11.perseverance Dialogue
11.毅力 对话
Steven wants to improve his handwriting, but finds it's very hard to make it better, so he is complaining it to Julia.
史蒂文想要提高自己的书法水平,却发现很难,于是他就向茱莉娅报怨此事。
Steven: I want to improve my handwriting, and I've practiced it for several weeks, but nothing happened. You see, my handwriting is still bad.
史蒂文:我想提高自己的书法水平,而且已经练习了好几个星期了,但还是老样子。你看,我的字还是那么糟糕!
Julia: Oh, come on. You know it's a long process, you have to be patient.
茱莉娅:噢,振作点儿!练字是一个长期的过程,你必须耐心。
Steven: I know it, but I don't know when I can make it better.
史蒂文:我知道,但是我究竟什么时候才能练好呢?
Julia: Steven, whatever you do, the most important is perseverance. So you have to hang on there, the longer, the better. Then some day, you will find you've already made a lot of progress.
茱莉娅:史蒂文,不管你干什么,最重要的就是坚持不懈。所以你必须要坚持,时间越长越好。总有一天,你会发现自己已经进步很多了。
Steven: Yeah, you are right. I must stop complaining and stick to it every day.
史蒂文:嗯,你说得对。我必须停止抱怨,每天坚持练习。
Julia: Yeah! Where there is a will, there is a way.
茱莉娅:是啊!有志者事竟成!