一家酒店经营得很好，老板准备开展另外一项业务。
由于没有太多的精力管理这家酒店，所以他打算在三个部门经理中选出一位总经理。
老板问第一位部门经理：”是先有鸡还是先有蛋？
”第一位部门经理立刻回答：”先有鸡。
”老板接着问第二位部门经理同样的问题，第二位部门经理肯定地回答：”先有蛋。
”最后，老板对第三位部门经理说：”你觉得是先有鸡还是先有蛋呢？
”第三位部门经理认真地回答：”客人先点鸡，就先有鸡；
客人先点蛋，就先有蛋。
”老板笑了，他决定选第三位部门经理做这家酒店的总经理。
当我们换个角度，跳出惯性思维的限制时，我们就走上了一条新路。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 家 | jiā | classifier for families or businesses |
| 酒店 | jiǔ diàn | hotel |
| 经营 | jīng yíng | to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 老板 | lǎo bǎn | boss / business proprietor |
| 准备 | zhǔn bèi | to prepare / to intend / to be about to |
| 开展 | kāi zhǎn | to launch / to develop / to unfold / (of an exhibition etc) to open |
| 另外 | lìng wài | additional / separate / other |
| 项 | xiàng | classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc |
| 业务 | yè wù | business / professional work / service |
| 由于 | yóu yú | due to / as a result of / thanks to / owing to / since / because |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | to not have |
| 太 | tài | too (much) / very / extremely |
| 多 | duō | too many; in excess |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 精力 | jīng lì | energy |
| 管理 | guǎn lǐ | to supervise / to manage / to administer |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan / to intend / to calculate |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 三 | sān | three / 3 |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 部门 | bù mén | department / branch / section / division |
| 经理 | jīng lǐ | manager / director |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 选出 | xuǎn chū | to pick out / to select / to elect |
| 位 | wèi | classifier for people (honorific) |
| 总经理 | zǒng jīng lǐ | general manager / CEO |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number) |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 先 | xiān | beforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 鸡 | jī | fowl / chicken |
| 还是 | hái shi | or |
| 蛋 | dàn | egg / oval-shaped thing |
| 立刻 | lì kè | immediately; at once; right away |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer / reply; answer |
| 接着 | jiē zhe | then / after that / subsequently / in turn / in one's turn |
| 二 | èr | two / 2 |
| 同样 | tóng yàng | same; equal; similar |
| 问题 | wèn tí | question / problem / issue / topic |
| 肯定 | kěn dìng | affirmative (answer) |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | finally; in the end |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ... |
| 呢 | ne | (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech |
| 认真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious / earnest / serious |
| 客人 | kè rén | visitor / guest / customer / client |
| 点 | diǎn | to touch briefly; to tap / to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) / to order (food etc); to select / to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) / to hint at; to imply / to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops / to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite / to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh; to smile |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 决定 | jué dìng | to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind |
| 选 | xuǎn | to choose / to pick / to select / to elect |
| 做 | zuò | (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) |
| 当 | dāng | when / during / ought / should / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / just at |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 换 | huàn | to exchange / to change / to substitute / to switch / to convert (currency) |
| 角度 | jiǎo dù | angle / (fig.) point of view |
| 跳 | tiào | to jump / to hop / to skip over / to bounce |
| 出 | chū | (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) |
| 惯性 | guàn xìng | (physics) inertia / (fig.) force of habit / tendency to do things in the accustomed way |
| 思维 | sī wéi | (line of) thought; thinking |
| 限制 | xiàn zhì | restriction / limit |
| 时 | shí | when |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / to change (shape, form, meaning) |
| 上 | shàng | (directional complement) up |
| 条 | tiáo | classifier for long thin things |
| 新 | xīn | new; newly |
| 路 | lù | road / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort; kind |