在一次同学聚会上，有一位同学引起了大家的注意，因为他的事业非常成功。
但是，在大家以前的印象中，这位同学不是一位优秀的人，成绩和各方面的能力都很一般。
后来，有人问他：”你成功的秘诀是什么？
”他回答：”其实也没什么，只是我把大部分时间用在了做一件事情上。
”原来，大学毕业后，他每天都会拿出两个小时来学习企业管理。
几年后，他开了自己的公司。
因为有丰富的积累，他的公司很快就变得越来越大。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 次 | cì | classifier for enumerated events: time |
| 同学 | tóng xué | fellow student / classmate |
| 聚会 | jù huì | party / gathering |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 位 | wèi | classifier for people (honorific) |
| 引起 | yǐn qǐ | to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 事业 | shì yè | undertaking / project / activity / (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause / publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation / career / occupation |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really |
| 成功 | chéng gōng | successful; fruitful |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before / formerly / previous / ago |
| 印象 | yìn xiàng | impression (sth that stays in one's mind) / a memory |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 优秀 | yōu xiù | outstanding; excellent |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 成绩 | chéng jì | achievement / performance records / grades |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 各 | gè | each / every |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | respect / aspect / field / side |
| 能力 | néng lì | capability / ability |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 一般 | yī bān | ordinary / so-so / common / general |
| 后来 | hòu lái | afterwards; later |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone / people / anyone |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 秘诀 | mì jué | secret know-how / key (to longevity) / secret (of happiness) / recipe (for success) |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer / reply; answer |
| 其实 | qí shí | actually; in fact; really |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| 只是 | zhǐ shì | merely; only; just; nothing but / simply |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 把 | bǎ | (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 部分 | bù fen | part; portion; piece |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) |
| 件 | jiàn | classifier for events, things, clothes etc |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business |
| 原来 | yuán lái | so, actually, as it turns out |
| 大学 | dà xué | university / college |
| 毕业 | bì yè | to graduate / to finish school |
| 后 | hòu | afterwards / after |
| 每 | měi | each / every |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 拿 | ná | to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take |
| 出 | chū | (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 来 | lái | (between two verbs) in order to |
| 学习 | xué xí | to learn / to study |
| 企业 | qǐ yè | company; firm; enterprise; corporation |
| 管理 | guǎn lǐ | management / administration |
| 几 | jǐ | several / a few |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 开 | kāi | (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation |
| 丰富 | fēng fù | rich / plentiful / abundant |
| 积累 | jī lěi | accumulation |
| 快 | kuài | rapid / quick |
| 就 | jiù | as soon as; immediately after |
| 变 | biàn | to change / to become different / to transform / to vary |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 越来越 | yuè lái yuè | more and more |