Where do mirages come from?

海市蜃楼从何处而来？

People sometimes see mirages in the desert.

人们有时会在沙漠中看到海市蜃楼。

He'll never fade, like the daytime mirages.

他决不会像白昼的海市蜃楼一样逐渐消逝。

Rather, similarly, there seem to be different doctrines in the field as to what mirages are.

与此相仿，关于海市蜃楼这一类事情好像也有不同的看法。

Get rid of the mirages, the bits of work that give you some value, but don't quench your thirst.

走出自己的幻觉，不要再做那些只能给你带来一些价值的工作了，但是不要熄灭你的成功欲望。