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高三英语培优外刊阅读

外刊精选｜新的一年，如何做一个更有魅力的人？

古希腊人认为魅力是“天赐的礼物”，并非人人有之。而实际上，魅力是可以通过后天练习习得的。那么是什么造就了这种人格魅力？如何才能变得魅力四射？新年的第一天，让我们开始做一个富有魅力的人吧！

WhatMakesPeopleCharismatic,andHowYouCanBe,Too

①TheancientGreeksdescribedcharismaasa“giftofgrace,”anaptdescriptorifyoubelievelikabilityisaGod-giventraitthatcomesnaturallytosomebutnotothers.Thetruthisthatcharismaisalearnedbehavior,askilltobedevelopedinmuchthesamewaythatwelearnedtowalkorpracticevocabularywhenstudyinganewlanguage.

②Ifyou’relookingforagoodstartingpointtobemorelikable,JohnAntonakis,aprofessorattheUniversityofLausanne,suggestsstorytelling.

③Themostcharismaticpeopleinaroom,hesays,arethosewhospeakmetaphorically,providingsubstancetoaconversationthroughexemplaryuseofanecdotesandcomparisons.Theyaren’trecountingeventsbutparaphrasingactionwhileusingfacialgestures,energeticbodylanguageandvocalinflectionstoframekeypoints.They’reexpertsatusingmoralconvictionandreflectionsofgroupsentiment,aswellasemployingquestions,evenrhetoricalones,thatkeeppeopleengaged.

④Inshort,theyjusttellagoodstory.

⑤Charismagoesbeyondbeingarefinedandengagingspeaker,however.Asidefrombeinghumorousandengaging,charismaticpeopleareabletoblockoutdistractions,leavingthosewhointeractwiththemfeelingasiftimehadstoppedandtheywereallthatmattered.

⑥Thequickestwaytobemorelikableistogetoutandpracticebeingmorelikable.Eachinteractionoffersachancetostudyandtoemploynewstrategies.

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.charismatic[?k?r?z?m?t?k]adj.___________________________

2.substance[?s?bst?ns]n.________________________

3.exemplary[?ɡ?zempl?ri]adj.________________________

4.anecdote[??n?kd??t]n.________________________

5.inflection[?n?flek?n]n.________________________

6.refined[r??fa?nd]a