阅读时间：2016.8.14-2016.8.17 共3天
蓝思值：900 字数：10864个 页数：450（kindle左右），真实应该是50页左右，很短。
生词查了63个
是第一本阅读完毕的英语原著，很短。
你可以说它是管理类的书，也可以说是一则寓言吧，放在家庭，工作，生活中，皆是有理。
它主要是教导我们要走出自己的舒适区，面对恐惧与改变要善于转变思想，运用自己出色的感知来改变现状。
故事结束后，同学们互相探讨的过程也挺有趣的，从自己的例子中给予众人更多角度的思考。
查了以下词：
1. insights (insight)
He drew a large piece of cheese around all the insights he had become aware of, and smiled as he looked at what he had learned: THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL CHANGE HAPPENS THEY KEEP MOVING THE CHEESE ANTICIPATE CHANGE GET READY FOR THE CHEESE TO MOVE MONITOR CHANGE SMELL THE CHEESE OFTEN SO YOU KNOW WHEN IT IS GETTING OLD ADAPT TO CHANGE QUICKLY THE QUICKER YOU LET GO OF OLD CHEESE, THE SOONER YOU CAN ENJOY NEW CHEESE CHANGE MOVE WITH THE CHEESE ENJOY CHANG
2. disguise (disguise)
He didn't like it at the time, but he knew that the change had turned out to be a blessing in disguise as it led him to find better Cheese
3. paw (paw)
Sniff welcomed Haw with a nod of his head, and Scurry waved his paw
4. farthest (farthest)
As he returned to the farthest point he had reached in the maze, he missed his friend, but realized he liked what he was discovering
5. entrance (entrance)
Before long he spotted a Cheese Station and became excited as he noticed little pieces of New Cheese near the entrance
6. edge (edge)
Haw knew they were losing their edge
7. irritable (irritable)
They tried to deny what was happening, but found it harder to get to sleep, had less energy the next day, and were becoming irritable
8. Scurry (scurry)
Sometimes, Haw would imagine Sniff and Scurry finding New Cheese and enjoying it
9. Sniff (sniff)
Sometimes, Haw would imagine Sniff and Scurry finding New Cheese and enjoying it
10. tuned (tune)
He didn't want to deal with what was facing him, so he just tuned everything out
11. burdened (burdened)
And they were not burdened with many complex beliefs
12. pile (pile)
Sometimes Hem and Haw would take their friends by to see their pile of Cheese at Cheese Station C, and point to it with pride, saying, "Pretty nice Cheese, huh?
13. destination (destination)
When they arrived at their destination, the mice took off their running shoes, tied them together and hung them around their necks - so they could get to them quickly whenever they needed them again
14. gear (gear)
Every morning after that, the mice and the littlepeople dressed in their running gear and headed over to Cheese Station C
15. labyrinth (labyrinth)
The maze was a labyrinth of corridors and chambers, some containing delicious cheese
16. interpret (interpret)
Some readers of this book's early manuscript preferred to stop at the end of The Story, without reading further, and interpret its meaning for themselves
17. assigned (assign)
Here's what happened: Charlie had worked hard and had done a great job of broadcasting Track and Field events at an earlier Olympic Games, so he was surprised and upset when his boss told him he'd been removed from these showcase events for the next Olympics and assigned to Swimming and Diving
18. traumatic (traumatic)
And if we lose it, or it's taken away, it can be traumatic
19. Mold (mold)
Mold may even have begun to grow on the Old Cheese, although he hadn't noticed it
20. victims (victim)
They feel like victims when it's taken away and blame others
21. kid (kid)
That evening, as they gathering in a hotel lounge, they began to kid each other about finding their "Cheese" and seeing themselves in the maze
22. resist (resist)
You can believe that a change will harm you and resist it
23. unhampered (unhampered)
The best laid schemes o' mice and men often go astray Robert Burns 1759-1796 "Life is no straight and easy corridor along which we travel free and unhampered, but a maze of passages, through which we must seek our way, lost and confused, now and again checked in a blind alley
24. opposed (opposed)
"In short, a change imposed is a change opposed
25. commented (comment)
Frank then commented, "I think I'm going to be more like Haw and move with the Cheese and enjoy it
26. skiing (skiing)
"As it turned out, he fell in love with Vermont mountains, took up skiing, skied on his college team and now lives happily in Colorado
27. Instead (instead)
"Instead of changing jobs, maybe I should be one of the people helping my company change
28. grin (grin)
A slightly grin crossed Richard's face as he said, "I must admit I like this idea of seeing 'New Cheese' and imagining yourself enjoying it
29. rat (rat)
I was in a rat race and I couldn't get out
30. skeptic (skeptic)
"Well, Michael, it was a nice little story," Richard, the class skeptic, said, "but how did you actually put in use in your company?
