A motivator is a person or a thing that makes you want to do something, or to keep going until you finish.

A motivator激勵者 is是 a person or a thing一個人或一件東西 that makes you want to do something讓你想去做某件事 or to keep going until you finish或是讓你一直堅持到做完

A person: a coach, a teacher, a friend who will not let you quit. A thing: money, fear of failing, a poster on the wall, the thought of your family.

A person人的話 a coach, a teacher, a friend who will not let you quit可能是教練、老師、或不讓你放棄的朋友 A thing東西的話 money, fear of failing, a poster on the wall, the thought of your family可能是錢、怕失敗的心情、牆上的海報、或想到家人

In offices and self-help talk the word is very common; schools use it too. It is a little more formal than “the reason I do it,” but not fancy.

In offices and self-help talk在職場和勵志的談話裡 the word is very common這個詞很常見；schools use it too學校也會用 It is a little more formal than 'the reason I do it,'比起「我做這件事的理由」正式一點 but not fancy但不算是很艱深的詞

Though actually, people stretch it: they call someone “a great motivator” as praise, even when that person is really just cheerful. And one person’s motivator (competition, say) is another person’s stress. The word does not tell you whether the push is kind.

Though actually不過其實 people stretch it人們會把這個詞用得寬鬆 they call someone 'a great motivator' as praise把某人稱讚成「很棒的激勵者」 even when that person is really just cheerful即使那個人其實只是很開朗 one person's motivator (competition, say)一個人的激勵因素（比如競爭），對 is卻是 another person's stress另一個人的壓力 The word does not tell you這個詞不會告訴你 whether the push is kind那股推力是不是善意的