英语学习阅读材料A4打印版180730.docx

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英语学习阅读材料A4打印版180730

有声双语美文：

花点时间和值得的人在一起

Nurtureyourrelationships.It'sreally prominent .

维护你的人际关系，这真的非常重要。

Yourfamilyandfriendsmatter.

你的家人和朋友都是很重要的人。

Theyappearinyourlifeforreasons.

他们出现在你的生命中是有原因的。

Cherishthem.Letthemknownomatterhowbusyyouare,youalwayshavetheminmind.

珍惜他们。

让他们知道：

无论你有多忙，你总会记着他们。

Spendingtimewithpeopleyoulookupto.

与那些你欣赏的人呆在一起。

Theremustbesomeonewhoislivingthekindyoulifeyouenvision.

肯定有人过着你梦想中的那种生活。

Spendtimewiththem.

花些时间和他们呆在一起。

Spendingtimewiththesepeopleneednotbetwo-wayallthetime.

这种“呆在一起”并不一定得是双向的。

Youcanalsospendtimewiththemviareadingoractivelylearningfromtheir YouTube videos.

你也可以通过阅读他们的著作或者观看他们的YouTube视频来和他们“呆在一起”

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Leadership

WhatMakesAGoodLeader?

Whatmakesagoodleaderistheuseofeffectivemanagementskillssuchasspending50percentormoreoftheirtimelisteningcarefully.

Greatleadersunderstandthatsomeofthebestleadershipqualitiesentaillisteningtootherswithundividedattention.

Greatleaderswithexcellentmanagementskillstoencourageinputandchange,Alsowhoencouragedadialoguewiththeteamcameoutontop.andthebestwaytomeasurethemisbasedonfeedbacktheygetfromtheirbestpeople.Peopleusuallygivethebestscorestoleadersyoutrustandtoleaderswholisten.

TheMostEssentialLeadershipQualities:

Integrityisperhapsthemostvaluedandrespectedqualityofleadershipandoneofthemostimportantmanagementskillsyouneedtoattain.Bysayingwhatyou’lldoandthenbedoingwhatyousay,youwillbuildtrustaroundyourteam.

Tobesuccessfulasaleader,youneedacombinationoftwoingredients:

characterandcompetence.Youneedtobeapersonofintegrity.Someonepeopletrustandarewillingtofollow.

Tobetrustedinbusiness,youmustbetrustworthy.Youmustbelieveinyourself,yourcompany,theessentialgoodnessofyourproductsandservices,andinyourpeople.

Outofalltheexistingleadershipqualities,themostfascinatinganddistinguishingcharacteristicoflevel5isanoftenmisunderstoodtrait:

humility.

Asithappens,humilitydoesn’tactuallymeanbeinghumble...

“Humilitysimplymeansyouhaveaburning,driving,relentlessambitiontoserveandtowin,”

 “Withoutthearrogancetodeludeyourselfintobelievingthatyouareknowingeverythingoralwaysright.”

AsaLevel5Leader,youdon’tbelieveyouareperfect.Youmust,however,believeinyourself,andbeconvincedthatyouhavewhatittakestosucceedandthatyoucangetbetter.Youarealwayslookingfornewwaystodevelopyourleadershipqualitiesandtakeyourthoughtstothenextlevel.

Andmostofallasuccessfulleadershouldn'tbuildawallbetweenhimandhisemployee,incontrast,heshouldearnthetrustofhisemploy.

ASummeryofBrianTracyanswersthequestion"Whatmakesagoodleader?

"bydiscussingthemanagementskillsandleadershipqualitiesessentialforaneffectiveleader.

MaramAl-khazmary

==

9SignsYou’reaHighlySensitivePerson

Sensitivepeoplegetabadrap.Researchsuggeststhatgenesareresponsibleforthe15–20%ofpeoplewhoqualifyas“highlysensitive.”PsychologistElainAronhasstudiedthisphenomenonextensively,andusingMRIscansofhighlysensitivepeople’sbrains,she’sfoundthattheyexperiencesounds,feelings,andeventhepresenceofotherpeoplemuchmoreintenselythantheaverageperson.

