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How to be a better person 做一個(gè)更好的人

Stop Making Excuses

停止找借口

When I first started my company in high school, I made excuses every time something went wrong.

當(dāng)我高中第一次創(chuàng)建自己的公司時(shí)，一出現(xiàn)問(wèn)題，我總是不自覺(jué)地找借口。

I would blame others, blame the customer, or anyone else involved. However, I would never blame myself for things that went wrong.

我責(zé)怪他人、抱怨客戶或任何相關(guān)的人，但就是不覺(jué)得自己有問(wèn)題。

Instead, I learned that taking accountability for your own mistakes is extremely important.

然后，我發(fā)現(xiàn)承認(rèn)自己的錯(cuò)誤非常重要。

I stopped making excuses, took the blame when it was truly my fault, and was able to achieve so much more.

因此我不再找借口，而是坦誠(chéng)承認(rèn)錯(cuò)誤，這樣一切反倒更加順利。

By understanding that I made a mistake, I was able to use my mistakes to learn which in turn helped me become a better person.

通過(guò)意識(shí)到自己的錯(cuò)誤，我學(xué)會(huì)吸取教訓(xùn)并成為一個(gè)更好的人。

【知識(shí)點(diǎn)津】

make excuses 找借口

例句：If you stop making excuses and do it you'll wonder what took you so long.

如果你不再找理由而是干些實(shí)事，你就會(huì)驚訝自己怎么浪費(fèi)了這么多時(shí)間

sth go(es) wrong 出問(wèn)題

例句：Things can easily go wrong when people are understress .

人在壓力之下，辦事情就容易出差錯(cuò)。

blame 責(zé)備

involve 涉及

accountability 有責(zé)任

例句：The accountability of South Africa on this issue isclear.

顯然，南非有責(zé)任就這一問(wèn)題作出解釋。

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