讀了這篇英語你就知道為什麼有人會喊「英語必須停擺」了
點評：
1.英語閱讀，你管它原版不原版，就是學來或者讀來給你「說」英語，或者給你練「說」英語的習慣和能力的。英譯漢就不叫「英語閱讀」了，那叫「中文閱讀」(變相的)，否則「英語閱讀」讀得再多，還是「啞巴英語」：總是「用」中文「讀」，能不成「啞巴」？
2.這麼好的一篇文章，你不是用來做英語「互相指向」英譯英閱讀訓練，而是做戲以不漏的英譯漢「用」中文「讀懂」的「英語閱讀」，那真是白瞎了一篇優秀的「英語思維」能力訓練素材。
3.當你認為英語put your best foot forward就是（也就是）中文「留下好印象」時，當你只用中文「留下好印象」來理解和記憶英語put best foot forward時，你就是那「讓英語滾出中國教室」吶喊聲中的一員了：你根本就不會學英語，英語「學」再多也根本沒有培養起英語「學並學好」的能力，純粹就是在浪費時間和生命而已。
Starting A New Job? Five Ways To Put Your Best Foot Forward
Congratulations! You got that new, big job! You networked your way in, presented your background superbly and were great in the interviews. Now what?
Most people breathe a sigh of relief at the end of a job search, and that’s understandable. But the sigh of relief shouldn’t last too long.
That’s because there’s some critical work to do at the end of a successful job search — work that will have a very significant impact on your success both in the new position and well beyond. If you don’t understand this work, you could end up holding yourself back.
Here are the five most important steps you need to take when you land your next big job.
1. Exit gracefully.
Your transition actually begins long before your start date; it begins with how you exit from your current position. It’s always in your best interest to make the exit as positive and graceful as possible.
Put together a robust transition plan to minimize disruption. Take the time to meet with as many people as possible to say goodbye, and make specific plans to stay in touch.
Most importantly, keep a positive attitude in any discussions at the company you’re leaving — absolutely no grumbling or griping!
For leaders, there’s another important part: Take appropriate care of the people who work for you. What can you do to set your team up for success after you’re gone?
That might include recommending a successor if you』ve been grooming someone to take over, giving team members important feedback on any performance needs or providing your boss with critical insight on individual team members.
2. Reach back to everyone you』ve met.
Another critical step is what I call the 「reach-back」 process. Contact everyone you met while networking and interviewing, thank them for any assistance they may have provided and let them know where you』ve ended up.
Too often, people drop off the map after a successful job search. That’s a missed opportunity. The new people you』ve met can be important additions to your network, and existing contacts will appreciate knowing that you were successful.
Even if you were a finalist at a company but didn’t get the job, add people you met in those interviews to your reach-back list. Many job searchers sever connections if they didn’t get the position. That’s a mistake.
If you were a finalist, you impressed a lot of people; there was just one person who was a better match. The people you met are an excellent addition to your network.
3. Get to know your new boss.
It’s always important to think of your boss as one of your most valued customers. As you would do with any other customer, you need to understand your boss』 needs. This is a critical point that many people miss.
Understand the world from their perspective. What are their most important goals? What’s their vision for the business, department or team?
What are their biggest struggles? Who are their key stakeholders and constituents? How will they measure your success? How do they like to communicate, and what’s the best way to provide them with information?
學英語不是「沒有用」，是你「不會用」，沒有通過學英語「學會用」。
4. Create a learning plan and a 90-day delivery plan.
In addition to understanding your new boss, you also need to develop a deep understanding of your new organization. You will have built some understanding during the recruiting process, but you need to go much further.
Understand the internal influence structures, decision making processes and internal politics. The more senior you are in the organization, the more important this becomes. Create a learning plan for yourself that includes getting to know everyone who will be important to your success.
Focus on at least initiating relationships with all the important constituents within your first 60 to 90 days on the job.
There’s another critical 90-day milestone: delivering measurable business value. For the first month, you’re in the proverbial 「honeymoon」 period.
At 60 days, the organization will still expect that you’re finding your sea legs, so there still may not be significant pressure. But at 90 days, there’s an abrupt change, and it can catch people by surprise.
The honeymoon is over. The organization will want confirmation that you’re capable of fulfilling expectations, and you need to show measurable deliverables. This might be taking over full responsibility for critical operations, making a meaningful improvement to the business or solving an existing business challenge.
Delivering meaningful business value can take time, so it’s important to start planning your 90-day delivery plan as soon as possible.
5. Think two steps ahead.
Sometimes, people become so engrossed in their new job that they lose track of the outside world, and that’s a mistake. Maybe this new position was a major advancement, and it’s been something you』ve been working toward for a while.
Or perhaps it was a more serendipitous move. In either case, starting a new position is an excellent opportunity to start a process I call 「thinking two steps ahead」 in your career.
First, get a clear idea of your professional goals for taking this position. Said another way, two to three years from now, what’s the story about your success that you want to tell (and to write on your resume and LinkedIn profile)?
Second, where do you envision yourself going after success in this position? For example, is it a promotion, a more senior job at another company or something else? Your top priority is to perform well in this new position, but it’s also important to keep an eye on the future.
Plan what you need to accomplish now in order to set yourself up for the next move. It’s a critical part of ensuring your long-term success.
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凡是那些不會喊，或者拒絕喊英語停擺的人一定是這樣「讀懂」英語put your best foot forward(用英語讀懂英語記憶英語)：
1.Okay.I got you.If you really want to put your best foot forward,for example in the workplace,you'll exit your present job gracefully.You'll reach back to everyone you』ve met after you get your new job.
You'll get to know your new boss.You'll create a learning plan and a 90-day delivery plan.And you'll think two steps ahead.
2.When you're doing all these things,that's what put your best foot forward really means.
一個英語學了十年八年之後的人連類似上面這些英語都「不會說」，非得要英譯漢不可，英語閱讀「再厲害再多」，英語也是依然沒有任何長進。除了喊讓英語滾蛋，還能做什麼？
我們學習英語是有明確可操作性目標的，但絕對不是「學為了用」這個模糊的目標：你怎麼用？
1、在中國人跟人家「說」英語：去銀行怎麼走？存錢取錢英語怎麼說？機場登機英語是什麼？等等。
2、你真有機會到國外跟人說「銀行英語」？
3、你真的在國內用一口純正美式英式發音跟人說a boot call（約pao)這種確實地道實用的英語？跟哪個老外討論這麼深的話題？
所有這些「學是為了用」的觀念其實就是「學了根本沒（地方）用」。等於白學。
真正可操作性的目標，就是像上面我所做的那樣：掌握用英語學英語能力，實際就是「讀」英語時「用」英語，「讀」英語時「說」英語能力。