向前一步:第95期 如何找到你的人生导师(9)

 　　The mentee may receive more direct assistance, 被指导者得到的帮助更直接，

　　but the mentor¹ receives benefits too, including useful information, greater commitment from colleagues, and a sense of fulfillment and pride. 包括得到有用的信息、被同事们广为认同、获得成就感和自豪感等，导师也会从中受益。

　　Sociologists and psychologists have long observed our deep desire to participate in reciprocal behavior. 社会学家和心理学家经过研究证明，我们的内心是非常渴望参与互惠行为的。

　　The fact that humans feel obligated to return favors has been documented in virtually all societies and underpins² all kinds of social relationships. 人类报答他人的义务感在所有类型的社会中都有切实记载，并且经由它支撑着各种各样的社会关系。

　　The mentor/mentee relationship is no exception. 导师与被指导者的关系也不例外。

　　When done right, everybody flourishes. 若方式得当，每个人都能得到快速发展。

　　Erin Burnett, now a well-known CNN journalist, credits Willow³ Bay, a veteran TV correspondent and editor, for mentoring⁴ her when she first started out. 埃琳·伯内特现在已然是美国有线电视新闻网的著名记者。至今，她仍对自己在事业刚起步时就能得到资深电视记者、编辑威洛·贝的指导而心怀感激。

　　Willow was a brand-new anchor of Moneyline but did not have deep financial experience. 当时，威洛刚成为“钱线”的主持人，但金融从业经验不深。

　　Erin had worked at Goldman Sachs, which made her an ideal person for Willow to hire as an assistant. 对威洛来说，曾在高盛投资公司工作过的埃琳是她理想的助理人选。

　　Erin impressed Willow with her ambition, work ethic⁵, and talent.  埃琳对事业的追求、工作理念和个人才华都让她印象深刻；

　　Meanwhile, Erin got to watch a savvy⁶, established journalist up close and personal. 同时，作为助理，埃琳也可以近距离观察一位成熟老练的记者，

　　Each benefited from the other's expertise⁷. 她们都可以从对方的专长中受益。

　　Justin Osofsky caught my attention at Facebook years ago when we were getting ready for our first senior-level meeting with the Walt Disney Company. 几年前，在为迪士尼公司举办的第一次高层会议做准备时，我注意到了贾斯廷·奥索斯基。

　　Each of our teams, including sales, business development, and marketing⁸, had submitted ideas for the partnership⁹, 我们团队中的每个人，包括销售、业务拓展和营销各个部门，都对合作方案提出了自己的想法。

　　but no one was coordinating¹⁰, which left our presentation disjointed and unwieldy.  由于无人系统整理方案，导致报告的内容相当庞杂。

1 mentor   

n.指导者，良师益友；v.指导

参考例句：

• He fed on the great ideas of his mentor.他以他导师的伟大思想为支撑。
• He had mentored scores of younger doctors.他指导过许多更年轻的医生。

2 underpins   

n.基础材料( underpin的名词复数 )；基础结构；（学说、理论等的）基础；（人的）腿v.用砖石结构等从下面支撑（墙等）( underpin的第三人称单数 )；加固（墙等）的基础；为（论据、主张等）打下基础；加强

参考例句：

• A powerful sense of mission underpins everything he does. 一种强烈的使命感支撑他所做的一切。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His presence at the crime underpins the case against him. 案子发生时他在场对他更不利。 来自辞典例句

3 willow   

n.柳树

参考例句：

• The river was sparsely lined with willow trees.河边疏疏落落有几棵柳树。
• The willow's shadow falls on the lake.垂柳的影子倒映在湖面上。

4 mentoring   

n.mentoring是一种工作关系。mentor通常是处在比mentee更高工作职位上的有影响力的人。他/她有比‘mentee’更丰富的工作经验和知识，并用心支持mentee的职业（发展）。v.（无经验之人的）有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• One of the most effective instruments for coaching and mentoring is the "role rehearsal" . 辅导和教学的最有效的手段之一是“角色排练。” 来自辞典例句
• Bell Canada called their mentoring system a buddy-buddy system. 加拿大贝尔公司称他们的训导系统是伙伴—伙伴系统。 来自互联网

5 ethic   

n.道德标准，行为准则

参考例句：

• They instilled the work ethic into their children.他们在孩子们的心中注入了职业道德的理念。
• The connotation of education ethic is rooted in human nature's mobility.教育伦理的内涵根源于人本性的变动性。

6 savvy   

v.知道，了解；n.理解能力，机智，悟性；adj.有见识的，懂实际知识的，通情达理的

参考例句：

• She was a pretty savvy woman.她是个见过世面的漂亮女人。
• Where's your savvy?你的常识到哪里去了？

7 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

8 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

9 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

10 coordinating   

v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的现在分词 )；协调；协同；成为同等

参考例句：

• He abolished the Operations Coordinating Board and the Planning Board. 他废除了行动协调委员会和计划委员会。 来自辞典例句
• He's coordinating the wedding, and then we're not going to invite him? 他是来协调婚礼的，难道我们不去请他？ 来自电影对白