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1、Unit 1Whateverelsepeopledowhentheycometogetherwhethertheyplay,fight,ormakeautomobilestheytalk.Welieinaworldof .Wetalktoourfriends,our ,ourwivesandhusbands,ourbosses,ourteachers,ourparentsand .Wetalktobusdriversand strangers.Wetalkfacetofaceandoverthetelephone,andeveryone withmoretalk.Televisionandra

2、diofurther thistorrentofwords. amomentofourwaking isfreefromwords,andeveninour wetalkandaretalkedto.Wealsotalkwhenthereisnoonetoanswer.Someofustalk inoursleep.Wetalktoourpetsandsometimesto .Wearetheonlyanimalsthatdo .Thepossessionoflanguage,morethananyotherattribute, humansfromotheranimals.Tounderst

3、andour wemust understandthelanguagethat ushuman.Accordingtothe philosophy inthemythsandreligionsofmanypeoples,itis languagethatisthe ofhumanlifeandpower.Tosome peopleofAfrica,a childisakuntu,athing,not yetamuntu,aperson.Onlybythe oflearningdoesthechildbecomea humanbeing.According tothis ,weallbecome

4、humanbecauseweallcometoknowatleastonelanguage.Unit 2Duringthepasttenyearsagreatdealofattentionhasbeengiventotellingitlikeitis.Myimpressionisthatthisdevotion speaking onesmindhasmoreoftenledtohurtfeelingsandruinedrelationships togreatjoy.Ithinkwegenerallyagreethatnever realfeelingsandwithholdingallle

5、ss-than-lovelythoughtsabouteachother leadstoconstructivecommunication.Itsagreat toallowourselvestoadmitourhumanweaknessand pursuemorehonestrelationshipswithothers. weneedabalancebetweentellingitallandtellingnothing.RecentlyIreceivedaletterfromamotherwhohadbeen byhersontoattendaweekendmeetingwithhim.

6、Underpressurefromthegroup,herdefenses andsheheardherselftellinghersonforthefirsttimethathehadbeenan thatshehadntbeenplanningtohaveachild.He toldherthathecouldnt asingledayinhischildhoodthathedbeenhappy.Atthattime,thiswomanwrote,itseemedhelpful.Wecriedandwemadeup;Ithoughttelling truthhadbeengoodforus

7、.Butthetroubleis,itwasntthewholetruth.BythetimeTommywasbornIdidwanthim,andat hewashappy.Eversincethatday,wevebothbeentroubledbysometerriblefeelingswe .Imust admitIvecometotheconclusionthatsomethingsarebetterleft . Honestyisafinepolicy,butweneedanewsenseofbalance.Disclosingisnota toeveryproblem evena

8、nendinitself.Itsusefulundersomecircumstancesandterriblyhurtfulunder .Itsagoodidea,Ithink,tobiteyourtonguefortenorfifteenminutesbeforesayingwhatsonyour .Trytodecidewhetheritsgoingtoopenupnewandbetterwaysofcommunicationor woundsthatmayneverheal.Unit 3GenerationXactivists,RobNelsonandJonCowan,saytheirg

9、enerationhaseveryrighttoworryaboutitsfuture.TohelptheXers,NelsonandCowanhavewrittenRevolutionX:ASurvivalGuideforOurGeneration.We upasAmerica,inmanyways,felldown,theywrite.WhileoldergenerationswatchedNeilArmstrong anAmericanflagonthemoon,wetunedto ChristaMcAuliffekilledintheChallengerexplosion.Wearet

10、hefirstto alowerstandardlivingthanourparentsanda thatmaysooneclipsethesizeofoureconomy. theharshrealitiesthatGenerationXersfaceare:AU.S.teenagerin1990wasless todieofanaccident,acardiovasculardisease,orpneumoniathansomeonebornin1960,butmorethantwiceaslikelyto bysuicideorhomicide.Duringthelast30years,

11、thenumberofchildrenlivinginpovertyhas bynearly30%.HalfoftheuninsuredpopulationintheUnitedStatesis underage25.Sincethemid-1970s,povertyamongyoungadultshas upby50%;themedianincomeofunder-30parentsfellbyone-third.In1993,AIDSwasthe killerofyoungadultsin64cities.ThenumberofpeoplewithAIDSworldwideis toris

12、efrom14millionto30millionby2000.Onlywhenmillionsmoreofusget thefaceofthesystemreadupandunderstandthecriseswe ,talkaboutthemtofriendsandfamily,volunteer,vote,andspeakourminds thenwillweseeanendtotherecklesspoliciesthathavemortgagedourfuture,theauthorsconclude.Unit 4Toooftenyoungpeoplebecomeemployedqu

