Aron Ralston, the climber who used a pocketknife to amputate his own arm, talks about the lessons he's learned from the ordeal. (ABCNEWS.com) <br><br>June 8 — Aron Ralston is looking forward to getting back to life as usual. But for this now-famous climber, life right now is anything but. <br><br>The 27-year-old from Aspen, Colo., was thrust into the national spotlight on May 1, when he walked to safety from a remote Utah canyon after using a pocketknife to amputate his own right arm, which had been pinned beneath an 800-pound boulder for five days.<br><br>Now, he's trying to share the lessons he learned from his experience. Recently, he spoke to a class in Greenwood Village, Colo.<br><br>"I went to West Middle School and spoke with a group of eighth-graders. I talked with them about some of the messages that I feel like I have to share now," Ralston told ABCNEWS' Good Morning America this past week.<br><br>Ralston has said he believes he survived his ordeal so he could become an inspiration to others.<br><br>Speaking to the eighth-grade class, he said: "Don't let other people tell you who you are. Don't settle for their expectations, and dream your own dreams."<br>
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<STRONG>Nobody want to do this practice ? All of you are good at translation?</STRONG>

ps:
Aron Ralston, 一个曾经用傍身锉刀砍掉自己右手的登山者，给我们讲述了那段可怕的遭遇。（新闻来自某某网）
June 8 — Aron Ralston 希望自己能回复本来平静的生活，但对现在这个正“当红”的登山者，想要回到过去似乎是不可能的。<BR><BR>5月1日的时候，这个来自科罗拉多Aspen年仅27岁的登山者，当他安全地从尤他峡谷走出来的时候，注定要成为全国的镁光焦点。因为他用锉刀砍掉了被压在800磅重的大石头下五天的右手臂！现在，他想和大家分享下他的经历。最近，他在Greenwood Village, Colo.做了个讲座。“我去了West Middle School ，给8年级的学生讲了我的经历。我给他们讲了我认为应该值得跟大家分享的一些有效信息。” Ralston 在上周接受ABCNEWS' Good Morning America 采访时这么说。<BR><BR>Ralston 说，正是因为他自己闯过那次不平常的难关，才有了值得让人学习的精神。<BR><BR>在对8年级的学生讲话中，他说：“ 不要让别人来告诉你自己是谁。不要为了别人对你的希冀而活，人应该为自己的梦想而活。”

<STRONG>感谢michelle的参与,我现在给出翻译答案:</STRONG>
亚伦－拉斯顿，一个用小刀割断自己手腕的登山者，谈论他从那次生死经历中所学到的一课。<BR><BR>6月8日，亚伦－拉斯顿努力尝试着回到原有的生活，但是对他这位一举成名的登山者来说，现在的生活已经纯粹是...<BR><BR>现年27岁的亚伦来自科罗拉多的阿斯坪，他现在已经是全国瞩目的焦点。他在被夹在800磅重的巨石下5天之后，用随身的小刀切断了自己的右臂，从遥远的犹他大峡谷安全返回。<BR><BR>现在，他将要分享他从这次经历中学到的教训。他最近在科州一个叫绿林的乡村课堂上作过报告。<BR><BR>“我去到西部的中学，给那些***八年级的学生作报告，告诉他们一些我现在觉得必须要和他们分享的重要信息”，拉斯顿在上一周ABCNEWS的《早安美国》节目中如是说。<BR><BR>拉斯顿说，他相信，他的这次幸存经历会让他成为对其他人的鼓舞。<BR><BR>在那些八年级学生的课堂上，他说：“不要让别人来告诉你你是谁。不要屈服于别人给你设定的命运，去追求属于你自己的梦想。”<BR>

I used to live in Colorado. I attended CMU middle school, I have friends from West Middle School.

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pocketknifen. 随身小折刀.amputate vt. 切除(手臂,腿等)ordeal n. 严酷的考验,折磨

anything butadv 决不. pin vt. 钉住, 卡住boulder n. 大石头survive vt.经历, 经受得住

settle for 满足于