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1、2020/8/12,1,Unit One,Put the following into Chinese. Is there a “success personality” - some winning combination of traits that leads almost inevitably to achievement? If so, exactly what is that secret success formula, and can anyone cultivate it? 有没有一种“成功性格”，即几乎必然使人取得成就的某些 性格特征的结合？如果有的话，这一成功的秘诀究竟是

2、什么？ 并且，这种性格是否能培养出来？ At the Gallup Organization we recently focused in depth on success, probing the attitudes and traits of 1,500 prominent people selected at random from Whos Who in America. 在盖洛普组织中，我们最近集中深入研究了成功现象，探查 了 1,500名杰出人物的态度和性格特征。他们是从名人录 中随机抽取的。,2020/8/12,2,The main criterion for inclusion

3、 in Whos Who is not wealth or social position, but current achievement in a given field. Our research pinpoints a number of traits that recur regularly among top achievers, among which five of the most important are: common sense, knowing ones fields, self-reliance, general intelligence, and ability

4、 to get things done. If you cultivate these traits, chances are youll succeed. And you might even find yourself listed in Whos Who someday. 被收入名人录的主要标准不是财富或社会地位，而是 一个人当前在某个领域中的成就。我们的研究确认了一些在 成就最显著的人身上多次出现的性格特征，其中最重要的五 点是：由生活经验得出的判断力、专业知识、自力更生的精神 总的智力水平，以及把事情完成的能力。如果你培养这些性格 特征，你就很可能会成功。而且，你甚至可能会发现自己的

5、名 字有一天也被收进名人录。,2020/8/12,3,Put the following into English.,1.你对他说的话不能为你这种行为辩护。( justify ) What you said to him can hardly justify such conduct of yours. 2.你认为他会因为同主教的私人关系而免受宗教迫害吗？( immune from ) Do you think he would be immune from religious persecution by reason of his personal relation with the Bi

6、shop? 3.你对心理医生的忠告采取什么态度会影响到你的恶梦是否再 来。( recur ) Your attitude towards the advice of the psychiatrist will affect whether or not your bad dream recur. 4.乐观主义者成功的秘诀在于它们是用积极的态度对待失望和 失败。 The secret to the success of optimists is that they deal with disappointments and failures in a positive way.,2020/8/1

7、2,4,5.悲观主义者往往容易失败，部分原因就是一个人对自己的看法 常常是一种能够自我实现的预言。( in part ),The reason that a pessimist tends to fail is, in part, that a persons opinion about himself is often a self-fulfilling prophecy. 6.在幼儿的性格特征没有来得及发展之前，他们的行为不如大多 数成年人的行为那样保持一致(consistent)。一个儿童行为的改 变，可能表明他的注意力已因其活动特点的不同而转变。他的 兴趣总是集中在手头的事情上。个性坚

8、强、兴趣强烈的人能够 坚持把自己正在做的事情进行下去，只有重大的环境变化才能 干扰其行为的方向和目的。 In very young children, before traits have had much chance to develop, behavior is less consistent than it is in most adults. A childs changing behavior may show his changing concern with different features of his activity. His interest always focu

9、ses on the business at hand. The person with strong traits and interests persists in what he is doing. Only a major situational change can disturb the direction or purpose of his behavior.,2020/8/12,5,Breaking Bad Habits,The proverb “Habit is second nature” is so often quoted that it has almost beco

10、me a clich, yet we all know how true it is. A habit is a form of learned, automatic behavior that provided pleasure and comfort. A bad habit has long-term negative consequences, but it still gives immediate comfort. Once formed, it seems to stick to you, no matter how hard you try to shake it off. F

11、or example, we have all heard of stories of determined individuals trying to give up smoking, but after strenuously resisting all temptations for months, only to find themselves reverting to cigarettes again on the threshold of success.,2020/8/12,6,So swearing off a bad habit is only half the battle; staying,off requires good planning. To permanently rid yourself of a bad habit, whether it is smoking, drinking, gambling or overeating, you have to simultaneously unlearn certain behaviors and replace them with new ones that also provide gratification. If you smoke because