及物动词刺激; 使有动机，促动，激发，诱导; 激发…的积极性

及物动词

1. Examinations do not motivate a student to seek more knowledge.
考试不能促使学生去追求更多的知识。

求职面试

B：What leadership qualities did you develop as an administrative personnel？
作为行政人员，你有什么样的领导才能？

A：I feel that learning how to motivate people and to work together as a team will be the major goal of my leadership./I have refined my management style by using an open-door policy.
我觉得学习如何把人们的积极性调动起来，以及如何配合协同的团队精神，是我行政工作的主要目标。/我以开放式的政策，改进我的行政管理方式。

B：How do you normally handle criticism？
你通常如何处理別人的批评？

A：Silence is golden. Just don't say anything; otherwise the situation could become worse. I do, however, accept constructive criticism. /When we cool off, we will discuss it later.
沈默是金。不必说什么，否则情况更糟，不过我会接受建设性的批评。/我会等大家冷靜下来再讨论。

工作

A：Did you get the job?
你得到那份工作了吗？

B：Yes, I’ll be working in the development department.
是的，我将在发展部工作。

A：Did you meet your boss?
你见过老板了吗？

B：Just briefly. She seemed nice.
只是简单地见了一面。她看上去不错。

A：Will you have to work overtime?
你需要加班吗？

B：Sometimes. They said I should expect to work overtime once or twice a month.
有时需要，他们说我一个月可能会加一俩次班。

A：Is it paid or unpaid?
有加班费吗？

B：It’s unpaid, but I can then take an extra day off. So, if I work an extra 8 hours on a Thursday night, I can take Friday off.
没有。但是我可以调休一天，也就是说，如果我周四晚上多工作了八个小时，周五就可以休息一天。

A：That’s alright. It might be tiring, but then you can at least have a three-day holiday.
那还好，可能会比较疲劳，但之后就可以享受至少三天的假期了。

B：I think it’s great.
我觉得这样也挺好的。

A：How about your daily office hours?
你白天的工作时间是怎样的？

B：It’s just a 9-5 job, with a 30 minute lunch break.
朝九晚五，中午有30 分钟的午休时间。

A：Did you meet your other colleagues?
你见过其他同事了吗？

B：I met the people from my department. They all seemed nice.
见过我这个部门的了，他们看上去都很好。

A：Do you have an office?
你有自己的办公室吗？

B：Not yet. For now, I have to sit in a cubicle.
还没有，现在只能坐在格子间里。

A：How do you feel about that?
感觉怎么样？

B：I’m not ecstatic about it, but if nothing else, it will motivate me to work harder so I can get an office!
不是太满意，但是如果没有其它选择，这倒可以激励我努力工作，那样就能有自己的办公室了。

A：You’re always looking on the bright side of things!
你总是看到事物好的一面。

1. 激发：总裁勒文就说了一句很可笑的话,他说要想方法去激发 (motivate)人成功是很重要,认为像托瑞这样的人需要激发. 他将托瑞看成菜鸟教练或选手,他难道不知道,托瑞是棒球名人堂的当然人选!他难道忘了托瑞使洋基连续12年都能进入季后赛,

2. 動機：对经营者而言,激励(incentive)制度是外在诱因,外在诱因能起作用的原因是经营者内在的行为动机(motivate). 以激励动机理论为基础的报酬理论认为对经营者有激励作用的报酬可以分为隐性报酬(intrinsic)和显性报酬(extrinsic)两大类.

3. 促进,激发：modernize 使现代化 | motivate 促进,激发 | negotiate 谈判

4. motivate：motivation of the ideological and political education; 激励

3. 七彩网·英语单词大全

1. (尤指情绪)激发，激励，驱使
If you are motivated by something, especially an emotion, it causes you to behave in a particular way.

e.g. They are motivated by a need to achieve...
对成功的渴望激励着他们。
e.g. The crime was not politically motivated...
该犯罪行为没有政治动机。