This is J.K. Rowling, speaking at Harvard's graduation in 2008.

这是J·K·罗琳于2008年在哈佛大学毕业典礼上的演讲。

Seven years after graduating, her marriage was over and she raised a child with no job.

大学毕业七年后，她的婚姻破裂了，并在没有工作的情况下独自抚养孩子。

"Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life."

"谷底成了我重建生活的坚实地基。"

Failure cleared away everything that did not matter, and she stopped pretending.

失败剥离掉了所有无关紧要的事物，她不再假装。

Every hour she had left went into the one piece of work that still mattered to her.

她将仅剩的所有时间，全部倾注于那部对自己而言依然意义非凡的作品创作中。

A life is not a list of the things you achieve or the things you own.

人生并不是一张罗列你取得的成就或你拥有的东西的清单。