英语美文-A New Level of Thinking

英语美文-A New Level of Thinking

《早餐英语》曾经给大家分享过《高效能人士的7个习惯》，今天我们想再给大家分享一下这一本书的另外一些篇章。今天这段文字很宝贵的地方就在于告诉我们要跳出“自我”，站在另外的角度和高度看待你所面临的问题。文字中引用了一句爱因斯坦很经典的话，我自己也非常喜欢：

我们面临的重大问题，是无法通过我们以产生问题时，相同的思维方式解决的。

接下来我们就细细品味下这段文字。

New Words

paradigm ['pærə'daɪm] n.范例；词形变化表

interpersonal ['ɪntɚ'pɝsnl] adj.人际的；人与人之间的

sidestep  ['saɪdstɛp] vt.回避；横跨一步躲避

latitude ['lætɪtud] n.纬度；界限；活动范围

trustworthy ['trʌstwɝði] adj.可靠的；可信赖的

Albert Einstein observed, "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.

爱因斯坦曾说：“我们面临的重大问题，是无法通过我们以产生问题时，相同的思维方式解决的。”

We need a new level, a deeper level of thinking-- a paradigm based on the principles that accurately describe the territory of effective human being and interacting -- to solve these deep concerns.

我们需要新的、更深层次的思想水平，即基于原则的思维定式，它能正确引导我们实现高效能，改善人际关系，解决深层问题。

This new level of thinking is what Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is about. It's a

principle-centered, character-based, "Inside-Out" approach to personal and interpersonal effectiveness.

这种新的思想水平就是《高效能人士的七个习惯》要阐述的内容，它强调以原则为中心，以品德为基础，要求“由内而外”地实现个人效能和人际效能。

"Inside-Out" means to start first with self; even more fundamentally, to start with the most inside

part of self -- with your paradigms, your character, and your motives.

“由内而外”的意思是从自身做起，甚至更彻底一些，从自己的内心做起，包括自己的思维定式、品德操守和动机。

It says if you want to have a happy marriage, be the kind of person who generates positive energy

and sidesteps negative energy rather than empowering it.

如果你想拥有美满的婚姻，那么就做一个能产生助力而非阻力的人，不要一味强求对方。

If you want to have a more pleasant, cooperative teenager, be a more understanding, empathic, consistent, loving parent.

如果你希望青春期的子女更听话，更讨人喜欢，那么先做个言行一致、充满爱心且懂得体谅的父母。

If you want to have more freedom, more latitude in your job, be a more responsible, a more helpful, a more contributing employee.  

如果你希望在工作上享有更多自由与自主，那么先做个更负责尽职的员工。

If you want to be trusted, be trustworthy.

如果你希望获得信任，那么先做个值得信任的人。

If you want the secondary greatness of recognized talent, focus first on primary greatness of character.

如果你希望才华不被埋没，那么先修养自己的基本品德。