20 做一個更好的傾聽者(doc)
20. Become a Better Listener I strongly believe that it is rather important to be a good listener. And although I have become a better listener than I was ten years ago, I have to admit I'm still only an adequate1 listener. 　　Effective2 listening is more than simply avoiding the bad habit of interrupting others while they are speaking or finishing their sentences. It's being content to listen to the entire thought of someone rather than waiting impatiently for your chance to respond. In some ways, the way we fail to listen is symbolic of 3 the way we live. We often treat communication as if it were a race. It's almost like our goal is to have no time gaps4 between the conclusion of the sentence of the person we are speaking with and the beginning of our own. My wife and I were recently at a cafe having lunch, eavesdropping on5 the conversations around us. It seemed that no one was really listening to one another, instead they were taking turns6 not listening to one another.I asked my wife if I still did the same thing. With a smile on her face she said,“ Only sometimes.” Slowing down7 your responses and becoming a better listener aids you in becoming a more peaceful person. It takes pressure from you. If you think about it, you'll notice that it takes an enormous amount of energy and is very stressful to be sitting at the edge of your seat trying to guess what the person in front of you (or on the telephone) is going to say so that you can fire8 back your response. But as you wait for the person you are communicating with to finish, as you simply listen more intently9 to what is being said, you'll notice that the pressure you feel is off. You'll immediately feel more relaxed, and so will the people you are talking to.They will feel safe in slowing down their own responses because they won't feel in competition with you for “ air time10” ! Not only will becoming a better listener make you a more patient person, it will also enhance the quality of your relationships. Everyone loves to talk to someone who truly listens to what they are saying. 做一個更好的傾聽者 我堅信做一個好的傾聽者是相當重要的。盡管比起10年前，我已成為一個不錯的傾聽 者，但我還得承認我不過是個僅僅夠格的傾聽者。 　　真正的傾聽不僅僅是改掉在人家說話時或快要說完時打斷人家的不良習慣，真正的 傾聽應該是樂于傾聽對方的全部思想，而不是不耐煩地等待你應答的機會。從某些意義 上說，我們不善于傾聽，就反映了我們的生活方式。我們經常視交流為一種接力賽，好 像我們的努力方向便是在我們的交談對象說完他的話和我們張口說話之間不留時間。我 夫人和我最近在一家咖啡館吃午飯時，偷聽周圍人的交談。我們的感覺是似乎沒有人真 正在聽對方說話；相反他們在輪流不聽對方說話。我問我夫人是否我也是這樣。她微微 一笑說，“只是有時?！?放慢你應答的節(jié)奏去做更好的傾聽者，能夠幫助你成為一個更為心平氣和的人，能夠 幫助你擺脫壓力。如果你好好想一想，你便能悟出：坐在椅邊竭力去猜測你面前的人(或 電話線那端的人)將要說什么，你好噼里啪啦地回應一番話，要花費你很大的精力，也是 很令人緊張的事。但是你邊等與之交流的人把話說完，邊專注于對方所說的內容，你就 會發(fā)現壓力沒有了。你馬上會感到更為放松，你交談的對象也更為放松。他們會感到放 慢他們的應答沒有什么不是，因為他們不必跟你爭“廣播時間”!做一個更好的傾聽者不僅 能 1.adequate[5“δικωιτ]adj.勉強夠的，差強人意的 2.effective[ι5φεκτιπ]adj.能產生(預期)結果的，有效的 3.symbolic[σιμ5βΧλικ]adj.(與of連用)作為象征的 4.gap[⊥“π]n.間隙，間隔 5.eavesdrop[5ι:πζ((((]vi.(與on連用)偷聽，竊聽 6.turn[τΕ:ν]n.(依次輪流時各自的)一次機會 7.slowdown(使)慢下來，(使)減速 8.fire[5φαιΕ]vt.猛烈地發(fā)出 9.intently[ιν5τεντ((]adv.專注地 10.airtime[((( ταιμ]廣播時間
20 做一個更好的傾聽者(doc)