及物動詞刺激; 使有動機(jī)，促動，激發(fā)，誘導(dǎo); 激發(fā)…的積極性
及物動詞
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1. Examinations do not motivate a student to seek more knowledge.
考試不能促使學(xué)生去追求更多的知識。
求職面試
motivate
B：What leadership qualities did you develop as an administrative personnel？
作為行政人員，你有什么樣的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)才能？
motivate的解釋
A：I feel that learning how to motivate people and to work together as a team will be the major goal of my leadership./I have refined my management style by using an open-door policy.
我覺得學(xué)習(xí)如何把人們的積極性調(diào)動起來，以及如何配合協(xié)同的團(tuán)隊精神，是我行政工作的主要目標(biāo)。/我以開放式的政策，改進(jìn)我的行政管理方式。
B：How do you normally handle criticism？
你通常如何處理別人的批評？
A：Silence is golden. Just don't say anything; otherwise the situation could become worse. I do, however, accept constructive criticism. /When we cool off, we will discuss it later.
沈默是金。不必說什么，否則情況更糟，不過我會接受建設(shè)性的批評。/我會等大家冷靜下來再討論。
工作
A：Did you get the job?
你得到那份工作了嗎？
B：Yes, I’ll be working in the development department.
是的，我將在發(fā)展部工作。
A：Did you meet your boss?
你見過老板了嗎？
B：Just briefly. She seemed nice.
只是簡單地見了一面。她看上去不錯。
A：Will you have to work overtime?
你需要加班嗎？
B：Sometimes. They said I should expect to work overtime once or twice a month.
有時需要，他們說我一個月可能會加一倆次班。
A：Is it paid or unpaid?
有加班費(fèi)嗎？
B：It’s unpaid, but I can then take an extra day off. So, if I work an extra 8 hours on a Thursday night, I can take Friday off.
沒有。但是我可以調(diào)休一天，也就是說，如果我周四晚上多工作了八個小時，周五就可以休息一天。
motivate
A：That’s alright. It might be tiring, but then you can at least have a three-day holiday.
那還好，可能會比較疲勞，但之后就可以享受至少三天的假期了。
B：I think it’s great.
我覺得這樣也挺好的。
A：How about your daily office hours?
你白天的工作時間是怎樣的？
B：It’s just a 9-5 job, with a 30 minute lunch break.
朝九晚五，中午有30 分鐘的午休時間。
A：Did you meet your other colleagues?
你見過其他同事了嗎？
B：I met the people from my department. They all seemed nice.
見過我這個部門的了，他們看上去都很好。
A：Do you have an office?
你有自己的辦公室嗎？
B：Not yet. For now, I have to sit in a cubicle.
還沒有，現(xiàn)在只能坐在格子間里。
A：How do you feel about that?
感覺怎么樣？
B：I’m not ecstatic about it, but if nothing else, it will motivate me to work harder so I can get an office!
不是太滿意，但是如果沒有其它選擇，這倒可以激勵我努力工作，那樣就能有自己的辦公室了。
A：You’re always looking on the bright side of things!
你總是看到事物好的一面。
1. 激發(fā)：總裁勒文就說了一句很可笑的話,他說要想方法去激發(fā) (motivate)人成功是很重要,認(rèn)為像托瑞這樣的人需要激發(fā). 他將托瑞看成菜鳥教練或選手,他難道不知道,托瑞是棒球名人堂的當(dāng)然人選!他難道忘了托瑞使洋基連續(xù)12年都能進(jìn)入季后賽,
2. 動機(jī)：對經(jīng)營者而言,激勵(incentive)制度是外在誘因,外在誘因能起作用的原因是經(jīng)營者內(nèi)在的行為動機(jī)(motivate). 以激勵動機(jī)理論為基礎(chǔ)的報酬理論認(rèn)為對經(jīng)營者有激勵作用的報酬可以分為隱性報酬(intrinsic)和顯性報酬(extrinsic)兩大類.
3. 促進(jìn),激發(fā)：modernize 使現(xiàn)代化 | motivate 促進(jìn),激發(fā) | negotiate 談判
4. motivate：motivation of the ideological and political education; 激勵
1. (尤指情緒)激發(fā)，激勵，驅(qū)使
If you are motivated by something, especially an emotion, it causes you to behave in a particular way.
e.g. They are motivated by a need to achieve...
對成功的渴望激勵著他們。
e.g. The crime was not politically motivated...
該犯罪行為沒有政治動機(jī)。
2. 使決心做;使決意做
If someone motivates you to do something, they make you feel determined to do it.
e.g. How do you motivate people to work hard and efficiently?...
你是怎樣激勵大家奮發(fā)高效地工作的？
e.g. Never let it be said that the manager doesn't know how to motivate his players.
絕對不要讓人說這位主教練不知道如何激勵他的隊員。