TheImportanceofSocialSkillsAmongalltheimportantskillsofhumanbeings,socialskillsareregardedas①themostimportant.Inaninformationage,communicationwithothersinallwalksoflifeplaysanimportantrole.Nowonderthatmanystudentsaredeliberately②workingontheirsocialskills.Commonsense③hastoldusthatthosewhohavesuccessfulloveaffairsusuallypossessexcellentsocialskills.Theyaregoodatpromotinganeasygoingrelationwiththeirpartners,whichnaturallyresultsinaromantic④affair.Thesameistrueforfamilylife.Goodsocialskillsareessentialtokeepfamilymemberongoodtermswitheachother,bringingaboutahappyfamilylife.Secondly,statisticsshowthatone'scareersuccessdependsheavilyonhisorhersocialskills.Professionalskillsarenecessary,butwithoutgoodsocialskills,agoodteamworkishardlyimaginable⑤,whichwouldundoubtedlyhinderthefullplayofprofessionalskills.Examplesarenotrarely⑥seenfrompeoplewhoaretalentedandhavereachedhighlevelofacademic⑦development,buthavefinallycometonothingduetotheirpoorsocialskills.Inconclusion⑧,ifwearetoleadahappylifeandsucceedincareer,wemustimproveourselvesinsuchsocialskillsastheskillincommunicatingonafeelinglevel,theskillindevelopingandusinginterpersonalrelationsandsoon.[多积词汇]①regardas把……视为;认为……是②deliberatelyadv.故意地③commonsense常识④romanticadj.浪漫的⑤imaginableadj.可想象的⑥rarelyadv.很少;不常⑦academicadj.学术的;理论的⑧conclusionn.结论;推论SectionⅠIntroduction&Reading—PrereadingHowGoodAreYourSocialSkills?Haveyouevercrossedtheroadtoavoidtalking①tosomeoneyourecognise?Wouldyoulovetogotoapartyandtalkconfidently②toeveryguest?Doyouwanttomakemorefriends③butlack④[原文呈现][读文清障]①avoiddoingsth.避免做某事avoid后接动名词作宾语,不可接动词不定式。②confidently/'kɒnfIdntli/adv.自信地③makefriends交朋友,建立友谊makefriendswith与……交朋友④lack/læk/v.缺乏,缺少⑤youdon'tknow为省略了关系词的定语从句,修饰先行词people。⑥(be)nervousabout对……神经紧张/害怕/胆怯⑦needn't没有必要,不必⑧situationn.情景,情形⑨beeasytolearn易于学习⑩haveaconversation交谈⑪advance/əd'vɑːns/adj.预先的,在前的doplanning做计划,做准备theconfidencetotalktopeopleyoudon'tknow⑤?Andareyounervousabout⑥theideaofbeingatasocialeventinanothercountry?Don'tworry—wecanhelpyou!Youneedn't⑦worryaboutsituations⑧liketheseifyouhavegoodsocialskills.Andtheyareeasytolearn⑨.Peoplewithgoodsocialskillscommunicatewellandknowhowtohaveaconversation⑩.Ithelpsifyoudoalittleadvanceplanning⑪.Hereareafewideastohelpyou.[原文呈现][读文清障]你的社交技能有多高?[第1~3段译文]你是否做过这样的事情:看见认识的人以后,故意过马路以避免与其说话?你是否愿意参加聚会并自信地和每位来宾交谈?你是否想结交更多的朋友但又缺乏与陌生人交谈的信心?你是否一想到要在别的国家参加社交活动就觉得忐忑不安?别担心——我们能帮助你!如果你具备了良好的社交技能,你就不用担心这样的情景。而且这些技能是容易学习的。具备良好社交技能的人能很好地和别人交流并且知道怎样交谈。要是预先做些准备,将会对你有所帮助。下面为帮助你出些主意。⑫preparesb.forsth.使某人对某事有所准备⑬lowriskadj.