Don't lower your standars

Don't Lower Your Standards[ˈstændərd]标准
Suppose[səˈpoʊz]认为，设想 a child comes home with a report[rɪˈpɔːrt]报告 card with five As and one B. Usually [ˈjuːʒuəli]通常 the first thing his parents will say is "Why the B? "What do you think will go through[θruː]通过 the child's mind? Did he try for the B?Or should his parents congratulate [kənˈɡrætʃuleɪt]道贺 the child for the B and accept a lower standard? Not at all.
What the child is really looking for is acknowledgement[əkˈnɑːlɪdʒmənt]确认;感谢;承认; and encouragement[ɪnˈkɜːrɪdʒmənt]鼓舞 for the effort[ˈefərt]气力;努力 in getting the five As. A parent after acknowledging[əkˈnɑːlɪdʒɪŋ]承认 and praising[ˈpreɪzɪŋ]赞美 the As, can make clear his expectations[ˌekspekˈteɪʃn]预料 of seeing all six As and offer[ˈɔːfər]提供 help if needed. If we lower our standards,the chances [ˈtʃænsɪz]机会 are pretty [ˈprɪti]相当 good that the performance [pərˈfɔːrməns]表演 next time would drop [drɑːp]滴落，下降 to those expectations.

Similarly[ˈsɪmələrli]同样地，相似地 at work,an employee[ɪmˈplɔɪiː]受雇者，雇员 does 100 things right and one thing wrong. Guess what the boss picks on.

Acknowledge the positive [ˈpɑːzətɪv]积极的，乐观的 but don't lower your standards.