2019年中石油職稱英語新版選讀文章系列(44)

1、2019 年中石油職稱英語新版選讀文章系列 (44)Fundamental Techniques in Handling People 處理人際關(guān)系的基本技巧1.On the morning of April 15,1865,Abraham Lincoln laydying in a hall bedroom of a cheap lodging house directlyacross the street from Fords Theater,where John Wilkes Boothhad shot him. Lincolns long body lay stretched diag

2、onallyacross a sagging bed that was too short for him. A cheapreproduction of Rosa Bonheurs famous painting The Horse Fairhung above the bed,and a dismal gas jet flickered yellowlight.1、1865 年 4 月 15 日清晨, 亞伯拉罕. 林肯奄奄一息地躺在福特戲院對面一家廉價客棧的臥房里。約翰。威爾克斯。布斯槍殺了他。那張下陷的床對身材修長的林肯來說實(shí)在太短了。床的上方，掛著一件羅莎。邦赫的名畫馬市的廉價仿制品，

3、一盞陰暗的煤氣燈發(fā)出慘淡的黃暈。2.As Lincoln lay dying,Secretary of War Stantonsaid,There lies the most perfect ruler of men that the worldhas ever seen.2、當(dāng)林肯奄奄一息地躺著時，陸軍部長斯坦頓說：“躺在這里的，是世界上有史以來最完美的元首。”3.What was the secret of Lincolns success in dealingwith people? I studied the life of Abraham Lincoln for tenyears a

4、nd devoted all of three years to writing and rewritinga book entitled Lincoln the Unknown. I believe I have made asdetailed and exhaustive a study of Lincolns personality andhome life as it is possible for any being to make. I made aspecial study of Lincolns method of dealing with people. Didhe indu

5、lge in criticism? Oh,yes. As a young man in the PigeonCreek Valley of Indiana,he not only criticized but he wroteletters and poems ridiculing people and dropped these letterson the country roads where they were sure to be found. One ofthese letters aroused resentments that burned for a lifetime.3、林肯

6、待人方面成功的秘訣是什么 ?我花了十年的時間研究亞伯拉罕。林肯的一生，并投入了整整三年的時間寫作和潤色一本叫做林肯不為人知的一面的書。我相信我已經(jīng)盡了人類一切的可能，對林肯的個性和他的家庭生活，做了詳盡和透徹的研究。關(guān)于林肯待人的方法我還做了特別的研究。林肯熱衷于批評嗎 ?是的，年輕時，他住在印第安納州的鴿溪谷 ; 他不但批評他人，還寫信作詩揶揄別人，他把寫好的信扔到鄉(xiāng)間街道上故意讓人看到，其中有一封信所引起的反感，延續(xù)了一輩子。4.Even after Lincoln had become a practicing lawyer inSpringfield,Illinois,he attac

7、ked his opponents openly inletters published in the newspapers. But he did this justonce too often.4、林肯在伊利諾斯州的春田鎮(zhèn)，掛牌做了律師后，甚至投書給報社，公開攻擊他的對手，但是像這樣的事他只做了一次。5.In the autumn of 1842 he ridiculed a vain,pugnaciouspolitician by the name of James Shields. Lincoln damned himthrough an anonymous letter publis

8、hed in Springfield Journal.The town roared with laughter. Shields,sensitive andproud,boiled with indignation. He found out who wrote theletter,leaped on his horse,started after Lincoln,andchallenged him to fight a duel. Lincoln didnt want to fight.He was opposed to dueling,but he couldnt get out of

9、it andsave his honor. He was given the choice of weapons. Since hehad very long arms,he chose cavalry broadswords and tooklessons in sword fighting from a West Point graduate; and,onthe appointed day,he and Shields met on a sandbar in theMississippi River,prepared to fight to the death; but,at thela

10、st minute,their seconds interrupted and stopped the duel.5、1842 年秋季，林肯譏笑一個自大好斗的政客，這人叫詹姆斯。西爾滋。林肯在春田的報上，刊登出一封匿名的信諷刺他，令鎮(zhèn)上的人都捧腹大笑起來。西爾滋是個敏感和驕傲的人，怒火中燒。他查出寫這封信的人是誰，跳上了馬，去找林肯，要和他作一次決斗。林肯不想打架，反對決斗，不過為了自己的面子又不能退出。對方給他選擇武器的只有。林肯手臂特別長，就選了騎兵用的大砍刀，他向一位西點(diǎn)軍校畢業(yè)生學(xué)習(xí)刀術(shù)。到了指定的日期，他和西爾滋在密西西比河的河灘上碰頭，準(zhǔn)備決一死戰(zhàn)，就在最后一刻，他們雙方的助陣者介

