(单词翻译:单击)
Um, OK, er, can I have your attention, please? Thanks.
嗯，好的，请注意听我讲话好吗？谢谢。
Now, er, people ask me 'how do I know if a project is good and, if so, how do I then keep it on track?'
如今人们问我 ‘我怎么知道这个项目的好坏，如何是个好项目，我怎么让它保持正轨呢？
Well, there are no magic formulas, but I do have a few tips for choosing and managing projects that I'd like to share with you today.
没什么魔法方程式，但是我确实有几个选择和管理项目的小技巧想和大家分享。
First of all, choose carefully! Your project needs to be large enough to be worthwhile and one in which your basic skills will enable you to succeed.
首先，仔细选择！你的项目需要够大才值得花时间，你的基本技巧能够保证这个项目的成功。
This means sifting through proposals very carefully, and so it's essential that you allocate enough hours to the selection process.
这意味着非常仔细地筛选提案，因此给选拔过程分配充足的时间非常必要。
When you've done that, you need to work out how long the project will take.
当你做好以上工作，你需要弄清楚这个项目需要多长时间。
It's pretty tough to maintain a project's freshness and flexibility, so you don't want it running on too long - therefore, you need to set a sensible, manageable timescale.
维系一个项目的新鲜度和灵活性相当困难，所以你不会想让这个项目持续太久，因此，你需要制定一个合理易于操控的时间表。
