山东自考英语二unit4TextBTheartoflistening倾听的艺术.docVIP

TextB The art of listening 倾听的艺术 There is no point in talking, however assertively, if no one is listening and, 如果没有人倾听，无论您如何满怀信心的交谈都没有意义， conversely, 反之亦然。 no point in listening if we are not truly attentive to others, if we are not analyzing the content of their communication and if we are not assessing how their tone of voice, manners, facial expressions and so on, add meaning to the words they use. 如果我们根本没有真正关注对方，没有分析对方所传递信息的内容，没有评估对方的语调，风格、表情等因素怎样添加言辞含义，那么倾听也就没有什么实际意义了。 Think about everyone’s basic rights. 请考虑一下每个人所拥有的权利。 How can you show respect for others if you do not give them your full attention—actively listen to them – hearing them out rather than impatiently waiting for your turn to talk. 如果根本没有全神贯注地倾听对方讲话，而是及不耐心地等待时机发表自己的见解，您如何能够表明对他人的尊重呢？ Don’t you expect the same of others – to be listened to and taken seriously? 难道您就没有对他人同样的期望吗？希望她们能认真地倾听自己讲话。 Yet I’m sure you’ll agree that few people have good listening skills. 我相信您一定也认为很少有人具备良好的倾听技能。 It’s quite easy to become distracted by our own thoughts about what we are going to do or say next. 由于一直思考自己下一步行动或者该说什么，我们很容易走神。 One reason for discussing listening here is because of concerns expressed by people attending assertiveness courses, 我们在这里讨论“倾听”， 因为许多参加过自信力培训的人都对“倾听”较感兴趣，非常关心 many of whom are helped by improving their listening skills. 其中许多人通过提高倾听技能而受益匪浅。 For example, no-assertive people who are shy often find it difficult to begin conversations with others, 例如：缺乏自信的人往往比较害羞，他们常常觉得难于同他人沟通， especially on social occasions when they feel they have no aptitude for small talks.尤其是在那些他们认为不适宜闲谈的社交场合。 Many people find it relatively easy to communicate on a professional level, 许多人发现专业知识交流往往相对容易 on which the content of conversation is technical, technological or business oriented, 因为大家谈论的是技术、科技或商业问题 but have difficulty in stepping from behind their desks and chatting with superiors, co-workers, clients and customers on a more personal level. 但是，他们却难于走出工作环境，与上司、同事及客户进行更加个人化的沟通。 On training courses partici