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n. 軌道（track的復數）；磁道；輪胎
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21 4. Find a way to make a difference. In my opinion, the majority of New York cabdrivers are unfriendly, if not downright rude. Most of the cabs are filthy, and almost all of them sport an impenetrable, bulletproof partition. But recently I jumped into a cab at LaGuardia Airport and guess what? It was clean. There was beautiful music playing and no partition.
4. 想方設法顯得與眾不同。在我看來，紐約大多數的出租車司機即使不算無禮透頂，至少也是不友好的。車輛大都十分骯臟，幾乎所有的車都觸目地裝有難以穿透的防彈隔離裝置。可近日我在拉瓜迪亞機場跳上了一輛出租車，你猜怎么樣？車子竟然干干凈凈。放著優美的音樂，而且沒有隔離裝置。
22 "Park Lane Hotel, please," I said to the driver. With a broad smile, he said, "Hi, my name is Wally," and he handed me a mission statement. A mission statement! It said he would get me there safely, courteously and on time.
“請到帕克街酒店，”我對司機說。他笑容滿面地說：“你好，我叫沃利，”他說著遞給我一份保證書。一份保證書！上面寫著他將安全、禮貌、準時地將我送到目的地。
23 As we drove off, he held up a choice of newspapers and said, "Be my guest." He told me to help myself to the fruit in the basket on the back seat. He held up a cellular phone and said, "It's a dollar a minute if you'd like to make a call."
車開后，他拿出幾份報紙說：“請隨意翻閱。”他還讓我隨意品嘗后座籃子里的水果。接著他又拿出手機說：“您要是想打電話，每分鐘1美元。”
24 Shocked, I blurted, "How long have you been practicing this?" He answered, "Three or four years."
我大吃一驚，脫口問道：“你這么做有多久了？”他回答說：“有三、四年了。”
25 "I know this is prying." I said, "but how much extra money do you earn in tips?"
“我知道不該問，”我說，“可是，你能多掙多少小費？”
26 "Between $12,000 and $14,000 a year!" he responded proudly.
“一年12,000到14,000美元左右，”他得意地回答說。
27 He doesn't know it, but he's my hero. He's living proof that you can always shift the odds in your favor.
他不知道他成了我心目中的英雄。他就是一個生動的例證，說明你總是可以爭取到成功的機會。
28 My mentor, Curt Carlson, is the wealthiest man in Minnesota, owner of a hotel and travel company with sales in the neighborhood of $9 billion. I had to get to a meeting in New York one day, and Curt generously offered me a ride in his jet. It happened to be a day Minnesota was hit with one of the worst snowstorms in years. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was closed for the first time in decades.
我的良師益友柯特·卡爾森是明尼蘇達州的首富，擁有一家酒店和旅行社，營業收入約達90億美元。一次我要去紐約赴會，柯特慷慨地請我乘坐他的私人飛機。碰巧那天明尼蘇達州遭受多年不遇的暴風雪襲擊。明尼阿波利斯—圣保羅國際機場幾十年來第一次關閉。
29 Then, though the storm continued to pound us, the airport opened a runway for small craft only. As we were taxiing down it to take off, Curt turned to me and said gleefully, "Look, Harvey, no tracks in the snow!"
雖然暴風雪仍在肆虐，機場還是特地為小型飛機清出了一條跑道。我們正在跑道上滑行準備起飛時，柯特轉過頭來興奮地說：“看哪，哈維，雪地上沒有痕跡啊！”
30 Curt Carlson, 70 years old at the time, rich beyond anyone's dreams, could still sparkle with excitement about being first.
柯特·卡爾森，當時年屆70，富甲一方，竟然還會因為自己是第一個而如此興奮。
31 From my standpoint, that's what it's all about. Prepare to win. Never stop learning. Believe in yourself, even when no one else does. Find a way to make a difference. Then go out and make your own tracks in the snow.
在我看來，這些正是關鍵之所在。準備去贏。永不中斷學習。相信自己，哪怕沒人相信你。想方設法顯得與眾不同。然后就出發，在雪地上留下你自己的足跡。
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| tracks |
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| impenetrable | [im'penitrəbl] |
想一想再看 adj. 不能穿過的，不可理喻的 |
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| compete | [kəm'pi:t] |
想一想再看 vi. 競爭，對抗，比賽 |
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| partition | [pɑ:'tiʃən] |
想一想再看 n. 分割，隔離物 vt. 區分，隔開，分割 |
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| potential | [pə'tenʃəl] |
想一想再看 adj. 可能的，潛在的 |
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| cellular | ['seljulə] |
想一想再看 adj. 細胞的，松織的 |
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| fantastic | [fæn'tæstik] |
想一想再看 adj. 極好的，難以置信的，奇異的，幻想的 |
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| partner | ['pɑ:tnə] |
想一想再看 n. 搭檔，伙伴，合伙人 |
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| craft | [krɑ:ft] |
想一想再看 n. 工藝，手藝，狡詐，航空器，行會成員 |
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| shift | [ʃift] |
想一想再看 n. 交換，變化，移動，接班者 |
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