Chapter 17: The Broken Dreams
第十七章：破碎的梦想
I sat in the courtyard of the old house, thinking about my own dreams.
我坐在老屋的院子里，想起自己的梦想。
When I was a child, I had many dreams. I wanted to become a scientist, wanted to become a writer, wanted to become a useful person. I thought that as long as I studied hard, as long as I passed the university exams, my dreams would come true.
小时候，我有很多梦想。我想成为科学家，想成为作家，想成为一个有用的人。我以为，只要努力学习，只要考上大学，我的梦想就会实现。
Now, I have graduated from university and found a job in the city. But have my dreams come true? Did I become a scientist? Become a writer? Become a useful person?
现在，我大学毕业了，在城里找到了工作。但是，我的梦想实现了吗？我成为了科学家吗？成为了作家吗？成为了有用的人吗？
I feel that I haven't become anything. I am just an ordinary person, living an ordinary life. Going to work and coming home every day, earning money to support my family. My dreams are all broken.
我觉得，我什么也没有成为。我只是一个普通的人，过着普通的生活。每天上班下班，赚钱养家。我的梦想，都破碎了。
Perhaps, this is reality. There is always a big gap between ideals and reality. Everyone has dreams, but not everyone's dreams can be realized.
也许，这就是现实。理想和现实之间，总是有很大的差距。我们每个人都有梦想，但是不是每个人的梦想都能实现。
I looked at the sky and sighed.
我看着天空，叹了口气。