Tag Archives: 动机

Les Brown (励志演说家)

“Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner.”

— Les Brown, Motivational Speaker

「当你有了动力,设定目标并势如破竹的追求它们,人生便有了意义。」– 莱斯‧布朗 (励志演说家)

  • charge (v.) 快速步行、奔跑。例:The kids charged through the woods. (小孩在林间奔跑。) unstoppable (adj.) 无法阻挡的。
  • 莱斯‧布朗 (1945- ) 出身贫寒,但他追求成功的意志,使他成为美国现今著名的励志演说家之一,并获得多项演说奖项。促使人们超越平庸是他演讲的主轴。

Richard Branson (企业家)

“My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself. I see life almost like one long University education that I never had – everyday I’m learning something new.”

— Richard Branson, Entrepreneur

「我最大的动力来源?不断的挑战自己。我视人生为一个长期、我没有获得的大学教育 – 我每天都在学新的东西。」– 理察‧布兰森 (企业家)

  • motivation (n.) 动机。例:his motivation for becoming a big success. (他想非常成功的动机)。
  • 理察‧布兰森 (1950- ) 是英国企业家及投资家,创立了维珍集团 (Virgin Group),旗下拥有 400 多间公司,跨足航空、交通、金融、食品、通讯等产业,其中维珍银河是全球第一家计划提供私人太空旅程的公司。

Les Brown (励志演说家)

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“Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.”

— Les Brown, Motivational speaker

「想要一件事还不够,你必须对它感到饥渴,你的动机必须够强烈,才能克服势必出现在你面前的难题。」– 莱斯‧布朗 (励志演说家)

  • compelling (adj.) 令人激动的,使人信服的。例:a compelling reason to win the game. (一个必须赢得比赛的强烈理由);compel (v.) 迫使,逼迫。例:The general manager felt compelled to resign because of the loss suffered by the company. (总经理觉得他必须为公司的亏损辞职。) invariably (adv.) 始终不变地,永远如此地。例:Bill is invariably late. (比尔总是迟到。) variable (adj.) 会改变的。obstacle (n.) 障碍,困难。
  • 莱斯‧布朗 (1945- ) 出身贫寒,但他追求成功的意志,使他成为美国现今著名的励志演说家之一,并获得多项演说奖项。促使人们超越平庸是他演讲的主轴。

Jim Rohn (励志作家)

“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.”

— Jim Rohn, Author

「动机让你展开行动,习惯让你持续前进。你无法在一夕间改变命运,但你可以在一夕间改变方向。」–吉姆‧罗恩 (励志作家)

  • motivation (n.) 动机,原因。例:What is her motivation for becoming a doctor? (她想成为医生的动机为何?) destination (n.) 目的地,终点。overnight (n.) 一夜间,马上。例:She became a millionaire overnight. (她在一夕间成为百万富翁。)
  • 吉姆‧罗恩 (1930-2009) 是美国励志及个人成长领域的讲师,他由穷至富的个人成长经验是他著作及演讲的主轴。

Andrew Carnegie (工业家)

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“People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.”

— Andrew Carnegie, Industrialist

「不能激励自己的人的必须满足于平庸,不管他们其它的才能多么出色。」– 安德鲁‧卡内基 (工业家)

  • motivate (v.) 激发,鼓舞;motivation (n.) 动机。例:The reward system is designed to motivate the employees to work hard. (这奖励制度是为了激励职员努力工作。) content (adj.) 满足的。例:Lucy seemed quite content to let her husband do the talking. (露茜似乎很能接受由她丈夫来说话。) mediocrity (n.) 平庸;mediocre (adj.)。例:I’m not happy with this mediocre life! (我对这个平庸的生活不感到满意!) impressive (adj.) 令人印象深刻的,出色的;impression (n.) 印象。例:What they’ve done is very impressive. (他们所完成的事让人印象深刻。)
  • 安德鲁‧卡内基 (1835-1919) 出生苏格兰,幼年移民美国,创立当时世界最大的卡内基钢铁公司。他是史上仅次约翰‧洛克菲勒第 2 富有的人,晚年投身大量公益活动,成立学校、图书馆,博物馆、国际和平基金会、科学研究机构等。

Lee J. Colan (商业顾问)

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“Without a compelling cause, our employees are just putting in time. Their minds might be engaged, but their hearts are not. Meaning precedes motivation.”

— Lee J. Colan, Business Consultant

「没有强烈的动机,我们的员工只是投入时间。他们的大脑可能全然投入,但他们的心没有,先有工作意义才有动机。」– 李‧克兰 (商业顾问)

  • compelling (adj.) 令人强烈信服的。例:The court was presented with compelling evidence that he had murdered his wife. (法院收到他谋杀妻子的有力证据。) engage (v.) 从事,投入。例:Bill is fully engaged in the activity. (比尔正全心投入在这个活动上。)。precede (v.) 在…之前。例:cloud formations that precede tornadoes (龙卷风来前云的形状)。
  • 李‧克兰为美国商业顾问公司 The L Group 总裁,主要在帮助企业训练经理及领导人,曾经任教于多家《财星》500 大企业。

Tony Dorsett (美式足球员)

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“To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.”

— Tony Dorsett, American Football Player

「为了成功,你必须找到一个让你不放弃的事物,一个可以鼓舞你、可以激发你的事物。」– 东尼‧杜尔色 (美式足球员)

  • hold on to… 是「抓住不放」的意思,但在这里应该是指「心理上」的意义。motivate (v.) 鼓舞,给…动机;motivation (n.) 动机。例:The bonus is designed to motivate the staff to work harder. (红利是为了要让员工更努力而设计。) inspire (v.) 激发;inspiration (n.) 灵感。例:She inspired many people to take action. (她鼓舞了许多人展开行动。)
  • 东尼‧杜尔色 (1954- ) 为前职业美式足球四分卫 (quarterback),在 1983 年的比赛中连续跑 99 码创下纪录,他已被选入「大学美式足球名人堂」及「职业美式足球名人堂」。