SensitivityandEmotionalIntelligence

Emotionalintelligence（EQ）isyourabilitytorecognizeandunderstandemotionsinyourselfandothersandyourabilitytousethisawarenesstomanageyourbehaviorandrelationships.Thegoodnewsisthathighlysensitivepeoplearen’tmoreorlessemotionallyintelligentthanothers.

Highlysensitivepeopleexperiencethingsmoreintensely.Theirstrongemotionsareeasiertoidentify（andpotentiallyusetotheirbenefit）thantheaverageperson.Thisalsohelpsthemtocommunicateeffectivelybecausetheydon’tjusthearthewordscomingoutofotherpeople’smouths,buttheyalsocatchontosubtletiesingestureandtone.

Therearetrade-offs,however,asstrongemotionsthatareleftuncheckedcanhavedisastrousconsequences.HighlysensitivepeoplecanuseEQtotheirbenefitonlyoncetheyunderstandthattheyarehighlysensitive.Thisawarenessensurestheyreapthebenefitsoftheirheightenedemotionalawarenesswhilespottinganddefeatingtheirnegativetendencies.

TheHighlySensitivePerson

You’relikelywonderingifyouorsomeoneyouknowarehighlysensitive.Thefollowingarethemostcommonqualitiesthathighlysensitivepeoplepossess.Seehowmanyapply.

Youthinkdeeply. Whenlifethrowsyouacurveball,youretreatdeepintoyourshell,thinkingthrougheveryaspectofwhattranspiredbeforetakinganyaction.Smallthings（inyourownlifeandotherpeople’slives）canhaveabigimpactonyou.

You’redetail-oriented. You’reassensitivetodetailsasyouaretofeelings.Youseedetailsthatothersmiss,andyouaren’tcontentuntilyou’vedottedallthei’sandcrossedthet’s.Thisisastrengththatishighlyvaluableintherightprofession.

Youtakelongertoreachdecisions. Sinceyou’repronetodigdeepbeneaththesurface,youtendtodragoutdecisions.Youcan’thelpbuttrytoruneverypossibleoutcomethroughyourhead,andthisisoftenattheexpenseofthetickingclock.

You’recrushedbybaddecisions. Whenyoufinallymakeadecision,anditturnsouttobeapoorchoice,youtakeitmuchharderthanmost.Thiscancreateaviciouscyclethatslowsdownyourdecision-makingprocessevenmore,asfearofmakingabaddecisionispartofwhatslowsyoudowninthefirstplace.

You’reemotionallyreactive. Whenlefttoyourowndevices,youhaveaknee-jerkreactiontoyourfeelings.Youalsohavestrongreactionstowhatotherpeoplearegoingthrough.Whenyouremotionscomeonstrong,it’seasytoletthemhijackyourbehavior.Thehardpartischannelingyourfeelingsintoproducingthebehaviorthatyouwant.

Youtakecriticismharshly. Yourstrongfeelingsandintenseemotionalreactionscanmakecriticismhardtotake.Thoughyoumayoverreacttocriticisminitially,youalsohavethetendencytothinkhardaboutthingsandexplorethemdeeply.Thisexplorationofcriticismcanplayoutwellforyouinthelongrun,asyourinabilityto“shrugitoff”helpsyoumaketheappropriatechanges.

Youworkwellinteams. Youruniqueabilitytotakeotherpeople’sfeelingsintoaccount,weighdifferentaspectsofmultifaceteddecisions,andpayattentiontothesmallerdetailsmakesyouextremelyvaluableinateamenvironment.Ofcourse,thiscanbackfireifyou’retheonethatistaskedwithmakingfinaldecisions,asyou’rebettersuitedtoofferinginputandanalysisthanyouaretodecidingwhetherornottopushtheredbutton.

