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以下是小编整理的最高期待值 / Great Expectations的内容，读一下吧，也许恰好是你喜欢的那一篇。

Pete Rose, the famous baseball player, whom I have never met, taught me something so valuable that changed my life.

Pete was being interviewed in spring training the year he was about to break Cobb’s all-time hits record.

One of the reporters said, “Pete, you only need 78 hits to break the record.

How many at-bats do you think you’ll need to get the 78 hits?

” Pete quickly answered, “78.

” The reporter yelled back, “Ah, come on Pete, you don’t expect to get 78 hits in 78 at-bats, do you?

”Mr.

Rose calmly shared his attitude with the reporters.

“Every time I step up to the field, I expect to get a hit!

If I don’t expect to get a hit, I have no right to step in this position in the first place!

It is positive expectation that has gotten me all of the hits in the first place.

”When I thought about Pete Rose’s words and how they applied to everyday life, I felt a little uncomfortable.

As a businessperson, I was hoping to make lots of money.

As a father, I was hoping to be a good dad.

As a married man, I was hoping to be a good husband.

The truth was that I was an adequate salesperson, I was not so bad of a father, and I was an okay husband.

I immediately decided that being okay was not enough!

I wanted to be a great salesperson, a great father and a great husband.

I changed my attitude so that I would have more positive expectations, and the results were amazing.

I was fortunate enough to win a few sales trips, I won Coach of the Year in my son’s baseball league, and I share a loving relationship with my wife!

Thanks, Mr.

Rose!

【助读词汇】◇hit n.

击打，击球◇at-bat 击球的次数◇adequate adj.

尚可的，差强人意的【参考译文】虽然我从没遇见过著名棒球运动员皮特罗斯，但是他却给我上了宝贵的一课，改变了我的人生。

皮特即将打破寇布总击球记录的那一年，在春季集训的时候他接受了采访。

有一个记者问：“皮特，你只要再击中78次就可以打破记录了。

你觉得你要击球多少次才能击中78个？

”皮特不假思索回答道：“78次。

”记者叫道：“啊，不会吧，皮特，你不会觉得自己挥棒78次，每次都中吧？

”罗斯先生泰然自若地向记者们说出了自己的观点：“每次上垒，我都指望自己可以击中；如果我不指望自己可以击中，我就不会第一个上击球位。

就是这种积极的期盼使我能够在这么多的第一击中就击中球。

”当我琢磨皮特罗斯的话和如何把它应用到日常生活中去时，我心里有点惭愧。

作为一个生意人，我希望挣很多钱。

作为一个父亲，我希望成为一个好爸爸。

作为一个已婚的男人，我希望做个好丈夫。

但是实际上我只是个马马虎虎的生意人，不错的父亲，还过得去的老公。

我马上就觉得“不错”还不够。

我要成为优秀生意人，伟大的父亲，完美的丈夫。

我改变了心态，期望变得更积极，效果很神奇。

我幸运地赢得了几趟销售旅行，被儿子的棒球联盟评为年度最佳教练，而且和妻子恩爱有加！

谢谢你，罗斯先生！

【人生启迪】如果你梦想得到太阳，你有可能得到月亮，如果你梦想得到月亮，你有可能得到星星，如果你梦想得到星星，你就有可能什么都得不到。

一个人如果只想把事情做到最低的标准，那么他也许永远不会把一件事情做好；相反，如果事事都指望达到最好的标准，即使不是所有的事都能达到预期的效果，也会得到一个较好的结果。

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