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My cousin works in a company that builds small machines.我表哥在一家制造小型机器的公司工作。 His philosophy of work is simple: learn a little every day.他的工作理念很简单：每天学一点。 He reads books readily and never waits to be told.他乐于读书，从不等人吩咐。 From his perspective, a mistake is a chance to grow.在他看来，错误是成长的机会。 Every project goes through a slow first phase.每个项目都要经历一个缓慢的初期阶段。

Last year his team failed repeatedly on a new design.去年他的团队在一个新设计上反复失败。 Some test results were not satisfactory at all.有些测试结果一点也不令人满意。 The tide of bad news seemed to turn against them.坏消息的浪潮似乎对他们越来越不利。 After work, they played football on the pitch to clear their minds.下班后，他们在球场上踢足球来放松脑子。 Nobody laughed at her ideas.没有人嘲笑她的想法。

Two weeks later, the team found a small but important answer.两周后，团队找到了一个小却重要的答案。 It felt like a miracle to everyone in the room.对屋里每个人来说，这感觉像个奇迹。 The new design finally passed every test.新设计终于通过了所有测试。 "An angel did not help us; we helped each other," my cousin said.“不是天使帮了我们，是我们互相帮助，”我表哥说。 He still keeps that simple philosophy today.他至今仍秉持着这个简单的理念。