Perhaps initially, meet the potential mentor for lunch and ask for advice about an issue in your job.

也许在起初的时候，你是在吃午饭的时候遇到自己未来导师的，拿你工作中的问题向他寻求意见。

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Take an assignment due in three days for example. You can use day One to work out the first draft, day Two to ask colleagues for advice and day three to improve your final version.

以一项需要三天完成的工作为例，你可以第一天完成初稿，第二天征求同事意见，第三天修改终稿。

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Secondly, I will ask their advice and maintain an open mind.

第二呢，要虚心求教。

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