13、itebyaccident,notknowingwhatliesaheadinthewayofopportunityforpromotion,happinessandsecurity.Asaresult,theyareemployed jobsthataffordthemlittleor satisfaction.Ourschoolleaversfacesomuchcompetitionthattheyseldomcarewhattheydoaslongastheycanearnaliving.Somestay atajobandlearntolikeit, quitthejobstolook

14、forsomethingthatsuitsthembetter.Theyounggraduateswholeavetheuniversitylookforjobsthatofferasalary totheirexpectation.Veryfewgoout theworldknowingexactlywhattheywantandwithout theirownabilities.Thereason allthisignoranceisthatthereneverhasbeenpropervocationalguidanceinoureducationalinstitutions.Nearl

15、y gropeinthedarkwhenlookingforajobandtheir concernwhentheylookforajobistoask thesalaryislike.They bothertoquestionwhethertheyaresuitedforthejobor,evenmoreimportant,whetherthejobsuitsthem.Havingajobismorethan providingyourselfandyourdependentswithdailybreadandsomemoneyforleisureandentertainment.It ap

16、atternoflifeand,inmanyways,determinessocialstatusinlife,selectionoffriends,leisureandinterests.Inchoosingacareeryoushouldfirstconsiderthetypeofworkwhichwillsuityourinterest. ismorepatheticthantakingonajobinwhichyouhavenointerest,foritwillnotonly yourdesiretosucceedinlifebutalso yourchancetodevelopyo

17、urtalentsandultimatelymakeyouan wreckandabitterperson.Unit 5Ishappinessproportionaltoincometothemoneyapersonhas?Isaman tworoomsandtwoloavesofbread thanamanwithonlyoneofeach?Clearly anddestitutiondoproduceunhappiness.Obviously,manneedsmoneyto thenecessitiesoflife.Butthis anotherquestion.Howmanyroomsa

18、ndhowman ofbread(andthushowmuchmoney)doesamanneed?Most people theWesternworldcan aminimalrequirementforthe oflife,buttheystilldesiretoincreasetheir tobuymoreandmorematerialpossessionsandstatus ,why?Theanswermaybethat thingsaretoday,ifamanisnotrich, andrespectarenotgivenhimby people.Thisveneration fr

19、omotherpeoplemaybea sourceofhappinessthanthe possessionsthemselves.Themodern forwealthisnotinherentinhumannature,and withsocialvalues.Ifbylaw,weallhadexactlythesameincome,weshouldhavetofindsomeotherwayof superiortoourpeers,asmostofourcravingformaterialpossessionswouldcease.Thusa increaseofwealthgive

20、snocompetitiveadvantagetoanindividualandthereforebringshimnocompetitivehappiness.Unit 6Youknowthatmultilingualmanagerscancommunicateinvariouslanguages.Well,multiculturalmanagerscan invariouscultures.ButIfindveryfewpeoplecan culturalbarriersandbecomewholly byforeigners,whichishowIdefineamulticultural

21、manager.Itissomeonewhoisdeeply thatallculturesareequallygoodenjoyslearningtherich offoreignculturesandmostlikelyhasbeen tomorethanonecultureinchildhood.Youcannotmotivateanyone, someoneofanotherculture,untilyouhavebeenacceptedbythatperson.Amultilingualsalespersoncan theadvantagesofaproductinotherlang

22、uage,butamulticulturalsalespersoncanmotivateforeignerstobuyit.Thatsacritical Abuyerwillnotlikeaforeignerwhois abouthisownculture.Hewillfind nottobuyfromsuchamonoculturalsalesperson.The ismostpeoplearearrogantlymonoculturalwithoutbeing ofit.Eventhosefewwhohavebecomeawareofitcannot it.Foreignerssenset

23、hisatonceandsetuptheirownculturalbarrier,effectivelyblockingany bythemonoculturalpersontomotivatethem.Ironically,thatmulticulturalrequirementhasbeen tooofteninhiringmanagersforinternationalpositions. ,ithasmostlybeenneglectedwhensendingfast-trackmanagersoninternational ,pointingtoalmostcertainfailur

24、e.Anditisaffectingeveryindustry.Evenifyoudonotworkfora company,youmaybeintouchwithforeigncustomers,distributors,suppliers,licensersorlicensees.Doyouhavethe employeeforgingtheserelations?Unit 7Haveyougottentheimpressionrecentlythatthecomputerindustry youresostupidthatyouneedcomputerstostaywell ?Ihave.ItsbadenoughthatIhavetoputup myeditorsconstantlyrewritingmygoldenwords, myassertions,andgenerallyactingasifImsomedorkwhojustwanderedin theinformationhighway.Butheresthecomputerindustryandmany excitedventurecapitalistsnatteringonabouthowtechnologyisgoingtomakeitpossibleformeto justtheri