MERELY A POWDER 不过是寻常粉末罢了

The psychologists selected some athletes at a famous university to do some experiment. They asked these athletes to do the sports that others couldn't do, telling them because they were the best domestic players, they could do it.

These athletes were divided into two groups: after the first group entered the gym, they couldn't make it though they tried their best.

After the second group entered the gym, the researchers told them the first group failed.

“But your group is different,” the researchers said, “eat this medicine and it will make you reach the superhuman level.”

It turned out that the second group of athletes accomplished those difficult exercises very easily.

“What medicine is it?” asked the participants.

“It is merely a powder.”

心理学家们在一所名牌大学里挑选了一些运动员进行试验。他们要求运动员做他人无法完成的运动，并且告诉运动员：因为你们是国内最好的选手，所以肯定能做到。

运动员被分成两组：第一组进入体育馆，尽管拼尽全力，但还是失败了。

第二组走进体育馆，研究人员宣布了第一组的试验结果。

“但是你们组和他们不同，”研究人员说，“把这个药吃了，保证你们发挥出超能力。”

结果，第二组运动员轻而易举地完成了高难度运动。

“这是什么药啊？”运动员们问。

“不过是寻常粉末罢了。”

-superhuman [ˌsjuːpəˈhjuːmən] adj. 超人的

积极的心理暗示有助于实现自我突破。