美文故事: 对待批评的态度决定你是否能成功

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[00:01.26]49 Unpolished Diamond	未经打磨的钻石
[00:06.88](Author Unknown)	（译 / 朱孝萍）
[00:08.37]How a person reacts to criticism often means the difference between success and failure. 一个人对待批评的不同反应往往意味着成功或是失败。
[00:15.05]Take the case of Ole Bull (1810~1880), the famous Norwegian violinist of the 19th century.	十九世纪著名的挪威小提琴家奥勒・布尔(1810～1880)就是一个很好的例子。
[00:22.64]His practical father, a chemist, sent him to the University of Christiania to study for the ministry and forbade him to play his beloved violin.奥勒的父亲是一位务实的药剂师。他送奥勒去克里斯蒂安尼亚大学学习牧师课程，并禁止他拉心爱的小提琴。
[00:32.80]However, he soon flunked out and, fighting against his father, devoted all his time and energy to the violin. 但奥勒很快就因不及格而退学，并公然反抗他的父亲，把全部时间和精力都投入到了学小提琴上。
[00:40.42]Unfortunately, though he had great ability, his teachers were relatively unskilled, 不幸的是，虽然他很有能力，但他的老师们演奏技巧却相对拙劣。
[00:45.62]so that by the time he was ready to start his concert tour he wasn't prepared.	因此，当他就要进行巡回音乐会演出的时候，他还没有准备好。
[00:50.29]In Italy a Milan newspaper critic wrote: "He is an untrained musician. 意大利米兰的一家报纸的评论家写道：“他是一个未经训练的音乐家。
[00:54.97]If he be a diamond, he is certainly in the rough and unpolished."	如果他是一颗钻石的话，那他肯定还是粗糙的、未经打磨 的。”
[00:59.42]There were two ways Ole Bull could have reacted to that criticism. 对于那个评论，奥勒・布尔可能会有两种反应。
[01:03.71]He could have let it make him angry, or he could learn from it. 他可以很愤怒，也可以从中得到教训。
[01:07.80]Fortunately he chose the latter. 幸运的是，他选择了后者。
[01:09.94]He went to the newspaper office and asked to see the critic. 他去那家报社的编辑部，要求见那位评论家。
[01:14.00]The surprised editor introduced him. 惊讶的编辑把他介绍给了评论家。
[01:16.42]Ole spent the evening with the 70- year-old critic, asked about his faults, and asked for the older man's advice on how to correct them.	当天，奥勒花了整个晚上的时间向70岁高龄的评论家虚心请教，询问自己演奏中的不足之处，并向老人寻求改正那些缺点的建议。
[01:24.61]Then he canceled the rest of his tour, returned home, and spent the next six months studying under really able teachers. 然后，他取消了余下的巡回演出，返回了家中。在接下来的六个月里，他在真正有才能的老师的指导下潜心钻研。
[01:32.28]He practiced hours upon hours to overcome his faults. 他长时间地练习，以克服自己的缺点。
[01:36.17]Finally, he returned to his concerts and, when only 26, became the sensation of Europe.	后来，他重新举办了音乐会，并在年仅26岁的时候，成为欧洲轰动一时的著名音乐家。

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美文故事: 对待批评的态度 决定你是否能成功

美文故事: 对待批评的态度决定你是否能成功