Youhavegreatmanners. Yourheightenedawarenessoftheemotionsofotherpeoplemakesyouhighlyconscientious.Youpaycloseattentiontohowyourbehavioraffectsotherpeopleandhavethegoodmannerstoshowforit.Youalsogetparticularlyirkedwhenotherpeoplearerude.

Openofficesdriveyoucrazy. Yoursensitivitytootherpeople,loudnoises,andotherstimulimakesitpracticallyimpossibleforyoutoworkeffectivelyinanopen-officeenvironment.You’rebetteroffinacubeorworkingfromhome.

BringingItAllTogether

Likemanythingsinlife,beingahighlysensitivepersonisbothablessingandacurse.Itallcomesdowntowhatyoumakeofit.

Areyouorsomeoneyouknowhighlysensitive?

PleaseshareyourthoughtsinthecommentssectionbelowasIlearnjustasmuchfromyouasyoudofromme.

ABOUTTHEAUTHOR:

Dr.TravisBradberry istheaward-winningco-authorofthe#1bestsellingbook, EmotionalIntelligence2.0, andthecofounderof TalentSmart,theworld'sleadingproviderof emotionalintelligencetests and training,servingmorethan75%ofFortune500companies.Hisbestsellingbookshavebeentranslatedinto25languagesandareavailableinmorethan150countries.Dr.Bradberryhaswrittenfor,orbeencoveredby, Newsweek,TIME,BusinessWeek,Fortune,Forbes,FastCompany,Inc.,USAToday,TheWallStreetJournal,TheWashingtonPost,and TheHarvardBusinessReview.

==

我是年过40,没有孩子的单身女人,我过得很开心

Afewmonthsbeforemy42ndbirthday,Iwasouttodinnerwithfriendsandfoundmyselfseatednexttoawell-knownoldermalewriter.

42岁生日的前几个月，我和一些朋友外出吃饭，发现邻座是一位知名且年长的男作家。

Ihappenedtobeinthefinalstagesoffinishingaproposalforamemoiraboutbeingasinglewomanover40withoutchildren,andwasinwardlymarvelingatthetimingofourencounter.Iwasafanofhis.Perhapshemightoffersomewisdom?

Wordsofencouragement?

当时我正在给一本书的创作计划收尾，那是一本关于一个年过四十还没有孩子的单身女人的自传。

我暗地里对我们相遇的时机感到惊讶。

我是他的粉丝。

或许他能给我提供一些建议，或是鼓励的话？

AsdrinksweredeliveredIsketchedtheoutlineofthestory:

Noonehadpreparedmeforhowexhilaratinglifecouldbeonmyown.Iwastravelingallthetime,doingwhatIwanted,whenIwanted,releasedfromthefearoftheclockthathaddoggedmethroughmy30s.Conversely,noonehadwarnedmeofthewaysinwhichitwouldactuallybedifficult;mymotherhadbeenveryill,forinstance,andpartofthebookwasaboutcaringforher.

当饮料被端上来的时候，我向他简述我的故事梗概：

没有人告诉过我，独居生活可以如此兴奋刺激。

只要我愿意，就可以在任何时候去旅游，做一切我想做的事，而且不再像30多岁时那样，对紧紧相逼的时光感到恐惧。

但是，也没有人告诫过我这样的生活可能真正面临的困难。

比如我妈妈病得很严重，书中有一部分内容就是关于照料她。

NosoonerhadIfinishedthanthefamouswriterplacedhisglassfirmlyonthewhitetablecloth,leanedbackanddeclared:

“GlynnisMacNicol,youhaveaterriblelife!

”

我一讲完，这位有名的作家就把眼镜重重摔在白色桌布上，身体向后一靠，说：

“葛林妮丝?

梅克尼可（GlynnisMacNicol），你的生活可真糟糕！

”

NotexactlythefeedbackIwashopingfor.

这完全不是我所期待的回应。

Hecontinued:

“You’reallaloneintheworld,andhavenoonetohelpyou.”Heturnedtomyfriends,dramatically