2014河北英语学位主干课文带翻译

主课文十篇（考一个，出一篇阅读理解题10分，出一个英译汉3分）Text1 What’s Offensive around the World（世界各地的禁忌）

Cultural practices,cultural differentces,local manners,and mores:traveling the globe can be a behavioral minefield,even when you have the best intentions.Everything from greeting to eating can be an opportunity to do the wrong thing,and not only embarrass yourself,but offend your host countrymen .Look out for the following cultural mistakes and try to avoid them while going abroad.

文化习惯、文化差异、当地礼仪和风俗：即使你怀着良好的意愿，这些文化陷阱也可能让你的环球旅游险象环生。从问候到饮食，稍不留神就会出差错，不仅让自己难堪，还有可能冒犯东道主。到国外时要特别留心并尽量避免误入以下几种文化陷阱。

Personal space varies as you travel the globe.In Mediterranean countries,if you refrain from touching someone’s arm when talking to them or if you don’t greet them with kisses or a warm embrace,you’ll be considered cold .But backslap someone who isn’t a family member or a good friend in Korea,and you’ll make them uncomfortable.In Thailand,the head is considered sacred-never even pat a child on the head.

个人空间的概念因地而异。在地中海国家，如果你和别人交谈时没有碰对方的手臂，或见面问候时没和对方亲吻拥抱，别人会认为你不热情。但在韩国，拍别人的背会让对方感觉不安，除非此人是你的家庭成员或好友。在泰国，头是很神圣的部位——就算是小孩子的头也不要随便乱拍。

Observer what locals are doing and follow suit.In Eastern countries remember that touching and public displays of affection are unacceptable.In places like Qatar and SaudiArabia,menland women are forbidden from interacting,let along touching.

观察当地人的一举一动并照着做。记住，在东方国家，身体接触或在公众场合流露感情往往不被人接受。在卡塔尔和沙特阿拉伯这样的地方，男女交往都被禁止，更不要说身体接触了。

Some cultures find it disgusting to blow your nose in public -----especially at the table .The Japanese and Chinese are also repelled by the idea of a handkerchief.

有些文化认为当众擤鼻涕是让人厌恶的行为——尤其在餐桌上。日本人还排斥使用手帕。

If traveling through Eastern and Asian countries,leave the hankies at home and opt for disposable trissues instead.In France as well as in Easter n countries,if you’re dining and need to clear your nasal passages,excuse yourself and head to the restroom.Worst-case scenario:make an exaggerated effort to steer away from the table .Let’s hope you don’t have a cold.

到东方或亚洲国家旅游时，把手帕留在家中，选择用一次性纸巾吧！在法国以及一些东方国家，如果在就餐过程中你需要擤鼻涕，要先说声―请原谅‖再去洗手间。最糟糕的情景是：极为夸张地从餐桌上扭过头去擤鼻涕。还是祈祷自己不要感冒吧！

In some countries,like China,Japan,and some African nations,the food’s the thing,so don’t start chatting about your day’s adventures while everyone else is digging into dinner.You’ll likely be met with silence-----not because your group is unfriendly,but because mealtimes are for eating,not talking.Also avoid conversations in places a country might consider sacred or reflective-----churches in Europe,temples in Thailand ,and saunas in Finland.

在日本和一些非洲国家，吃饭就是吃饭，所以当其他人都在大快朵颐时，不要谈论你当天的经历。你可能会遭遇沉默——这并非你的同伴不友好，而是因为就餐时间只应吃饭，无需交谈。也要避免在一些被认为是神圣或需要沉思的地方谈话——比如欧洲的教堂、泰国的庙宇和芬兰的桑拿浴室。

Take off your shoes when arriving at the door of a London dinner party and the hostess will find you uncivilized,but fail to remove your shoes before entering a home in Asia,Hawaii,or the Pacific Islands and you’ll be considered disrespectful.Not only does shoe removal very practically keeps sand and dirt out of the house ,it’s a sign of leaving the outside world behind.

到伦敦人家里参加宴会时脱掉鞋子，女主人会认为你不文明，但去亚洲、夏威夷或太平洋群岛的居民家中不脱鞋却被认为失礼。脱掉鞋子不仅把沙粒与尘土留在了门外，更意味着把外面的世界抛之脑后。

If you see a row of shoes at the door,start undoing your laces.If not,keep the shoes on.

如果你在门口看到一排鞋子，就解开自己的鞋带。否则，就穿鞋进去吧！

Many cultures still prefer to eat using traditional methods-----their hands.In these cases, food is often offeren communally,which is why it’s important to wash your hands before eating and observe the right -hand –is- for- eating and the left-hand-is-for-other-duties rule.If you eat with your left hand ,expect your fellow diners to be mortified.And when partaking from a communal bowl,stick to a portion that’s closest to you. Do not get greedy and plunge your hand into the center.

许多文化依然推崇传统的进食方式——用手吃。在这种情况下，食物往往是众人一起分享的，因此饭前洗手很重要，而且要遵守用右手吃东西的习俗（左手往往有其他用途）。如果你用左手吃，同伴会感觉蒙受羞辱。当大家一起从公共的碗里取食时，就吃离你最近的那部分吧，不要贪婪地把手伸向饭碗中央。

Left-handed ?Attempt to be ambidextrous----even children who are left-handed in these cultures are taught to eat with their right hand ------or at least explain yourself to your fellow diners before plunging in.

你是左撇子吗？还是努力让自己的双手都灵巧吧——在这些文化里，即使是左撇子的孩子也被教会用右手吃饭——或者至少吃饭前向同伴解释一下。

Once you are on the ground of a different country ,remain highly sensitive to native behavior .Never be completely surprised by anything;try to take it in stride,and don’t feel offended if something seems offensive-------like queue jumping.After all,this is a global village, and we are all very different.

一旦你踏上异国的土地，就要对当地人的一举一动高度敏感。千万不要大惊小怪，尽量使自己泰然自若，对一些看似无礼的行为也不要恼火——比如插队。毕竟，我们生活在一个地球村，不同的文化构成了我们共同的家园。

[1] Touching Someone 触摸他人

[2] Blowing Your Nose 擤鼻涕

[3] Talking Over Dinner 就餐时谈话

[4] Removing Your Shoes…or Not 脱鞋......与否

[5] Knowing Your Right from Your Left 分清左右手

Text 2 Dolphins Have the Longest Social Memory(海豚有很长的社会记忆)

Dolphins can recognize their old tank mates’ whistles after being separated for more than 20 years—the longest social memory ever recorded for a non-human species.

