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The Big Rocks
前言：体会这些哲理,在明白一些道理的同时,来咀嚼英语的味道,抱着欣赏和感悟的思想,进入英语全新世界。
试着自己理解，捕捉语言的美。相信，这样的英语哲理美文，对你英语的突破会有大的帮助。
来感觉...
The Big Rocks
One day an expert in time management was speaking to a group business students and ,to drive home a point,used an illustration those students will never forget.As he stood in front of the group of hight powered over achievers he said,"Okay,time for a quiz"
Then he pulled out a one-gallon,wide mouthed Mason jar and set it on the table in front of him.Then he produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them,one at a time,into the jar.
When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside,he asked,"Is this jar full?"
Everyone in the class said,"Yes."
Then he said,"Really?"He reached under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel.Then he dumped some gravel in and shook the jar causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the space between the big rocks.Then he asked the group once more,"Is the jar full?"
By this time the class was on to him."Probably not,"one of them answered.
"Good!"he replied.He reached under the table and brought out a bucket of sand.He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all of the spaces left between the rocks and the gravel.Once more he asked the question,"Is this jar full?"
"No!"the class shouted .Once again he said,"Good."
Then he grabbed a pitcher of water and began to pour it in until the jar was filled to the brim.Then he looked at the class and asked,"What is the point of this illustration?"
One eager beaver raised his hand and said,"The point is,no matter how full your schedule is,if you try really hard you can always fit some more things in it!"
"No ,"the speaker replied,"that’s not the point.The truth this illustration teaches us is:If you don’t put the big rocks in first,you’ll never get them in at all."
What are the "big rocks"in your life?
Your relationship with God?
Your husband or wife?
Your children?
Your loved ones?
Your health?
Your education?
Your dreams?
A worthy cause?
...
Teaching or mentoring others?
...
Doing things that you love?
...
Time for yourself?
Remember to put these BIG ROCKS in first or you’ll never get them in at all.If you sweat the little stuff(the gravel,the sand)then you"ll fill your life with little things you worry about that don’t really matter,and you’ll never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big,important stuff(the big rocks).
So,tonight,or in the morning,when you are reflecting on this short story,ask yourself this question:What are the "big rocks’in my life?Then,put those in your jar first.
译文如下:
大石头
一天，一位时间管理方面的专家为一群学商务的学生做讲演。为了帮助他们深刻理解一个观点，这位专家做了一个演示，让在座的学生永生难忘。站在这群渴望获得成功的年轻人 ，他说：“好的，现在让我们来做个测试。”
于是，他拿出一个容量为1加仑的广口玻璃瓶，把它放在前面的桌子上。然后，他又拿出一些特别大的石块小心地把它们一块一块地放到瓶子里。
当石头填充到了瓶口，再没有石块可以放进去的时候，他问：“这个瓶子装满了吗？”
班里的每个人都说：“是的。”
于是，他说：“真的吗？”他把手伸到桌子底子拿出一桶碎石。然后，他把一些碎石倒入瓶中，晃动瓶子，使得好多碎石自然地下落以填充大石头之间的空隙。然后，又问这群学生：“现在瓶子满了吗？”
这时候班里的学生已经开始留意他的话了。“可能没有，”一个学生回答说。
“好的！”他说。他又把手伸到桌子底下拿出一桶沙子。他开始把沙子倒进瓶子里，沙子把大石块和碎石之间所有的空隙都填满了。他又一次问了那个问题：“现在瓶子满了吗？”
“没有，”所有的人都大声地喊。他再一次说：“好。”
于是，他拿出一罐水，开始把它往瓶子里倒，直到水漫到瓶子的边缘为止。然后，他看着全班同学问：“这个演示说明了什么呢？”
一个工作勤奋的人举起手说：“说明的道理是，无论你的计划安排有多么满，如果你真的去努力，你总是可以为别的事情腾出时间！”
“不，”演讲者回答，“不是这个道理。这个演示告诉我们这样一个事实：如果你不把大石头首先放进去，你就在也没有机会把它们放进去了。”
什么是你生命中的“大石头”呢？
你和上帝的关系？
你的丈夫或者妻子？
你的孩子？
你所爱的人？
你的健康？
你的教育？
你的梦想？
一个值得奋斗的事业？
……
教育或者指导别人?
……
做你喜欢的事?
……
你自己的时间?
记住先把这些大石块放进去，否则你就再也无法把它们放进去。如果你总是为小东西（碎石，沙子）而忙碌，你的生活中将充满了你所关心的那些无关紧要的小事情。你就不会真正有时间来处理重大的事情（大石头）。
所以，今晚或者明天早晨，当你回想起这个小故事的时候，问你自己这样一个问题：我生命中的大石块是什么呢？然后，首先把它放在你的瓶子里。
前言：体会这些哲理,在明白一些道理的同时,来咀嚼英语的味道,抱着欣赏和感悟的思想,进入英语全新世界。
试着自己理解，捕捉语言的美。相信，这样的英语哲理美文，对你英语的突破会有大的帮助。
来感觉...
