英文美文：You Can\\\\\\\'t Learn IF You Don\\\\\\\'t Try未經嘗試,何來收獲

考研英語來源：文都教育 2017-11-27　

Some years ago I was offered a writingassignment that would require three months of travel through Europe.I had been aboard a couple of times, but I could hardly claim to know my way around the continent. Moreover,my knowledge of foreign languages was limited to a little college French.

多年之前，因一項寫作任務我需要到歐洲旅行三個月。之前我也曾經多次出國，但是我卻無法說自己在這塊大陸上能認清道路。而且，我的外語水平僅限于在大學里學的那點語法。

I hesitate. How would I, unable to speak the language, totally unfamiliar with local geography ortransportation systems, set up interview and do research? It seemed impossible, and withconsiderable regret. I sat down to write a letter begging off. Halfway through, a thought ran through my mind: you can't learn if you don't try. So I accepted the assignment.

我有些猶豫了。在不會講外語，完全不熟悉當地的地理和交通系統的情況下，怎么進行訪問調查呢?這似乎不可能實現。懷著萬分抱歉的心情，我坐下來寫信拒絕這項任務。信寫了一半的時候，一個念頭在我腦海中劃過:如果不試一下，你將一無所獲。于是我接下了這個任務。

There were some bad moments. But by the time I had finished the trip I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most remote of places, without guides or even advanced bookings, confident that somehow I will manage.

期間也有沮喪的時候。但是在我結束旅行之后，我成了一名有經驗的旅行者。而且從那以后，即便是去最偏遠的地區，我也是毫不猶豫地前往，即便沒有導游或者沒有提前預約，我也相信自己可以成功應對。

The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition.But each time you try something, you learn and as the learning piles up, the world opens to you.

問題在于，新鮮的事物總被認為是可怕的。但是每次你嘗試一件事情的時候，你會學到些東西，學到的東西積累得多了，世界之門就向你打開了。

I've learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a balloon. And I know I'll go on doing such things. It's not because I'm braver or more daring than others. I'm not. But I'll accept anxiety as another name for challenge and I believe I can acomplish wonders.

40歲的時候，我學會了滑雪，并且乘坐熱氣球在萊茵河上空飛行。我知道我會一直這樣做下去。這并不是因為我比別人更大膽。我并不大膽。但是，我愿意把憂慮當做另外一種形式的挑戰來接受，我相信我可以實現奇跡。