The remarkable memory feat is another indication that dolphins have a level of cognitive sophistication comparable to only a few other species, including humans, chimpanzees and elephants. Dolphins’ talent for social recognition may be even more long-lasting than facial recognition among humans, since human faces change over time, but the signature whistle that identifies a dolphin remains stable over many decades.海豚可以识别出他们的老容器的伙伴的哨声在他们被分开20多年后-----曾经被记录为非人类物种最长的社会记忆。非凡的记忆是另外一个暗示，卓越的记忆的技能是另一个迹象表明，海豚有一种复杂的认知水平相媲美的只有少数其他物种，包括人类，黑猩猩和大象。海豚的社会记忆甚至比人类的面部记忆更要持久，自从人类面对随时间改变，但是海豚根据标志性的哨声分辨出维持几十年不变。

“This shows us an animal operating cognitively at a level that’s very consistent with human social memory,‖ said Jason Bruck, who conducted the study and received his PhD in June 2013 from the University of

Chicago’s Department of Comparative Human Development. His study is published in the current issue of the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. “这展示给我们动物操作研究在一个水平和人类社会记忆非常合适”JK说，他做了研究被他的教授D承认，D是在2013年6月从芝加哥大学的皇家人类发展比较项目来的。它的研究被伦敦B皇家社会的近期杂志的期刊出版。

To establish how well dolphins could remember their former companions, Bruck collected data from 53 different bottlenose dolphins at six facilities, including Brookfield Zoo near Chicago and Dolphin Quest in Bermuda. The six sites were part of a breeding consortium that has rotated dolphins and kept records on which ones lived together, going back decades.为了确定海豚的记忆他们之前的伙伴有多好的记忆，Bruck在六个场所从53个不同的宽吻海豚收集数据，包括芝加哥附近联盟动物园和百慕大海豚搜寻。六个场所一波分繁殖联盟不断循环海豚保持哪一对一起的记录，往前几十年。

“This is the kind of study you can only do with captive groups where you know how long the animals have been apart,‖ Bruck said. ―To do a similar study in the wild would be almost impossible.‖“这是一个研究你可以只捕获受控制的群体当你知道动物分开多久”B说，“去做类似的研究在野生的群体几乎是不可能的”‘SIGNATURE WHISTLES’ OFFER MEANS TO TEST MEMORY

In recent years, other studies have established that each dolphin develops a unique signature whistle that appears to function as a name. Researchers Vincent M. Janik and Stephanie L. King at Scotland’s University of St. Andrews reported earlier this year that a wild bottlenose dolphin can learn and repeat signatures belonging to other individuals, and answer when another dolphin mimics its unique call.在最近几年，另一些研究去顶每一个海豚开发它们自己的独特鲜明哨声显露，起到像名字一样的作用。研究者M和S苏格兰大学，今年早些报道，野生的宽吻海豚可以学习重复有特征的的属于其他个体的声音，以及回应当另外海豚模仿它自己特有的哨声。

Bruck played recordings of signature whistles to dolphins that had once lived with the animals that made the calls. Determining whether the dolphins recognized their old companions required a methodical comparison of how they responded to familiar calls versus calls belonging to dolphins they had never met. B播放记录曾经和它住在一起的海豚特色哨声的录音，使得海豚发出哨声回应，决定海豚是否识别他们的老同伴的要求是成系统的发出哨声，它们对熟悉的做出回应，与之相比放映属于他们从未见过的海豚。

First, Bruck would play recording after recording of signature whistles that the target dolphins had never heard before. His initial studies showed that these ―dolphins get bored quickly listening to signature whistles from dolphins they don’t know.‖ Once they were habituated to the unfamiliar calls, Bruck would play a recording of an animal with which the target dolphin had lived.第一，B播放了记录瞄准了从未见过的海豚的独特哨声。它的最起初研究展示了这些“海豚很快厌倦了他们不知道的海豚的独特哨声，”一旦他们习惯了不熟悉的声音，B就播放他们曾经住在一起的熟悉的海豚声音。

The familiar calls often would perk up the dolphins and elicit an immediate response.

“When they hear a dolphin they know, they often quickly approach the speak er playing the recording,‖ Bruck said. ―At times they will hover around, whistle at it, try to get it to whistle back.‖熟悉的声音经常使海豚变得活跃，以及引起即刻的反应。“当他们听到他们知道的海豚声音时，他们经常快速的走进播放者，播放记录”B说。“有的时候它们徘徊周围，冲它发声，并且尽力让它做出回应”。

To check that the response was the result of recognition, Bruck also would play a test recording of an unfamiliar bottlenose that was the same age and sex as the familiar animal. All the behavior was scored according to how quickly and to what degree the animals responded.去检查回应的结果反应，B也做了个测验记录不熟悉的宽吻海豚，他们同样的年龄以及性别作为相似的动物。所有的打分根据反应的多快及反应程度。

Aclear pattern emerged in the data: Compared with unfamiliar calls, dolphins responded significantly more to whistles from animals they once knew, even if they had not heard the calls in decades.一个清楚的图案出现在了数据：比较不熟悉的声音，海豚回应显著更多在他们曾经知道的动物，即使他们几十年都再没有听到过。

Text 3 10 Reasons to Keep Learning Once You’re Done With School （当你从学校毕业后10个继续教育的原因）

There have always been people who have believed that lifelong learning is a worthwhile process. Increasingly, scientific research is proving them correct and technology is making it easier – adults can now take online college classes for the rest of their lives. For example, a recent article in The Atlantic reported that when individuals learn new tasks, they strengthen the part of their brain used in learning the task. Even better, this process makes the neighboring areas of the brain more resilient as well. This means that learning can make what you already know stronger, too.

一直有人相信,终身学习是一个有价值的过程。逐渐的科学研究证明他们是正确的,科技使我们更容易学习——成年人现在可以采取在线大学类度过他们的余生。例如,最近在大西洋报告的一篇文章中说,当人学习新任务,他们加强了他们的大脑的一部分训练。更好的是,这个过程使邻近的大脑区域也更有弹性。这意味着学习也可以使你所知道的更强大。

So, without further ado, here are ten more reasons why you should always keep learning:

所以，开始行动吧，这里有你为什么总是要不断学习的十个更多的原因：

1. Fight Boredom. Most people feel bored when they aren’t challenged and boredom is the number one cause of bad decisions. If you’re constantly learning new things, you’ll be less prone to disinterest. And, in today’s world, with TE D conferences and the Khan Academy, there are plenty of opportunities to enrich yourself.

1.打发无聊。大多数人感到无聊时,他们的决定不是挑战糟糕的头号原因无聊。如果你不断地学习新事物,你会不太倾向于不感兴趣。在当今世界,TED会议和汗学院,有大量的机会来丰富自己。

2. Keep Your Brain Healthy. A 2010 study out of the University of California at Irvine revealed that learning keeps your brain functioning at a high level. Just like you need to exercise your body’s muscles and cardiovascular system, you need to exercise your brain to keep it in tip-top shape.

2.保持你的大脑健康。2010年的一项研究了加利福尼亚大学欧文分校的透露,学习可以使你的大脑功能在一个较高的水平。就像你需要锻炼身体的肌肉和心血管系统,你需要锻炼你的大脑保持在最佳状态。

3. Grow Your Career. If you learn new work-related skills, you’ll be more likely to get a promotion or raise. And, with the rise of online education, you can even enroll in certified programs that allow you to learn and improve your career during your off-hours.

3.提升你的职业。如果你学习新的工作技能,你就更有可能获得晋升或加薪。随着网络教育的兴起,甚至在网上登录注册你可以在非工作时间学习和提高你的职业生涯。

4. Model Positive Behavior for Your Kids. If you expect your children to focus in school and take the time to learn their lessons, you should exhibit the same commitment to self-improvement in your daily life.