11、入并阻止了決斗。6.That was the most lurid personal incident in Lincolnslife. It taught him an invaluable lesson in the art ofdealing with people. Never again did he write an insultingletter. Never again did he ridicule anyone. And from thattime on,he almost never criticized anybody for anything.6、在林肯的一生中，這是

12、件最可怕的個人事件。在做人的藝術(shù)方面，林肯學(xué)到了無價的一課。他再沒有寫過侮辱人的信，也沒有取笑過任何人。從那時起，他幾乎沒有因任何事而批評任何人。7.Time after time,during the Civil War,Lincoln put a newgeneral at the head of the Army of the Potomac,and each onein turn-McClellan,Pope,Burnside,Hooker,Meade-blunderedtragically and drove Lincoln to pacing the floor in despai

13、r.Half the nation savagely condemned these incompetentgenerals,but Lincoln,with malice toward none,with charityfor all, held his peace. One of his favorite quotations wasJudge not,that ye be not judged. And when Mrs. Lincoln andothers spoke harshly of the southern people,Lincoln replied ：Dont critic

14、ize them; they are just what we would be undersimilar circumstances. He had learned by bitter experiencethat sharp criticisms and rebukes almost invariably end infutility.7、美國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)的時候，林肯屢次委派新將領(lǐng) ( 依次有柯克林、波伯、伯恩賽德、胡克、米德 )，統(tǒng)帥“波多馬克”軍隊，不過他們都相繼慘敗而歸，使林肯絕望地在地板上踱步。有一半的國人都在痛罵這些差勁的將領(lǐng)，不過林肯因為“不怨恨任何人，對所有人寬容”，一聲也不吭。他最

15、喜歡引用的一句格言是，“不要批評別人，別人才不會評議你”。當(dāng)林肯太太和其他人非議南方人士時，林肯總是這樣回答：”不要批評他們，我們在相同的情形下，也會像他們一樣。”他已經(jīng)從他的痛苦經(jīng)驗中明白，尖銳的批評、指責(zé)從來都是無果而終。8.Theodore Roosevelt said that when he,as President,wasconfronted with a perplexing problem,he used to lean back andlook up at a large painting of Lincoln which hung above hisdesk in the

16、White House and ask himself,What would Lincolndo if he were in my shoes? How would he solve this problem? The next time we are tempted to admonish somebody,lets pulla five-dollar bill out of our pocket,look at Lincolnspicture on the bill,-and ask,How would Lincoln handle thisproblem if he had it? 8、

17、西奧多。羅斯福說過，他任總統(tǒng)時，每逢遇到棘手的問題，他常會往后一靠，抬頭望望他白宮辦公桌墻上那張林肯的巨幅畫像，并自問：“如果林肯處在我當(dāng)前的情形，他會怎么辦 ?他將怎樣解決這個問題?”下次我們?nèi)绻滩蛔∫?xùn)誡某人時，不妨從口袋拿出一張五元的鈔票，看看鈔票上林肯的像問自己：“如果林肯遇到這種事，他會如何解決這個問題呢 ?”9.Do you know someone you would like to change andregulate and improve? Good! That is fine. I am all in favorof it. But why not begin on y

18、ourself? From a purely selfishstandpoint,that is a lot more profitable than trying toimprove others-yes,and a lot less dangerous. Dont complainabout the snow on your neighbors roof, said Confucius,whenyour own doorstep is unclean.9、你愿意你理解的人有所改變、調(diào)整和改進(jìn)嗎 ?如果是，那很好。我完全贊同。但為何不從你自己開始呢 ?站到純自私的立場上，這要比改進(jìn)別人獲益更

19、多 - 沒錯，而且風(fēng)險更小?？追蜃诱f過：“如果你的門階不干凈，就不要對你鄰居家屋頂上的雪大發(fā)牢騷。” ( “不能正其身，如正人何 ?”)10.When dealing with people,let us remember we are notdealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing withcreatures of emotion,creatures bristling with prejudices andmotivated by pride and vanity. If you and I want to stir up aresentment tomorrow that may rankle across the decades andendure until death,just let us indulge in a little stingingcriticism-no matter ho