(单词翻译:单击)
That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision.
这一逻辑对我而言颇有道理，老板说服我做出最终决定之前再考虑 48 小时。
Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately, I decided I had to give it a shot.
那样想来，这个决定确实很艰难，但是最终，我决定拼一次。
I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing.
我认为自己不会为尝试过后的失败而遗憾。
And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.
倒是有所决定但完全不付诸行动会一直煎熬着我。
After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud of that choice.
深思熟虑后，我选择了那条不安全的道路，去追随内心的热情。我为自己的决定感到骄傲。
Tomorrow, in a very real sense, your life -- the life you author from scratch on your own -- begins.
明天，非常现实地说，从零塑造自己人生的时代，即将开启。
How will you use your gifts?
你会如何运用自己的天赋？
What choices will you make?
又会做出怎样的抉择？
Will inertia be your guide, or will you follow your passions?
你会随波逐流，还是追随内心的热情？
Will you follow dogma, or will you be original?
你会顺从于教条，还是保持初心？
Will you choose a life of ease, or a life of service and adventure?
你会选择安逸的生活，还是奉献与冒险的人生？
Will you wilt under criticism, or will you follow your convictions?
你会屈于批评，还是会坚守信念？
Will you bluff it out when you’re wrong, or will you apologize?
你会掩饰错误，还是会坦诚道歉？
Will you guard your heart against rejection, or will you act when you fall in love?
你会因害怕拒绝而掩饰真心，还是会在深爱中勇往直前？
Will you play it safe, or will you be a little bit swashbuckling?
你想要波澜不惊，还是想搏击风浪？
When it’s tough, will you give up, or will you be relentless?
你会在严峻的现实之下选择放弃，还是会义无反顾前行？
Will you be a cynic, or will you be a builder?
你要做愤世嫉俗者，还是踏实建设者？
Will you be clever at the expense of others, or will you be kind?
你要不计一切地展示聪明，还是选择善良？
I will hazard a prediction.
我要做一个预测：
When you are 80 years old, and in a quiet moment of reflection narrating for only yourself the most personal version of your life story, the telling that will be most compact and meaningful will be the series of choices you have made.
在大家80岁追忆往昔的时刻，一个人静静对内心诉说人生故事时，其中最为充实、最有意义的那段故事，会是大家做出的一系列选择。
In the end, we are our choices.
最后， 是选择塑造了我们。
Build yourself a great story.
为自己塑造一个伟大的故事吧。
Thank you and good luck!
谢谢，祝福好运！
