She sang like a little lark about her work, and day after day said hopefully to herself, "I know I'll get my music some time if I'm good."

她像只小云雀般为自己的工作歌唱，每天都满怀希望地对自己说：“我知道有一天我一定会学好音乐，只要我乖。”

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A real estate broker I know keeps herself amused on the job by mentally redecorating the houses she shows to clients.

我认识的一位房地产经纪人通过想象重新装修给客户看的房子，来让自己保持在工作中的愉快状态。

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She tells her welfare-to-work employees they can rise as far as they set their mind to. (Sprint reimburses tuition for skill-boosting classes.) And she lets them know she herself started by working the phones.

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