我们无法摆脱自己的主观世界 

你现在看到的世界可能是复杂而神秘的 

但如果你做出了改变世界将展现的更为简单 

问题不在于世界是怎样的

而在于你是怎样的 

「The Courage to Be Disliked」

Introduction 

📖

Now you’re talking big! This is getting interesting. I’m going to start arguing with you immediately.

talk big

吹牛

We dislike those who talk big and do nothing.我们不喜欢那种夸夸其谈，不干实事的人。 

📖

If I could change, if I could start life all over again, I would gladly fall to my knees before you. But it could turn out that you’ll be down on your knees before me. 

fall to your knees

下跪（表示尊敬）

The people all fell to their knees and began to pray.人们都跪了下来，开始祈祷。 

down on one’s knees

下跪

He got/went down on his knees in front of the altar.他在圣坛前跪下。 

📖

You remind me of myself during my own student days, when I was a hot-blooded young man searching for the truth, traipsing about, calling on philosophers . . .

hot-blooded

情感强烈的；热血沸腾的；热切的；易怒的

Both of these dancers knew why they attracted the attentions of two hot-blooded young men. 这两名舞蹈演员都深知自己何以吸引了两位热血青年的注意力。 

traipse about

(常指疲惫或无聊地）走，逛，晃荡

I spent the day traipsing around/about the shops, but found nothing suitable for her.我逛了一天的商店，但是没有发现适合她的东西。More than 6 million people traipse through the national park each year. 每年超过6百万人到国家公园徒步行走。 

call on

拜访 He wanted to call on you after dinner.他想晚餐后来见你。 

📖

I have never felt the need to take in disciples and have never done so. However, since becoming a student of Greek philosophy and then coming into contact with another philosophy, I have been waiting for a long time for a visit from a young person like you.

take in

接受(理解, 包括, 定阅, 欺骗, 收进, 吸收, 对...加以考虑)

It's just a lot to take in.只是消息太猛 一时难以接受。 

📖

I am translating a work by Plato at the moment, and I expect to spend the rest of my life studying classical Greek thought.

at the moment

此刻，目前

Sorry, she's not here at the moment.对不起，她现在不在这儿。 

expect to

预计，预期 He didn't expect to see me.他没有料到会碰见我。

The financial performance of the business is fully expected to improve.确信公司的财务状况会大有改观。