Some business advice changes all the time, but there's also some advice that's relevant and useful no matter what year it is, or what business you're in.

    商業忠告始終在變，但是有些忠告無論在什麼年代、對什麼行業都是相通並有幫助的。

    1 --Push through your limitations 突破你的限製

    "The successful person makes a habit of doing what the failing person doesn't like to do."

    --Thomas Edison

    "成功的人養成了做失敗者不願幹的事的習慣。" --托馬斯·愛迪生

    Business is scary. It can be new, difficult, frustrating, and many other things--but if you push through those limitations and do the things that are hard you might see the best of what business can be: rewarding, lucrative, challenging, and fun.

    商業是充滿風險的。它可能是全新的、困難的
、讓人灰心的以及其他遭遇--但是如果你突破這些限製，並按照自己的意願努力工作，商業中好的一麵將呈現在你的麵前：回報

、利益、挑戰和樂趣。

    Pushing yourself can be hard, but it's worth it in the end.

    自我超越可能會很困難
，但最終它是值得的。

    【詞彙講解】

    1. frustrating  adj. 產生挫折的；使人沮喪的，令人泄氣的

    After three hours' frustrating delay, the train at last arrived.

    經過三個小時令人厭煩的耽擱後，火車終於到達了目的地。

    2. lucrative  adj. 獲利多的
，賺錢的

    She has a lucrative business selling leather goods.

    她做皮貨生意， 利潤豐厚。

    2 --Never stop improving 不斷改進

    "An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage." --Jack Welch

    "一個團體有學習的能力並把所學迅速轉化為行動，這就是無窮的競爭優勢。" --傑克·韋爾奇

    The world changes, and things are always moving forward. In order to keep up, it's critical to always learn and always improve.

    世界不斷變遷，事物永遠向前發展。為了趕上時代的步伐，不斷學習
、不斷的提高至關重要。

    In business, the companies who are most successful are the ones who keep learning, keep improving, and keep adapting.

    商業上，最為成功的公司是那些保持學習

、不斷進步和與時俱進的公司。

    3 --Action is more important than talk 行動勝於言語

    "The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." --Walt Disney

    "開始做一件事的時候
，就應該停止討論並馬上開始工作。" --沃特·迪斯尼

    We've all heard the cliche before, actions speak louder than words; but it has real truth in business. Action is what matters, not talk, or ideas, or even how much money you have. If business success is what you want, than you need to take action.

    我們都聽過這句陳詞濫調--行xing動dong勝sheng於yu言yan語yu，這zhe在zai商shang業ye中zhong是shi至zhi理li名ming言yan。行xing動dong不bu是shi言yan談tan，不bu是shi想xiang法fa
，也ye與yu你ni有you多duo少shao錢qian無wu關guan。如ru果guo你ni想xiang取qu得de商shang業ye上shang的de成cheng功gong
，那na就jiu必bi須xu采cai取qu行xing動dong。

    4 --Success takes hard work 成功來自努力工作

    "Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person." --Albert Einstein

    "隻有那些把全部精力和心血都投入到一個目標中去的人
，才能成為大師。因為精通一行需要一個人全身心的投入。" --阿爾伯特·愛因斯坦

    Doing well in business requires effort. A lot of effort.

    經商需要努力，並且是非常多的努力。

    Those who achieve the most are often the ones who are the most passionate, and most determined to reach their goals--because they devote themselves to the cause and put in the effort that others cant. It takes time, but with focus and hard work you'll almost always do well.

    成就最大的人往往是那些最富有激情和最堅定去實現目標的人--因為他們把自己奉獻給了這個事業，並比他人付出更多的努力。成功需要時間
，但隻要擁有專注和努力，你就無往不利了。

    【詞彙學習】

    mastery  n. 精通；熟練

；掌握

    He shows complete mastery of his chosen subject.

    他精通自己選擇的那門科目。

    devote to  表示"把……專用於，完全用於（某事或做某事）;致力於…… "

    The newspaper devotes two pages to comics.

    報紙用兩頁版麵來刊登漫畫。

    He devotes himself to his sick wife.

