At some time in everyone's business career， they will make a mistake (or two)。 Some mistakes are small and can be easily fixed， while others are large and take a lot of work to set right.

每个人工作期间都有犯一两次错误的时候。有些是小错误很容易解决，有些错误很严重需要做很多工作来弥补。

Regardless of the size of the mistake， the most important thing to do is to tell someone straight away. Even if you think that you will get in a huge jam， the best policy to is admit to your mistakes as early as possible.

不管多大的错误，最重要的是赶快把它说出来。尽管你认为你会惹上大麻烦，但最好的解决方法是尽早承认错误。

If you try to hide a mistake and someone else finds out (and they always do)， the trouble will be much worse because you tried to hide it.

如果你想把错误隐藏起来，被别人发现后麻烦更大(人们总是能发现)，因为你试图掩盖错误。

Anyone can make a mistake once， but only a fool makes the same mistake twice! Learn from your mistakes and don't repeat them.

每个人都有犯错的时候，但只有傻瓜才会犯同样的错误!从错误中吸取教训，不要重犯旧错。

When you do make a mistake， think about all of the possible solutions， so that when you tell someone， you can suggest ways to fix it. People will think highly of you for your honesty and professionalism that way.

如果真的犯了错误，想一想可能的解决方法，这样你在跟别人说的时候就可以提出解决它的建议。这样一来人们就会很欣赏你的诚实和职业作风。

When someone else makes a mistake and comes to you for help， try to focus on solving the problem and not on criticizing them. All problems can be fixed if you think carefully enough!

当别人犯了错误来向你寻求帮助的时候，尽量把注意力放在解决问题上而不是责备他们。只要认真想想，任何问题都会被解决的。

Dialogue：对话

Beth： I heard the boss yelling at Mike for some reason earlier today. Do you know what it was about?

Sally： Steve says that Mike made a mistake and then tried to cover it， but the boss found out.

Beth： Why didn't he just own up and tell someone?

Sally： He was too scared that he would be fired， I suppose.

Beth： But when you have made a mistake， it is important to tell someone so that it can be fixed.

Sally： I bet that Mike wished you had told him that earlier.

Beth： He won't do that again - Mike is not a fool， and only fools make the same mistake twice.

Sally： As always you are the smart one with the good advice.

Beth： But remember， even the smartest person makes mistakes sometimes!

贝斯：今天早晨我听到老板为了什么原因在跟迈克发脾气。你知道怎么回事吗?

萨利：史蒂夫说迈克做错了事又试图掩盖它，被老板发现了。

贝斯：为什么他不坦白说出来?

萨利：我想他害怕被辞退。

贝斯：可是做错事的时候最重要的是说出来这样问题才能得到解决。

萨利：我确信迈克一定希望你早一些跟他说这些话。

贝斯：他不会再做错了，迈克不是傻瓜，只有傻瓜才会重复同样的错误。

萨利：你总是那么聪明，能提出一些好建议。

贝斯：但是要记住，就算最聪明的人也有犯错的时候。