VOA常速英语，以其地道的发音、丰富的时事内容，成为提升英语听力与理解能力的关键途径。它不仅让全球听众即时了解世界动态，还促进了跨文化交流，对于英语学习者而言，是不可或缺的听力训练资源，对提升语言综合能力至关重要。让我们一起走进今天的VOA常速英语听力练习：不要迎合别人的期待。

英文原文

Stop caring about other people's expectations; it will set you free. You'll no longer feel afraid of who you want to be. Comparing yourself to another is an insult to who you are. Walk your path. Walk your own path.  

不再在意他人的期待，才能真正获得自由。你将不再畏惧成为自己想成为的人。与他人比较，是对自我价值的贬低。走你的路。走你自己的路。  

Firstly, walking your own path means that you might be rejected by others. You will feel overwhelmed, you will take on responsibility, you will be challenged, you will feel embarrassed, you will be uncomfortable — and you will be immensely grateful you chose this path.  

首先，走自己的路可能意味着被他人排斥。你会感到压力重重，你会承担责任，你会遭遇挑战，你会感到难堪，你会感到不适——但最终，你会无比庆幸选择了这条路。  

Sometimes, those people who reject you are those closest to you. How often they tell you: "You should do this with your life," or "You should do that with your life." I know it's happened to me a lot over the years, and I imagine it's happened to you.  

有时，那些否定你的人恰恰是你最亲近的人。多少次他们告诉你：“你的人生应该这样过，”或“你的人生应该那样过。”我知道这些年来我常经历这些，而你也一定感同身受。  

Generally, the people giving the advice are well-meaning, and their motives vary. Sometimes they tell you that "that's where the money is," sometimes they claim "it's the path to happiness," or "it's the way to be successful," or "it's the path to true spirituality and inner peace."  

通常，提出建议的人并无恶意，只是动机各异。有时他们说“那条路能赚到钱”，有时宣称“那是通往幸福的道路”，或“那是成功的捷径”，或“那是通向真正灵性与内心平静的途径”。  

And that's great. The path that's working for them is wonderful for them. But it doesn't matter where they think the path leads — if it's not your path.  

这很好。适合他们的道路对他们而言当然美妙。但若那不是你的路，他人眼中的终点便毫无意义。  

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