that read wasting your time.

留給她的紙條上寫著「妳這是在浪費時間」

She's too shy to put her best foot forward.

她因為太害羞，所以表現差強人意 【美國喜劇演員 露西兒．鮑爾】

Turned down by the Decca recording company

曾經被迪卡唱片拒絕

who said we don't like the sound

因為唱片公司不喜歡他們的聲音

and guitar music is on the way out.

並且認為吉他音樂正在退流行【搖滾樂團 披頭四】

A failed soldier, farmer and real estate agent,

歷經軍人、農夫、房地產仲介的身分

at 38 years old he went to work for his father as a handyman.

38歲卻還一事無成的他，只能替父親做雜工【第18任美國總統 尤利塞斯．辛普森．格蘭特】

Cut from the high school basketball team, he went home,

高中時未能入選學校籃球隊，他跑回家

locked himself in his room and cried.

把自己鎖在房間內哭【NBA球員 麥可．喬丹】

Teacher told him he was too stupid to learn anything

老師曾說他太笨，什麼事都學不會

and he should go into a field where he might succeed by virtue

建議他以後應該找一個

of his pleasant personality.

只要生性樂觀就能賺錢的工作【發明家 湯瑪斯．愛迪生】

Fired from a newspaper because he lacked imagination

曾經被一家報社解雇

and had no original ideas.

說他缺乏想像力和創新的點子【夢想家 華特．迪士尼】

His fiance died.

他的未婚妻病逝

He failed in business twice.

事業兩度失敗

He had a nervous breakdown

甚至曾經精神崩潰過

and he was defeated in eight elections.

還在八次選舉中落選【第16任美國總統 亞伯拉罕．林肯】

If you've never failed, you've never lived.

不曾失敗過，就不曾真正地活過

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