Try asking them. I believe for some at least, the original lofty ambitions, great aspirations and admirable goals must have taken a beating or even vanished completely from their minds.

• 如果去问问他们，我相信他们之中许多人当初的雄心壮志、远大抱负或更宏伟的奋斗目标早已大大打了折扣或不复存在。