At the same time, it didn't stop me from aggressively going after the things I wanted.

同时它没有阻止我奋发追寻想要的东西。

It is the mood of strenuous endeavour, but also the mood of rest.

奋发的心， 休息的心。

So my favourite book on Margaret Thatcher is surely Robin Letwin's book called The Anatomy of Thatcherism, which is about Margaret Thatcher being a timely crusade against establishment pessimism and on behalf of something called the vigorous virtues.

我最喜欢的关于玛格丽特·撒切尔的书无疑罗宾·莱特温的《撒切尔主的解剖》，这本书讲述了撒切尔夫人适时地发起了一场反对体制内悲观绪的运动， 一种被称为“奋发向上的美德” 的理念。

We're kind of a lift-ourselves-up-by-the-bootstraps kind of company anyway, so, you know, that was something we did anyways.

我们公司向来有种自力更生、奋发图强的精神，所以， 你知道的， 那本来就我们一直在做的事。

A very thoughtful and driven young woman.

善解人意又奋发向上的女孩。

There seems to be a built-in human capacity to flourish under the most difficult circumstances.

在最困难的境况中，人所具有的一种内在的奋发向上的能力会进发出来。