4.为你的孩子树立好的榜样。如果你希望你的孩子在学校集中精力,去学习他们的课程,你应该表现出同样的承诺,在你的日常生活中自我完善。

5. Fight Alzheimer’s Disease. According to Science Daily, continued learning can slow the physical process of Alzheimer’s Disease. You’ll be healthier longer.

5.战胜老年痴呆症。根据《每日科学》,持续学习可以减缓老年痴呆症的物理过程。你会更健康的。

6. Keep in Touch With The World.If you don’t know the latest fashion, comedy and news trends, you’ll sound outdated and out-of-touch. By trying new things and learning new ideas, you’ll better be able to relate to those around you.

6.与外界保持接触。如果你不知道最新的时尚、喜剧和新闻趋势,你将会是很过时的和不食人间烟火。通过尝试新事物和学习新的想法,你将能与你周围的人融为一体。

7. Find and Increase Your Pleasure. Learning isn’t necessarily a chore. If you’re intereste d in a

hobby such as cooking, learning new recipes and cooking processes can be enjoyable. It can make you appreciate your hobby even more.

7.找到并增加你的快乐。学习不一定是家务活。如果你感兴趣爱好烹饪、学习新食谱和烹饪等进程可以愉快。它可以使你了解你更多的爱好。

8. Look at the World with Fresh Eyes. Scientists believe that much of what is called creativity is simply the ability to apply skills learned in one setting to problems in another setting. If you’re always learning, this means that when you face a familiar problem, you may be able to come at it with an unorthodox solution, based on your new knowledge.

8.用新的眼光看看世界。科学家认为,许多所谓的被称为创造力的那些东西，仅仅是应用所学技术的能力在一个特定的环境所实现的。如果你总是学习,这意味着当你面对一个熟悉的问题,基于你的新知识，你可以来用非正统的解决方案。

9. Keep Abreast of Technology. Computers become obsolete within a few years. If you’re not constantly learning new things about technology, you’re falling behind. Which means you’ll miss out on social, business and technological opportunities, simply because you didn’t keep up.

9.紧跟技术潮流。电脑变得过时的几年内。如果你没有跟上技术的脚步，这意味着你会错过社会,商业和技术的机会。因为你没有跟上。

10. All the Greats are Doing It. Think of anyone, in any field, who is truly brilliant at what they do. They got where they are through constant self-improvement. Truly talented people are constantly learning and implementing new skills. It’s worth joining them in this passion.

10.所有的成功的人都这样做。认为任何人,在任何领域,他们所做的正是他们最擅长的。他们找到了他们是通过不断自我完善。真正有才华的人们不断学习和实现新的技能。值得加入他们在这种激情。There are plenty of fabulous reasons to keep learning new things, regardless of what they are. Forming new connections in your brain doesn’t have to be difficult, though it would certainly be a good idea to make sure it was some of the time. Now, it’s time to go out there and just do it.

有很多难以置信的理由继续学习新事物,不管它们是什么。形成新的连接在你的大脑并不会很困难,但这肯定会是一个好主意,以确保它是一些时间。现在,是时候去那里,说做就做。

Text 4 How to Become a Positive Thinker（如何变成一个积极的思考者）

Positive thinking is a significant element of happiness. In order to become a positive thinker, determination and consistency are important. The first thing to know about positive thinking is that everyone can do it. With certain cognitive and behavioral modifications, we can all become positive thinkers. Another important factor is that being a positive thinker does not mean you become numb to anything that is not working properly in your life or is negative -- it just means that you approach life and face challenges with a healthier outlook。

正面思考是幸福的重要组成部分。要想成为一个积极的思考者，决心和毅力必不可少。首先你要知道，每个人都能成为积极思考者。只要改善一定的认知和行为，我们都可以做到。另外一个很重要的因素就是：你不需要对那些不是很完美的事情麻木不仁或是带有悲观的色彩——只是说人生和挑战你都要积极的对待。

To become a positive thinker, these may help you:要想成为一个积极的思考者，下面这些也许能帮到你：

1. Change your self-monitoring:改变自我监督

Instead of selectively attending to negative events, focus on the positive ones. Then pay attention to the delayed consequences of your behavior rather than the immediate ones. For example, if a job is not going like you want, focus on the fact that you have a job and how you can take your time to make the situation better。

与其选择做那些消极的事情，不如集中做些积极的吧。然后看看你的行为之后的效果。不是立竿见影的那种。比如，如果工作不是很喜欢，就记住你有一份工作的事实，专注如何能把情况变得好点。

2. Change your self-evaluation: 改变自我评价：

Challenge any inaccurate internal attributions and see if you compare your behavior to standards that are excessively rigid and perfectionistic. If so, change these and be reasonable with your comparisons. For example, if you constantly compare your weaknesses with other peoples' strengths, then switch this and compare yourself with those who are doing poorer than you as well. Overall, people who focus more on their strengths than their weaknesses but at the same time are aware of their weaknesses have a healthier self-evaluation result。

探究那些内部失败的原因，看看自己的行为是否是没有达到严格完美的标准。如果是，就改掉那些标准，接受自己目前的不足。比如如果你总是把自己的缺点和别人的优点作比较，那么换一下，也和那些做的没有你好的人比一比吧。一般来说，人们都会更关注他们的强项而非弱点，但同时他们也会意识到缺点会有更健康的自我评价结果。

3. Change your self-reinforcement: 改变自我奖励机制：

If you have low rates of self-reward and high rates of self-punishment when it comes to certain aspects of your life, then you want to modify this. For example, think more of how far you've come, how hard you've worked, acknowledge yourself for it and then see how much further you want to go。

如果你对自己奖励很少惩罚很多，而这似乎已成为一种惯性时，是时候改变一下了。比如，多想想你已经达到哪些成就，多么努力地工作，奖励一下自己，然后看看你还能走多远。

4. Draw conclusions with evidence:根据事实得出结论：

Look at the evidence, look at the events, look at patterns and don't base your conclusions on assumptions. For example, don't just assume someone will cheat you because they look like or in some ways act like an ex you didn't get along with. Look at other elements to see if there is any evidence for your assumption。

根据事实得出结论：看看事实，看看事件，看看形式，千万别把结论基于猜想上。比如，不要因为某些人看起来像在骗你或是表现的让你觉得不怎么舒服，就认为他们的确在骗你。看看有没有其他证据能证实你的观点吧。

5. Don't:别把事情过分个人化：

The majority of how people interact with you is due to their own personality, strengths, and baggage and does not have as much to do with you. Pay attention to how to differentiate

between different interaction signals. For example, instead of immediately getting frustrated because the waitress was a little late attending to you, think that maybe she is having a really tough day or too may tables to take care of。大部分时候人们如何和你交往都取决于他们的个性、能力和精神状态，和你其实没多大关系。注意如何区分不同的交际信号。比如，与其为迟来的服务生感到生气，不如换位思考，想想他今天心情不好，或者实在是太忙了吧。

6. Don't do "either/or" thinking: 别做选择题

Black and white thinking based on perfectionistic thought is counterproductive. Every time a thought pops up and has words like "should" or "must," challenge it. For example, instead of saying "this should be done this way," say something like, "I prefer it this way but I am sure there are other ways to do and am willing to be open。

