My budding interest grew into a full-time obsession: creating artwork on my clunky, laggy laptop.
我萌芽的兴趣成长为完全的痴迷：在我笨重的、落后的笔记本上制作艺术品。
Since I didn’t have much luck with charcoal, paint, or watercolors, I used graphic design as an outlet for creative expression.
由于我没有很好的炭笔，油彩或水彩，所以我用 图形设计 作为创意的表达。
I spent hours in the computer lab learning the basics of HTML and CSS on W3Schools so that I could fill an online portfolio with my childish GIFs.
我花了几个小时在计算机实验室上 W3Schools 学习 HTML 和 CSS 的基础知识，以便我可以用我幼稚的 GIF 填充在线作品集。
A few months later, I published my first website on WordPress .
几个月后，我在 WordPress 发布了我的第一个网站。
Why open source
为什么开源
Open source allows us to not only achieve our goals but to discover interests that drive those goals.
开源让我们不仅可以实现我们的目标，还可以发现驱动这些目标的兴趣。
Fast-forward nearly a decade. Many things have changed, although some have stayed consistent: I still make graphics (mostly flyers), edit music for a dance group, and design websites (sleeker, more effective ones, I hope).
虽然有些仍然保持一致，但许多事情已经发生了变化：我仍然在制作图形（主要是传单），为舞蹈团编辑音乐，以及设计网站（我希望更时尚、更有效）。
The products I used have gone through countless version upgrades. But the most dramatic change is my approach to open source resources.
我使用的产品经历了无数版本升级。但最戏剧性的变化是我对开源资源的态度。
Considering the significance of open source products in my life has made me cherish the open movement and its mission.
考虑到开源产品在我的生活中的意义，使我珍视开放运动和它的使命。
Open source projects remind me that there are initiatives in tech that promote social good and self-learning without being exclusive to those who are socioeconomically advantaged.
开源项目提醒我，科技领域有些倡议可以促进社会的良好和自我学习，而不会被那些具有社会经济优势的人排斥 。
My middle-school self, like countless others, couldn’t afford to purchase the Adobe Creative Suite, GarageBand, or Squarespace.
我中学时的自己，像无数其他人一样，无法购买 Adobe Creative Suite、GarageBand 或 Squarespace。
Open source platforms allow us to not only achieve our goals but to discover interests that drive those goals by broadening our access networks.
开源平台使我们不仅能够实现我们的目标，而且还能通过扩大我们接触来发现推动这些目标的兴趣。
My advice? Enroll in a class on a whim. It just might change the way you view the world.
我的建议？一时心血来潮报名上课。它可能会改变你对世界的看法。
单词短语
budding 正发芽的
full-time 完全的
obsession 着迷
clunky 笨拙的
laggy 迟缓的
laptop 笔记本电脑
outlet 出路
creative 创造性的
expression 表达
basic 基础
childish 幼稚的
publish 发表
allow to 允许，给予
achieve goal 实现目标
discover 发现
drive 驱动
fast-forward 快进
decade 十年
stay consistent 保持一致
flyer 传单
design 设计
website 网站
sleeker 时髦的
effective 有效的
go through 经历
countless 无数的
version 版本
upgrade 升级
dramatic 戏剧性的
approach 接近
resource 资源
consider 考虑
significance 意义
cherish 珍惜
mission 使命
remind 提醒
initiative 倡议
promote 促进
exclusive 排斥的
socioeconomic 社会经济的
advantaged 占有利位置的
couldn’t afford to 无法承担
purchase 购买
platform 平台
broaden 拓宽
access 接近
on a whim 一时兴起
view 看待
作者：Christine Hwang
Welcome to NODEING English. We're here to put a dent in the universe.
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