奇速英语

When I was turning thirty years old, a friend asked me to share my biggest ____1____ in life. It only took me a(n) ____2____ to say I most regretted not completing college. I explained that I was considered to be ____3____ in school, got great grades, and had big dreams. ____4___ finishing university, I felt like I was not only letting myself down, but also everyone who believed in me.

My friend said, “Why not now?” But with a son in primary school, a busy job, and lots of other responsibilities at home, I had a million ____5____. The one I thought was the strongest: If I went back, I would be thirty-two ____6____ I graduated. What I heard was something I would never ____7____: “You’re going to be thirty-two anyway (无论如何).

 Looking back, I feel it’s the ____8____ and wisest advice I have ever received.

I would turn thirty-two with a college degree (学位) or without one anyway. So I ____9____ to continue my study.
I graduated from university ___10___ and felt proud of myself. And I have reviewed this ____11___ many times. I believe it’s never too late for me to do anything except becoming a teenager.
Do I really want to ____12____ my first book in my forties? I’m going to be forty anyway.
Do I really want to run a half marathon (马拉松) in my fifties? I’m going to be fifty anyway.
Do I really want to travel around the ___13____ in my sixties? I’m going to be sixty anyway.
I hope you never hear me say, “I’m too old for that.” ____14____, I hope you hear me say, “I’m going to be seventy anyway.”
It’s never too ____15___ to start something new, to do all those things that you’ve been wishing to do.