基于完美的非黑即白想法反而会让你达不到预期的效果。每次出来一个想法，有着类似于“应该”“必须”这样的字眼，那么不妨改变一下吧。比如与其说“应该这么去完成”，不如说“我喜欢这个方法，但是我觉得肯定会有更好的方法能达到我们预期的效果。”

7. Don't do emotional reasoning: 不要太情绪化

This is a belief based on feeling alone without any rational thinking behind it. For example, you don't like such and such but you don't have any logical reason for not liking them。冲动是魔鬼，这句话的确是是真理。例如，你总是没来由的不喜欢一些东西。

8. Challenge your "what if" thoughts: 改变那些“假使....。.”的想法：

When faced with too much fear about a situation, imagine the worst case scenario and visualize a solution for it, then let go of fear. This way, you will be prepared for anything and your fear would not block you from being open and creative to different solutions. For example, if you are constantly worried about losing your job up to a point where it is creating a lot of anxiety and fear and is effecting your performance and your happiness negatively, then think of losing your job, visualize how you will handle it, find solutions in your mind and then let go of the thought and the fear attached to it。

遇到太多的恐慌，想想最糟糕的的情况吧，设想一下那样的场景，然后把恐惧丢到脑后。这样你就算是做足了准备，恐惧感也不会再阻碍到你对于不同情景的创造力。例如，如果你总是担心失业，十分的焦虑和害怕，甚至影响到了你的表现和幸福，那么就想想如果你真的失业了，你会如何处理，自己想一想解决方案，然后就果断抛弃这些消极的想法和恐惧吧。

At the end, positive thinkers are better problem solvers and have better interactions. In addition to that, people who are positive thinkers are happier and more satisfied with their life。最后，积极思考者都更善于解决问题，更好的与人交际。除此之外，那些积极思考者会更开心更知足。

Text5 Finding Your Own Learning Types（如何开启属于自己的学习模式？）p30

With the new school Year quickly approaching(or perhaps,for your early-starters,already under way),it’s time to get ready for a successful semester.And while you may be revamping your wardrobe for fall,it’s equally important to freshen up your study skills,too.

随着新学年的快速到来（大概对于提早开始学习的人来说，他们已经进入学习状态了），是时候为一个成功的学期做准备了。你或许在为金秋置备新装，而重新梳理一下自己的学习技巧也同样重要哦。Have you ever noticed that your study habits are different than those of your friends? Or how you seem to learn faster in certain classes? Some people are quick to blame the professor or subject for their difficulties, but that isn’t always the cause. One thing that many people seem to overlook is their learning type.

你是否曾注意到，你的学习习惯与你朋友们的习惯不尽相同？或者你如何能在某些课上学得更快一些？有些人会很快就会怪罪教授或者科目太难，但事实并不总是如此。许多人可能忽略的一点就是他们的学习模式。

The 3 Main Learning Types

3种主要的学习模式

Now, you may be wondering what a learning type is and how to find yours. There are three different learning types: Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic. You can be a combination of learning types, but most people have one type that dominates.

现在你或许正在疑惑学习模式是什么、如何找到你的学习模式。有三种不同的学习模式：视觉型、听觉型和动觉型。你可能混合使用了这些学习模式，但是大多数人有一种主导的学习模式。

1. Visual learners learn best by seeing. If you seem to easily retain information from pictures, graphs, and videos, you are likely a visual learner.

视觉型学习者通过―看‖学得最好。如果你似乎能通过图片、图表和视频轻松地记住信息，那么你可能是个视觉型学习者。

2. Auditory learners learn best by hearing. If you seem to remember things by hearing them, whether listening to a lecture or repeating information out loud, then you are likely an auditory learner.

听觉型学习者通过―听‖学得最好。如果你好像通过听来记住事物，不论是听课还是大声重复信息，那么你可能是听觉型学习者。

3. Kinesthetic learners learn best by doing. If you seem to learn best by working with your hands or testing out what you are shown, you are likely a kinesthetic learner.

动觉型学习者通过―做‖学得最好。如果你好像通过自己动手去做或者测试的方式而学得最好，那么你可能是动觉型学习者。

So now that you know your personal learning style, the trick is to find out how to use your new-found knowledge to help you in your classes.

既然你知道了你个人的学习模式，诀窍就是去发现如何利用你新发现的知识来帮助你的功课。

Tips for Visual Learners

针对视觉型学习者的建议

1. Pay attention! For visual learners, this is very important (and always respectful). If your professr uses a PowerPoint, observe the pictures they might include and their significance.

集中注意力！对于视觉型学习者，这一点非常重要（并且一直显得很有礼貌）。如果你的教授使用幻灯片，那么要观察其中所含的图片和它们的含义。

2. Take notes by drawing graphs and connecting ideas instead of just copying down a list. This way, your brain will easily connect the different concepts. You can even draw pictures if you find that works better for you.

通过画图表和连接想法来记笔记，而不只是复制下列表。用这种方法，你的大脑就能轻松地将不同的概念联系起来。你甚至可以画画，如果你发现这对你来说效果更好的话。

3. Color code your notes and/or your note cards. This will aid your brain in keeping all of the information separate. You can code by chapter, type of information, or any way that helps you.

在你的笔记和/或便签上用不同颜色作代码。这将帮助你的大脑将所有的信息区隔开来。你可以分章节、

信息类别和其他有帮助的方法来进行编码。

4. Download the notes or presentations if your professor makes them available. This way, you can go back over them before an exam and quickly re-read to retain the info.

如果可以得到教授的笔记或报告，下载下来。这样你就可以在考试之前回过头来复习，快速重读一遍，记住所学的信息。

Tips for Auditory Learners

针对听觉型学习者的建议

1. Again, pay attention! If you aren’t listening while the lecture is happening, then as an auditory learner, you’re missing out on the easiest way for you to learn without having to make up for it later on.

再一次强调，集中注意力！如果在讲课时你没有听，那么作为一个听觉型学习者，你就错失了对你来说最简单的学习方法，此后也没法对此弥补。

2. If you think it would help and you obtain permission from the professor, you can record the lecture for future listening.

如果你认为这会有帮助并且你得到了教授的许可，你可以对讲课内容进行录音方便以后再听。

3. If you find that taking notes distracts you from listening, ask a friend if you can borrow their notes OR directly after the lecture, write down everything you remember.

如果你发现记笔记会干扰你听，那么询问一个朋友你是否能借他/她的笔记，或者一下课就记下你能记住的所有东西。

Tips for Kinesthetic Learners

针对动觉型学习者的建议

1. Guess what the first point is once again? You’ve got it, pay attention! For kinesthetic learners, it’s extremely important that you take notes either by writing or typing, in order to actively engage with information as you receive it.

猜猜第一点又是什么？猜对了，集中注意力！对于动觉型学习者来说，为了积极地获取刚收到的信息，手写或打字做笔记极为重要。

2. Rewrite notes and reread information. If possible, translate the information into examples. This is something that can help kinesthetic learners retain what they need to know.

重写笔记，重读信息。可能的话，将信息诠释为实例。这可以帮助动觉型学习者记住他们需要知道的东西。

3. Visualize! One method that can help kinesthetic learners is to visualize yourself picking up information and putting it into a category. This may sound silly, but in this way you’re ―doing‖ something without actually physically doing it.

