好运气的敲门砖-想象成功

 How to get lucky in life

好运气的敲门砖

Visualize¹ Success

想象成功

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.– Lucius Annaeus Seneca

 

How well do you think you will perform on a date, job interview, or sporting event if your thoughts are filled with reasons you will fail? The odds² would not be in your favor.

 

The best athletes see themselves winning a game long before it starts. The best stage actors imagine an audience exploding with laughter and applause³ before they set foot on stage. If you're going to a job interview, imagine how thoughtful⁴ your responses will be during your drive. If you’re preparing for a date, imagine how classy/handsome/sexy/funny the other person will find you while you get dressed.

 

You must first see success happen before you can make it happen.

 

1 visualize   

vt.使看得见，使具体化，想象，设想

参考例句：

• I remember meeting the man before but I can't visualize him.我记得以前见过那个人，但他的样子我想不起来了。
• She couldn't visualize flying through space.她无法想像在太空中飞行的景象。

2 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

3 applause   

n.鼓掌，喝彩，赞许

参考例句：

• His appearance on the platform was greeted with a burst of applause.他一登上台就博得了一阵热烈的掌声。
• His speech won round after round of enthusiastic applause.他的演讲博得了一阵又一阵的热烈掌声。

4 thoughtful   

adj.思考的，沉思的，体贴的，关心的

参考例句：

• She is thoughtful for her friends.她很体贴她的朋友们。
• This is a thoughtful essay.这是一篇具有思想性的随笔。