要是我有个水晶球能窥见未来，我会怎么样呢？ 许多人一遇到障碍就打退堂鼓，但我不会这样。 我一旦有了目标，就必然锲而不舍，全力以赴。 我相信人生中充满机会，但我们往往不懂得把握。

How a Simple Idea Became a Huge Business

我怎样白手起家

By Howard Schultz 霍华德·舒尔茨 .

[17]The next morning I picked up the phone on the first ring. "You have the job, Howard," he said. "When can you come?"

[17]次日早晨，电话铃一响我就拿起听筒。"我们决定雇用你，"巴登说，"什么时候来上班？"

[18]So many times I've been told something can't be done. But if I believe in it, I can't let it go. Part of my determination comes from my enthusiasm, and part is fear of failure. The example of my dad was always in my mind. An honest man who worked hard and loved his children, he was never able to take control of his life and climb out of the hole of blue-collar jobs-truck driver, factory worker, cabdriver-that left him a beaten man.

[18]许多人一遇到障碍就打退堂鼓。但是我不会这样；我一旦有了目标，就必然锲而不舍，全力以赴。我能如此坚毅，一方面是凭着满腔热诚，另一方面是畏惧失败。我常常想起父亲坎坷的一生。他为人诚恳、工作勤奋、爱护儿女，却一直不能掌控自己的人生方向，不能摆脱蓝领工人的地位--卡车司机、工厂工人或出租汽车司机--以致抱撼终身。

[19]After I had been at Stabucks for a year, I had an experience that changed my life. I went to Milan to attend an international housewares show. On my first morning I noticed a little espresso『浓咖啡』bar. Behind the counter a tall, thin man was cheerfully greeting customers.

[19]进明星咖啡连锁公司一年之后，由于另一件事，我的人生又有了大转变。我去意大利米兰参观国际家庭用品展览，第一天早晨便注意到会场里有个小小的蒸馏咖啡吧。柜台后面有个高高瘦瘦的男人在笑吟吟地招呼顾客。

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