视觉化！一个可以帮助动觉型学习者的方法就是设想你把信息收取，把它放在了一个门类里。这可能听上去有点愚蠢，但是用这种方法你就可以不用真的身体上有所行动就―做‖了某事。

4. Take advantage of labs and other class activities. These moments are when you’re at your prime for learning. Concentrate on what you’re learning from the experience and pay close attention to the process that you go through.

利用实验室和其他班级活动。这些都是你学习的黄金时刻。全神贯注于你从体验中学到的东西，密切注意你所经历的过程。

Text6 Four Ways to Be Happier-About Your Past (四个方面是你过去的幸福)p32

No,we can’t change history.what’s past is past .but the past doesn’t determine our ability to be happy now or in the future.

不,我们不能改变历史。过去的已经过去。但过去的不确定我们能够成为快乐现在或将来。

See ,the only place that the past exists is in our memory.how we choose to remember the events and stories of our personal histories has a direct impact on how good we feel.fortunately,we are free to select and review the files of our memories under any lens that we choose.

看,唯一的地方,过去存在在我们的记忆。我们如何选择记住事件和我们的个人历史的故事也直接影响着我们感觉有多好。幸运的是,我们可以自由选择和检查文件的我们的记忆在任何镜头,我们选择。

I once had a mind bending converstion with my two sisters.we were driving together to our family cabin in the Sierras comparing childhood stories.we talk about old boyfriends,leaving home,marriage and having children when the converstain turned to our childhood. I said something to the affect that I was glad that the tumultuous years of our childhood were behind us and that our family could all enjoy being together during this phase of our life. I spoke about the conflict,fear,and violence in our childhood home and about the relief of having passed through that phase of our lives.

我曾经有一个心灵弯曲converstion与我的两个姐妹。我们是开车在一起我们家小屋的童年故事比较寒拉斯。我们谈论旧男友,离开家,婚姻和生孩子当converstain转向我们的童年。我说了什么影响,我很高兴我们的童年的动荡岁月在我们身后,是我们的家人都喜欢在一起在这个阶段我们的生活。我谈到了冲突、恐惧和暴力在我们童年的家和救灾的经过,我们生活的阶段。

To my c omplete surprise,my sister Penny who is just one year younger than me,said,―where did you grow up?‖,she went om to explain how she grew up in the most loving and ideal family,

How she felt so loved and cared fot cared for.Her childhood was filled with fun and adventure and a tremendous warmth and affection.To which I replied,―Where did you grow up?Disneyland?‖

令我完全惊讶,我妹妹一分钱一年是谁比我年轻,说,―你在哪里长大?―,她去om来解释她成长于最爱和理想的家庭,她感到如此爱和关心fot照顾。她的童年充满了乐趣和冒险和一个巨大的温暖和爱。我回答说:―你在哪里长大?迪斯尼乐园吗?‖

Point is,we grew up in the same house with the same parents and the same circumstances. I tried to pull out selective data to convince her my perspective was correct.―Don’t you remember being afraid to go to sleep at ninght when mom and dad were fighting?‖Nope. She didn’t remember . ―Don’t you remember the great vacation we had in Yosemite?‖she replied.

Here is where the opportunity lies to be happier about our past-change they way you choose to remember the events of the past and you change the way you feel about them.Why not write your personal history in a more positive linght?Here’s how:

关键是,我们成长在同样的房子,有相同的父母,相同的情况。我试图退出选择性数据来说服她我的观点是正确的。―你不记得害怕去睡在等待当爸爸和妈妈战斗吗?―不。她不记得。―你不记得伟大的假期我们在约塞米蒂吗?‖她回答说。

这就是谎言更快乐的机会对我们过去的改变他们的方式你选择记住过去的事件和你改变你对他们的感觉。为什么不写你个人历史上一个更积极的主宰?方法如下:

Be grateful.All of your past experiences have made you who you are today.When you dwell in the past , appreciate the events and circumstances that contributed to the richness,texture and depth of your life experience.

心存感激。你过去的所有经历使你今天你是谁。当你住在过去,欣赏事件和环境下,这导致该丰富性、纹理和深度的你的生活经验。

Forgive.Yes,this is a big one and easier said than done.Dr.Everett Worthington,author of The Power of Forgiving has a proven 5-step process for forgiveness. I can’t find a good link to it at the moment but will post it here tomorrow. Forgiveness reduces anger,stress,fear and a whole host of other negative emotions . It is a gift to both the forgiver and the forgiven and releases you from toxic emotions rooted in yesteryear.

原谅。是的,这是一个较大的一个,说来容易做.Dr.Everett Worthington说,宽恕的力量》一书的作者已被证实5个步骤的宽恕。我找不到一个好链接,但是现在将在这里明天。宽恕可以减少愤怒、压力、恐惧和一系列其他负面情绪。它是一个礼物都被宽恕,宽恕和释放你从不良情绪根植于去年。

Amplify Positive Memories.As you pull from the past,choose positive experiences rather than negative ones.Processing negative experiences may be useful in psychotherapy----I don’t know,not my are a of expertise.However,hanging out in your mind with your negative memories will decrease your feeling of well being in the present.Why not choose the success of completing that triathlon or being accepted to a great

college rather than the humiliation of wetting your pants in the first grade?(Yep,all three are in my memory banks)

Rewrite Your Personal History.You can actually sit down and write a version of your personal history simply highlighting all of the great events of your past.Try to stick to some semblance of fact.If you embellish too much or try to put a positive spin on say a traumatic experience,you will find your mind busy judging and debating the details rather than relishing the positivity of the past.And you don’t have to actually write i t down.We tell our personal stories all the time and they reinforce how we think and feel about our past .Choose the stories that reflect the gems rather than the rocks and you will in effect,rewrite history---your history that is. Text 7 Why a Low-price Retailer is Thriving（为何廉价零售如此蓬勃）

FEW domestic firms are prospering in crisis-racked Spain, but Mercadona is. Spain's largest supermarket by sales has enjoyed double-digit growth for most of the past decade. When Juan Roig, the chairman, took over in 1981, Mercadona had only eight shops, all in Valencia. Today it has 1,310 and annual sales of 16.5 billion $23.8 billion. Spain's economic troubles seem to have made it stronger. Profits dipped in 2009, but surged again by 47% in 2010 after some forceful cost-cutting.

在经历经济危机的创伤之后，西班牙很少有几家国内企业能够恢复兴旺发展，然而梅尔卡多纳除外。过去十年中，西班牙最大的销售型超市在大部分时间呈两位数增长。1981年，胡安.罗伊上任主席，任职之初，梅尔卡多纳仅有8间店铺，并且全部都在巴伦西亚。而今，它有1310家连锁店，年销售额达到165亿欧元合238亿美金。西班牙的经济问题似乎反而让它变的更为强大。2009年，经济效益下滑，但是在2010年完成了一些强有力的成本削减后，又激增了47%。

Mercadona's strength is low prices. The family-owned chain does not fritter away cash on advertising. It mercilessly squeezes the suppliers of its own-brand products. These suppliers, of which there are about 100, put up with Mercadona's squeezing because they have a long-term relationship with the company and have grown with it. Since 2009 Mercadona has shaved 2.2 billion of costs from its products, often with simple adjustments such as reducing packaging.

