英语翻译One day,while applying for a publishing job,the young wo

英语翻译
One day,while applying for a publishing job,the young woman started to use her middle name,Lynne,instead of Debbie."That was the smartest thing I ever did,"she says now."As soon as I stopped calling myself Debbie,I felt more comfortable with myself...and other people started to treat me more seriously."Two years after her successful job interview,the former waitress is now a successful magazine editor——and her friends call her Lynne.
Naturally,the name change didn't cause Debbie/Lynne's success——but it surely helped,if only by adding a bit of self-confidence to her talent.Social scientists say your name can affect your life."As his name is,so is he,"says the Bible,and Webster's Dictionary includes the following definition of"name"："A word or words expressing some quality considered characteristic of a person or a thing,often expressing approval or disapproval."So for better or worse,your qualities may be suggested by your name and conveyed to other people before they even meet you.
Names become attached to specific images,as anyone who has been called"plain Jane"or just an"average Joe"can show.The latter name particularly troubles me since my name is Joe,which some think makes me more qualified to be a football player than an art critic.Yet,despite this disadvantage,I did become an art critic for a time.Even so,one magazine often refused to print"Joe"as the author's name,using my first initials,J.S.,instead.I suspect that if I were a more refined Arthur or Adrian,the name would have appeared complete.
Of course,names with a positive sense can work for you——even encouraging new friends.A recent survey showed that American men thought Susan to be the most attractive female name,while women believed Richard and David were the most attractive for men.One woman I know turned down a blind date with a man named Harry because he sounded"boring."Several evenings later,she came up to me at a party,asking me to introduce her to a very impressive man;they had been glancing at each other all evening.I said,"You mean Harry?"She felt uneasy.
Though most of us would like to think ourselves free from such prejudices,we all judge people by their names to some extent.Apparently,such prejudices can affect classroom achievement as well.In a study,teachers often gave lower grades on essays written by boys named Elmer and Hubert than they gave to the same papers when the authors' names were given as Michael and David.However,teachers' prejudice isn't the only source of classroom difference.Researchers found that girls with names like Linda and Diane did better on objective tests than did girls with less attractive names.
Though your parents probably wanted your name to last forever,remember that when they named you,they had hardly met you,and the hopes and dreams they had when they chose it may not match yours.If your name no longer seems to fit you,you may change it.Movie stars regularly change their names,so can you.

一天,当申请出版工作,这个年轻的女人开始使用她的中间名字,琳,取而代之的是黛比.”那是我做过的最聪明的事,”她说.“现在当我停止称自己黛比,我对自己感到比较舒服了……而且其他人也开始更认真地对待我.”两年后她成功的面试,前者服务生现在是一个成功的杂志编辑,和她的朋友叫她的名字琳.
　　自然地,名称变更原因不成功的黛比/琳恩——但它的确帮助,仅通过添加少量的自信去了她的演艺天分.社会科学家说你的名字会影响你的生活.",因为他名叫拿八、〔就是他,说:"圣经,还有韦氏词典包括以下的定义:“一个“名”的字或词表达特点的质量考虑一个人或一件事,经常表达批准或者不批准.”所以更好或更坏,你的优点可能建议你名下的人之前和转让给其他他们甚至见到你.
　　名字已成为特定形象的组成部分,任何一个被称为“相貌平平的女孩子”或者是“平均乔”的人都能证明.后者尤其困扰我的名字,因为我的名字叫乔,一些人认为能让我更适合做一个足球运动员,而不是一种艺术评论家.然而,尽管有这些问题,我也成为一种艺术评论家的一段时间.即便如此,一家杂志经常拒绝打印”乔”作为作者的名字,用我的第一个名字的第一个字母,j.s,instead.I怀疑,如果我是一个更细致的亚瑟或艾德里安,这个名字会出现完整.
　　当然,名字和一个积极的意义上可以为你工作——甚至是鼓舞人心的新朋友.最近的一项调查表明,美国人认为苏珊最具影响力的女性化的名字,而女性相信理查德和戴维是最吸引人的是人.一个女人我知道拒绝了一个“蒙眼约会一位名叫哈利•波特,因为他的声音听起来有些“无聊.”几个晚上之后,她向我走来,问我在一次聚会上,把她介绍给一个非常令人难以忘怀的人;他们公顷