一. 精華詞語
1. hatchling ?n. 人工孵化的魚苗或小鳥
2. burning question ?目前最吸引人的問題， 急待解決的問題
3. miraculously ?adv. 神奇地;非凡地;出乎意料地
4. poignantly ?深刻地
原句：This children’s book poignantly mirrors the professional question “Are you my mentor?” If someone has to ask the question, the answer is probably no.
5. pensive ?adj. 憂郁沉思的
6. deluge [?delju?d?] n.洪水,豪雨 v.使泛濫,淹,浸,壓迫倒
7. unanimous [ju(?)?n?nim?s] adj.意見一致的,無異議的
原句：Their reaction is unanimous: “Oh, I never know what to say when people I don’t know ask me to be their mentor.”
8. sponsorship n. 贊助（者的地位,任務等）
9. a slew of 一系列
10. corner office 角落辦公室（處于最佳位置的精英辦公室）
Now young women are told that if they can just find the right mentor, they will be pushed up the ladder and whisked away to the corner office to live happily ever after.
11. protege n. 被保護者, 門生，門徒
12. invest in 寄希望于…
原句：Intuitively, people invest in those who stand out for their talent or who can really benefit from help.
13. reciprocal [r??s?pr?k?l] a. 相互的，往復的，互利的
原句：Mentorship is often a more reciprocal relationship than it may appear, especially in situations where people are already working at the same company.
14. validate vt. 確認；使生效；證實，驗證
原句：Using a mentor’s time to validate feelings may help psychologically, but it’s better to focus on specific problems with real solutions.
15. inaugural adj. 就職的, 就任的
二. 經(jīng)典語句
1. I continued, “I'm sorry if this sounds harsh or surprises anyone, but this is where we are. If you want the outcome to be different, you will have to do something about it.”描述殘酷現(xiàn)實的時候可以套用
2. The strongest relationships spring out of a real and often earned connection felt by both sides. 利益相關(guān)
3. Given this, I believe we have sent the wrong message to young women. We need to stop telling them, “Get a mentor and you will excel.” Instead, we need to tell them, “Excel and you will get a mentor.”
4. ?Asking for input is not a sign of weakness but often the first step to finding a path forward.
三. 讀后感
Anxiety may stimulate people to find someone whom we can rely on, but the problem is that not every senior person want to be a mentor. When I finish today's chapter, I learn that security is from ourselves, that means we cannot get real sponsor until we have ability to deliberate and solve many problems by ourselves.
