Mr. Smith stood before his class of 30 students and was going to hand out the final exam papers.
史密斯先生站在自己三十名学生的班级前，准备发放期末考试试卷。
“I know how hard you have all worked to get ready for this test,” he said.
“我知道你们为了这次考试都非常努力，”他说。
“And because I know you are all able to understand these questions, I’m ready to offer a B to anyone who would prefer not to take the test.”
“既然我知道你们都能理解这些试题，我愿意给任何不想参加考试的人一个 B。”
A number of students jumped up to thank the teacher and left the classroom.
一些学生立刻站起来感谢老师，然后离开了教室。
Mr. Smith looked at the rest of the students and said.
史密斯先生看着剩下的学生说道：
“Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last chance.”
“还有谁想拿 B 吗？这是你们最后的机会。”
Two more students decided to go.
又有两个学生决定离开。
Seven students stayed.
还有七个学生留下来了。
Mr. Smith then handed out the papers.
史密斯先生接着发下试卷。
There were only three sentences on the paper:
试卷上只有三句话：
Congratulations! You have received an A in this class. Keep believing yourself.
祝贺你！你在这门课中得了 A。继续相信自己。
I never had a teacher who gave a test like that, but I think it is a test that any teacher could and should give.
我从未遇到过给这种考试的老师，但我认为任何老师都能也应该这样考。
Students who do not have confidence in what they have learned are B students at most.
对自己所学内容没有信心的学生，最多只能是 B 水平的学生。
The same is true of students in real life.
现实生活中的人也是如此。
The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both successes and failures.
A 级学生是那些相信自己所做事情的人，因为他们从成功和失败中都学到了东西。
They have learned life's lessons, whether from school education or from events in their lives, and have become better people.
他们从学校教育或生活经历中学习到人生的课程，因而成为更好的人。
Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80 percent of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed.
科学家说，在八岁之前，我们对自己的信念已有百分之八十形成。
You are a big kid now and you realize that you have some limits.
你现在已经是个大孩子了，也意识到自己有一些局限。
However, ________________.
然而，______________。
Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma, said, “We do not conquer the mountain, but ourselves.”
首位登上珠穆朗玛峰的人埃德蒙·希拉里爵士说过：“我们征服的不是山峰，而是我们自己。”
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Mr. Smith stood before his class of 30 students and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how hard you have all worked to get ready for this test,” he said. “And because I know you are all able to understand these questions, I’m ready to offer a B to anyone who would prefer not to take the test.”
A number of students jumped up to thank the teacher and left the classroom. Mr. Smith looked at the rest of the students and said. “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last chance.” Two more students decided to go.
Seven students stayed. Mr. Smith then handed out the papers. There were only three sentences on the paper: Congratulations! You have received an A in this class. Keep believing yourself.
I never had a teacher who gave a test like that, but I think it is a test that any teacher could and should give. Students who do not have confidence in what they have learned are B students at most.
The same is true of students in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both successes and failures. They have learned life's lessons, whether from school education or from events in their lives, and have become better people.
Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80 percent of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now and you realize that you have some limits. However, ________________. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma, said, “We do not conquer the mountain, but ourselves.”
