美国文化研究导论.doc

Practicing Patience 学会耐心 Inaction, or stillness, can sometimes be just as useful as action. The importance of patience was a primary theme among the super-achievers–whether it’s strategically waiting for the best time to make a move or continuing to pursue a larger vision without receiving immediate rewards. Jill Tarter, a director of the SETI Institute (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence), has been searching for life on other planets for the last 50 years without any guarantee of success. 有时不作为或安静也和行动一样有效。耐心是成功人士第一要点——不论是有策略地等待最佳行动时机还是拒绝临时奖励而谋求更大目标。吉尔-塔尔特是SETI（外星智能搜寻）研究中心的一名主管，虽不确定成功与否，50年来却一直在搜寻外星生物。 Pursuing Happiness 追求快乐 Success fuels happiness, and happiness in turn fuels greater success. Jennings, “the winningest game-show champion in history,” said once he became a contestant on a game show, it filled his entire life with passion. That happiness helped him win, and winning ended up giving him the confidence he needed to pursue a career he loved: writing. Seeking happiness in your life and work turns out to be a win-win. 成功带来快乐，而快乐反过来也会带来更大成功。“史上最强竞赛节目冠军”詹宁斯曾说，每次参加竞赛节目，自己整个人都会激情澎湃。快乐使他赢得比赛，而获胜反过来也增强了他追求至爱事业的信心：写作。从生活与工作中寻找快乐吧，这样你就能获得双赢！ In the picture, a disabled young man is climbing the mountain with great difficulty. He may have climbed for a quite long time and now is reaching the top of the mountain. What great perseverance he has! The boy’s strong will and perseverance should give us a good lesson: whatever one does, he should do it with determination and perseverance and never give up easily. Perseverance is of great importance to success in one’s career and life. A good case in point is the saga of Colonel Saunders. The 65-year-old man from Kentucky had a dream to start a chain of fried chicken restaurants all over the world. To realize his dream, he needed a restaurant owner to go into partnership with him to open the first restaurant and to fry chicken according to the secret recipe he had. Colonel Saunders knocked on 1008 doors before