智慧背囊 超越自我-09-期望值

[00:01.16]You’ll Get Exactly What You Expect 心想才能事成
[00:04.98]I remember a young lady who went to work for a company immediately after graduating from college.
[00:12.33]She seemed extremely talented but unbelievably timid.
[00:16.37]She was assigned to a division-level marketing¹ department
[00:19.90]where she assisted in the production of advertising².
[00:23.18]Her supervisor³ associated her shyness with a lack of technical and conceptual skills.
[00:28.67]As a result, she was never included in brainstorming⁴ or planning sessions.
[00:33.48]The supervisor thought she was best suited to simple graphics⁵ layout and paste-up.
[00:39.07]Frustrated that her talents were squandered⁶ on simple tasks,
[00:42.78]she applied⁷ to the corporate⁸ marketing department.
[00:45.96]The vice-president reviewed her resume and transferred her without interviewing her at length.
[00:51.23]His concept of the young lady was positive
[00:54.25]and assigned her to a series of important, key projects.
[00:58.19]She performed magnificently.
[01:00.59]A few months later, the original supervisor was in the vice-president’s office
[01:05.09]admiring the new corporate ad campaign.
[01:07.83]The supervisor asked, "What kind of a rain-maker worked this kind of magic?"
[01:13.10]The VP replied, "This was all completed by that young lady you sent me.
[01:18.67]That was the best move I ever made!"
[01:21.22]This is but one example of the dozens of cases I can document
[01:25.69]where individuals were literally⁹ hobbled by low or incorrect expectations.
[01:30.50]In many instances,
[01:32.28]the mind set of a co-worker or supervisor
[01:35.11]can restrict an employee’s ability to become an excellent performer.
[01:39.26]This cause-and-effect model applies to all aspects of our lives.
[01:43.55]The neighbor’s young son asked if he could mow¹⁰ my yard.
[01:47.16]I told him I would talk to his dad first.
[01:49.92]The father said, "I don’t think he can handle a mower¹¹.
[01:53.85]I never let him near mine. Go ahead if you like."
[01:57.57]I assured him I would watch his son closely and be certain he could handle the equipment safely.
[02:03.72]The boy not only knew how to handle the mower, but did such a good job,
[02:09.18]I asked him to help each week. His dad was amazed.
[02:13.03]"I never would have guessed," he said.
[02:15.87]"You should have given him a chance," I suggested.

1 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

2 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

3 supervisor   

n.监督人，管理人，检查员，督学，主管，导师

参考例句：

• Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说，我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。
• He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。

4 brainstorming   

献计献策,合力攻关

参考例句：

• With Brainstorming, treat the view on how to solve the problem rightly. 利用脑激励法(Brainstorming)，正确对待学生实验中的问题解决观。
• We are going to do some brainstorming soon. 我们很快就要做些脑力激荡。

5 graphics   

n.制图法，制图学；图形显示

参考例句：

• You've leveraged your graphics experience into the video area.你们把图形设计业务的经验运用到录像业务中去。
• Improved graphics took computer games into a new era.经改进的制图技术将电脑游戏带进了一个新时代。

6 squandered   

v.（指钱，财产等）浪费，乱花( squander的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He squandered all his money on gambling. 他把自己所有的钱都糟蹋在赌博上了。
• She felt as indignant as if her own money had been squandered. 她心里十分生气，好像是她自己的钱给浪费掉了似的。 来自飘（部分）

7 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

8 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

9 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

10 mow   

v.割（草、麦等），扫射，皱眉；n.草堆，谷物堆

参考例句：

• He hired a man to mow the lawn.他雇人割草。
• We shall have to mow down the tall grass in the big field.我们得把大田里的高草割掉。

11 mower   

n.割草机

参考例句：

• We need a lawn mower to cut the grass.我们需要一台草坪修剪机来割草。
• Your big lawn mower is just the job for the high grass.割高草时正需要你的大割草机。