Unit 15 Study Skills

These are the parts of the character: ear, you, eyes, undivided attention and heart.

“耳”、“你”、“目”、“專一”和“心”。

Unit 15 Study Skills

Being a good listener means much more than just listening with ears. Eyes mean that I should look at you while you are speaking as a sign of respect. In other words I should not watch TV, or look over your shoulder at other people while we are talking

作一名好的傾聽者，決不只是“用耳朵聽”。“目”字的意思是，你說話時我應當看著你，這是尊重對方的表現。換句話說，當我們在一起談話時，我不應當看電視，也不應當越過你的肩膀瞅著別人。

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What about heart? Heart is what makes you love other people. You can love your friend, even though you don't agree with everything she or he says. So when you listen to someone, you should listen with complete attention, and with complete respect for

那么“心”字的意思是什么呢？“心”是指對別人的愛心。你能愛你的朋友，即使你并不同意他們所說的每一件事情。因此，當你聽某人說話時，你要一心一意地聽，對別人完全尊重。

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Here are some more tips on becoming a good listener. First, take turns to listen. Don't all try to speak at the same time when you are in a group. Listen without interrupting, and stop others from interrupting. Then it will be someone else's turn. That wa

我們還可以對怎樣作個好的傾聽者提出幾點意見。第一，輪流地聽。當你們在一起時，不要同時爭著說話。聽的時候不要打斷人家的講話，還要阻止別人插話。然后再輪到另外的人講話。這樣，每個人都有說話的機會，也有人家恭聽你說話的機會。

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Second, if your friends have problems, do not give advice. Ask questions instead, such as What do yo want? How do you feel about it? What are you afraid might happen? They will be able to find answers to any problems themselves, with your support. They

“你需要什么？你對此感覺怎樣？你擔心會出什么事情？”在你的支持幫助下，無論什么問題他們自己都會找到解決的辦法的。他們需要的只是鼓勵和信任，相信他們在盡力而為。

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Third, listen and be quiet while others are talking! Don't interrupt, saying, Oh yes, that reminds me of

“啊，是呀，這使我想起……”然后開始談自己的事情。如果某個人有嚴重的問題，或是生病，或是悲傷，這時你就不要談起多年前在你自己的生活中發生的類似的事情。

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Most of us are able to solve most of our problems. Often, all we need is a good friend who will listen to us while we talk things through. If friends can take turns to listen to each other well, life will be better!

我們大多數人都有能力解決自己的大部分問題。我們常常需要的是一位能傾聽我們“暢敘衷腸”的好朋友。如果朋友們能夠輪流相互傾聽對方的談話，那么生活就會變得更美好！

Unit 16 Social and Personal

Fred Pearson was walking through the university town of Oxford one morning in 1961.

1961年的某個早上，弗雷德·皮爾遜正步行通過牛津大學城。

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He was on his way to a lecture, when a tourist stopped him and asked him for directions.

他走在去聽課的路上，此時一位游客攔住他問路。

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As Fred was going in the same direction, he walked along with the tourist.

因為游客與弗雷德走的是同一個方向，他便與游客一道同行。

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They got on so well that Fred decided not to go to the lecture but to show the tourist around the university instead.

他們相處得很融洽，于是弗雷德決定不去聽課，而帶領這位游客到這所大學各處參觀。

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They spent a full and very enjoyable morning together, and Fred discovered that he had a gift for making a visit interesting and lively.

他們一起度過了一個充實而又非常愉快的早上，弗雷德發現自己具有導游的才能，能使參觀活動變得趣味盎然。

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At lunchtime, the tourist thanked him and gave him ten pounds, which was a lot of money in those days.

午餐時，這位游客向他表示感謝，并給了他10英鎊。這在當時可算是一大筆錢了。

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Fred realized that he had discovered an interesting and enjoyable way of making money.

弗雷德認識到，他已找到了一種既有趣又愉快的掙錢方法。

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In the evenings he studied hard for his exams, and most mornings he took tourists around Oxford.

他晚間努力學習，以應付考試，而大多數早上，他則帶領游客在牛津大學參觀。

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He passed his exams, and even better, when he left university he had earned enough money to start his own business, offering guide services to tourists.

他考試過關了，更愜意的是，他大學畢業時，所賺的錢足夠他開始經營自己的行業--為游客提供導游服務。

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This is one example of a part-time job leading to greater things.

這是兼職工作通向更大事業的一個例子。

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It is a good idea to start a part-time job so long as it does not affect your studies.

只要不影響學習，干兼職工作的想法是不錯的。

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For one thing, when you earn money, you will not have to keep on asking your parents for money.

首先，當自己掙了錢，你就用不著老向父母要錢了。

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You can buy whatever you need if you have enough money.

錢多了，你需要什么就可以買什么。

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It is good preparation for the world outside schools and universities.

這對走出學校進入社會是一個良好的準備。

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We should learn the value of money and learn how many hours' work has to be done before we can buy something.

我們應該認識到錢的價值，知道要干多少小時的活，我們才能買某件物品。

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There is another good reason for taking a part-time job.

干兼職工作還有一條充分的理由。

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It is good to learn to work with others in a team.

學會在一個集體里與其他人一道工作是有益的。

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There are many things to be learnt when you start working.

開始工作時，你有許多東西要學。

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You have to be able to check instructions.

你必須會查對說明。你必須會籌劃工作。

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You have to be able to plan your work so that all your jobs will be finished in time.

以便你的工作能及時完成。

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You have to learn when to ask for help and when to ask for information.

你得學會什么時候請求幫助，什么時候打聽信息。

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You will find that people will help you if you are ready to help them.

你會發現，如果你樂于幫助別人，別人也會幫助你。

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Another good reason for taking a part-time job is that employers usually prefer to hire someone who has already had some work experience. They value someone who leads an active life and is anxious to learn. For example, a newspaper might employ you if you

干兼職工作的另一條充分的理由就是，雇主們通常愿意錄用已有一些工作經驗的人。他們很看重生活積極、渴望學習的人。例如，如果你在大學或中學就讀時曾為某學生雜志工作過，那么報社就可能錄用你。一般來說，如果你已干過一些兼職工作，找到適合工作的機會就會大些。