梅尔卡多纳的优势在低价。家族式连锁不会在广告费用上造成任何浪费。它不遗余力地要求供应商做自己的品牌的产品。而将近100家的供应商为了与这家公司长期合作，也为了得到长远的发展，不得不接受受梅尔卡多纳的要求。自2009年以来，梅尔卡多纳利用自有品牌削减了22亿欧元的成本，并且不时地做些简单的调整，如减少包装成本等措施。

Tight relationships with its suppliers foster innovation. For example, sticking a plastic lid on a large tin of tuna made it easier to open and increased its sales by 60% in 2010. Even so, Mercadona does not skimp on technology or logistics. It was the first retailer in Spain to use bar-code scanners. And it owns a fully automated logistics warehouse just outside Madrid. Robot arms stack goods in crates like a game of Tetris.

与供应商的无间合作促使革新。比如说，2010年的时候，在一大罐金枪鱼罐头上使用塑料盖子可以使之更容易开启，从而让这个产品的销售量增加了60%。即便如此，梅尔卡多纳在技术或者后勤方面绝不偷工减料。它是西班牙第一家使用条形码扫描器的零售店。并且就在马德里附近，它有一个全自动化管理的后勤仓库。机械臂把货物像叠俄罗斯方块一样垒起来。

Mercadona is unique in several ways, says Zeynep Ton of Harvard University, who wrote a case study on the chain. Its 63,500 employees are on permanent contracts with bonuses, work regular hours and receive 20 times more training than the staff of an average American retailer. This makes them more productive: sales per Mercadona employee were 18% higher in 2008 than at other Spanish supermarkets. Staff turnover is only 4%. Employees constantly gather feedback from shoppers, whom they refer to, accuratelyenough, as bosses.

梅尔卡多纳在很多方面都是独一无二的，哈佛大学的泽伊内普.托恩说道，他写了一个关于连锁的个案研究。它有63,500名员工都是终身签约包括奖金，按规律时间上班并接受培训，而培训次数可比一般的美国零售商的员工接受的培训要多20次。这使得他们生产效率更高：2008年，平均每个梅尔卡多纳员工的销售额比西班牙其他超市的销售额高出18%。而员工流动率一年仅有4%。员工们经常会收集购物者的反馈，而他们，准确的说，是指老板们。

Shops are designed to make shopping quick and easy. The selection is smaller than in other supermarkets, especially after Mercadona took theunpopular decision of eliminating 1,000 products from the shelves in 2009. Own-label items such as Deliplus a line of cosmetics account for 38 % of sales. Mercadona products were ranked number one, in terms of value for money, in a recent survey of 5,200 households by TNS, a market researcher.

商店就被设计成让人们更快更便捷地购物。梅尔卡多纳的选择区比其他超市的要小，特别是2009年以后，因为梅尔卡多纳把1000种不受欢迎的产品下架了。像Deliplus化妆品牌系列这样的自定商标货物占销售额的38%。特恩斯的一名市场调查员对5200户家庭进行调查，在最近的一次调查中，梅尔卡多纳的产品根据经济价值位列第一。

There is still plenty of room to grow at home. Mercadona accounts for 13.1 % of the floor space in Spanish supermarkets, which makes it the third-largest chain in the country, after France's Carrefour and the co-operative Eroski. It aims to enter the Italian or French market next year, probably through a small acquisition.

但是这个超市依然有很多发展空间。梅尔卡多纳占西班牙超市面积达13.1%，它达到了全国大型连锁的第三名，仅次于法国家乐福和联合以罗斯基。明年，梅尔卡多纳计划进驻意大利或者法国市场，很可能通过小型收购这个渠道。

Mr Roig doubts that the Mercadona model can simply be copied abroad. We must learn everything from everyone, he says. Unlike most Spanish bosses, Mr Roig doesn't mince his words. Earlier this year he said the only good thing about 2011 for Spain was that it would be better than 2012. It will be worse if the Spanish people do not take up the challenge of transforming Spain, he says, by which he means bringing its colossal welfare state under control. Mr Roig believes that Spain has great human capital. That is true, but Spain's youth unemployment rate-a staggering 45%-suggests that much of this talent is being squandered.

罗伊先生对梅尔卡多纳经营模式在国外市场的简单套用表示不确定。我们必须从每个人身上学习所有的东西，他这样说道。与西班牙大多数的老板不同，罗伊先生不会装腔作势。今年年初，他谈及有关2011年对西班牙有好处的唯一一点是，会比2012更好。如果西班牙人民不去挑战改变西班牙，那么情况会变的更糟，他说道，而他的意思是把它的臃肿的福利体系带入正轨。罗伊先生相信西班牙有极好的人力资源。确实如此，但是西班牙的青年不在业率达令人惊讶的45%，这表明大部分的资源都被浪费了。

The protesters in the plazas complain that Spain's politicians have lost touch with how ordinary people live. That is not a mistake a supermarket can afford to make.

广场抗议的人群控诉说，西班牙政府和普通人的生活有所隔膜。而这个失误则不是超市可以解决的。

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Text 8 Americans are Overoptimistic about Their Weight (美国人对自己的体重乐观)

Ninety percent of Americans know that most of their compatriots are overweight, but just 40 percent believe themselves to be too fat, according to a study published on Tuesday.

本周二公布的一项调查报告显示，有多达90%的美国人认为他们的大部分同胞都超重，但只有40%的人承认自己胖。

Government statistics show that more that 60 percent of the U.S. population is overweight, and half is obese, meaning they are at serious risk of health effects from their weight.

美国政府的统计数字显示，有超过60%的美国人超重，有一半美国人处于肥胖状态，这意味着众多美国人都处在一种健康隐患之中。

But the Pew Research Center telephone survey of more than 2,000 adults found that many people overestimate how tall they are and underestimate how much they weigh--and thus do not rate themselves are overweight, even when they are.

美国皮尤研究中心对2000多名美国成年人进行了一项电话调查。调查结果显示，很多美国人都过高估计了自己的身高，同时低估了自己的体重，即便他们确实超重了，他们也并不觉得自己胖。

"The survey finds that most Americans, including those who say they are overweight, agree that personal behavior--rather than genetic disposition or marketing by food companies--is the main reason people are overweight," Pew says in the report.

调查报告中写道：“调查发现，大多数美国人，其中包括那些认为自己超重的人，都认为个人行为习惯而非遗传或其他因素是造成超重的最主要原因。”

"In particular, the public says that a failure to get enough exercise is the most important reason, followed by a lack of willpower about what to eat. About half the public also says that the kinds of foods marketed at restaurants and grocery stores are a very important cause, and roughly a third say the same about the effect of genetics and heredity."

报告说，大多数被调查者都指出，缺乏足够的体育锻炼是其中最主要的原因，其次是缺乏控制饮食的意志力。另外，大约还有一半的被调查者还表示，在餐馆和食品店中出售的食物种类也是一个非常重要的因素。还有大约三分之一的人认为基因及遗传因素从中起作用。

And at least some people appear to have given up on dieting to control their weight, the survey found.

