Have you heard of the story about spilt milk? Well, we all know there is no use crying over spilt milk. But this story is different. I would hope all parents would respond in this manner.
respond? n. 應答；唱和vi. 回答；作出反應；承擔責任vt. 以…回答
manner? ?n. 方式；習慣；種類；規矩；風俗
你聽說過灑了的牛奶這個故事嗎？我們都知道，為灑了的牛奶哭泣是沒有用的。但是這里說的故事不一樣。我希望所有的父母應以這種方式作出反應。
I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was interviewed by a newsparper reporter who asked him why he was so much more creative than the average person; what set him so far apart from others?
recently?adv. 最近；新近
famous??adj. 著名的；極好的，非常令人滿意的
research? n. 研究；調查vt. 研究；調查vi. 研究；調查
scientist??n. 科學家
several?adj. 幾個的；各自的pron. 幾個；數個
important? ?adj. 重要的，重大的；有地位的；有權力的
medical??n. 醫生；體格檢查adj. 醫學的；藥的；內科的
breakthroughs? 突破
interviewed?v. 面試；接見；會見（interview的過去式）
reporter?n. 記者
creative?adj. 創造性的
average?n. 平均；平均數；海損adj. 平均的；普通的；通常的vt. 算出…的平均數；將…平均分配；使…平衡vi. 平均為；呈中間色
apart??adj. 分離的；與眾不同的adv. 相距；與眾不同地；分離著
最近我聽說一個關于著名科學家的故事，他在醫學領域做出了很多突破。他接受一家報紙記者的采訪，記者問他為何他比常人更賦有創造性，是什么使他如此與眾不同呢？
He responded that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was two years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor— a veritable sea of milk!
responded?v. 回答，回報；反應（respond的過去分詞）
opinion??n. 意見；主張
experience?n. 經驗；經歷；體驗vt. 經驗；經歷；體驗
occurred?v. 發生（occur的過去分詞）
bottle?n. 瓶子；一瓶的容量vt. 控制；把…裝入瓶中vi. （街頭藝人演出后）收攏錢幣
refrigerator??n. 冰箱，冷藏庫
grip?n. 緊握；柄；支配；握拍方式；拍柄繃帶vt. 緊握；夾緊vi. 抓住
slippery? ?adj. 滑的；狡猾的；不穩定的
fellv. 掉下；摔倒；下垂；變壞（fall的過去式）adj. 兇猛的；毀滅性的vt. 砍伐；打倒；擊倒
kitchen? n. 廚房；炊具；炊事人員
veritable? ?adj. 真正的，名副其實的?
他回答說，在他看來，這都源于自己兩歲多的時候和媽媽的一次經歷。他試圖從冰箱里取出一瓶牛奶，卻沒有抓住光滑的瓶子，瓶子掉了，牛奶灑得廚房滿地都是—白花花一片。
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of yelling at him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said, ”Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have rarely seen such a huge puddle of milk. Well,the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”
kitchen??n. 廚房；炊具；炊事人員
instead??adv. 代替；反而；相反
yelling??v. 叫喊（yell的ing形式）
lecture??n. 演講；講稿；教訓vt. 演講；訓誡vi. 講課；講演
mess? ? ?n. 混亂；食堂，伙食團；困境；臟亂的東西vt. 弄亂，弄臟；毀壞；使就餐vi. 把事情弄糟；制造臟亂；玩弄
rarely? ?adv. 很少地；難得；罕有地
suchadj. 這樣的，如此的
huge?adj. 巨大的；龐大的；無限的
puddle?n. 水坑，泥潭；膠土（由粘土與水和成，不透水）vt. 使泥濘，攪渾；把…搗制成膠土；攪煉；用膠土填塞vi. 攪泥漿；在水坑中嬉戲
damage?vi. 損害；損毀vt. 損害，毀壞n. 損害；損毀；賠償金
already?adv. 已經，早已；先前
當他媽媽趕到廚房，非但沒有朝他喊叫，訓斥他或是責罰他，反而說：“羅伯特，你制造了多么精彩的雜亂。我從來沒有見過如此大的牛奶水洼。既然，后果已經造成了，在我們打掃干凈之前，你愿意去牛奶水洼里玩幾分鐘嗎？”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel, or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilt milk.
