經(jīng)典英語散文：To Risk 去冒險

To laugh is to risk appearing a fool.

想大笑，可卻要冒會讓自己顯得很傻的風(fēng)險;

To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.

想哭泣，可卻要冒會讓人感覺自己很傷感的風(fēng)險;

To reach out for another is to risk involvement.

想接近其他事，可卻要冒會讓自己受牽連的風(fēng)險;

To expose feelings is to risk rejection.

想吐露心聲，可卻要冒會遭人排斥的風(fēng)險;

To place your dreams before the crowd is to risk ridicule.

想向大家說出自己的夢想，可卻要冒會遭人奚落的風(fēng)險;

To love is to risk not being loved in return.

想愛一個人，可卻要冒別人會不愛自己的風(fēng)險;

To go forward in the face of overwhelming odds is to risk failure.

想面對機會勇往直前，可卻要冒會遭受失敗的風(fēng)險。

But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.

但是，冒險是一定要冒的，因為生活中最大的危險的事是不冒任何風(fēng)險。

The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing.

不冒任何風(fēng)險的人將一事無成，一無所有，一無是處。

He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he cannot learn, feel, change, grow or love.

他可以把苦難和辛酸規(guī)避掉，但是他不能從中學(xué)習(xí)、感受、改變、成長和愛。

Chained by his certitudes, he is a slave.

被萬事確定無疑才去干的心態(tài)束縛著，他就是個奴隸，

He has forfeited his freedom.

他喪失了自己的自由。

Only a person who takes risks is free.

只有敢去冒險的人才是自由的。