13. But failure also taught me that life is a road with unpredictable forks and unexpected tomorrows.

　　但是, 失败还使我懂得, 生活的道路充满了无法预测的岔路口和无法预料的明天。

　　14. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic, and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary, it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant, and kind. Failure makes people cruel and bitter. -W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), British author

　　人们普遍认为成功使人变得虚荣、自以为是、自满, 从而毁了他们, 但这种看法是错误的;恰恰相反, 成功在很大程度上使人变得谦恭、宽容、善良。失败则使人变得残忍、怨愤。 ── W·萨默塞特·莫姆 (1874-1965), 英国作家

　　15. Against all the odds she achieved her dream of becoming an actress.

　　她冲破重重困难，实现了当演员的梦想。

　　16. He is too smart not to jump at the chance.

　　他这个人很精明，不会错过这个机会的。

　　17. I’m not sure if I’ll succeed, but I certainly hope so.

　　是否成功我没有把握, 不过我当然希望会成功

　　18. I wish you every success.

　　祝你万事如意!

　　19. He seems to be successful in anything he tries.

　　他好像不论做什么事都能成功。

　　20. Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal.

　　经验告诉我们，成功与其说是由于才能，不如说是由于热情。

　　21. Ambition is to life just what steam is to the locomotive.

　　抱负之于生活, 恰似蒸汽之于火车头。

　　22. With their advanced features and compact size, portable electronic devices offer consumers freedom, productivity, and organization.

　　由于本身小巧玲珑, 又具备种种先进的特点, 便携式电子设备为消费者带来了自由, 提高了生产力, 改进了对信息的组织。

　　23. However, the ease and speed with which messages can be sent and received has increased and accelerated to such an extent that many people are receiving hundreds of electronic messages of all kinds each day.

　　但是, 信息发送与接收的便捷发展得如此之快, 以至于很多人每天都会收到各种各样、成百上千的电子邮件。