The Big Rocks
One day an expert in time management was speaking to a group business students and ,to drive home a point,used an illustration those students will never forget.As he stood in front of the group of hight powered over achievers he said,"Okay,time for a quiz"
Then he pulled out a one-gallon,wide mouthed Mason jar and set it on the table in front of him.Then he produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them,one at a time,into the jar.
When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside,he asked,"Is this jar full?"
Everyone in the class said,"Yes."
Then he said,"Really?"He reached under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel.Then he dumped some gravel in and shook the jar causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the space between the big rocks.Then he asked the group once more,"Is the jar full?"
By this time the class was on to him."Probably not,"one of them answered.
"Good!"he replied.He reached under the table and brought out a bucket of sand.He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all of the spaces left between the rocks and the gravel.Once more he asked the question,"Is this jar full?"
"No!"the class shouted .Once again he said,"Good."
Then he grabbed a pitcher of water and began to pour it in until the jar was filled to the brim.Then he looked at the class and asked,"What is the point of this illustration?"
One eager beaver raised his hand and said,"The point is,no matter how full your schedule is,if you try really hard you can always fit some more things in it!"
"No ,"the speaker replied,"that’s not the point.The truth this illustration teaches us is:If you don’t put the big rocks in first,you’ll never get them in at all."
What are the "big rocks"in your life?
Your relationship with God?
Your husband or wife?
Your children?
Your loved ones?
Your health?
Your education?
Your dreams?
A worthy cause?
...
Teaching or mentoring others?
...
Doing things that you love?
...
Time for yourself?
Remember to put these BIG ROCKS in first or you’ll never get them in at all.If you sweat the little stuff(the gravel,the sand)then you"ll fill your life with little things you worry about that don’t really matter,and you’ll never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big,important stuff(the big rocks).
So,tonight,or in the morning,when you are reflecting on this short story,ask yourself this question:What are the "big rocks’in my life?Then,put those in your jar first.
译文如下:
大石头
一天，一位时间管理方面的专家为一群学商务的学生做讲演。为了帮助他们深刻理解一个观点，这位专家做了一个演示，让在座的学生永生难忘。站在这群渴望获得成功的年轻人 ，他说：“好的，现在让我们来做个测试。”
于是，他拿出一个容量为1加仑的广口玻璃瓶，把它放在前面的桌子上。然后，他又拿出一些特别大的石块小心地把它们一块一块地放到瓶子里。
当石头填充到了瓶口，再没有石块可以放进去的时候，他问：“这个瓶子装满了吗？”
班里的每个人都说：“是的。”
于是，他说：“真的吗？”他把手伸到桌子底子拿出一桶碎石。然后，他把一些碎石倒入瓶中，晃动瓶子，使得好多碎石自然地下落以填充大石头之间的空隙。然后，又问这群学生：“现在瓶子满了吗？”
这时候班里的学生已经开始留意他的话了。“可能没有，”一个学生回答说。
“好的！”他说。他又把手伸到桌子底下拿出一桶沙子。他开始把沙子倒进瓶子里，沙子把大石块和碎石之间所有的空隙都填满了。他又一次问了那个问题：“现在瓶子满了吗？”
“没有，”所有的人都大声地喊。他再一次说：“好。”
于是，他拿出一罐水，开始把它往瓶子里倒，直到水漫到瓶子的边缘为止。然后，他看着全班同学问：“这个演示说明了什么呢？”
一个工作勤奋的人举起手说：“说明的道理是，无论你的计划安排有多么满，如果你真的去努力，你总是可以为别的事情腾出时间！”
“不，”演讲者回答，“不是这个道理。这个演示告诉我们这样一个事实：如果你不把大石头首先放进去，你就在也没有机会把它们放进去了。”
什么是你生命中的“大石头”呢？
你和上帝的关系？
你的丈夫或者妻子？
你的孩子？
你所爱的人？
你的健康？
你的教育？
你的梦想？
一个值得奋斗的事业？
……
教育或者指导别人?
……
做你喜欢的事?
……
你自己的时间?
记住先把这些大石块放进去，否则你就再也无法把它们放进去。如果你总是为小东西（碎石，沙子）而忙碌，你的生活中将充满了你所关心的那些无关紧要的小事情。你就不会真正有时间来处理重大的事情（大石头）。
所以，今晚或者明天早晨，当你回想起这个小故事的时候，问你自己这样一个问题：我生命中的大石块是什么呢？然后，首先把它放在你的瓶子里。