英语智慧背囊 11-打翻的牛奶所早就的科学家
 音频下载[点击右键另存为][00:00.00]The Scientist out of the Spilled Milk 切记——我们是在抚养孩子，不是在养花![00:08.46]A famous scientist was asked [00:10.55]why he was able to be so much more creative than the average person. [00:14.04]What set him so far apart from others? [00:17.66]He responded that, in his opinion, [00:20.27]it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred [00:23.35]when he was about two years old. [00:25.42]He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator [00:29.35]when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell, [00:32.97]spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor— [00:36.03]a veritable sea of milk! [00:38.56]When his mother came into the kitchen, [00:41.17]instead of yelling at him, [00:42.82]giving him a lecture or punishing him, [00:44.99]she said, [00:45.98]"Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! [00:50.46]I have rarely seen such a huge puddle of milk. [00:53.65]Well, the damage has already been done. [00:56.29]Would you like to get down and play in the milk [00:59.01]for a few minutes before we clean it up?" [01:01.10]Indeed, he did. [01:03.38]After a few minutes, his mother said, [01:06.35]"You know, Robert, [01:07.76]whenever you make a mess like this, [01:09.73]eventually you have to clean it up [01:12.16]and restore everything to its proper order. [01:14.54]So, how would you like to do that? [01:16.64]We could use a sponge, a towel or a mop. [01:20.68]Which do you prefer?" [01:22.00]He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilled milk. [01:27.14]His mother then said, [01:28.76]"You know, [01:30.19]what we have here is a failed experiment in [01:33.24]how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. [01:36.98]Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water [01:40.91]and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it." [01:44.95]The little boy learned that [01:46.93]if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, [01:50.64]he could carry it without dropping it. [01:52.84]What a wonderful lesson! [01:54.57]This renowned scientist then remarked [01:57.65]that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes. [02:02.25]Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new, [02:07.05]which is, after all, [02:08.59]what scientific experiments are all about. [02:11.32]Even if the experiment "doesn’t work," [02:14.69]we usually learn something valuable from it. [02:17.01]Wouldn’t it be great [02:18.98]if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded to him? |
