托福写作素材:梦想和工作是否可以两全其美

　　备考托福的同学们，一起来学习一下托福写作素材:梦想和工作是否可以两全其美。

　　梦想与工作是否可以兼得

　　我们在工作的同时，总会要结合一个有意义、好玩、有满足感的生活，因而面对挣扎。我们许多人会发现到伟大的梦想和职业上的现实是自相矛盾的。不论我们多么想创业、写小说、发专辑或是演戏，我们还是被捆绑在椅子上、被迫看数据、被我们穷途末路的日常工作所淹没。

　　普遍的智慧是：你要辞掉工作，破釜沉舟，从你只能忍受的职位，转到你会喜爱的工作。只可惜，按照这种智慧，反而造成太多人走向财务上的困难、志向受挫、梦想无法完成。有一个比较好的方法，这个方法用不着辞掉工作，也能追逐梦想。

　　In the struggle to integrate work with a meaningful, fun, and fulfilling life, many of us find our big dreams colliding with our occupational realities. As much as we’d like to be starting our own businesses, finishing our novels, selling our albums, or getting out to those casting calls, we feel chained to our chairs, shackled to our spreadsheets, drowned in our dead-end day jobs.

　　And the prevailing wisdom is that you just have to quit the job, cut the cord, take the leap from the job that you tolerate to the work that you love. Unfortunately, following that wisdom has led far too many people to financial ruin, frustrated ambitions, and unfulfilled dreams. There’s a better way -- and it doesn’t involve quitting your day job to chase your dreams.

　　1、不要做“辞职高手”

　　Jon Acuff著作的书，《辞职高手》(Quitter)，有许多富有智慧的理念，解释为什么保留日常工作是达成梦想较好的途径。

　　Don’t be a quitter

　　Jon Acuff’s book, Quitter, is filled with wise ideas about why keeping your day job is a better path to achieving your dreams.

　　2、在工作中寻找创意自由

　　此时，你们有些人可能会在想：“听起来好棒，但是我的工作很费力，耗尽了我的精力、时间和资源。”是，我明白。要追逐梦想，同时又要冰箱里有食物、有电让食物保冷，真不容易。

　　Finding creative freedom in your day job

　　At this point, some of you might be thinking, "Yeah, that sounds great, but I have a demanding job that consumes all my energy, time, and resources." Sure. I get it. It is not easy to follow your passion(s) while also fulfilling that dream of having some food in your fridge and the electricity to keep it cold.

　　3、保住日常工作，不必抹灭梦想

　　Keep your day job without killing your dreams

　　4、守住日常工作的同时，保持你的理智、你的心

　　Keep your head and your heart while keeping your job

　　小编喜欢这句话：

　　Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.

　　但凡人能想象到的事物，必定有人能将它实现。 —— Jules Verne 凡尔纳