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开始练这一级 →My friend Zhou works in a small software company, and he readily agrees to help others.我的朋友周在一家小型软件公司上班，别人找他帮忙，他总是很爽快地答应。 Last spring his team started the first phase of a new project.去年春天，他的团队启动了新项目的第一阶段。 The results were not satisfactory at the beginning, and he felt worried.一开始结果并不令人满意，他有些担心。 He told his team to look at the problem from a different perspective.他让团队换一个角度来看这个问题。 His own philosophy is simple: small steps can lead to big change.他自己的哲学很简单：小步也能带来大变化。
They tried repeatedly to fix a bug in the program, but it always came back.他们反复尝试修复程序里的一个错误，但它总是又冒出来。 One night Zhou went to the roof and looked at the sea, and the tide was rising.一天晚上，周走到楼顶看海，潮水正在上涨。 After the weekend, he found the answer on the way to work, and it felt like a miracle.周末过后，他在上班路上找到了答案，感觉像是个奇迹。 The team tested the new version and got a satisfactory result.团队测试了新版本，得到了令人满意的结果。 Their manager asked them to pitch the idea to the whole company.他们的经理让他们向整个公司推介这个想法。
The pitch went well, and the team got more time and money.这次推介很成功，团队得到了更多的时间和资金。 In summer, Zhou took a short holiday on a quiet isle.夏天，周到一座安静的小岛上度短假。 The ferry left at six, and he could see the tide move slowly under the boat.渡船六点出发，他能看到潮水在船下缓缓流动。 From a new perspective, he said, even a simple job can teach you something.他说，换一个新的视角，连简单的工作也能教给你东西。
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