英语翻译David McConnell sold books door-to-door.Housewives were not interested in the books and frequently slammed the door in McConnell's face before he had a chance to make his sale.Instead of giving up,McConnell decided to give away a free gift,a small vial of perfume,which he made himself.He soon discovered that the women preferred the perfume to the books.He stopped selling books and created his own company Avon,which is a great success. When you do
英语翻译
David McConnell sold books door-to-door.Housewives were not interested in the books and frequently slammed the door in McConnell's face before he had a chance to make his sale.Instead of giving up,McConnell decided to give away a free gift,a small vial of perfume,which he made himself.He soon discovered that the women preferred the perfume to the books.He stopped selling books and created his own company Avon,which is a great success.
When you do nothing,you learn nothing.But when you try and fail,you learn what doesn't work.That puts you one step closer to what will work.It doesn't matter how many times you fail.It does matter that you will succeed sometime.
Van Gogh had failed in several careers before he began to paint.And he did succeed.
Success once is enough for Van Gogh.
And the same for you—success once is enough.
David McConnell sold books door-to-door. Housewives were not interested in the books and always closed the door before he talked about his books. Then McConnell decided to send them
a small bottle of perfume1 for free. He made himself! He soon found that these women liked the perfume better than the books. Then he stopped selling books and set up his own company Avon2. And that was a great success.
When you do nothing, you learn nothing. However, when you try and fail3, you learn what doesn’t work. That puts you one step closer to what will work. It doesn’t matter how many times you fail. It does matter that you will succeed sometime.
Success once is enough for David McConnell. And the same goes for you—success once is enough.
Notes:
1. perfume n. 香水
2. Avon 雅芳，著名化妆品品牌
3. fail v. 失败
David McConnell 挨家挨户地卖书,.家庭主妇们对这些书并不感兴趣,并且在他尝试卖书前就把门给关上了.McConnell 并没有放弃,取而代之的是用分发免费礼物----一小瓶他自制的香水.他立刻发现这些女人比起书来更喜欢香水...