一. 精华词语
1. hatchling n. 人工孵化的鱼苗或小鸟
2. burning question 目前最吸引人的问题， 急待解决的问题
3. miraculously adv. 神奇地;非凡地;出乎意料地
4. poignantly 深刻地
原句：This children’s book poignantly mirrors the professional question “Are you my mentor?” If someone has to ask the question, the answer is probably no.
5. pensive adj. 忧郁沉思的
6. deluge [ˈdeljuːdʒ] n.洪水,豪雨 v.使泛滥,淹,浸,压迫倒
7. unanimous [ju(ː)ˈnæniməs] adj.意见一致的,无异议的
原句：Their reaction is unanimous: “Oh, I never know what to say when people I don’t know ask me to be their mentor.”
8. sponsorship n. 赞助（者的地位,任务等）
9. a slew of 一系列
10. corner office 角落办公室（处于最佳位置的精英办公室）
Now young women are told that if they can just find the right mentor, they will be pushed up the ladder and whisked away to the corner office to live happily ever after.
11. protege n. 被保护者, 门生，门徒
12. invest in 寄希望于…
原句：Intuitively, people invest in those who stand out for their talent or who can really benefit from help.
13. reciprocal [rɪˈsɪprəkəl] a. 相互的，往复的，互利的
原句：Mentorship is often a more reciprocal relationship than it may appear, especially in situations where people are already working at the same company.
14. validate vt. 确认；使生效；证实，验证
原句：Using a mentor’s time to validate feelings may help psychologically, but it’s better to focus on specific problems with real solutions.
15. inaugural adj. 就职的, 就任的
二. 经典语句
1. I continued, “I'm sorry if this sounds harsh or surprises anyone, but this is where we are. If you want the outcome to be different, you will have to do something about it.”描述残酷现实的时候可以套用
2. The strongest relationships spring out of a real and often earned connection felt by both sides. 利益相关
3. Given this, I believe we have sent the wrong message to young women. We need to stop telling them, “Get a mentor and you will excel.” Instead, we need to tell them, “Excel and you will get a mentor.”
4. Asking for input is not a sign of weakness but often the first step to finding a path forward.
三. 读后感
Anxiety may stimulate people to find someone whom we can rely on, but the problem is that not every senior person want to be a mentor. When I finish today's chapter, I learn that security is from ourselves, that means we cannot get real sponsor until we have ability to deliberate and solve many problems by ourselves.