低风险的,不太会出错的⑭thinkof想起,回忆起LearnhowtodosmalltalkSmalltalkisveryimportantandpreparesyouformoreseriousconversations⑫.Beprepared!Havesomelowrisk⑬conversationopenersready.Forexample:·thinkof⑭arecentnewsstory—nottooserious,e.g.astoryaboutafilmstarorsportsstar[原文呈现][读文清障]·thinkofthingstotellpeopleaboutyourstudies·thinkof“safe”thingsyoucanaskpeople'sopinionsabout⑮—music,sport,films,etc.·thinkoftopicsthatyouwouldavoidifyouweretalkingtostrangers⑯—andavoidtalkingaboutthem!Thatway⑰,youdon'tdamageyourconfidence!⑮youcanaskpeople'sopinionsabout为定语从句,修饰things。引导词that或which在从句中作about的宾语,在此被省略。⑯thatyouwouldavoid...为定语从句,修饰先行词topics;if从句中be动词用了were,这是虚拟语气的用法。⑰thatway作方式状语,其前面省略了介词in。[原文呈现][读文清障][第4段译文]学会怎样聊天聊天是很重要的,并能帮助你为一些更严肃的谈话做准备。有备无患!准备一些不太会出错的开场白。例如:·想出一个最近的新闻故事——不要太严肃,譬如,一个有关电影明星或体育明星的故事,·想出一些有关你学习的事情告诉别人·想出一些“不会出错”的事情询问别人的意见——音乐、体育、电影等·想出一些和陌生人谈话时要回避的话题——并且要避免谈论这些话题!那样,你的自信心就不会被伤害了!Develop⑱yourlisteningskillsListeningisaskillwhichmostpeoplelack⑲,butcommunicationisatwoway⑳process○21—itinvolves○22speakingANDlistening.Alwaysremember—youwon'timpress○23peopleifyoutalktoomuch.Herearesomeideastomakeyouabetterlistener:⑱developvt.提高,使……发展;培养;培育;开采;冲洗⑲which引导定语从句,修饰askill。⑳twowayadj.双向的○21processn.过程○22involvev.涉及,牵连,常用involvedoingsth.表示“涉及做某事”。beinvolvedin卷入……中,涉及beinvolvedwith和……有联系○23impressv.给……留下印象impresssth.onsb.使某人了解某事impresssb.withsth.某事给某人留下印象[原文呈现][读文清障][原文呈现][读文清障]Do...·showthatyouarelisteningbyusingencouraging○24noisesandgestures—smiling,nodding○25,saying“uhhuh”and“OK”,etc.·keepgoodeyecontact○26·usepositivebodylanguage○27·askfor○28moreinformationtoshowyourinterest○24encouragingadj.令人鼓舞的,激励的encouragementn.鼓舞,鼓励,支持encouragesb.todosth.鼓励/激励某人做某事○25nod/nɒd/v.点头○26contactn.&v.联系,接触keepincontactwith与……保持联系○27bodylanguage身体语言,肢体语言○28askfor要求,询问asksb.forsth.向某人要某物[原文呈现][读文清障]Don't...·lookatyourwatch·yawn○29·sigh○30·lookawayfrom○31thepersonwho'stalkingtoyou·changethesubject○32·finishotherpeople'ssentencesforthemAlwaysrememberthewordsofBenjaminDisraeli,BritishPrimeMinister○33inthe19thcentury:“Talktoamanabouthimself,andhewillspeaktoyouforhours!”○29yawn/jɔːn/v.打呵欠○30sigh/saI/v.叹气,叹息○31lookawayfrom把目光从……移开○32subjectn.话题;主题subject还可意为“学科,科目,课程;主语”。○33PrimeMinister首相[第5~8段译文]提高倾听的技能倾听是大多数人所缺乏的技巧,而交流是双向的过程——它包括说和听两个方面。永远记住——话太多并不会给人留下怎样的印象。下面是一些使你成为更好的倾听者的建议:做下面的事情……·用一些鼓励的声音和姿势表示你正在倾听——微笑、点头、说“嗯”或“对啊”之类的话等等·保持得体的目光接触·使用积极肯定的肢体语言·询问更多的信息表示你的兴趣不要做下面的事情……·看自己的手表·打呵欠·叹气·把目光从正跟你说话的人身上移开·改变话题·替别人把话说完要牢记19世纪英国首相本杰明·迪斯累里的话:“和一个人谈论他自己,他就会和你说上几个小时!”LearntherulesIfyougotoasocialoccasioninanoth