31. Haw (haw)
No wonder he was called Haw.
32. Hem (hem)
Angela asked, "Do you think that Hem ever changed and found New Cheese?
33. backbone (backbone)
"Because, we believed then that the backbone of our business was our large sales force, who called on people door-to-door
34. cost (cost)
One person tried to tell us that we should put our whole encyclopedia on a single computer disk and sell it for a fraction of the cost
35. fraction (fraction)
One person tried to tell us that we should put our whole encyclopedia on a single computer disk and sell it for a fraction of the cost
36. inventory (inventory)
"Our chain of small stores suddenly became old fashioned when the mega-store came to town with its huge inventory and low prices
37. stories (story)
Unfortunately we didn't want to see the changes coming in our business, and now it's too late - we're having to close many of our stories.
38. relocating (relocate)
They kept relocating his people
39. last (last)
He used to think about not having enough Cheese, or not having it last as long as he wanted
40. fill (fill)
When he had eaten his fill, he lifted a piece of fresh Cheese and made a toast
41. Foreword (foreword)
AN AMAZING WAY TO DEAL WITH CHANGE IN YOUR WORK AND IN YOUR LIFE DR SPENCER JOHNSON Foreword By KENNETH BLANCHARD Ph
42. metaphor (metaphor)
is a story about change that takes place in a Maze where four amusing characters look for "Cheese" - cheese being a metaphor for what we want to have in life, whether it is job, a relationship, money, a bid house, freedom, health, recognition, spiritual peace, or even an activity like jogging or golf.
43. constant (constant)
And yet, as you know, living in constant white water with the changes occurring all the time at work or in life can be stressful, unless people have a way of looking at change that helps them understand it
44. settled (settled)
After a good deal of kidding, and a good mean, they settled into an interesting conversation
45. corridor (corridor)
They ran down one corridor and if it proved empty, they turned and ran down another
46. Maze (maze)
The Mice: Sniff & Scurry The Little People: Hem & Haw Meanwhile, Back In The Maze Getting Beyond Fear Enjoying The Adventure Moving With The Cheese The Handwriting On The Wall Tasting New Cheese Enjoying Change
47. summary (summary)
He went over and wrote down a summary of what he had learned on the largest wall of Cheese Station N
48. predicament (predicament)
If he found Hem, he thought he might be able to show him how to get out of his predicament
49. rewarded (reward)
And that you are rewarded with it when you go past your fear and enjoy the adventure
50. startled (startled)
When he went inside, he was startled by what he saw
51. dismay (dismay)
But, to his dismay, he found it was empty
52. breeze (breeze)
Now he felt the cool breeze that was blowing in this part of the maze and it was refreshing
53. lurking (lurk)
Or worse, were there dangers lurking
54. paralysed (paralyse)
Haw wondered if Hem had moved on, or if he was still paralysed by his fears
55. drawn (drawn)
He could feel himself being drawn back into familiar territory - even though he hadn't found Cheese there for some time
56. emaciated (emaciated)
Haw looked at his emaciated companion and tried to talk sense to him, but Hem's fear had turned into anger and he wouldn't listen
57. chisel (chisel)
Hem held the chisel while Haw banged on the hammer until they made a hole in the wall of Cheese Station C
58. squealed (squeal)
They squealed with delight
59. ranted (rant)
They ranted and raved at the injustice of it all
60. waddle (waddle)
Every night the littlepeople would waddle home, full of Cheese, and every morning they would confidently return for more
61. rodent (rodent)
The mice, Sniff and Scurry, possessing only simple rodent brains, but good instincts, searched for the hard nibbling cheese they likes, as mice often do
62. parable (parable)
Believe me, this brief parable takes little time to read but its impact can be profound
63. inducted (induct)
He went on to enjoy more success than ever and was later inducted into Pro Football's Hall of Fame - Broadcasters' Alley
