名人励志英语演讲 第85期:为成功做好准备(4)

 　　I don't know about you, but I love lists. You can't beat them as an organisational tool for getting things done. So when I first read Richard's list, I thought that it looked like a great guide to action. But on closer scrutiny¹, I wasn't so sure. This was because, despite a few periods of great sadness, life has been very good to me and I know that I have experienced success in many parts of it.

　　我不知道你们是否喜欢罗列清单，但我非常喜欢这样做。罗列清单能帮我们把事情做得井井有条，这一点毋庸置疑。所以当我第一次读到理查德的“成功八部曲”时，我就觉得这是行动的伟大向导。但细细品味，我又对此产生了怀疑。因为，虽然经历过一些痛苦，但我的生活依然很好，我在很多方面也获得了成功。

　　Yet when I looked more closely at Richard's list, I realised that I had skipped over some of his most important steps. For example, I am passionate² about far too many things to concentrate on just one--be it politics and leadership, economic history, public policy, mentoring³, rainforests and gardens, community and family--I could go on. Clearly I seem to lack focus! In fact, my whole career has been a bit of a random⁴ walk.

　　然而，当我更加仔细品读理查德的“成功八部曲”时，我发现自己忽略了一些最重要的步骤。例如，我热爱太多的事情，并没有专注于一件事情——我涉足过政界、做过领导，研究过经济史和社会政策，从事过教育，关注过雨林和园艺，还对社区和家庭感兴趣等待。显然，我缺乏专注。事实上，我的职业生涯有点像漫步。

　　I started spruiking Australian wine at the New York food fair, before becoming a secretary in Washington because the World Bank did not recognise my ANU degree and I needed a job. Then I morphed from an economic policy wonk at the Commonwealth⁵ Treasury⁶, to being a senior advisor⁷ to the Prime Minister of Australia, in charge of government business and multiculturalism⁸.

　　在华盛顿做秘书前，我在纽约食品市场推销过澳洲酒，因为当时世界银行不认可我在澳大利亚国立大学获得的学位，而我需要一份工作。后来，我从联邦财政部的经济政策专家转而成为澳大利亚总理的调理顾问，主要负责政府工作和多元文化研究。

1 scrutiny   

n.详细检查，仔细观察

参考例句：

• His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
• Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。

2 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

3 mentoring   

n.mentoring是一种工作关系。mentor通常是处在比mentee更高工作职位上的有影响力的人。他/她有比‘mentee’更丰富的工作经验和知识，并用心支持mentee的职业（发展）。v.（无经验之人的）有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• One of the most effective instruments for coaching and mentoring is the "role rehearsal" . 辅导和教学的最有效的手段之一是“角色排练。” 来自辞典例句
• Bell Canada called their mentoring system a buddy-buddy system. 加拿大贝尔公司称他们的训导系统是伙伴—伙伴系统。 来自互联网

4 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

5 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

6 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

7 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

8 multiculturalism   

n.多元文化

参考例句：

• Switzerland is well known for cheese fondue, penguin parades and its multiculturalism. 瑞士一向以芝士火锅，企鹅游行和多元文化等特色闻名于世。
• That may be one reason why multiculturalism came easily to it. 这也是多元文化容易适应发展的原因之一。