初级口译口记忆训练1

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Passage 1 (difference between American and Chinese)

我认为中美两国生意人在商务沟通方式上至少有两点不同。

首先,中国人在商务谈判时倾向于一种迂回婉转的方式,而美国人则表现出一种直截了当的风格。中国人会花费时间来了解她们将要与之打交道的商人就是否靠得住,例如邀请对方参加宴会,同时她们进行交流。与之相反,美国人则以公务为先的心态行事。

第二,中国公司的决策过程耗时冗长。这就是因为大部分中国公司遵循者一种“先自上而下、后自下而上、再自上而下”的决策原则,各个层次上的许多人士都会介入决策过程。而美国公司通常就是由最高管理人士的快速决策运作。

我希望在华的美国商人理解这些商务活动中的差异,适应中国人的经营之道。

Passage 2

在管理方式上,美国式的自上而下的管理方式注重效率,注重员工间的竞争。

而中国式的管理方式的特点就就是,优先考虑周密的计划,鼓励员工间的合作,鼓励员工与管理层之间的合作。

因此,美国式的管理方式常常使许多员工感到沮丧,而中国式的管理方式能使员工有一种喜悦的参与感与成就感,对自己的工作抱一种自豪感。

大多数中国人将工作视为能使自己成为整个团体中的一分子的必不可缺的条件。中国人相信,工作就是自己有了团体归属感。换言之,中国人为了得到社会的认可,必须工作。这就就是为何许多中国经历与员工会努力工作以保住自己在公司的职位的原因。

中国人还将工作视为生活中最重要的大事。也就就是说,她们想从工作中找到生活的意义。

相反地,美国人的工作观则有更强的个体取向性。

美国人一向认为工作就是秉承了上帝的意志,美国人对工作成果的重视常常高于对工作过程的重视。

Passage 3 (how to be a good student)

Am I a good student? Every student asks himself this question、Some students may have wrong ideas of what a good student is、They think a good student is one who studies all the subjects well and listens to the teachers all the time, but, actually these ones don't care about anything apart from study、

Then what is a good student?

Firstly, he has clear world values、He knows what he should do and what he shouldn't do、He pays respect to old people and helps others as much as he can、It doesn't matter how he does in the exam, although this is very important、

Secondly, to learn as much as possible is our responsibility as students、So a good student always tries to learn from both text-books and other books、Besides reading, he also likes

sports and enjoys doing manual work、He develops in all-round way、

Thirdly, he has a strong character and will-power、We have troubles every day、How to face the difficulties in study and our lives is very important、A good student won't be afraid of difficulties、He'll always try his best though he knows he may fail、He will never give up、Passage 4 (how to improve memory)

(练习前请先记忆单词)

Clutter 杂乱,混乱

hard drive 硬盘

Meditation 冥想

Halt 停止

Recall 记忆

Reap 收获

Oxygen 氧气

Eliminate 消除

Our memory is very important、We’re using it every moment、Everyone wants to improve our memory、So where do we start?

Clear Your Mind

Some of our memory shortage is caused by the clutter in our heads and the things we so often complain about、The other part of poor recall is inefficiency in the way we store information—much like a hard drive, I suppose, where write speeds can be affected by how much the drive is trying to do at any one time, or completely halted when the drive is full, and can be slowed to a halt by inefficient methods of accessing that data、

Meditation

Meditation is a way to clear your mind and reduce stress、If you find your mind too cluttered to recall important, adopt a regular meditation habit and reap the health benefits that come with it、

Meditation goes something like this: find a quiet environment、Focus on your breathing、Quit thinking and forget about the world、Practice until you can actually forget about the world and focus on your breathing、

GTD

As soon as I mentioned cluttered minds, you knew I was going to mention it、The Getting Things Done system is perfect for clearing your head because it eliminates the need to remember、