“This breaks the major rule in the American belief system — that anyone can do anything,”explains M.J.Ryan,author of the 2006 book This Year I will ... and Ms. Markova's business partner. "That's a lie that we have perpetuated,and it fosters commonness. Knowing what you're good at and doing even more of it creates excellence."
詞匯：1.break 打破
2. major rule 重要準則
3.belief system 信仰體系
4. business partner 商業合伙人
5.perpetuate 持續
6.foster 助長
7.commonness 平庸
8.excellence 卓越
句1主干： M.J.Ryan explains
同位語：author of the 2006 book This Year I will ... and Ms. Markova's business partner
賓語從句：This breaks the major rule in the American belief system
同位語：that anyone can do anything
句2主干：That's a lie and it fosters commonness
定語從句： that we have perpetuated
句3主干：Knowing and doing even more of it（主） creates excellence
what 引導 knowing 的賓語從句： what you're good at
參考譯文：2006 出版的《今年我會......》的作者、Markova 女士的商業合伙人 M.J.Ryan 解釋說：“這種做法（this）打破了美國信仰體系中的重要準則——任何人能做任何事。這個準則（that）是我們一直持續的一個謊言，其（it）助長了平庸。了解自己所擅長的事情并多做這些事情（it）才能創造卓越。”
