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1、中英双语美文《TheBigRocks》 TheBigRocks 大石块 Onedayanexpertintimemanagementwasspeakingtoagroupofbusinessstudentsand,todrivehomeapoint,usedanillustrationthosestudentswillneverforget.Ashestoodinfrontofthegroupofhighpoweredoverachievershesaid,Okay,timeforaquiz.”Thenhepu
2、lledoutaonegallon,widemouthedMasonjarandsetitonthetableinfrontofhim.Hethenproducedaboutadozenfistsizedrocksandcarefullyplacedthem,oneatatime,intothejar.Whenthejarwasfilledtothetopandnomorerockswouldfitinside,heasked,Isthejarfull?Everyoneintheclasssaid,Yes. 一天一名时间管
3、理专家在对一群学习商业的学生讲话时为了论证一个论点他用了一个令学生们永远难忘的表述方式站在这群出类拔萃的学生面前他说：“来做个小测试”他拿出一个一加仑的广口玻璃瓶放在他们面前的桌上接着他拿出一小堆拳头大小的石块小心翼翼、一块一块地放进瓶子里等石块装满到瓶子再也塞不下时他问：“瓶子满了?”大家都说：“满了” Hereplied,Really? 他问∶“真的满了?” Hereachedunderthetableandpulledoutabucketofgravel,thendumpedsomegravelinand
4、shookthejarcausingpiecesofgraveltoworkthemselvesdownintothespacebetweenthebigrocks. 他伸手到桌下提出一桶碎石将碎石倒进瓶子里摇晃瓶子让碎石漏进石块的间隙里去 Heaskedthegrouponcemore,Isthejarfull? 他又问学生：“瓶子装满了?” Bythistimetheclasswasontohim.Probablynot,oneofthemanswered. 这时学生们领悟过来了“可能还没满吧”
5、一个学生回答说 Goodhereplied. “好”他说道 Hereachedunderthetableandbroughtoutabucketofsand.Hestarteddumpingthesandinthejaranditwentintoallthespacesleftbetweentherocksandthegravel.Oncemoreheaskedthequestion,Isthejarfull? 他伸手从桌底下拎出了一桶沙把沙往瓶子里倒沙子塞满了石块与碎石的缝隙他又一次问：“满了?”
6、 Notheclassshouted. “没满”全班学生大声回答 Onceagainhesaid,Good 再一次他说道：“好” Thenhegrabbedapitcherofwaterandbegantopouritinuntilthejarwasfilledtothebrim.Thenhelookedattheclassandasked,Whatisthepointofthisillustration?Oneeagerstudentraisedherhandandsaid,Thepointis,nom
7、atterhowfullyourscheduleis,ifyoutryreallyhardyoucanalwaysfitsomemorethingsin 然后他又拿出一大罐水往瓶子里倒一直倒到水升到瓶口高他看着学生们问：“这个演示说明了什么?”一个学生急忙举手说：“说明了：不管时间安排得多紧只要你想办法总是可以见缝插针地做更多的事情” Goodanswer,butno,thespeakerreplied,that'snotmypoint.Thetruththisillustrationteachesusis:Ifyo
8、udon'tputthebigrocksinfirst,you'llnevergettheminatall.Whatarethe'bigrocksinyourlife?Inmylifetheyaremychildren...mywife...mylovedone
