改变一生的蓝丝带：你认为自己特别便注定会与众不同

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[00:02.80]35 A Blue Ribbon to Make a Difference 	改变一生的蓝丝带
[00:08.42](By Helice Bridges)	（译/随帆）
[00:10.75]A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her students in high school by telling them the difference they each made.	纽约一位中学老师决定表扬她的每一名学生，让他们知道自己与众不同。
[00:21.50]She called each student to the front of the class, one at a time. 她把学生们一一叫到全班面前。
[00:26.46]First she told each of them how they had made a difference to her and the class. 首先，她告诉每个人，他们对她和班级来说是如何重要。
[00:32.36]Then she presented each of them with a blue ribbon imprinted with gold letters which read, "Who I Am Makes a Difference."	接着，她发给每人一条蓝丝带，上面印有“我与众不同，创造不同”的金色字样。
[00:42.27]Afterwards the teacher decided to do a class project to see what kind of impact the recognition would have on a community. 随后，这位老师决定做一个课题研究，看看这种认可对社区会产生怎样的影响。
[00:51.88]She gave each of the students three more ribbons and instructed them to go out and spread this acknowledgment ceremony. 她发给每个学生另外三条丝带，教他们拿去送给其他人，传播这种对别人表示认可的仪式，
[01:01.18]Then they were to follow up on the results, see who honored whom and report back to the class in about a week.	同时他们要对结果做后续追 踪，看看谁赞扬了谁，并在大约一周后向全班报告。
[01:09.92]One of the boys in the class went to a junior executive in a nearby company and honored him for helping him with his career planning. 班里一个男孩把丝带送给了附近一家公司的中层主管，以感谢这位主管曾帮他做过职业规划。
[01:19.59]He gave him a blue ribbon and put it on his shirt. 他把蓝丝带别在这位主管的衬衫上，
[01:22.94]Then he gave him two extra ribbons and said, 然后又送给他另外两条丝带，对他说：
[01:26.21]"We're doing a class project on recognition, and we'd like you to go out, find somebody to honor, give them a blue ribbon, “我们班正在做一个有关赞美的课题研究，我们希望您能出去找一个您想感谢的人，送他一条蓝丝带，
[01:36.30]then give them the extra blue ribbon so they can acknowledge a third person to keep this acknowledgment ceremony going. 并将另外一条给他，以便他也可以答谢第三个人，从而将这个认可仪式继续下去。
[01:44.15]Then please tell me what happened."	然后请您告诉我发生的一切。”
[01:46.62]Later that day the junior executive went to see his boss, who was kind of a grouchy fellow. 那天晚些时候，这位中层主管去拜见了自己的老板――一个脾气不好的人。
[01:54.21]He sat down and told his boss that he deeply admired him for being a creative genius. 坐定之后，他对老板表示了自己深深的钦佩之意――他觉得老板是一个富有创造力的天才。
[02:00.49]The boss seemed very surprised. 老板看起来十分惊讶。
[02:03.29]The junior executive asked him if he would accept the gift of the blue ribbon and would he give him permission to put it on him. 这位中层主管问老板，是否愿意接受一条蓝丝带作为礼物，并且允许他为他佩戴上这条丝带。
[02:11.78]His surprised boss said, "Well, sure." 这位惊讶的老板说：“好的，当然可以。”
[02:15.96]The junior executive took the blue ribbon and placed it right on his boss's jacket above his heart. 这位中层主管拿出蓝丝带，把它佩戴在了老板穿的夹克衫心脏部位的上方。
[02:23.19]As he gave him the last extra ribbon, he said, "Would you do me a favor? 当给老板最后一条额外的丝带时，他又说：“能不能请您帮个忙？
[02:28.84]Would you take this extra ribbon and pass it on by honoring somebody else? 把这条丝带送给别人以示赞美。
[02:35.45]The young boy who first gave me the ribbons is doing a project in school and we want to keep this recognition ceremony going and find out how it affects people."	最初送给我蓝丝带的小男孩正在学校做一个项目，我们希望能将这个认可仪式继续下去，并希望能了解这对人们会产生怎样的影响。”
[02:47.96]That night the boss came home to his 14-year-old son and sat him down. 那天晚上，这位老板回家后就去找了他14岁的儿子。让儿子坐下后，
[02:53.74]He said, "The most incredible thing happened to me today. 老板说：“今天，一件最令人难以置信的事发生在了我身上。
[02:58.33]I was in my office and one of the junior executives came in and told me he admired me and gave me a blue ribbon for being a creative genius. 我在办公室里，一个中层主管进来说欣赏我，送给我一条蓝丝带，说我是个有创造力的天才。
[03:11.30]Imagine, he thinks I'm a creative genius. 想想看，他居然认为我是一个有创造力的天 才。
[03:14.61]Then he put this blue ribbon that says 'Who I Am Makes a Difference' on my jacket. 接着，他把这条印着‘我与众不同，创造不同’的蓝丝带戴在了我的夹克衫上。
[03:22.24]He gave me an extra ribbon and asked me to find somebody else to honor. 他还给了我另一条丝带，要我拿去送给别人以示赞美。
[03:27.80]As I was driving home tonight, I started thinking about whom I would honor with this ribbon and I thought about you. 在今晚开车回家的路上，我开始考虑用这条丝带来赞美谁，结果想到了你。
[03:37.22]I want to honor you.	我想要表扬你。
[03:39.70]"My days are really busy and when I come home I don't pay a lot of attention to you. “我每天都很忙，回家后也没有给予你很多的关注。
[03:46.89]Sometimes I scream at you for not getting good grades in school and for your bedroom being a mess . 有时候，我因为你在学校的成绩不好，或是把卧室搞得乱七八糟而冲你大吼大叫。
[03:55.24]But somehow tonight, I just wanted to sit here and, well, just let you know that you do make a difference to me. 但是不知怎么的，今晚我只想坐在这里，没错，只是想让你知 道，你确实对我很重要。
[04:04.84]Besides your mother, you are the most important person in my life. 这世上除了你的母亲，你就是我生命中最重要的人了。
[04:09.79]You're a great kid and I love you!	你是个好孩子，我爱你！”
[04:12.41]The startled boy started to sob , and he couldn't stop crying. 这个惊讶的男孩开始啜泣，无法停止，
[04:18.91]His whole body shook. 整个身体还不住地颤抖。
[04:20.43]He looked up at his father and said through his tears, "I have been contemplating suicide, Dad, because I didn't think you loved me. 然后他抬起头来，泪眼汪汪地看着他的父亲说：“我本来一直想自杀，爸爸，因为我觉得你一点都不爱我。
[04:29.58]Now I know you care."	现在我知道了，你是关心我的。”
[04:31.35]The boss went back to work as a changed man. 老板回到公司上班后就像换了个人。
[04:34.92]He was no longer a grouch but made sure to let all his employees know that they made a difference. 他不再脾气暴躁，而是设法让他的所有员工都知道他们确实很重要。
[04:42.42]The junior executive helped several other young people with career planning and never forgot to let them know that they made a difference in his life.那个中层主管又帮其他几个年轻人做了职业规划，同时也没忘记让他们知道他们在他生命中的重要性。 
[04:52.22]The young boy and his classmates learned a valuable lesson.	小男孩和他的同学们也上了十分宝贵的一课。
[04:56.31]Who you are DOES make a difference!	你与众不同，也创造不同！

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改变一生的蓝丝带：你认为自己特别 便注定会与众不同

改变一生的蓝丝带：你认为自己特别便注定会与众不同