amazon
亚马逊河
jungle
热带丛林
fall
瀑布
Niagara Fall
尼亚加拉大瀑布
touristy
游客很多的
spotlight
公众注意的中心
consider
考虑
lively
活泼的
sight
名胜
including
包含
tower
塔楼
Eiffel Tower
埃菲尔铁塔
cathedral
总教堂
Notre Dame Cathedral
巴黎圣母院
church
教堂
convenient
便利的
underground
地下的
general
一般事物
in general
通常
wine
葡萄酒
translate
翻译
pack
把……打包
light
轻的
Ace Travel
(一旅行社名）
eastern
东部的
provide
提供
firm
公司
spot
地点
Confucius
孔子
sail
航行
pacific
太平洋
finding
发现
thousands of
数以千计
as soon as possible
尽快地
continue
继续
programming
编程
translator
翻译员
report
报道
willing
乐意的
be willing to
乐意(做某事)
quite a few
相当多
dream
做梦
dream of
梦想
sportspeople
爱好运动的人;运动员
conclusion
结论
hold on to
继续
attitude
态度
