英語美文:現(xiàn)在我擁有的，過去做夢都想不到

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I think

我想

It would be fair to say that

自己可以以中肯的態(tài)度說

my upbringing has not been the most typical.

小時我被教養(yǎng)的方式有些與眾不同

Without getting in to too much detail

再次我不想贅述太多細節(jié)

l I have had A few hills to overcome.

我曾經(jīng)經(jīng)歷過幾次坎坷

Some have been of my own making

其中一些是我自己造成的

and some I have just been unlucky.

有一些則是因為我運氣不佳

My biological father was in prison

我的父親在監(jiān)獄里

and my mum who was 18 years old when I was born,

母親生我的時候才18歲

she was often away when I was young

我小的時候她常常不在我身邊

and grew up with my Grandparents.

我是與爺爺奶奶一起長大的

I left school with no qualifications

離開高中的時候我沒有考取任何資格證書

and flunked out of college which is no surprise

毫無懸念的因為考試不及格被大學(xué)退學(xué)

as I had gone through most of my school years with undiagnosed dyslexia .

因為在學(xué)校里的這些年中，我一直患有讀寫障礙癥，卻沒有得到診斷

By the time I was 17

到17歲的時候

I was depressed

我開始抑郁

and had nothing,

并且一無所有

I had moved out of my home

我從家里搬了出來

and was living with ‘friends’.

與“朋友們”住在一起

If you had asked me then

如果你那時問我

what my life would look like in another 17 years’ time

再過一個17年，我的生活會是什么樣子

it would be nothing how it looks now.

我的回答一定會與此刻的現(xiàn)狀大相徑庭

I got a job as a Chef,

我找到了一份廚師的工作

I worked the 100 hours a weeks

每周我工作100個小時

that are required in the industry,

這是餐飲行業(yè)所要求的

to this day I don’t know why

直到如今我也不知為何

but no matter what was going on in my life

但無論自己的生活中會發(fā)生什么

I found that I could concentrate on work

我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己都可以專心致志的工作

and the more I worked

我工作的越多

the less I drank.

喝酒的次數(shù)就越少

After a couple of years’,

多年之后

I tried my best at computing,

我盡全力學(xué)習(xí)電腦技術(shù)

it is the one natural gift that I have been blessed with.

這是我與生俱來的天賦之一

I found I was quite good at it,

我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己很在行

my work ethic carried over from being a chef

我的工作態(tài)度從廚師的崗位上一脈相承

and I consumed more overtime

我加班是時間更長了

than is legally allowable in the UK.

甚至超過了英國法律規(guī)定的時長

By this point

到了現(xiàn)在

the less I drank

我喝的酒越少

the more my depression lifted,

自己的抑郁癥也跟著緩和了許多

this was all noticed by my employer

這些都被我的老板看在眼里

and I was picked for some extra projects,

于是我被選中去做一些額外的項目

these projects allowed me to go for better jobs.

這些項目讓我可以有機會爭取更好的工作

This went on for the next couple of years

這種生活在接下來的幾年里持續(xù)下去

until I find myself in the position I am in now.

直到我發(fā)現(xiàn)，自己竟已經(jīng)到了如今的位置

In my current organization

在我現(xiàn)在的公司里

I met my partner

我遇到了自己的終生伴侶

who helped me realize

是她讓我意識到

it was OK to be a little selfish sometimes

有時人可以有一點點小自私

and that I can be happy.

我也有權(quán)快樂

Once I met her,

遇到她之后

I started finding other reasons to be happy

我有了更多的理由去讓自己快樂

and the happier I became

我越是快樂

the more confident I grew.

就變得越發(fā)自信

I now have an amazing partner

現(xiàn)在，我有一個非常好的妻子

who was able to see past all my issues,

她能包容我所有的問題，看到我的閃光點

two amazing kids whom I love,

兩個很棒的孩子，我愛他們

Quite simply the best most loving dog in the world

我還有一條狗，它是這個世界上感情最熱烈的狗

and some amazing friends.

我還有一群很棒的朋友

I drive now

現(xiàn)在我已經(jīng)學(xué)會了駕駛汽車

and finally Today

而且，就在今天，終于

I was promoted for the third time in 4 years,

4年以來我已經(jīng)第三次升職了

I now earn just over three times the average salary in the UK.

現(xiàn)在我的工資比英國的平均工資水平高出兩倍多

I am debt free for the first time in my adult life

成年以來我第一次償清了所有的債務(wù)

and we are looking to extend the house.

我們計劃著把房屋擴建一番

I know

我知道

there are a lot of things going on in the world

世界上每天都有很多事發(fā)生

and I probably should be more worried

人無遠慮必有近憂

but at the moment

但此時此刻

I just cannot be sad.

我實在無法讓自己冷靜下來

I have more than I could ever have dreamed of

我擁有的是自己連做夢也絕不敢想到的

and more than I deserve.

超過了我理應(yīng)得到的