英语小达人 49 Creating Your Own Success

 　　Creating Your Own Success

　　创造属于你自己的成功

　　The year was 1993 and due to the recession people were losing their jobs and their homes. Katy Stiles was one of these people. She had to find a cheaper apartment and figure out a way to get back on her feet.

　　一九九三年时，因为经济衰退，许多人丢了饭碗、妻离子散，凯蒂·史提尔就是其中一人。她得找间便宜的公寓，想办法重新振作。

　　Katy was a talented graphic¹ designer and should have had no problem finding work, but no one was hiring. She decided² to start her own business. She sent a proposal to Focus, an agency that helps people start up small businesses. The agency is funded by the government and doesn’t require its clients to pay any fees for their services. This was great news for Katy. She had 15 sessions with a counselor³ who gave her information on finance planning, writing a strong business plan and instructed her on good business practices.

　　凯蒂是个有天分的平面设计师，本来找工作应该是不成问题的，可是却没人肯雇用她。她决定自己创业，她向一家专门在帮人开创小型企业的机构“焦点”提案，“焦点”是一个政府基金会，因此他们的服务并不需要客户付任何费用，这对凯蒂来说是个好消息。她与一位顾问开了十五次会，顾问提供她许多资讯，如财务规划、撰写有力的企业计划书，并指导她哪些才是好的企业实例。

　　Now Katy has a successful graphic design company that gives its clients fantastic results. Katy had the talent but not the skills to make her own business. With a little help from the right people, Katy has been successful in meeting her goal.

　　现在，凯蒂的平面设计公司很成功，带给顾客出色的结果。凯蒂虽然有天分，但却没有创业的技能，找对人帮上一些忙，凯蒂终于能够成功达成目标！

1 graphic   

adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的

参考例句：

• The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 counselor   

n.顾问，法律顾问

参考例句：

• The counselor gave us some disinterested advice.顾问给了我们一些无私的忠告。
• Chinese commercial counselor's office in foreign countries.中国驻国外商务参赞处。