调查显示，至少有些人为了控制体重开始采取了节食的做法。

"One in four respondents in our survey say they are currently dieting, and roughly half (52 percent) say they have dieted at some point in their lives. In a poll taken 15 years ago, the percentage of adults who reported having ever dieted was slightly higher--57 percent," the report reads.

“有四分之一的被调查者表示他们目前正在节食，还有大约一半的人(52%)表示他们曾经采取过节食这种做法。在15年前的一项相关调查中，表示有过节食做法的成年人的比率要稍高一些，为57%。”

The adults polled were asked how tall they are and how much they weigh. Doctors and researchers around the world use a ration of height to weight called body mass index to calculate if someone is obese or overweight.

研究人员和医护者向这些参与调查的人询问其身高和体重，然后计算出他们的身体质量指数，以衡量其是否超重或肥胖。

The women reported they weighed a median of 150 pounds and had a median height of 5 feet five inches, which would put them just barely on the borderline of being overweight.

按照这些女性被调查者的表述，她们的平均体重为150磅，平均身高为5英尺5英寸，这让她们正处于超重的边缘。

But national statistics indicate that U.S. women in fact have a median weight of 155 pounds and are only 5 feet 4 inches tall, which puts them squarely into the overweight column.

但国家统计数字显示，美国妇女实际上的平均体重为155磅，平均身高为5英尺4英寸，这样算出的身体质量指数则不折不扣地属于超重范围。

"As for men, well, they give themselves even more phantom height than women do--two extra inches," the report reads. "The self-reported median height of men in the Pew survey is 5 feet 11 inches, compared with 5 feet 9 inches in the government survey."

对于美国成年男性来说，他们对自己身高的评价则要比女性更加“乐观”一些——他们对自己身高的评价整整多出了2英寸。皮尤研究中心的调查中，美国男人自我报告的平均身高为5英尺11英寸，而政府部门的调查则显示为5英尺9英寸。

"Virtually everyone agrees that a person's weight has an impact on the chances for a long and healthy life," the report reads. "More than nine-in-ten (91 percent) believe that weight has an impact on attractiveness, either a little (35 percent) or a lot (56 percent)."

报告说，事实上每个人都承认人的体重对于寿命和健康的影响。超过9/10的人(91%)承认体重对外形吸引力的影响，35%的人认为影响较小，而有56%的人认为有很大影响。

Text 9 Finding a New Career within Your Present Company(您现在的公司内寻找一个新的职业)

If you spend the majority of your time on the clock struggling to keep your eyes open, it may be time to find a new vocation. But before you start writing cover letters or practicing answers to tough interview questions, consider the possibilities for reinventing yourself within your current company. Finding fulfillment may be as simple as switching departments, responsibilities, or managers.

如果你花时钟上的大多数您的时间，努力睁大眼睛，也可能是时间去寻找一个新的职业。但在此之前开始写求职信或执业棘手的面试问题的答案，考虑重塑自己当前公司的可能性。寻找实现可作为简单交换

部门的责任，或经理。

First, make a list of the type of jobs that you think you would like to do. If you are interested in writing, for example, consider the opportunities in your current company for writing employee communications pieces, direct mailings to customers, or advertising slogans. Remember that many departments require writers to compose training manuals, procedures bulletins, and simple office correspondence.

首先，你认为你会喜欢做的工作类型列表。如果您在写作上感兴趣，例如，考虑在当前公司编写员工通讯件，直接邮寄给客户，或广告标语的机会。请记住，许多部门需要作家撰写训练手册，程序公告，以及简单的办公通信。

Scrutinize (自信检查)your list carefully and realistically imagine yourself doing the jobs that you have listed. Think about the actual tasks that you would be required to do. For example, if you are considering a job as an events coordinator, your responsibilities would include visiting potential event sites, negotiating contracts, and brainstorming themes. These may sound very exciting, but this job also involves getting everything done on a tight deadline, checking and rechecking all details (which can often change at the last minute), and keeping all participants fully aware of the plans. When you see the incumbent（现任者）in this position, she often seems relaxed and smiling, but it’s part of the job to appear this way. Most of the time, her mind is racing over last-minute details.

仔细审核您的列表，实事求是地想象自己在做你所列举的工作。想想看，你会被要求做的实际工作。例如，如果你正在考虑作为一个时间协调员的工作，你的职责将包括来访的潜在事件的网站，合同谈判，和集思广益的主题。这些听起来可能非常令人兴奋的，但这项工作还涉及一切时间紧迫，检查和复查的所有细节（这往往能在最后一刻改变），并保持所有与会者充分意识到计划。当你看到在这个位置的现任时，她经常似乎轻松，面带微笑，但它的工作的一部分，出现这种方式。大多数时候，她的头脑是赛车在最后一分钟的细节。

Learn more about the jobs that you have selected. Talk to your colleagues and find out what they know about them. Workmates often have friends working in different departments, and some of them may work in the areas that you’re interested in. Prepare yourself with a list of questions and try to arrange informal coffee sessions with these people. Take this opportunity to discuss all your issues and concerns. Most people are happy to talk about themselves.

了解更多有关您所选择的作业。你的同事交谈，了解他们对他们很了解。工友们经常有朋友在不了解更多有关您所选择的作业，而其中一些可能在你感兴趣英寸自己准备的问题清单，并尽量安排与这些人的非正式咖啡会议的领域工作。借此机会讨论所有的问题和关注。大多数人都高兴地谈论自己。

Upgrade your skills in areas where you are lacking. Through your research, you may discover that you just aren’t qualified for some of the jobs that interest you. Night school and correspondence courses are readily available in most parts of the country. These programs are sometimes government sponsored, which means that there may be no cost to you. Or you can check with your personnel department, as many companies will pay all or part of tuition fees for courses at accredited colleges and universities.

升级你的技能，在地方缺乏。通过你的研究，您可能会发现你只是不适合某些工作你有兴趣的资格。夜校和函授课程都是现成的，在全国大部分地区。这些程序有时候政府主办的，这意味着有可能是你的成本。或者你可以检查你的人事部门，因为许多公司将支付认可高校的课程全部或部分学费。

（Try job shadowing someone who has the job you want. Approach your manager or personnel department and ask about career planning. Tell them that you are interested in developing your career with the company and ask them for suggestions. It often works to spend time working alongside the person who is already in the job. You can do this for as little as an hour a day for a few days, or for a full day, depending on how much time the managers are willing to spare for this type of activity. This has to be tactfully handled, as you don’t want to appear as though you are trying to take over the other person’s job. The best explanation is to say that you are looking at many different options, not specifically at this position.）多余

（尝试工作阴影的人有你想要的工作。接近你的经理或人事部门和有关职业生涯规划的要求。告诉他们，你在你的职业生涯发展与公司感兴趣，并要求他们提出建议。它经常花时间一起工作的人已经在工作。你可以做，如少一个小时了几天，或一整天的一天。取决于多少时间的管理者都愿意为这种类型的活动，以备用。这婉转处理，因为你不希望出现的，好像你正视图接管其他人的工作。最好的解释是说，您正在寻找许多不同的选项，而不是专门在这个位置上。）多余

Volunteer for project work in your areas of interest. Tell your manager that you are interested in being involved with projects on your own time. Before or after your regular hours of work, you can participate in all sorts of activities. People rarely turn down an extra pair of hands when it’s offered voluntarily.

