今天送给大家一句话：

jīn tiān | sòng gěi | dà jiā | yī jù | huà

Today I want to share a sentence with you:

热爱可抵岁月漫长。

rè ài | kě | dǐ | suì yuè | màn cháng

Passion can withstand the long passage of time.

我做这个播客累不累呢？

wǒ | zuò | zhè ge | bō kè | lèi | bù | lèi | ne

Am I tired of making this podcast?

累，

lèi

Yes,

但是我乐在其中，

dàn shì | wǒ | lè | zài | qí zhōng

but I take great pleasure in it,

我喜欢这事。

wǒ | xǐ huān | zhè | shì

I love doing this.

从初中刚开始学英语，

cóng | chū zhōng | gāng | kāi shǐ | xué | yīng yǔ

Ever since I first started learning English in junior high school,

我就展现出了语言的天赋，

wǒ | jiù | zhǎn xiàn | chū | le | yǔ yán | de | tiān fù

I have shown a talent for languages.

英语成绩总是很好，

yīng yǔ | chéng jì | zǒng shì | hěn | hǎo

My English grades have always been excellent,

而且我不会去死记单词，

ér qiě | wǒ | bù | huì | qù | sǐ jì | dān cí

and I never memorize words by rote,

也基本不学语法。

yě | jī běn | bù | xué | yǔ fǎ

nor do I basically study grammar.

化学老师问我：

huà xué | lǎo shī | wèn | wǒ

My chemistry teacher asked me:

化学这么简单，为什么你成绩不行呢？

huà xué | zhè me | jiǎn dān | wèi shén me | nǐ | chéng jì | bù | xíng | ne

Chemistry is so simple, why are your grades not good?

那你英语成绩为什么好呢？

nà | nǐ | yīng yǔ | chéng jì | wèi shén me | hǎo | ne

Then why are your English grades so good?

我说：天赋。

wǒ | shuō | tiān fù

I said: Talent.

差点把老师气晕。

chà diǎn | bǎ | lǎo shī | qì | yūn

I almost made the teacher faint from anger.

我大学本想学法语专业，

wǒ | dà xué | běn | xiǎng | xué | fǎ yǔ | zhuān yè

I originally wanted to major in French at university,

但由于一些阴差阳错的原因吧，

dàn | yóu yú | yī xiē | yīn chā yáng cuò | de | yuán yīn | ba

but due to some unexpected twists of fate,

或者说是命运吧，

huò zhě | shuō | shì | mìng yùn | ba

or perhaps it was destiny,

最终学了工科，

zuì zhōng | xué | le | gōng kē

I ended up majoring in engineering,

完全是自己不擅长、不喜欢的东西。

wán quán | shì | zì jǐ | bù | shàn cháng | bù | xǐ huān | de | dōng xī

something I was completely not good at and not interested in.

所以我上课的时候不知道在学什么，

suǒ yǐ | wǒ | shàng kè | de | shí hou | bù | zhī dào | zài | xué | shén me

So when I was in class, I didn’t know what I was learning,

考试的时候不知道在考什么，

kǎo shì | de | shí hou | bù | zhī dào | zài | kǎo | shén me

when I took exams, I didn’t know what was being tested,

考完了不知道学过什么。

kǎo | wán | le | bù | zhī dào | xué | guò | shén me

and after exams, I didn’t know what I had studied.

说回来，

shuō | huí lái

Getting back to the topic,

我热爱的是语言、艺术、阅读等等，

wǒ | rè ài | de | shì | yǔ yán | yì shù | yuè dú | děng děng

what I love are languages, art, reading, and so on.

做这些事情的时候我不需要“坚持”，

zuò | zhè xiē | shì qíng | de | shí hou | wǒ | bù | xū yào | “jiān chí”

When I do these things, I don’t need to "persist"—

我沉浸其中。

wǒ | chén jìn | qí zhōng

I am fully immersed in them.

我有时说：好累呀，我看书休息一下。

wǒ | yǒu shí | shuō | hǎo | lèi | ya | wǒ | kàn | shū | xiū xi | yī xià

Sometimes I say: I’m so tired, I need to read a book to rest.

别人都无法理解。

bié rén | dōu | wú | fǎ | lǐ jiě

Others can not understand this.

我喜欢看书，就像有些人喜欢钓鱼，

wǒ | xǐ huān | kàn | shū | jiù | xiàng | yǒu xiē | rén | xǐ huān | diào yú

I love reading, just like some people love fishing,

有些人喜欢打游戏。

yǒu xiē | rén | xǐ huān | dǎ | yóu xì

and some people love playing games.

当我们做自己热爱的事情时，

dāng | wǒ men | zuò | zì jǐ | rè ài | de | shì qíng | shí

When we do what we love,

我们感到非常快乐，忘记了时间。

wǒ men | gǎn dào | fēi cháng | kuài lè | wàng jì | le | shí jiān

we feel extremely happy and lose track of time.

同样是那个工科专业，

tóng yàng | shì | nà | ge | gōng kē | zhuān yè

That same engineering major,

我老公很喜欢，

wǒ | lǎo gōng | hěn | xǐ huān

my husband likes it.

所以他做着自己热爱的工作，

suǒ yǐ | tā | zuò | zhe | zì jǐ | rè ài | de | gōng zuò

So he is doing a job he loves,

我觉得他很幸运。

wǒ | jué de | tā | hěn | xìng yùn

and I think he is very lucky.

你热爱什么呢？

nǐ | rè ài | shén me | ne

What do you love?

你会把爱好作为事业吗？

nǐ | huì | bǎ | ài hào | zuò wéi | shì yè | ma

Would you turn your hobby into a career?