Upon hearing her evaluation I became furious for I thought : "Who is she to tell me what I can or cannot do. She does not even know me. I am a very determined and stubborn person!" I believe it was at that very moment that I decided I would somehow and someday return to college.
　　她的这番结论让我怒不可遏，“她是谁，凭什么告诉我能做什么或不能做什么。她根本不了解我。我是很坚强而固执的人！”我相信就在那时我决定无论如何，总有一天我会返回学校的。
　　 It took me a long time and a lot of hard work but I finally returned to the University of Texas in the fall of 1983 — a year and a half after almost dying. The next few years in Austin were very difficult for me, but I truly believe that in order to see beauty in life you have to experience some unpleasantness. Maybe I have experienced too much unpleasantness, but I believe in living each day to the fullest and doing the very best I can.
　　在经历了一年半垂死挣扎的生活后，在漫长的等待和艰辛的付出后，终于在1983年的秋天，我返回了德克萨斯大学。在奥斯汀接下来的几年里我生活得非常艰难，但我确信为了看到生活中的真善美你必须要经历一些苦难。也许我经历的苦难太多了，但我有一个信念——充实地过每一天，尽力做到最好。
　　As I climbed the steps to receive my diploma from the Dean of Liberal Arts in the University of Texas on that bright sunny afternoon in June of 1986，excitement and pride filled my heart as I heard the dean announce that I had graduated with "highest honors", been elected to Phi Beta Kappa and been chosen as one of 12 Dean's Distinguished Graduates out of 1600 in the College of Liberal Arts.
　　1986年6月那个阳光明媚的午后，当我步履蹒跚地走上德克萨斯大学迪安文学院的台阶接受文凭的时候；当我听到院长宣布我以最高荣誉毕业的时候，我的心中充满了骄傲和自信。接着他还宣布我被选入美国大学优等生荣誉学会，并在1600名毕业生中当选为12名迪安文学院的杰出毕业生之一。
　　The overwhelming emotions and feelings that I experienced at that very moment, when most of the audience gave me a standing ovation, I said to myself: "Nothing is impossible and never, never give up！"
　　当场有许多观众站起来为我鼓掌，那一刻令我心潮澎湃、百感交集。我对自己说：“没有什么是不可能的，只要绝不放弃!”
　　
　　能说会用
　　
　　give up：放弃(念头、希望等), 停止, 抛弃, 认输, 把……送交, <口>对……绝望(=give up)
　　如：You ought to give up smoking; I gave it up last year.你应该戒烟，我去年就戒掉了。
　　give up a secret泄露秘密

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