向前一步:第87期 如何找到你的人生导师(1)
英语课
Chapter 5 Are You My Mentor 1? 第5章 如何找到你的人生导师
When I was a child, one of my favorite books was Are You My Mother?, 小时候我最喜欢的一本书是《你是我的妈妈吗?》,
the story of a baby bird that emerges from its shell to discover an empty nest. 讲的是一只雏鸟破壳而出,却发现自己独守空巢,
The hatchling heads off in search of its missing mother, asking a kitten, a hen, a dog, and a cow the burning question: "Are you my mother?" 于是它出发去寻找妈妈的故事。一路上,小鸟急切地向小猫、小鸡、小狗,还有一头奶牛问同一个问题:“你是我的妈妈吗?”
Each animal responds, "No." 它们都回答说“不是”。
The hatchling grows more desperate, eventually shouting, "Are you my mother?" at a car, a boat, a plane, and even a steam shovel 2, which can only respond with a loud "Snort!" 小鸟越来越绝望,最后竟朝着汽车、轮船、飞机,甚至是挖掘机大叫:“你是我的妈妈吗?”挖掘机的回应只是响亮的喷气声。
Stuck in the shovel's jaws 3, the hatchling appears doomed 4 until, miraculously 5, the shovel lifts the bird back to its nest. 被卡在挖掘机铲斗里的小鸟似乎在劫难逃,但铲斗居然奇迹般地将它送回了鸟巢。
The mother returns and the hatchling announces, "You are a bird, and you are my mother." 终于,鸟妈妈回来了,小鸟说:“啊,你才是我的妈妈!”
This children's book poignantly 6 mirrors the professional question "Are you my mentor?" 这本书切中了一个职业问题:“你是我的人生导师吗?”
If someone has to ask the question, the answer is probably no. 如果有人一定要问,得到的答案很可能是“不是”。
When someone finds the right mentor, it is obvious. The question becomes a statement. 当一个人想找到合适的导师时,一切看上去都理所当然,而且问题本身也变成了一种声明。
Chasing or forcing that connection rarely works, and yet I see women attempt this all the time. 可是,追求或勉强建立这样的关系却几乎没什么效果,但是在现实生活中,很多女性经常这样做。
n.指导者,良师益友;v.指导
- He fed on the great ideas of his mentor.他以他导师的伟大思想为支撑。
- He had mentored scores of younger doctors.他指导过许多更年轻的医生。
n.铁锨,铲子,一铲之量;v.铲,铲出
- He was working with a pick and shovel.他在用镐和铲干活。
- He seized a shovel and set to.他拿起一把铲就干上了。
n.口部;嘴
- The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
- The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。
命定的
- The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判处被告长期监禁。
- A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的。
ad.奇迹般地
- He had been miraculously saved from almost certain death. 他奇迹般地从死亡线上获救。
- A schoolboy miraculously survived a 25 000-volt electric shock. 一名男学生在遭受2.5 万伏的电击后奇迹般地活了下来。
- His story is told poignantly in the film, A Beautiful Mind, now showing here. 以他的故事拍成的电影《美丽境界》,正在本地上映。
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