商务英语翻译 Unit 10.ppt

* * * 1. Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money, it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative efforts, the joy and moral stimulation of work no longer must be forgotten in the mad chase of evanescent profits. These dark days, my friends, will be worth all they cost us, if they teach us that our true destiny is not to be ministered on to, but to minister to ourselves, to our fellow men. 幸福并不在于单纯的占有金钱，幸福还在于取得成功后的喜悦，在于创造努力时的激情。务必不能再忘记劳动带来的喜悦和激励，而去疯狂追逐那转瞬即逝的利润。如果这些黯淡的日子能使我们认识到，我们真正的使命不是要别人侍奉，而是要为自己和同胞们服务的话，那么，我们付出的代价是完全值得的。 2. First impressions are often lasting ones. Indeed, if you play your cards right, you can enjoy the benefits of what sociologists call the “halo effect.” This means that if you’re viewed positively within the critical first few minutes, the person you’ve met will likely assume everything you do is positive. 第一印象常常是持久的印象。的确，如果处理得当，你就能有幸获得社会学家称之为“光环效应”带来的种种好处。这就是说，要是在一开始关键的几分钟里你就给人留下好的印象，初遇者就可能认为你办的事件件都好。 3. How you move and gesture will greatly influence an interviewer’s first impression of you. In a landmark study of communications, psychologists discovered that seven percent of any message about our feelings and attitudes comes from the words we use, 38 percent from our voice, and a startling 55 percent from our facial expressions. In fact, when our facial expression or tone of voice conflicts with our words, the listener will typically put more weight on the nonverbal message. 你的一举一动都会大大影响你给面试者的第一印象。在有关人际交流的一项意义重大的研究中，心理学家发现，关于情感和态度的信息7%来自语言文字，38%来自语音，而竟有55%来自面部表情。事实上，如果面部表情或说话语调与我们所说的语言本身发生矛盾时，听者通常会更加看重非语言信息。 4. Monitor your body language to make sure you don’t seem too desperate for the job, or too eager to please. Keep a Poker face in business situations. Inappropriate smiling is the most common example of a nonverbal behavior that undercuts verbal messages — making you appear weak and unassertive. Good eye contact is also important. One study found that job applicants who make more eye contact are perceived a