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Ambition

PerriKlass

[Leadin]

[1]Incollege,myfriendBethwasveryambitious,notonly

forherselfbutforherfriends.Shewasinterestedinforeign

relations,intravel,ingoingtolawschool.“IplantobeSecretary

ofStatesomeday,”shewouldsaymatter-of-factly.Onemutual

friendwasstudyingliterature,planningtogotograduateschool;he

wouldbetheChairmanoftheYaleEnglishdepartment.Another

friendwasinterestedinpoliticaljournalismandwouldsomeday

editTimemagazine.Iwasabiologymajor.AndIwasinterestedin

writingfiction.wewereallsmart-ass(自作聪明的滑头)college

freshmen,pretendingtheworldwasours.Weweresmartcollege

freshmen,andwhyshouldwelimitourambitions?

在大学,我的朋友贝丝是非常有野心的,不仅为自己,也为她的朋友。她对外交关系、

旅行、去法学院感兴趣。我计划有朝一日成为国务卿她说得很实事求是。我们一个共同的朋

友在学习文学,计划去研究生院;他将成为耶鲁大学英语系的系主任。另一位朋友对政治新闻感

兴趣,有朝一日会编辑《时代》杂志。我是主修生物学的我对写小说感兴趣。我们都是自作聪

明的滑头大学新生,假装世界是我们的。我们是聪明的大学新生,我们为什么要限制我们的野

心？

[3]I’vealwayslikedambitiouspeople,andmanyofmy

closestfriendshavehadgrandiose(宏大的)dreams.Ilikesuch

people,notbecauseIamdesperatetobebuddieswithafuture

SecretaryofStatebutbecauseIfindambitiouspeopleentertaining,

interestingtotalkto,funtowatch.And,ofcourse,Ilikesuch

peoplebecauseIamambitiousmyself,andIwouldrathernotfeel

apologeticaboutit.

我一直喜欢雄心勃勃的人,我的许多最亲密的朋友都有宏大的。我喜欢这样的人,不是

因为我渴望和未来的国务卿做朋友,而是因为我发现和有野心的人谈话很愉快很有趣,,只是看

着也很有乐趣。当然,我喜欢这样的人,因为我也是个有野心的人,我不想对此感到愧

疚。

[4]Ambitionhasgottenbadpress.Backintheseventeenth

century,Spinozathoughtambitionandlustwere“nothingbut

speciesofmadness,althoughtheyarenotenumeratedamong

diseases.”Especiallyinwomen,ambitionhasoftenbeenseenasa

profoundlydislikablequality;theword“ambitious”linkedtoa

“careerwom