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研究生综合英语

研究生综合英语

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研究生综合英语1修订版课文原文

　　Unit1AnImageoraMirage?

　　Thereisadistinctdifferencebetweenawinningimageandamirage.Amirageisanillusion,andinyourquestforawinningimage,youmustbecapableofidentifyingsuchmirages.

　　Oneofthecommonmisreadimagesstemsfromwhatpeoplethinkabouteyecontact.Howmanytimeshaveyouheard,“Youcantellhe’sanhonestmanbecausehelooksyoustraightintheeye.”Evidently,manypeoplemustbelievethatadishonestmanfeelssoashamedthathe’snottellingthetruththathecan’tevenfacethemdirectly.Butwhataboutanhonestindividualwhoistooshytolookstraightatyou?

Furthermore,agoodcanartistknowsthatmanypeoplejudgeintegritybythewayonelooksatthem,sohedeliberatelyincludeseyecontactinhisact.Becauseyoucan’tcountoneyecontactasaninfallibletest,youshouldneveruseittoevaluateanotherperson’shonesty.Nonetheless,sincemostpeopledojudgeothersbythiscriterion,besurethatyoualwayslookthemsquarelyintheeye.

　　Evaluatingaman’shonestybythewayhelooksatyoumakesnomoresensethanjudginghisintegritybythewayyourdogorcatreactstohim.Yethowmanytimeshaveyouheardadog’smastersay,“That’sinteresting—Thordoesn’ttaketostrangersveryoften.He’sagoodjudgeofhumannature,andthefactthathe’sfriendlywithyoutellsmesomegoodthingsaboutyou.”OncewhenIwasinthehomeofamprospect,hiscat,Tiger,tooksuchalikingtomethathesatonmyshoulderduringmyentiresalespresentation.WhenIwasfinished,myprospect’swifesaid,“Mr.Shook,Tigeronlydoesthatwithmembersofourimmediatefamily.Youmustbeaveryhonestpersonforhertobesofriendlytoyou.”

　　ThetruthofthematterwasthatIrefrainedfrompushingthecatoffbecauseIwasafraidshe’dripmysuitorscratchmyeyesout.However,Ireplied,“Yes,ma’am,Tigerobviouslyhassomekindofinstinctthatenableshertoaccuratelyjudgehumans.Shesureisagoodjudgeofcharacter.”EventhoughTigerhappenedtoberightinmycase,Ipersonallyputverylittlefaithinananimal’sinstinctualabilitytojudgepeople.I’dsayhisreactionshavemoretodowithodorsandbodymovement.

　　Somepeoplejudgeanotherpersonbythewayheorsheshakeshands.

　　Agood,stronggriprepresentscharacter,whilea“deadfish”handshake!

isabadsign.1,too,disliketheflabbyhandshakewithnolifetoit,butIamcarefulnotmtouseitasabasisforjudginganindividual.Again,it’stooeasyforaconartisttoputaheartyhandshakeintohisact.Thoughyoushouldgiveafirmhandshakesoyou’llimmediatelycreateagood

　　impression,don’tplacetoomuchweightonthenextfellow’sgrip;itdoesn’ttellyouanythingconcreteabouthim.

　　There’scertainclean-cutappearancethatcreatesanhonestimage.Forexample,ablond,blue-eyedyoungmanwithaboyishgrinandalookthattypifiestheboy-next-door,All-Americantype’willalmostalwaysinspireconfidenceinmothers.Thereisnologicalreasonforplacingsuchblindfaithinamansimplybecauseofthewayhelooks,yetmostpeopledomakesuchquickjudgments.Conversely,theseedymanwithdarkoilyskin,greasyblackhair,andamoustacheisnotconsideredhonest-looking.Similarly,awomanmayhavethemlookswhichareusuallyassociatedwiththoseofastreetwalker,whereasahigh-pricedcallgirlmaylookrefinedandrefreshing.Naturally,clothesand—inthecaseofwomen—cosmetics,haveagreatdealtodowithsuchaforementionedappearances,butunfortunatelyaperson’smnaturallooks,overwhichheorshehaslittlecontrol,playanimportantpartinthejudgmentsmostpeoplewillmake.Ipitythehard-working,honestsalesmanwhowasbornwiththelooksthatmakepeopleautomaticallythink,“He’snotthekindofmanI’dwanttobuyausedcarfrom!

”Ontheotherhand,averydeviousindividualmaylooklikethetypeyoucantrust.Howcanyoubesurethatthehitchhikerwholookssoclean-cutisanylessdangerousthantheonewho,becauseofhisappearance,lookslikearisk?

Andhowcanyoubesurethatthisonereallyisarisk?

Thepointisthatwearemostoftenbeingcompletelyueasonableinmakingsuchsnapdecisions.

　　Onalargerscale,votersoftenreactfavorablytoapoliticiansimplybecauseofhisclean-cutappearance.Hisopponentisoftenjudgednegativelybecausehehasnotbeenblessedwithnaturallooksthatgeneratetrust.Thiskindofjudgmentiserroneous,andtheconsequencescanproducedevastatingresults.Granted,manypeoplevoteforacandidatestrictlybecauseofpoliticalissues,buttheclean-cutimagecantipthescalesinfavorofthewrongmaninacloseelection.

　　Wemakesnapjudgmentsaboutpeopleonthebasisofhowtheyexpressthemselves.Toreverttopolitics,manyvotersjudgeacandidate’sabilitybythewayhe