Attitude is the difference maker 态度造就差异

Have you ever heard a motivational speaker tell you that attitude is everything? 

你听过励志演说家告诉你态度决定一切吗？ 

I bet you have. I've heard many say that. In fact, they'll say something like, if you can believe it you can achieve it. And that never quite rang true with me. So I began to press the issue, and I have come to the conclusion that attitude isn't everything.

我打赌你听到过。我听过很多人这么说。事实上，他们会说，相信自己，你就能无所不成。这对我来说从来都不是真的。所以我开始思考解决这个问题，而且我已经得出结论：态度不是万能的。

Now, I'm not disclaiming or in any way being disparaging about attitude, because I think attitude is very important. But if anybody comes up to you and tells you that attitude is everything, I don't buy into that. That's not true. For example, attitude can't replace incompetence. If you're incompetent, you’ll be very happy, but you'll still be very unsuccessful. 

当然，我不否认，也不以任何方式贬低态度，因为我认为态度非常重要。但是如果有人来找你，告诉你态度就是一切，那我是不会相信的。那不是真的。例如，态度不能代替无能。如果你不没有能力胜任一件事情，你的态度可以是很高兴，但你仍然无法取得成功。

Now, here's what I do know. Attitude isn't everything, but attitude is the main thing that'll make a difference in your life. Because I believe that, I wrote the book The Difference Maker. You see, that's what attitude is. Attitude is the difference maker. 

以下就是我所了解到的。态度不是万能的，但态度是影响你生活的主要因素。正因为我相信这一点，我写了《差异制造者》这本书。你看，这就是态度。态度是差异的制造者。

You have two people side by side that you're thinking about employing in your company. Both of them have the same background, the same job description, education, experience, I mean, you could almost flip a coin and say,“I could hire the one on the right or I could hire the one on the left.”But one has a great attitude, and one has a bad attitude. 

你的公司里要雇用人，两个候选者肩并肩站在你面前。他们都有相同的背景，相同的工作描述，相同的教育，相同的经验，我的意思是，你几乎可以抛硬币说，“我可以雇佣右边的那个，或者我可以雇佣左边的那个。”但他们当中有一个人态度很好，另一个人态度很差。 

Now, who are you going to hire? You're going to hire the person with the great attitude. Why? Because it was the difference maker. 

现在，你打算雇用谁呢？你会雇用态度很好的人。为什么？因为态度决定了他们的水平差异。

【重点词汇&表达】

1.a motivational speaker

  励志演说家；

2.rang true with me

  对我来说，听上去是真的；

3.come to the conclusion

 得出结论；

4.disclaim [dɪs'kleɪm]

 否认，拒绝；放弃；

5.disparage about

 贬低；诋毁；

6.buy into

 接受；相信；购买；

7.incompetence [ɪn'kɒmpɪt(ə)ns]

 无资格，不胜任；无能力；

8.make a difference

 有影响，有关系；

9.side by side

 并肩；一起；并排；

10.flip a coin

 抛钱币（决定）；