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They Dared Cocaine—and Lost
尝试可卡因后，他们迷失了
Hengry Hurt
亨利·赫特
A Dream Destroyed
破灭的梦
Stan Belin was born in the 1930s to an urban family locked in the grip of the Great Depression. His was a fractured family—one in which his parents fought constantly. "I lived with a feeling of impending doom," he says. This fear drove him to be a model child.
斯坦·贝林于20世纪30年代出生在一个饱受经济大萧条之苦的城市家庭里。这是一个破裂的家庭——他的父母常常无休止地吵架。“我生活中总感觉末日将至。”他说。这种恐惧的心理促使他成了一名模范好孩子。
Stan has a vivid memory of once leaning against a bridge railing as a boy and gazing at a handsome party boat passing below. He could see people on deck enjoying their outing. It was a scene of comfort and luxury he could hardly have imagined. That mental picture influenced the boy's idea of success. His goals became money, power, and prestige.
斯坦还清楚地记得，小时候，有一次他靠在一座桥的栏杆上，出神地望着一艘豪华游艇在桥下驶过。他能看到甲板上的人在尽情地享受着旅游的快乐。那是一种他从来没有想象过的舒适、奢侈的情景。他头脑中的这幅画面影响了他对成功的看法。他的目标变成了追求金钱、权力和名望。
Stan did well in school. He found his greatest academic success in his science courses. But he lacked the confidence to pursue a medical career and turned to dentistry as a quicker route to his life's goals.
斯坦在学校成绩很好，尤其在理科方面成绩优异，但是他对从事医学缺乏信心，便转向了牙科，把它作为实现自己生活目标的一条捷径。
He married a young woman he had known since high school, and for over 20 years Stan and Jane lived a life that many people would envy. His reputation spread, the money started rolling in and he was appointed to a prestigious position by his state government. Two healthy children were born. The family had a magnificent house, expensive automobiles and took exotic vacations.
他与在中学时代就相识的一位女士结了婚，20多年来，斯坦和妻子简过着令许多人羡慕的日子。他声名大噪，财源滚滚，在州政府担任要职，并有了两个健康的孩子。他们拥有了豪华的住宅、昂贵的汽车，还常到国外度假。
The crowning touch for Stan came when he bought a luxury yacht and sailed to the bridge where, as a child, he had first glimpsed what he hoped would be his future.
斯坦最辉煌的时刻到了，他买了一艘豪华游艇，驶向他儿时第一次瞥见游艇并开始梦想拥有游艇的那座桥下。