indeed? ?adv. 的確；實在；真正地；甚至int. 真的（表示驚訝、懷疑、諷刺等）
eventually? ?adv. 最后，終于
restore? ?vi. 恢復；還原vt. 恢復；修復；歸還
proper?adj. 適當的；本身的；特有的；正派的adv. 完全地
sponge??n. 海綿；海綿狀物vt. 抹掉；用海綿擦拭；討得vi. 采集海綿；過寄生生活；海綿般地吸收
towel? ?n. 毛巾，手巾；[紙] 紙巾vi. 用毛巾擦干身體vt. 用毛巾擦
mop? ?n. 拖把；蓬松的頭發；鬼臉vi. 用拖把擦洗地板；扮鬼臉vt. 擦干；用拖把拖洗
prefer??vt. 更喜歡；寧愿；提出；提升vi. 喜歡；愿意
事實上，他真的做了。幾分鐘之后，他媽媽說：“羅伯特，你要知道，不管你弄得多么雜亂，最終你都要把它清掃干凈，并恢復他原來的秩序。我們可以用海綿塊、毛巾或是拖把。你更喜歡用哪個？”他選擇了用海綿塊，然后他們一起把灑掉的牛奶清理干凈。
His mother then said, “You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson!
failed? ?v. 失敗，不成功（fail的過去式和過去分詞）adj. 已失敗的，不成功的
experiment? ?n. 實驗，試驗；嘗試vi. 嘗試；進行實驗
effectively? ?adv. 有效地，生效地；有力地；實際上
bottle?n. 瓶子；一瓶的容量vt. 控制；把…裝入瓶中
tiny? ?adj. 微小的；很少的
discover??vi. 發現vt. 發現；發覺
grasped? ?n. 抓住；理解；控制vt. 抓住；領會vi. 抓
然后他媽媽又說：“你看，我們在這有了一次如何有效地用兩只小手取出一大瓶牛奶的失敗的實驗。讓我們到后院，然后把瓶子裝滿水，看看你是否能夠找到一個方法來拿住它而不掉下來。”小男孩明白了，如果他用雙手抓瓶子上部靠近瓶邊的地方，他就能拿住瓶子不掉下來。這是多么有趣的一課啊！
The renowned scientist remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistake. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new, which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn’t work,” we usually learn something valuable from it.
renowned? ?v. 使有聲譽（renown的過去分詞）adj. 著名的；有聲望的
scientist? ? ?n. 科學家
moment? ??? n. 片刻，瞬間，時刻；重要，契機
Instead? ? ?adv. 代替；反而
opportunities? ??n. 因素；機會；[數] 機遇
scientific? ?adj. 科學的，系統的
experiments? ?n. [試驗] 實驗（experiment的復數）
usually? ??adv. 通常，經常
valuable? ?n. 貴重物品adj. 有價值的；貴重的；可估價的?
這位知名科學家談論道，就是在那一刻，他懂得了他不需要害怕做錯事情。相反，他認識到了錯誤正是從中學習新知識的機會，畢竟，任何科學實驗都是如此。即使實驗“沒有成功”，我們通常也能從中得到寶貴的經驗教訓。
Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded to him?
respond? ?n. 應答；唱和vi. 回答；作出反應；承擔責任vt. 以…回答
responded? ?v. 回答，回報；反應（respond的過去分詞）
如果所有的父母都能像羅伯特的母親做法一樣，豈不是很偉大嗎？
Have you heard of the story about spilt milk? Well, we all know there is no use crying over spilt milk. But this story is different. I would hope all parents would respond in this manner.
I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several veryimportant medical breakthroughs. He was interviewed by a newsparper reporter who asked him why he was so much more creative than the average person; what set him so far apart from others?
He responded that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was two years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor— a veritable sea of milk!
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of yelling at him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said, ”Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have rarely seen such a huge puddle of milk. Well,the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did.After a few minutes, his mother said, “You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, atowel, or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilt milk.
His mother then said, “You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectivelycarry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.What a wonderful lesson!
The renownedscientist remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to beafraid to make mistake. Instead, he learned that mistakes were justopportunities for learning something new, which is, after all, what scientificexperiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn’t work,” we usually learn something valuable from it.
Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded to him?