志愿者项目的工作，在您感兴趣的领域。告诉你的经理，你有兴趣参加与对自己的时间项目。之前或之后您的正常工作时间内，你可以参加各种活动。人们很少把一双额外的手时，它的自愿提供。

Join charitable committees at your workplace. Most companies involve employees in fundraising activities. No matter what group you join, you will meet fellow employees from other departments. You can even start up your own project, such as a volleyball or softball tournament and sell admission tickets. You will benefit from the experience while helping those who are less fortunate.

加入您的工作场所的慈善委员会。大多数公司参与筹款活动的员工。无论你加入哪个组，你会遇到来自其他部门的资深员工。你甚至可以开始自己的项目，如排球或垒球锦标赛和出售入场卷。你会从经验中受益，同时帮助那些不太幸运的人。

Make a good impression wherever you go. As you find yourself meeting new people at all levels, keep an open mind. Be prepared to listen and learn. Don’t act as if you know everything. Remember that their time is valuable, and if they are prepared to share their knowledge, all the better. Try to remain cheerful even if things begin to get complicated and you don’t understand everything that’s going on. When it comes to applying for a job in one of these departments, people will remember your behavior. This is your chance to shine!

请留下良好的印象，无论你走到哪里。当你发现自己新人们满足各级，保持开放的心态。准备倾听和学习。不要充当如果你知道的一切。请记住，他们的时间是有价值的，如果他们愿意分享他们的知识，那就更好了。尽量保持开朗，即使事情开始变得复杂，你不明白一切是怎么回事。当谈到对申请在这些部门的工作，人们会记住你的行为。这是你的机会闪耀。

Text 10 It’s Never Too Late To Learn Anything

I have a group of ladies who are beginner to intermediate level snow skiers that I teach each week fo r eightweeks during the winter. When we were sitting on the chairlift, we saw some of the little kids be low who werefearlessly zipping down the slopes. These kids must have been anywhere from four to six years of age.

我在冬季的八周时间里，每周都有一群介于初学者和中级水平的学习滑雪的女士。当我们坐在扶手椅上时，我们会看到下面的一些小孩子无所畏惧的冲下山坡。这些四到六岁的孩子到处都有。

Some of the ladies remarked how they wished they had started snow skiing at the same age of these little kids. They claimed that the kids seem to have no fear unlike them, struggling adults. When the k ids fall onthe snow, they just get up again and laugh it off.

有些女士说她们多么希望在年纪和这些小孩子相仿的时候开始滑雪。他们声称孩子们似乎介不像她们那样恐惧。当孩子们摔倒在雪地上后，他们马上站起来并一笑置之。

This is in total contrast to adults who often have a deep fear of falling and injuring themselves. Indeed , someof my ladies tend to tense up and ski very slowly when the slopes are a bit steeper or icier. Th e commonobjective they all have when I asked them what they wanted to achieve this winter is to ha

ve moreconfidence on the ski slopes.

这是和成年人往往有一种深深的恐惧会伤到自己的一种鲜明的对比。确实，当滑雪坡变得稍微陡峭或有冰的时候，这些女士们往往会变得紧张并放慢速度。当我问他们在这个冬天想取得什么成就时，她们都拥有的这一共同的目标是在这个冬天会更有信心的站在滑雪坡上。

What these ladies might not be realizing is that they are already setting great examples for other adul ts.Instead of choosing not to pursue a sport or activity like snow skiing because they think they are al ready too old, they signed up to take ski lessons from professional certified instructors.

相比于其他成年人认为他们已经太大了而选择不去追求一项像滑雪这样的运动或活动，这些女士们可能不会意识到的是她们已经设为其他成年人树立了良好的榜样。她们从专业认可的指导师那里报名参加滑雪课。

Despite their fears, they are always willing to try out the various drills I show them or venture out with theclass on steeper terrain that they otherwise might not have skied down on their own. I give them a lot ofcredit for this and their efforts slowly pay off as they continually surprise themselves each week with theirskill improvements.

除了她们的恐惧外，她们还是愿意尝试我展示给她们的多种多样的训练或者在某些她们没有自己滑过的陡峭地形探险的。我给他们充分的信任和评价，他们的努力慢慢有所回报，她们不断地惊讶于自己每个星期在技术上的改善。

Don’t Compare To Others

不要和别人计较

Although it would have been nice to start a sport like snow skiing at an early age, that opportunity ha s pastfor us adults so it’s not even worth dwelling on. My adult students should not compare themselv es to thekids speeding past. They should be proud enough to participate in an activity that many othe r adultsconsider too extreme to start.

虽然在早年便开始一项类似于滑雪这样的活动是很好的，但这个机会已经过去，我们不该沉湎于遗憾之中。我的那些成人学生不该用自己比较自己的小孩超速过去。他们应该足以感到自豪的参加了一个许多其他成年人认为过于偏激去进行的活动。

My ladies need not reach the level of the kids to have fun out there. They can enjoy the ski slopes on theirown level and they are doing the right thing by learning how to do it safely with expert supervisio

n and coaching.

我的女学员们也无需要达到外面的孩子们所感到快乐的那种程度。他们可以以她们自己的水平享受滑雪场地，而且她们正在专家监督和指导下学习如何安全做到正确的事情。

Progress On Your Own Terms

以你自己的方式进展

This should be the same with any new skills whether they are sports or foreign languages or comput ers. Alladults should realize that it is never too late to learn new things. For example, it is great to see more andmore seniors are now taking efforts to learn how to use computers and the internet so that they cancommunicate with their loved ones online or share photos.

不管新技能是运动或外语还是计算机，这应该是相同的。所有的成人都应该意识新鲜事物到应该活到老学到老。例如,很高兴看到越来越多的高级用户正在付出努力来学习如何使用电脑和互联网以便他们能与他们所爱的人在线分享照片。

In fact, learning new things is a good thing because new skills help exercise our bodies and our mind s. Thishas proven to be one of the best anti-aging strategies out there.

事实上，对新事物更多的学习是一件好事，因为新技能帮助锻炼我们的身体和心灵。这已经被证明是最好的抗衰老的策略。

So if you have ever wanted to learn a certain sport or some other skill, do not hesitate to take the initi ativeto sign up for a course or seminar that will help get you started. Although you might not become an expert,you can still benefit greatly from all the enjoyment that you will get when participating with t hose new skills.

所以如果你曾经想过学习某一项运动或其他一些技巧，不要犹豫，请主动报名参加一个课程或研讨会，这将帮助您起步。虽然你可能不会成为一个专家，你仍然可以得到受用不尽的乐趣，你会在参与与那些新技能中获取到东西。

The ladies in my ski classes should feel no shame because they are slower than the ski kids. Instead , theyshould feel proud to add yet another skill and activity to their lives.

女士们在我的滑雪课中应该不会因为她们的速度比滑雪的孩子慢感到不好意思。相反,他们应该感到自豪，因为她们为自己的生活添加了另一项技巧和活动。

Feel free to share below a new skill that you learned later in life as well as those that you have still ye t tolearn.

在下边分享一下最近你所学到的新技能以及那些你今后生活中还有待了解的技能来感受一下自由吧。