Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, they serve some sort of purpose, to teach you a lesson or help figure outwho you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be – your roommate,neighbor,professor, long lost friend, lover or even acomplete strangerwho, when you lock eyes with them, you know that very moment that they will affect your life in someprofoundway.
有时，一些人一闯入你的生活你便知道他们本就想这么做，其中有着一定的目的——或给你一个教训，或帮助你明白你是谁或你要成为谁。你永远也不知道这些人会是谁，是你的舍友、邻居、教授、久违的朋友、爱人，甚或是一个完全的陌生人。当你与他们四目相对，你便知道他们会以某种深远的方式影响你的生活。
figure out/‘fɪgə/ 解决;算出;想出
neighbor/‘neɪbə/ n. 邻居
professor/prə‘fesə/ n. 教授;教师
complete/kəm‘pli: t/ adj. 完整的;完全的
stranger/‘streɪn(d)ʒə/ n. 陌生人;外地人
profound/prə‘faʊnd/ adj. 深厚的;意义深远的
And sometimes things happen to you and at the time they may seem horrible, painful and unfair, but inreflectionyou realize that withoutovercomingthoseobstacles, you would have never realized yourpotential, strength, will power or heart. Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness andsheer stupidity- all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, if they be events, illnesses or relationships, life would be like asmoothlypaved, straight, flat road tonowhere. Safe and comfortable but dull andutterlypointless.
The people you meet who affect your life and the successesanddownfallsyouexperience- they are the ones whocreatewho you are. Even the bad experiences can be learned from. Those lessons are the hardest and probably the most important ones.
翻译：
有时，一些事情发生了，它们看上去是那么可怕、痛苦和不公;但细想一下你就会明白，如果没有去努力克服这些难题，你将永远也不会知道自己的潜能、力量、意志力和内心。任何事情的发生都是有原因的，没有一件事是偶然发生的或是因了某种好运或厄运发生的。疾病、伤害、爱、真正的伟大的消逝和完全的愚蠢――所有这一切的发生都是对你的精神极限的考验。不管这考验是一些事件、疾病或是某种关系，没有了它们，生活都将只剩下阳光大道，安稳、舒适，但却单调、没有意义，不会通往任何地方。
你遇到的那些影响你的生活的人和你所经历的成功或失败，都会让你看清自己。即使是不好的经历，也能让你从中得到教训。这些教训是最严酷的，但也可能是最重要的。
生词：
horrible/‘hɒrəb(ə)l/ adj. 可怕的;极讨厌的
reflection/rɪ‘flekʃ(ə)n/ n. 反射;沉思;映象
overcome/əʊvə‘kʌm/ vt. 克服;胜过;得胜
obstacle/‘ɒbstək(ə)l/ n. 障碍，干扰;妨害物
potential/pəˈtenʃl/ n. 潜能;可能性
sheer/ʃɪə/ adj. 绝对的;透明的
stupidity/stʃʊ‘pɪdɪtɪ/ n. 愚蠢;糊涂事
smoothly/‘smu: ðlɪ/ adv. 平稳地，平滑地;流畅地
nowhere/‘nəʊhweə/ n. 无处;任何地方;无名之地
dull/dʌl/ adj. 钝的;迟钝的;无趣的;
utterly/‘ʌtəlɪ / adv. 完全地;绝对地;全然地;
success/sək‘ses/ n. 成功，成就;胜利
downfall/‘daʊnfɔ: l/ n. 垮台;衰败;失败
experience/ɪkˈspɪərɪəns/ n. 经验;经历
create/kri: ‘eɪt/ v. 创造，创作;造成
