Accreditation crisis

资格鉴定危机

Dave's business acumen was sorely questioned

戴夫在商业方面的聪明 才智因此大受质疑

when the first round of accreditation for his music school failed.

他的音乐学校没能通过 第一轮资格鉴定.

His partners accused him of not accumulating a qualified staff.

合伙人指责他没能聚 到一批合格的员工.

his accountant acquiesced that his bookkeeping was not orderly.

会计默认他的账记得 十分混乱.

and his wife said he wasn't as acquainted with the process as he should have been.

妻子则说该熟悉的东西 他却不熟悉.

Regardless of the accuracy of the complaints.

无论这些抱怨是否准确

Dave felt an acute pain;it was as if he was drinking acid.

戴夫都感到万分痛苦. 就仿佛喝酸东西一样.

How could his friends all abandon him so quickly when troubles came?

朋友们怎么能在有麻烦 时那么快就抛弃他呢?

Dave knew that if he ever wanted to achieve

戴夫明白只要他想 取得

anything else in his life after this.

别的成就.在今后的人 生道路上.

he would first have to overcome this emotional acupuncture

就一定要先克服这种 感情上的刺痛.

acknowledge his mistakes and move on.

承认错误然后继续前进

His first step was to adapt to the situation

他采取的第一步是适应 局面

and keep his acquisitive partners

并阻止那些贪婪的合伙 人

from selling what he had started to the highest bidder.

把他创立的学校卖给出 价最高的人.

To do this he quickly acquired the report

为了做好这件事. 他迅速获得了一份报告

on what had been successfully accredited and what had failed.

上面写着哪些地方他成 功地通过了鉴定.哪些 地方是他的败笔.

He was surprised to find that his school had only failed on one point.

他惊奇地发现整个学校 只有一个方面没有达标 -

the acoustics of their main music hall.

-主音乐厅的音响效果

That meant that everything else was fine.

这意味着其他一切都好

that it was a success except for that one thing!

除了一个方面之外他 是成功的!

At the meeting the next day with all parties involved.

在第二天各方都参加 的会议上.

Dave presented the report and his plan for how they could improve the acoustics of the hall

戴夫向大家递交了 这份报告 以及他的如何改进 音乐厅音响效果.

and then activate a second round of accreditation meetings.

从而促成第二轮资格 鉴定会召开的计划.

Everyone was happy except for the partners.

除了那些合伙人. 其他人都很高兴.

They had already viewed the school as a failed acquisition and that it was hard for them to adjust their thinking.

那些合伙人已经认定收 购这所学校是个失败. 因此很难调整他们的 思维.

Dave was quick. however.

然而戴夫反应很快.

and encouraged them that this was still a successful item in their accumulation of a diversified portfolio.

他鼓励他们说.在他们 多样化的投资组合积累 中.这仍是一个成功的 项目

They agreed and the school was licensed three months later.

合伙人同意了他的意见 三个月之后.学校拿到 了办学执照.