TED演讲:请相信你可以进步(1)

 The power of yet.  专注过程，而不是结果。

I heard about a high school in Chicago where students had to pass a certain number of courses to graduate,  我听说，在芝加哥有一所高中，那儿的学生毕业前要通过一系列课程，

and if they didn't pass a course, they got the grade Not Yet.  如果某一门课没有通过， 成绩就是暂未通过。

And I thought that was fantastic,  我想，这真是个绝妙的做法，

because if you get a failing grade, you think, I'm nothing, I'm nowhere.  因为，如果你某门课的成绩不及格， 你会想，我什么都不是，我什么都没有学到。

But if you get the grade Not Yet you understand that you're on a learning curve.  但如果你的成绩是暂未通过，你会明白，学习的步伐并没有停下，

It gives you a path into the future.  你还需逐步向前，争取未来。

Not Yet also gave me insight into a critical event early in my career,  暂未通过也让我联想起一件尤为重要的 发生在我职业生涯初期的事情，

a real turning point.  这件事对我而言是一个转折点。

I wanted to see how children coped with challenge and difficulty,  当时，我想探究孩子是如何应对挑战和困难的，

so I gave 10-year-olds problems that were slightly too hard for them.  因此，我让一些10岁大的孩子尝试解决一些对于他们而言 稍稍偏难的问题。

Some of them reacted in a shockingly positive way.  一些孩子积极应对的方式让我感到震惊。

They said things like, I love a challenge,  他们会这样说，我喜欢挑战，

or, You know, I was hoping this would be informative¹.  或说，你知道的，我希望能有所获。

They understood that their abilities could be developed.  这些孩子明白，他们的能力是可以提升的。

They had what I call a growth mindset.  他们有我所说的成长型思维模式。

But other students felt it was tragic², catastrophic.  但另一些孩子觉得面对这些难题是不幸，宛如面对一场灾难。

From their more fixed³ mindset perspective,  从他们的固定型思维角度来看，

their intelligence had been up for judgment⁴ and they failed.  他们的才智受到了评判， 而他们失败了。

Instead of luxuriating in the power of yet,  他们不懂得享受学习的过程，

they were gripped in the tyranny of now.  而只盯住眼前的成与败，

So what do they do next?  这些孩子们后面表现如何？

1 informative   

adj.提供资料的，增进知识的

参考例句：

• The adverts are not very informative.这些广告并没有包含太多有用信息。
• This intriguing book is both thoughtful and informative.这本引人入胜的书既有思想性又富知识性。

2 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

3 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

4 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。