We can only imagine how many Wozniaks, Michelangelos, and Kings never pursued, publicized, or promoted their original ideas because they were not dragged or catapulted into the spotlight. Although we may not all aspire to start our own companies, create a masterpiece, transform Western thought, or lead a civil rights movement, we do have ideas for improving our workplaces, schools, and communities. Sadly, many of us hesitate to take action to promote those ideas. As economist Joseph Schumpeter famously observed, originality is an act of creative destruction.
1.publicize：宣传，传播，to give information about something to the public, so that they know about it. publicize的主体如果是媒体，就可以翻译为报道z
例句：His visit was highly publicized. 他的来访受到广泛报道。
2.catapult：本意为发射、弹射，to push or throw something very hard so that it moves through the air very quickly，可引申为使某人成名，类似现在常说的“推手”。
例句：A remarkable series of events catapulted her into the limelight. 一连串引人注目的事件使她成为公众关注的焦点。
3.aspire：追求，有志于，to desire and work towards achieving something important.
例句：At that time, all serious artists aspired to go to Rome. 那时，所有严肃的艺术家都渴望去罗马。
4.transform：是改观、转化，to completely change the appearance, form, or character of something or someone, especially in a way that improves it. 说到改变，我还是第一时间想到change和alter, 而transform指的是彻头彻尾的改变，尤指积极方面的改变。此处重点积累。
例句：The movie transformed her almost overnight from an unknown schoolgirl into a megastar. 这部电影几乎在一夜之间将她从一个默默无闻的女学生变成一位超级巨星。
5.observe：observe除了表示观察，还有一层含义是在观察以后发表一些评论，to say or write what you have noticed about a situation.
例句：Keynes observed that humans fall into two classes. 凯恩斯认为人分为两类。
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