英语翻译Like many of my generation,I have a weakness for hero wo

英语翻译
Like many of my generation,I have a weakness for hero worship.At some point,however,we all begin to question our heroes and our need for them.This leads us to ask:What is a hero?
Despite immense differences in cultures,heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire people.
A hero does something worth talking about.A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will listen.But a hero goes beyond mere fame.
Heroes serve powers or principles larger than themselves.Like high-voltage transformers,heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down so that it can be used by ordinary people.
The hero lives a life worthy of imitation.Those who imitate a genuine hero experience life with new depth,enthusiasm,and meaning.A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom do they serve?What are they willing to live and die for?If the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame,they may be famous persons but not heroes.
Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous,but who would claim that their fans find life more abundant?
Heroes are catalysts (催化剂) for change.They have a vision from the mountaintop.They have the skill and the charm to move the masses.They create new possibilities.Without Gandhi,India might still be part of the British Empire.Without Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King,Jr.,we might still have segregated (隔离的) buses,restaurants,and parks.It may be possible for large-scale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities,but the pace of change would be slow,the vision uncertain,and the committee meetings endless.

我习惯意译……
就像大多数我的同龄人一样,我也有崇拜英雄的弱点.然而,在某些时候,我们都开始质疑我们的英雄以及我们究竟是否需要他们.这就引出了一个问题：英雄是什么?
尽管各种文化之间有着巨大的差异,世界各地的英雄在性格方面,通常都有很多的共同点,这些共同点指引并鼓舞着人们.
一个英雄做的事情,会成为大家讨论的话题.英雄会有一个历险故事给大家讲,
以及一群愿意听故事的听众.但是英雄之所以是英雄,可不仅仅是因为名望.
英雄们遵从比他们自己更强大的力量及理论、思想.就像高压变电器一样,英雄们把强大的力量压制下来,于是这些力量就能被普通人所接受、利用.
英雄的生活是值得人们效仿的.那些模仿真正英雄的人,他们会经历到生活的深度、热情和意义.一种方法可以测试出某个看起来将成为英雄的人是否能够担当真正的英雄.他们的言行以什么或谁为准则?他们愿为什么而舍生忘死?如果有答案或证据表明他们只图自己的名望,这样的人可能会成为名人,但并非英雄.
麦当娜和迈克尔.杰克逊很有名,但谁会认为他们的崇拜者们能够因此而生活得更充实呢?
英雄是促使变化发生的催化剂.他们站在山顶,有开阔的视野.他们有足以感动公众的能力和感染力.他们是不可能成为可能.如果没有甘地,也许印度仍是大英帝国的一部分.如果没有罗莎.帕克斯和马丁.路德.金,我们也许仍然被排斥在公共汽车,餐厅和公园之外.没有领导者和磁铁一般的名人,大规模的变革也有可能发生,但是变革的步伐就会缓慢不前,前景摇摆不定,而委员会层出不穷.