English for Dreams and Goals: Plan for Success! · English with Jennifer
学习如何用自然的英语表达梦想、目标和计划，适合练习未来时态和目标表达。涵盖多种实用句型，帮助你更自信地描述自己的愿景。
You've likely seen the movie Forest Gump.
你很可能看过电影《阿甘正传》。
At the end, Forest questions if we all have a destiny or if we just float around and things happen accidentally.
在故事的最后，福雷斯特提出了一个疑问：我们所有人是否都命中注定要经历某种特定的命运，还是只是随波逐流，让各种事情在偶然中发生罢了？
What do you believe?
你相信什么？
I think if you don't feel a sense of purpose, life can be hard.
我认为，如果你没有目标或使命感，生活可能会变得很艰难。
For me, tapping into my passion, having a sense of purpose, and pursuing what I believe is possible gives me hope to keep moving forward.
对我来说，发挥自己的热情、明确自己的目标，并去追求我认为有可能实现的事情，这些都能给我继续前行的希望。
Hi, I'm Jennifer, and in this lesson, let's practice the language needed to express our hopes and dreams.
大家好，我是詹妮弗。在这一节课中，我们将练习用来表达自己希望和梦想的语言。
Some structures use an infinitive.
有些结构会使用不定式（infinitive）。
What do you want to do?
你想做什么？
My dream is to impact more people, not just as a teacher, but also as a speaker.
我的梦想是能够影响更多的人——不仅通过担任教师这一角色，也通过担任演讲者来实现这一目标。
My present goal is to learn Spanish.
我目前的目标是学习西班牙语。
I can also talk about my immediate goal and my ultimate goal.
我也可以谈谈我的近期目标以及最终目标。
My immediate goal is to reach level B1.
我的近期目标是达到B1水平。
My ultimate goal is to reach level B2 in Spanish and be comfortable with conversation.
我的最终目标是达到西班牙语的 B2 级水平，并能够自如地进行对话。
I plan to travel more in 2027.
我计划在2027年多去旅行一些。
We can add time expressions.
我们可以添加时间表达式。
My goal is to have a healthy retirement fund by the age of 65.
我的目标是在65岁时拥有一个充足的退休基金。
Are you saving for your future?
你正在为自己的未来存钱吗？
My goal is to reach level B1 in Spanish by 2027.
我的目标是到2027年时达到西班牙语B1水平。
I plan to travel internationally within the next year.
我计划在明年内进行国际旅行。
I want to see a whale at some point in my lifetime.
我希望在有生之年能看到一次鲸鱼。
A lot of us have travel plans, right?
我们很多人都有旅行计划，对吧？
One day I plan to visit Australia.
有一天，我打算去澳大利亚旅行。
Someday I hope to take an Alaskan cruise.
我希望有一天能乘船游览阿拉斯加。
Can you feel the difference between "plan" and "hope"?
你能感受到“计划”和“希望”之间的区别吗？
If you want to sound more confident, more certain, use "plan."
如果你想让自己的语气听起来更加自信、更加笃定，那就使用“plan”这个词。
What do you plan to do?
你打算做什么？
I also caution you to stay away from words like "one day, someday."
我也提醒你们，要避免使用“总有一天”之类的表述。
Not because they're wrong.
并不是因为他们错了。
People use these words.
人们会使用这些词语。
They do, but it makes your dream seem far off in the future and less likely to happen.
他们确实会这样做，但这会让你的梦想看起来仿佛遥不可及、发生在遥远的未来，从而降低了梦想实现的可能性。
My advice is to name a concrete date or period to bring your dream closer to your present reality.
我的建议是确定一个具体的日期或时间段，以便将你的梦想更紧密地与现实联系起来。
We can use future verbs to talk about our plans and our vision.
我们可以使用表示未来的动词来谈论我们的计划和愿景。
By next year, I'm going to reach level B1 in Spanish.
到明年，我的西班牙语水平将达到 B1 级。
Within a few years, I'll be conversational in Spanish.
再过几年，我就能流利地使用西班牙语进行交流了。
We can also use see myself or picture myself plus a present participle.
我们也可以使用“see myself”或“picture myself”加上现在分词的形式来表达这个意思。
I see myself working less but still teaching in some form when I'm 70.
我想象自己70岁的时候，工作量会减少，但仍会以某种形式继续从事教学工作。
I can see myself traveling to different countries for fun.
我可以想象自己为了乐趣而前往不同的国家旅行。
I picture myself volunteering more in old age.
我想象自己晚年会更多地参与志愿服务活动。
These structures are good because you're actively imagining yourself doing what you want to do.
这些结构之所以有效，是因为你在积极地想象自己正在做自己想做的事情。
Let me share a few more phrases and see if you can tell which one sounds stronger and in what way.
让我再分享几个短语，看看你们能否分辨出哪个短语的表达力度更强，以及强在何处。