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标题: 【故 事】2011.8.15-生活充满选择(1) [打印本页]

作者: blueskywhy    时间: 2011-8-15 10:16     标题: 【故 事】2011.8.15-生活充满选择(1)

本帖最后由 blueskywhy 于 2011-8-15 10:18 编辑

Life is full of choices. When you met with it, how did you choose? Read this paragraph and tell me about it.


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Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I’d be twins!” He was a natural motivator.

迈克尔是那种你真想恨一恨的家伙,他总是乐呵呵的,总是说些积极上进的话。如果有人问他近况如何,他会这样回答:“已经不能比这更好了!”他生来就会让人积极进取。

If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don' t get it. You can' t be positive all the time. How do you do it?"

如果哪位雇员有天过得很糟糕,迈克尔会告诉他如何看待问题的积极一面。他的这种方式着实让我好奇,所以有一天我找到迈克尔问:“我真弄不明白。你怎么能总是那样积极乐观?你是如何做到这一点的?”

Michael replied, each morning I wake up and say to myself 'Mike, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.' I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life."

迈克尔回答说,“每天早晨醒来时我对自己说,‘迈克,今天你有两种选择。你可以选择心情愉快,你也可以选择心情恶劣。’我选择心情愉快。每次什么不愉快的事情发生时,我可以选择成为一个牺牲品,也可以选择从中吸取教训。我选择从中吸取教训。每次有什么人找我来抱怨,我可以选择接受他们的抱怨,也可以选择向他指出生活的积极面。我选择指出生活的积极面。”

"Yeah, right. It isn't that easy." I protested.

“是的,不错。可并不那么容易呀。”我表示异议。

"Yes it is, " Michael said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line is: It's your choice how you live life. " I reflected on what Michael said.

“其实很容易,”迈克尔说。“生活就是选择。从每一事物剔除一切枝节后剩下的都是一种选择。你选择如何应付生活中的种种情形。你选择他人会怎样影响你的情绪。你选择是心情愉快还是心情恶劣。说到底:如何生活是你自己的选择。”我琢磨着迈克尔的这席话。

Soon thereafter, I left the big enterprise that I had worked in for years to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often though about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it. Several years later, I heard Michael was involved in a serious accident, falling off 60 feet from a communications tower.

那以后不久,我离开了工作数年的大企业去创建自己的公司。我们失去了联系,但当我对生活做出一种选择而非对它做出反应时,我时常想起迈克尔。几年之后,我听说迈克尔遭遇一场恶性事故,从一座通讯大楼的60英尺高处掉了下来。
作者: 亿思绪    时间: 2011-8-15 10:29

I think everyone should be in a good mood. If you always were in a bad mood, you could lost your confidence and your life couldn't be better compared to others. As a matter of fact, everybody is at the same  starting point. If you falied at the same starting point, you would  not be successful.
作者: loyaltyobey    时间: 2011-8-15 10:38

i only look understand  a fat lot  demand  endeavor
作者: blueskywhy    时间: 2011-8-15 11:24

回复 2# 亿思绪


    Keep yourself in good mood all time.
作者: zst1    时间: 2011-8-15 12:50

I think If everyone can keep a good mood  on everyday,we will  be worth  spending the time .(这句话有毛病就帮我改)
作者: blueskywhy    时间: 2011-8-15 18:03

回复 5# zst1


    Keep a good mood everyday.  Not "on everyday"

    We will be worth spending time. 是什么意思,与前句的if假设句似乎没有什么联系。
作者: zst1    时间: 2011-8-16 17:52

谢谢!!!!!
作者: blueskywhy    时间: 2011-8-16 18:19

回复 7# zst1


    不客气,多加阅读,练习,思考,会有很大的进步的。加油奥……




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