10句话揭开人际关系的秘密

 　　First up, one of the most important areas for pretty much everyone: people skills. I hope you can get a bit of wisdom and inspiration¹ out of these quotes and from the people who have walked before us.

　　首先，对我们每个人来说都很重要的就是人际关系。我希望，你能够从以下这些名人名言中撷取到一些智慧和感悟，毕竟这些名人已经走在了我们前面，为我们做出了榜样。

　　1.Aesop: No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.

　　伊索：勿以善小而不为。

　　2.Alexander Solshenitsen:The less you speak, the more you will hear.

　　亚历山大-索尔仁尼琴（俄罗斯文学家，1970年诺贝尔文学家得主）：说得越少，听到得越多。

　　3.Andrew Carnegie: As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

　　安德鲁-卡耐基（美国钢铁大王，杰出慈善家）：我活得年岁越大，就越少注意别人是怎么说的。我只看他们是怎么做的。

　　4.Aristotle: Friendship is a single soul dwelling² in two bodies.

　　亚里士多德：友谊就是一个灵魂寄居在两具身体里。

　　5.Doris M. Smith: Arguing with a fool proves there are two.

　　桃瑞丝-史密斯（作家）：与傻瓜争吵只能说明你也是个傻瓜。

　　6.Madonna: A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That’s why they don’t get what they want.

　　麦当娜：很多人不敢说出他们想要什么，所以他们得不到他们想要的东西。

　　7.Og Mandino: Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend³ them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster⁴. Your life will never be the same again.

　　奥格-曼狄诺（作家、演讲家，着有《世界上最伟大的推销员》一书）：从今天开始，对待每个人就好像他们在今天午夜之前就将离开人世。把你所有的关爱、善良和理解都赋予他们。你的生活从此将会不一样。

　　8.Ralph Nichols: The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood.

　　拉尔夫-尼科尔斯：人类最基本的需要就是理解和被理解。

　　9.Russell Ewing: A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery⁵, a leader makes it interesting. A boss is interested in himself or herself, a leader is interested in the group.

　　罗素-尤因：老板制造恐惧，领袖带来信心。老板指责他人，领袖纠正错误。老板无所不知，领袖知人善任。老板使工作枯燥，领袖使工作有趣。老板关注员工，领袖关注团队。

　　10.Wilfred Peterson:Be gentle with yourself, learn to love yourself, to forgive yourself, for only as we have the right attitude toward⁶ ourselves can we have the right attitude toward others.

　　威尔弗雷德-皮特森：善待自己，爱惜自己，原谅自己，只有当我们能正确地对待自己时，我们才能正确地对待他人。

1 inspiration   

n.灵感，鼓励者，吸气

参考例句：

• These events provided the inspiration for his first novel.这些事件给了他创作第一部小说的灵感。
• What an inspiration she was to all around her!她对于她周围所有的人是一种多么大的鼓舞！

2 dwelling   

n.住宅，住所，寓所

参考例句：

• Those two men are dwelling with us.那两个人跟我们住在一起。
• He occupies a three-story dwelling place on the Park Street.他在派克街上有一幢3层楼的寓所。

3 extend   

v.伸开；展开，伸展；扩大；加大

参考例句：

• Can you extend your visit for a few days more?你能把你的访问再延长几天吗？
• The examinations extend over two weeks.考试持续两个星期。

4 muster   

v.集合，收集，鼓起，激起；n.集合，检阅，集合人员，点名册

参考例句：

• Go and muster all the men you can find.去集合所有你能找到的人。
• I had to muster my courage up to ask him that question.我必须鼓起勇气向他问那个问题。

5 drudgery   

n.苦工，重活，单调乏味的工作

参考例句：

• People want to get away from the drudgery of their everyday lives.人们想摆脱日常生活中单调乏味的工作。
• He spent his life in pointlessly tiresome drudgery.他的一生都在做毫无意义的烦人的苦差事。

6 toward   

prep.对于，关于，接近，将近，向，朝

参考例句：

• Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
• Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了，并跑了过去。