金無(wú)足赤，大器晚成

As each year passes we usually focus on things we should have done， or what we wish we had done. These can be any number of small things from not being late for class， keeping your bedroom tidy， to spending more time practicing a musical instrument. But while we are young， most of us are thinking about the things that we really want in life. Things like getting a good degree， performing on stage， or landing a perfect job. Yet there are many people in the world that werent given the chance to go for their dreams. They were busy with raising a family， trying to earn money， or they were simply told that they werent good enough to do what they love.

And so this edition of Crazy English Reader is about not giving up on your dreams， no matter where you are in life or how old you are.

Maybe its time to finally make that trip youve always wanted to go on （False Deadline of Life）. Maybe youve always wanted to have a degree under your belt in your favourite subject but never had the opportunity to go to university （Student， 78， Gets an Education Worth Waiting For）. Or maybe youve wanted to achieve something for a long time but never thought you were any good. （Its Never Too Late）.

It is never too late for anyone to accomplish their hopes and desires. Hopefully these three articles will inspire those that think they have left it too late…or for those that think life is moving too fast.

Sometimes， you dont get more than a second chance to do something！

當(dāng)每一年稍縱即逝的時(shí)候，我們常常糾結(jié)我們理應(yīng)做過(guò)什么，或者我們期望自己做過(guò)什么。這些可以是任何一件小事兒，從上課不遲到、保持臥室整潔乃至花多點(diǎn)時(shí)間去練習(xí)一門樂(lè)器，都是可能的。但當(dāng)我們年少時(shí)，我們中的大多數(shù)都在思考：在生活中我們真正想要的是什么。比如說(shuō)拿個(gè)好學(xué)位，登臺(tái)表演啊，或者找到一份完美工作之類的。然而這世上有許多人并未被給予逐夢(mèng)的機(jī)會(huì)。他們?yōu)榱损B(yǎng)家而忙碌，想方設(shè)法賺錢，或根本給洗腦了，覺(jué)得自己不配去做他們所熱愛(ài)的事情。

所以本期的《瘋狂英語(yǔ)閱讀版》將告訴你不論你處在人生中的哪個(gè)階段或你多大年紀(jì)，都不要放棄自己的夢(mèng)想。

也許終于是時(shí)候開(kāi)始你一直想要繼續(xù)的旅行了（詳見(jiàn)《虛設(shè)的生命期限》一文）。也許你一直想要在自己喜歡的專業(yè)里拿一個(gè)學(xué)位，但卻始終沒(méi)有進(jìn)入大學(xué)念書的機(jī)會(huì)（詳見(jiàn)《78歲的逆襲》一文）。也許對(duì)某個(gè)目標(biāo)你已思慕良久，但卻從未想過(guò)你可以。（詳見(jiàn)《雖已暮年，壯心不已》一文）。

對(duì)于任何人來(lái)說(shuō)，完成自己的希望和心愿永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)太遲。但愿這三篇文章會(huì)激勵(lì)那些認(rèn)為自己去實(shí)現(xiàn)愿望已經(jīng)太晚的人……或者那些認(rèn)為人生來(lái)去太匆匆的人。

有時(shí)，機(jī)不可失，時(shí)不再來(lái)！