Ialwayshavethedreamtodancelikeabeautifulballerinatwirlingaroundandaroundandhearingpeopleapplaudforme.WhenIwasyoung,Iwouldtwirlingaroundandaroundinthefieldsofwildflowersthatgrewinmybackyard.ForhoursIwoulddanceasifpeoplewerewatchingme.IwoulddancesofastthatIwouldforgetwhereIwas,untilIwouldhearsoundsthatremindedmeofwhereIreallywas.IthoughtthatifItwirledfastereverythingwoulddisappearandIwouldwakeupinanewplace.RealitywokemeupwhenIheardavoicesaying,"Idon'tknowwhyyoubothertryingtodance.Ballerinasarepretty,slenderlittlegirls.Besides,youdon'thavethetalenttoevenbeaballerina."Irememberhowthosewordsparalyzedeveryfeelinginmybody.Ifeeltothegroundandweptforhours.
我一直都梦想能够像一个芭曹舞演员一样跳舞，在人们的喝彩声中不停轻快地旋转着，旋转着。小时候，我喜欢在后院的野花丛中不停地旋转，一连跳上好几个小时，就像有人在观看一样。直到听见有人对我说:“真不明白你干吗要这么白费功夫学跳舞;芭蕾舞演员都是又美丽又苗条的小姑娘。而你，根本就没有当芭蕾舞演员的天赋。”我这才从梦想中醒来。我仍然记得那些话是如何将我体内所有的知觉一点点地麻痹。
WelivedinthecountrybyanearbylakeandIwouldsometimesgotheretohide.MyparentswereneverhomeanywayandIdidnotliketobeathomewhereIcouldhearthewallstalkingofpain.Whentheywerehome,mymotherjustyelledandcriticizedbecausenothingwaseverperfectinherlife.Shedreamedofadifferentlifebutendeduplivinginacountryfarawayfromthecitywhereshebelievedherdreamswouldhavecometrue.
我家住在一个湖边的乡村里，有时我会去湖边躲躲。父母从来没给过我家的感觉，并且我不喜欢呆在这个似乎四堵墙都在诉说痛苦的家里。只要他们在家，母亲就会喊叫，挑剔，因为在她的生活中凡事都不完美。她梦想着另一种完全不同的生活，她坚信她的梦想本都可以在城市实现，但最终她却生活在远离城市的乡村。
Ienjoyedhangingoutbythewater.Iwouldsitthereforhoursandstareatmyreflection.ThereIwas,lookednothinglikeaprettyballerinadancer.Reflectionsdon'tlie.Oncethewaveswouldcome,myreflectionwasgone.Washedawayjustlikemydreamtodance.Isattherestaringatthewater,hopingthatmyreflectionwouldreappearandbedifferent.
我经常去湖边，在那儿坐几个小时，盯着自己的倒影。我看起来一点也不像一个漂亮的芭蕾舞演员。倒影不会撒谎。一旦水波荡来，倒影便消失了，正如我跳舞的梦想。
AsIgrewolder,Ibegantorealizethatthereasonmydreamwasevenborninthefirstplace,wasbecauseitwassomethingthatwasinsideofme.ThedreamIhadwasnevernurturedandcaredfor,soitslowlydied.It'snotthatIwantedittodie,butIallowedittodiethedayIstartedlisteningtothewords,"Youcan'tdoit."WhenIfinallywokeupfrommanyyearsofdreaming,Irealizedthatyoucan'tsettlefordancinginthewildflowers,youhavetomoveontotheplatform.Istillgotothelakesometimesandsitthere.Lookingatmyreflectionisdifferentnowtoo.WhenIwasyoung,Ilookedathowotherssawme,nowthatIamolderandwiser;IlookathowGodseesme.
渐渐地我长大了，开始明白我的梦想为什么会位居第一;那是由于我内在某些东西的驱使。我从来没有培养和呵护过我的梦想，以致它慢慢地幻灭。我不期望它消失，但从我开始听到“你做不了“这些话的那天起，梦想便渐渐破灭了。当我最终从几年之久的梦中醒来的时候，我不能够勉强认可自己在野花丛中跳舞，我必须继续向舞台行进。我仍然时不时去湖边坐坐，也看着现在自己不同的倒影。小时候我在意别人如何看我，现在我长大了，也更聪明了，我更在意的是上帝如何看我。
wiseadj.聪明的，贤明的
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