After moving to the United States, a Chinese student decided to have an English name. She chose the name Patience because she wanted to be reminded to be patient. Every time someone called her name, the message was reinforced. I told this story to my students and asked them what names they would select for themselves. After considering the question, one young man raised his hand and said, “Rich.”
一個(gè)中國(guó)學(xué)生到美國(guó)來(lái)以后給自己起了一個(gè)英文名字叫Patience,因?yàn)樗胩嵝炎约阂心托?。每?dāng)別人叫她的時(shí)候,就強(qiáng)化這個(gè)信息。我把這個(gè)故事告訴我的學(xué)生,問(wèn)他們想給自己起什么名字。一個(gè)小伙子想了一下,舉起手來(lái)說(shuō):“富。”