    他專心照顧著他生病的妻子。

    5 --Hard work brings happiness （and success） 努力工作帶來快樂（和成功）

    "Satisfaction does not come with achievement, but with effort. Full effort is full victory."

    --Mahatma Gandhi

    "滿足感並不來自於成就，而是來自於努力。全力以赴才能全麵勝利。" --甘地

    Even the best intentions and efforts don't always lead to where you thought, but that's okay, because it isn't the goal that counts. The act of giving yourself to a cause, and working with your full ability, is what will bring real satisfaction.

    jibianniyoulehenhaodeyitubingqiefuchulezuidadenuli，danbingbuzongnenghuodenixiangyaodejieguo，zheshikeyijieshoude，yinweimubiaobingbushiweiyikaolvdeyinsu。weishixianmubiaofuzhuxingdong
，zaigongzuoshangyongjinquanli，najiangdaigeinizhenzhengdemanzugan。

    And if you put in your whole effort, you're still much more likely to get what you want, too.

    如果你付出全部的努力，你獲得想要的東西的可能性也就越大。

    6 --Don't be afraid of failure 不要害怕失敗

    "Success is not built on success. It's built on failure. It's built on frustration. Sometimes its built on catastrophe." --Sumner Redstone

    "成功不是建立在成功之上，而是建立在失敗之上，建立在挫折之上
，有時它還是建立在大災難之上。" --薩默·雷石東

    Being afraid of doing something wrong is human nature, but it's not in your best interest. Failing is one of the best ways to learn, and is often one of the only ways to become truly successful.

    害怕做錯事是人的天性
，但這並不能使你獲得最大的利益。失敗是最好的學習方法，也常常是獲得真正成功的唯一途徑。

    Fail early, fail often, and don't be afraid to learn from your mistakes.

    早失敗，常失敗，不要害怕向自己所犯的錯誤學習。

    【詞彙學習】

    catastrophe  n. 災禍
，災難

    The flood was a major catastrophe.

    洪水是一場大災難。

    7 --Strive to provide something great 致力於做一些偉大的事情

    "A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets." --Steve Jobs

    "許xu多duo公gong司si選xuan擇ze縮suo小xiao規gui模mo，這zhe對dui於yu它ta們men或huo許xu是shi正zheng確que的de。但dan是shi我wo們men選xuan擇ze不bu同tong的de途tu徑jing。我wo們men的de信xin仰yang就jiu是shi如ru果guo我wo們men把ba偉wei大da的de產chan品pin展zhan示shi在zai消xiao費fei者zhe麵mian前qian
，那na麼me消xiao費fei者zhe們men會hui持chi續xu為wei此ci付fu款kuan。" --斯蒂夫·喬布斯

    Perhaps the most important piece of advice in business is to create something that is great and valuable. If you can provide your customers with a great product or a great service, chances are they'll come back for more and tell their friends too.

    或(huo)許(xu)商(shang)業(ye)中(zhong)最(zui)為(wei)重(zhong)要(yao)的(de)一(yi)條(tiao)忠(zhong)告(gao)就(jiu)是(shi)製(zhi)造(zao)偉(wei)大(da)和(he)有(you)價(jia)值(zhi)的(de)產(chan)品(pin)。如(ru)果(guo)你(ni)為(wei)顧(gu)客(ke)提(ti)供(gong)偉(wei)大(da)的(de)產(chan)品(pin)或(huo)者(zhe)極(ji)好(hao)的(de)服(fu)務(wu)，他(ta)們(men)再(zai)回(hui)來(lai)消(xiao)費(fei)並(bing)且(qie)口(kou)碑(bei)相(xiang)傳(chuan)的(de)機(ji)會(hui)就(jiu)會(hui)更(geng)大(da)。

    Learn to understand your customers, learn what they really need, and then do your best to provide them with that. Even when all else fails, providing an awesome product will usually lead to success.

    學著理解你的顧客，知道他們想要什麼
，然後盡你所能地提供給他們。即使其他的產品都失敗了，令人敬畏的產品將總能通向成功。