异类之不一样的成功启示录 第20期:天才培训体制

 　　But he didn't start out an outlier. He started out just a little bit better.

　　但他并不是一开始就是一个出类拔萃的人，他起初只不过比他人稍强一点罢了。

　　The second implication of the hockey example is that the systems we set up to determine who gets ahead aren't particularly efficient.

　　年龄相关性造成的另一个令人沮丧的结果就是，我们力图挑选最卓越者的体制并不是很有效。

　　We think that starting all-star leagues and gifted programs as early as possible

　　我们尽早设立明星联队以及天才培训计划的初衷，是建立最好的体制，

　　is the best way of ensuring that no talent slips through the cracks.

　　避免天才从我们眼皮底下流失。

　　But take a look again at that roster¹ for the Czech Republic junior soccer team.

　　伹我们再看看捷克共和国足球队的名单，

　　There are no players born in July, October, November, or December, and only one each from August and September.

　　便会发现这里没有7月、10月、11月或者12月出生的球员，只有两名球员分别出生在8月和9月。

　　Those born in the last half of the year have all been discouraged, or overlooked, or pushed out of the sport.

　　下半年出生的球员寥寥无几，不是被人们视而不见，就是游离在球场之外。

　　The talent of essentially² half of the Czech athletic³ population has been squandered⁴.

　　捷克运动人口中的一半天才已经被浪费。

　　So what do you do if you're an athletic young Czech with a misfortune to have been born in the last part of the year?

　　所以，如果你是一个年轻的捷克人，你喜欢运动，但很不幸，你出生在下半年，那么，你会怎么办？

　　You can't play soccer.

　　你当然不会选择足球。

　　The deck is stacked against you.

　　这种运动的出牌方式不适合你，

　　So maybe you could play the other sport the Czechs are obsessed⁵ with- hockey.

　　所以你应该选择另外一项捷克人喜欢的运动——曲棍球。

　　But wait, I think you know what's coming.

　　但是且慢（我想你已经猜到了其中的几分原因）!

　　The 2007 Czech junior hockey team that finished fifth at the world championships

　　这是2007年排在世界第五位的捷克靑少年曲棍球队名单。

　　had three players born in January, five born in February, three born in March, and only two born after August 31.

　　一月份出生的有三名运动员。二月有五名，三月的有三名，而只有两名是八月三十一号以后出生的。

　　Those born in the last quarter of the year might as well give up on hockey as well.

　　对于出生在一年最后一个季度的人来说，他同样可以放弃曲棍球运动。

　　Do you see the consequences of the way we have chosen to think about success?

　　我们列举了这么多关于成功的事例，你从中看出一些门道了吗？

　　Because we so profoundly personalize success,

　　由于我们过于把成功放在个人身上，

　　we miss opportunities to lift others onto the top rung.

　　使得其他人丧失了出人头地的机遇。

　　We make rules that frustrate⁶ achievement.

　　我们制定的很多规则阻碍了一些人可能获得的成就，

　　We prematurely⁷ write off people as failures.

　　我们早早就断定某些人难成大器。

　　We are much to in awe⁸ of those who succeed and far too dismissive of those who fail.

　　我们对那些成功者心存敬畏，对那些失敗者却不屑一顾：

　　And most of all, we become much too passive.

　　我们大部分人因此变得逆来顺受。

　　We overlook just how large a role we all play,

　　我们在判断谁能成大事谁不行的时候，

　　and by "we" I mean society,

　　我在这里所说的“我们”，指的是社会。

　　in determining who makes it and who doesn't.

　　常常忽略了我们能扮演的角色到底有多重要，

1 roster   

n.值勤表，花名册

参考例句：

• The teacher checked the roster to see whom he would teach this year.老师查看花名册，想了解今年要教的学生。
• The next day he put himself first on the new roster for domestic chores.第二天，他把自己排在了新的家务值日表的第一位。

2 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

3 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

4 squandered   

v.（指钱，财产等）浪费，乱花( squander的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He squandered all his money on gambling. 他把自己所有的钱都糟蹋在赌博上了。
• She felt as indignant as if her own money had been squandered. 她心里十分生气，好像是她自己的钱给浪费掉了似的。 来自飘（部分）

5 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。

6 frustrate   

v.使失望；使沮丧；使厌烦

参考例句：

• But this didn't frustrate Einstein.He was content to go as far as he could.但这并没有使爱因斯坦灰心，他对能够更深入地研究而感到满意。
• They made their preparations to frustrate the conspiracy.他们作好准备挫败这个阴谋。

7 prematurely   

adv.过早地，贸然地

参考例句：

• She was born prematurely with poorly developed lungs. 她早产，肺部未发育健全。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His hair was prematurely white, but his busy eyebrows were still jet-black. 他的头发已经白了，不过两道浓眉还是乌黑乌黑的。 来自辞典例句

8 awe   

n.敬畏，惊惧；vt.使敬畏，使惊惧

参考例句：

• The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。