unit-5-how-to-be-true-to-yourself-課文翻譯-綜合教程一

1、Unit5HowtoBeTruetoYourselfMygrparentsbelievedyouwereeitherhonestyouwerent.Therewasnoinbetween.Theyhadasimplemottohangingontheirlivingroomwall:“LifeislikeafieldofnewlyfallensnowwhereIchoosetowalkeverystepwillshow.“Theydid

2、nthavetotalkaboutit—theydemonstratedthemottobythewaytheylived.Theyunderstoodinstinctivelythatintegritymeanshavingapersonalstardofmalityethicsthatdoesnotsellouttoexpediencythatisnotrelativetothesituationath.Integrityisani

3、nnerstardfjudgingyourbehavi.Unftunatelyintegrityisinshtsupplytoday—gettingscarcer.Butitistherealbottomlineineveryareaofsociety.itissomethingwemustdemofourselves.AgoodtestfthisvalueistolookatwhatIcalltheIntegrityTriadwhic

4、hconsistsofthreekeyprinciples:Stfirmlyfyourconvictionsinthefaceofpersonalpressure.Theresastytoldaboutasurgicalnursesfirstdayonthemedicalteamatawellknownhospital.Shewasresponsiblefensuringthatallinstrumentsmaterialswereac

5、countedfduringanabdominaloperation.Thenursesaidtothesurgeon“Youveonlyremoved11spongesweused12.Weneedtofindthelastone.““Iremovedthemall“thedoctdeclared.“Wellclosenow.““Youcantdothatsir“objectedtherookienurse“Thinkofthepat

6、ient.“Smilingthesurgeonliftedhisfootshowedthenursethe12thsponge.“Youlldojustfineinthisanyotherhospital“hetoldher.Whenyouknowyouarerightyoucantbackdown.Alwaysgiveotherscreditthatisrightfullytheirs.Dontbeafraidofthosewhomi

7、ghthaveabetterideawhomightevenbesmarterthanyouare.DavidOgilvyfounderoftheadvertisingfirmOgilvy&MathermadethispointcleartohisnewlyappointedofficeheadsbysendingeachaRussiannestingdollwithfiveprogressivelysmallerfiguresinsi

8、de.Hismessagewascontainedinthesmallestdoll:“Ifeachofushirespeoplewhoaresmallerthanweareweshallbecomeacompanyofdwarfs.ButifeachofushirespeoplewhoarebiggerthanweareOgilvy&Matherwillbecomeacompanyofgiants.“thatispreciselywh

9、atthecompanybecame—oneofthelargestmostrespectedadvertisingganizationsinthewld.Behonestopenaboutwhatyoureallyare.Peoplewholackgenuinecevaluesrelyonexternalfacts—theirlooksstatus—indertofeelgoodaboutthemselves.Inevitablyth

10、eywilldoeverythingtheycantopreservethisfacadebuttheywilldoverylittletodeveloptheirinnervaluepersonalgrowth.——為了自我感覺良好。他們不可避免地竭盡所能來維護(hù)這個(gè)外表，卻忽視了內(nèi)在價(jià)值觀的培養(yǎng)和個(gè)人成長。所以要做自己。不要忙于去遮掩你生命中不光彩的部分。既來之，則安之。換句話說，面對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)，以成熟的心態(tài)迎接生命的挑戰(zhàn)。自尊和無愧的良心