更美的世界10-培养领导素质

[00:00.00]Learn to be a Leader 培养领导素质
[00:05.62]Today’s youth seem content to take the easy route
[00:09.56]and enjoy the ride of life.
[00:11.31]When tough situations arise,
[00:13.40]they often pout¹ and complain.
[00:15.68]How you live your teen years will have a profound impact
[00:19.18]on the rest of your life.
[00:20.39]You must learn to utilize² your time wisely.
[00:23.02]You may not see it now,
[00:24.76]but developing leadership characteristics
[00:27.29]at a young age is very important.
[00:29.24]As we get older,
[00:30.56]it becomes harder to overcome bad habits
[00:33.64]and replace them with good ones.
[00:35.15]Possessing leadership qualities is essential,
[00:38.22]both in this life and in the world to come.
[00:41.25]There are certain qualities that one needs to develop
[00:44.45]in order to become a leader:
[00:45.84]justice, judgment³, dependability,
[00:48.71]initiative, decisiveness, tact⁴, integrity,
[00:52.96]enthusiasm, poise⁵, unselfishness,
[00:56.90]courage, knowledge and loyalty⁶.
[00:59.53]You may recognize these as good qualities to have,
[01:02.92]without realizing how they apply to leadership.
[01:05.97]The more that these qualities are part of your nature,
[01:08.83]the more productive and enjoyable your life will be.
[01:11.88]All of these are qualities
[01:13.86]that one must possess to one degree or another.
[01:16.36]Contrary to popular opinion,
[01:18.56]leadership is something that is learned.
[01:20.75]No one is born a leader.
[01:22.71]We are all capable of exhibiting the leadership qualities mentioned above—
[01:27.08]some just choose not to.
[01:28.95]Of course, not everyone can be the “top dog,”
[01:31.89]let alone all the time.
[01:34.20]However, everyone does have the capacity to lead in some way—
[01:37.69]but action is required!
[01:40.00]Understand that learning is a fact of life—
[01:43.16]learning to ride a bike, learning to drive,
[01:45.69]learning to type, learning mathematics, etc.
[01:48.41]All of these activities require action.
[01:50.94]While we are born with many different abilities,
[01:53.88]if we do not harness and develop them,
[01:56.08]those abilities will never come to fruition.
[01:58.36]Youth is an excellent time to start developing leadership traits.
[02:02.73]Take the time to study each one in detail.
[02:05.59]Put them into practice as you interact with other people.
[02:08.87]Determine which areas you are weak in,
[02:11.50]striving to always improve.
[02:13.12]Observe the leaders,
[02:14.77]and how they handle situations and carry themselves.
[02:18.27]Also, study the lives of great leaders.
[02:21.23]The results will serve you in this life—and beyond!

1 pout   

v.撅嘴；绷脸；n.撅嘴；生气，不高兴

参考例句：

• She looked at her lover with a pretentious pout.她看着恋人，故作不悦地撅着嘴。
• He whined and pouted when he did not get what he wanted.他要是没得到想要的东西就会发牢骚、撅嘴。

2 utilize   

vt.使用，利用

参考例句：

• The cook will utilize the leftover ham bone to make soup.厨师要用吃剩的猪腿骨做汤。
• You must utilize all available resources.你必须利用一切可以得到的资源。

3 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

4 tact   

n.机敏，圆滑，得体

参考例句：

• She showed great tact in dealing with a tricky situation.她处理棘手的局面表现得十分老练。
• Tact is a valuable commodity.圆滑老练是很有用处的。

5 poise   

vt./vi. 平衡，保持平衡；n.泰然自若，自信

参考例句：

• She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise.她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。
• Ballet classes are important for poise and grace.芭蕾课对培养优雅的姿仪非常重要。

6 loyalty   

n.忠诚，忠心

参考例句：

• She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
• His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。