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The professor stood before his class of 30 senior molecular biology students, about to pass out the final exam. “I have been privileged to be your instructor this semester, and I know how hard you have all worked to prepare for this test. I also know most of you are off to medical school or grad school next fall,” he said to them.
教授站在30名分子生物班的大四學生面前，準備發期末考試試卷。“很榮幸這 學期擔任你們的講師，我知道你們已經為這次考試作了充分準備。我也知道你們大部分人下個學期就要進入醫學院或者研究生學院。”他對學生說。
“I am well aware of how much pressure you are under to keep your GPAs up, and because I know you are all capable of understanding this material, I am prepared to offer an automatic B to anyone who would prefer not to take the final.”
“同時我也清楚你們對這篇材料的理解程度，我相信你們都能通過這次考試, 所以我準備給不愿意參加考試的學生B分。”
The relief was audible as a number of students jumped up to thank the professor and departed from class. The professor looked at the handful of students who remained, and offered again, “Any other takers? This is your last opportunity.” One more student decided to go.
顯然這令人十分欣慰，因為有很多學生已經站起來謝過教授后離開了教室。教授又對留下的一少部分學生說還有其他人嗎？這可是你們最后的一次機會。”接著又有幾個學生走出教室。
Seven students remained. The professor closed the door and took attendance. Then he handed out the final exam. There were two sentences typed on the paper:
最后，留在教室里考試的只有幾個學生。教授把門關上，數了一下參加考試的學生人數，然后開始分發試卷。卷子上印著兩句話：
“Congratulations, you have just received an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.”
恭喜你這次考試已經得了A分,請保持自信。
I never had a professor who gave a test like that. It may seem like the easy way out of grading a bunch of exams, but it’s a test that any teacher in any discipline could and should give. Students who don’t have confidence in what they’ve learned are B students at best.
我從來沒有遇見過像他這樣考試的教授。這似乎使批改試卷的工作變得輕松起來，但只有治學嚴謹的教師才會這樣去要求學生。因為對自己所學的知識沒有把握的學生最多只能得到B分。
The same is true for students of real life. The A students are those who believe in what they’re doing because they’ve I earned from both successes and failures. They’ve absorbed life’s lessons, whether from formal education or the school of hard knocks, and become better people.
學生的現實生活中也是同樣的道理。能得到A分的學生是那些做什么事都非 常自信的學生，因為從成功和失敗中他們都能學到東西。無論是正規的學校教育還是逆境的磨煉,他們都能從中吸取經驗和教訓，完善自己。
Those are the people who you look for when you’re hiring or promoting, and the ones you keep if you’re downsiziiig. Your organisation needs their brand of thinking.
那些學生就是你正在尋找的要雇用或者提拔的人，也是你公司裁員時要保留的人,因為你的公司需要他們的這種自信。
