Magnum opus is a latin term that is defined as someone’s greatest life achievement. It is the highest intersection of talent, skill and hard work, when someone reaches their maximum potential at the exact right time in the exact right place.?

"Magnum opus"是一個(gè)拉丁詞，意思是某人一生中最偉大的成就。這是天賦、技能和努力工作的完美交集，還需要天時(shí)地利人和。

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For Michelangelo it was painting the Sistine Chapel, for Einstein it was the theory of relativity, for Lincoln Park it was Hybrid Theory, for JK Rowling it's Harry Potter, for Leo Messi it's a?record-breaking season. Whatever the medium, your magnum opus is your life's greatest work and it will be your legacy long after you are gone.?

對(duì)米開朗基羅來說，他的杰作是為西斯廷教堂作畫；對(duì)愛因斯坦來說，是相對(duì)論；對(duì)林肯公園來說，是<Hybrid Theory>專輯；對(duì)JK羅琳來說，是《哈利波特》；對(duì)梅西來說，這是一個(gè)破紀(jì)錄的賽季。無論是怎樣的表現(xiàn)形式，你的杰作是你一生中最偉大的作品，即使你離開這個(gè)世界很久以后，它仍然是你的遺產(chǎn)。

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Sadly not many people get to achieve their magnum opus or even make anattempt. Most people spend the vast majority of their lives in a career that falls short of inspiration. Two-thirds of employees say they are genuinely dissatisfied with their jobs, and one-fifth admit they actively hate their career.

可悲的是，沒有多少人能夠完成他們的杰作，再努力也沒有用。大多數(shù)人一生中的大部分時(shí)間，都在缺乏靈感的工作中度過。三分之二的員工表示，他們對(duì)自己的工作真的不滿意，五分之一的員工直接承認(rèn)，他們對(duì)自己的職業(yè)充滿仇恨。

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【重點(diǎn)詞匯&表達(dá)】

1.magnum opus?['m?ɡn?m'?up?s]

??代表作；巨著；杰作（源自拉丁語）；

2.be defined as

??被定義為；

3.intersection?[?nt?'sek?(?)n]

? 交集；十字路口；交叉點(diǎn)；

4.Michelangelo?[?ma?k?l??nd???l??]

? 米開朗基羅（意大利藝術(shù)家）；

5.Sistine Chapel

? 西斯廷教堂；

6.Einstein?['ainstain]

? 愛因斯坦；

7.the theory of relativity

? 相對(duì)論；

8.Lincoln Park

? 林肯公園（美國搖滾樂隊(duì)）；

9.Hybrid Theory

? 混合理論（搖滾專輯名稱）；

10.JK Rowling

? J.K.羅琳（英國作家）；

11.Leo Messi

? 梅西（阿根廷足球明星）；

12.record-breaking season

? 破紀(jì)錄的賽季；

13.legacy?['leg?s?]

??遺贈(zèng)，遺產(chǎn)；

14.long after

??很久以后；

15.make an attempt

??試圖；嘗試；

16.vast majority

??絕大多數(shù)，大部份；

17.short of inspiration

? 缺乏靈感；

18.two-thirds

? 三分之二；

19.genuinely?['d?enjuinli]

??真誠地；誠實(shí)地