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00:10 Are you an ambitious person?

I'd say to some degree, yes, but I'm not the type to dedicate myself totally to just one ambition, in other words, I enjoy achieving any goal that I have set out to reach. So in that way, I think I can consider myself ambitious. The idea of settling for a so-called "iron rice bowl" job, where the trajectory of one's working life is, to some extent, pre-determined and with a job that lacks excitement, well, it simply isn't my cup of tea.  So in that way, I guess I'm ambitious in the way of wanting to fulfill my wishes and dreams, so it means I work hard, but I do also like just relaxing and reading and just enjoying the view so to speak, you know, taking time to smell the roses.

• to some degree：在某种程度上


• not the type to：不是那种……的人


• dedicate myself totally to：全身心投入到……


• ambition：抱负；志向；野心


• achieving any goal that I have set out to reach：实现立下的任何目标


• ambitious：有抱负的


• the idea of：……的想法


• settling for：勉强接受；将就


• iron-rice-bowl job：铁饭碗工作


• the trajectory of：……的轨迹


• pre-determined：预先决定的


• my cup of tea：合我心意


• fulfill my wishes：实现我的愿望


• enjoying the view：享受当下的状态/惬意时光


• taking time to smell the roses：享受生活中的美好时刻

01:07 What are your ambitions in life?

Hmmm, I think first and foremost, I would have to say that I want to satisfy my desire to travel. I want to continually travel to new countries. I'm always eager to explore more cultures across the globe, learning more about different cultures and ways of living.

And I think the second is that I'm determined to further my education overseas as I think studying in a different academic environment can expose me to new ideas and new ways of thinking. And I guess lastly is that I aspire to engage in work that I'm passionate about.

• first and foremost：首先


• satisfy my desire to：满足……的愿望


• eager to：渴望


• across the globe：世界各地


• ways of living：生活方式


• determined to：决心


• further my education：继续深造


• overseas：在海外


• academic environment：学术环境


• expose myself to new ideas：接触到新的想法


• new ways of thinking：新的思维方式


• aspire to：渴望；追求


• engage in：从事；参与


• passionate about：对……充满热情

01:54 Have you ever achieved your ambitions?

I'm happy to say, yes, I have. I can say my first ambition was to learn English. I think I've worked really hard to improve my English, and I know I still have a long way to go, but I wanted to learn because it's interesting to know how other people in another language communicate.

Also, before I mentioned about further education, and recently, I feel proud to say, I successfully obtained a master's degree from a top-ranking university in Singapore. I can say that this experience was a realization of a lifelong dream, a lifelong ambition.

• worked really hard to improve：非常努力地去提高


• still have a long way to go：还有很长的路要走


• communicate：交流；沟通


• further education：深造


• feel proud：感到自豪


• obtained：获得


• a top-ranking university：一所顶尖大学


• a realization of a lifelong dream：实现了一生的梦想

02:40 Are you the kind of person who sticks to your dreams?

I'd say so. In fact, my friends often comment on my perseverance. Once I set a goal, regardless of how seemingly unattainable it may appear initially, I approach it steadfastly. I break down the goal into smaller, manageable steps and create a plan to achieve each one. Of course, along the way, there are numerous obstacles, but I do my best to view them as opportunities for growth rather than a reason to give up.

• comment on：对……发表评论；评价


• perseverance：毅力；坚持不懈；不屈不挠的精神


• once I set a goal：一旦我设定了一个目标


• regardless of：不管；无论


• unattainable：无法达到的；难以获得的


• appear initially：最初看起来；一开始显得


• approach...steadfastly：坚定地处理……；坚定不移地对待……


• break down...into smaller, manageable steps：把……分解成更小的、可处理的步骤


• create a plan：制定一个计划


• numerous obstacles：众多的障碍；无数的困难


• do my best：尽我最大的努力


• view them as opportunities for growth：把它们视为成长的机会


• rather than：而不是


• a reason to give up：放弃的理由

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