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1、“Luckisamatterofpreparationmeetingopportunity,”阅读答案 “Luckisamatterofpreparationmeetingopportunity,”saidtheAmericantalkshowhostOprahWinfrey.I’veneverwatchedhershow,butwhenaself-madebillionairegiveslifeadviceit’sprobablyworthlisteningto. Herpointisthatblindluckisveryrare.Youmayhavetobeluckytof
2、indagoodjobthesedaysbutthatdoesnotmeanyoushouldsitathomewaitingfortheopportunitytocometoyou.Ifyou’reaChinese,youmayalreadybefamiliarwiththetaleofafarmerwaitingbyatreestump(树桩)forarabbittorunoutandbreakitsneck. AbookbytheUKpsychologistRichardWiseman,calledTheLuckFactor,argueswecanallmakeoursel
3、vesluckier.It’snotaboutgoingtoatempletoburnsomeincense(香)inhopesthatthegodswillgiveyougoodfortune;it’spracticaladviceyoucanfolloweachday. Wisemanconductedanexperimentaspartofhisstudies.Firsthedividedvolunteersintotwogroups:thosewhosaidtheywereluckyinlifeandthosewhosaidtheywerenot.Hegaveeveryo
4、neanewspaperandaskedthemtolookthroughittocounthowmanyphotographsithadinside.Onaverage,theunluckypeopletookabouttwominutestocountthephotographswhiletheluckypeopletookjustseconds.Why?Onthesecondpageofthenewspaper,acommand,“Stopcounting.Thereare43photographsinthisnewspaper,”waswritteninbigletters
5、.Theunluckypeoplemostlydidnotspotthemessage. It’seasytocomparethissituationtoayoungpersonlookingforjobsinalocalpaper.Theymightsearchsohardforonetypeofpositionthattheymissanevenbetteropportunity.Peoplewhoare“lucky”,infact,keepanopenmindanddon’tgothroughthesameroutineeveryday. IfirstcametoChin
6、ain2002whenitwasconsideredaratherstrangethingtodo.Likemanyforeigners,myplanwastoteachEnglishforoneyear.Sevenyearslater,andstillhere,I’vehadmanygreatopportunitiessuchaswritingfornewspapersandmagazines.Ididnotdreamthesewouldhavebeenpossible.I’vealsoneverbeensick,hadanaccident,gotintoafightorhadp
7、roblemswiththepolice.Coincidence?AfterreadingaboutProfessorWiseman’sstudiesIthinknot. AsWisemanadvises,Iusuallytrustmyownjudgment.Yourfriendsandparentsmaygiveyouadvicebasedonrationalthinking,butit’simportanttoconsiderhowyoufeelabouteac
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