英語小達人每天10分鐘 33 Recognizing a Good Idea

[00:00.47]Unit 11 Recognizing a Good Idea 第11單元 認清這是個好點子 [00:08.25]The first rule to be successful is to recognize a good idea and do something with it. 成功的首則是，認清這是個好點子，并采取相關行動， [00:15.48]That is exactly what Scott Adams, the inventor of Dilbert, did. 《呆伯特》的創(chuàng)作者史考特·亞當斯確實奉行。 [00:20.32]Dilbert is very popular cartoon character that graces over 2,000 newspapers, 《呆伯特》是非常受歡迎的漫畫人物， [00:26.23]appears on a variety of licensed products and has 29 printed books. 不僅讓兩千種報紙增色不少，還出現在各種授權產品，并出版了29本書。 [00:32.18]Dilbert first appeared one day while Adams was entering himself during a boring business meeting. 呆伯特最先出現在亞當斯無聊會議期間的自娛之作。 [00:39.01]As usual, Adams was doodling rather insulting characters of his co-workers， 那天亞當斯和平常一樣，以他的同事與上司為對象， [00:44.51]and bosses and there in front of him was Dilbert. 帶點戲謔地亂畫，而產生了呆伯特。 [00:48.53]Adams thought Dilbert might have potential as a comic strip. 亞當斯認為《呆伯特》有潛力可以成為連載漫畫， [00:53.11]In 1988, he made up a few strips with his new charater and mailed them out to some of the major cartoon companies. 因此一九八八年，他以這個新角色創(chuàng)作了連載漫畫，并寄給幾家主要的卡通公司。 [01:01.40]Dilbert was selected out of thousands that were recieved and Adams was given a contract. 《呆伯特》在上千個作品中雀屏中選，而亞當斯也獲得了一紙合約。 [01:08.24]Adams didn't quite his day job until 1995. 亞當斯一直到一九九五年才辭掉白天的工作， [01:11.14]He decided that for Dilbert to really take off, he needed to give him full attention. 他決定若要讓《呆伯特》真正成名，就必須全神貫注， [01:18.37]It paid off! Now, Dilbert is recognized in 65 different countries. 而他也的確成功了!現在有六十五個國家都知道《呆伯特》。

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