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1、UnitOneLifeofAspirationPartOneWarm-upListeningChooseOptimismIfyouexpectsomethingtoturnoutbadly,itprobablywill.Pessimismisseldomdisappointed.Butthesameprinciplealsoworksinreverse・Ifyouexpectgoodthingstohappen,theyusuallydo!Thereseemstobeanaturalcause-an
2、d-effectrelationshipbetweenoptimismandsuccess.Optimismandpessimismarebothpowerfulforces,andeachofusmustchoosewhichwewanttoshapeouroutlookandourexpectations.Thereisenoughgoodandbadineveryone'slife—amplesorrowandhappiness,sufficientjoyandpain一tofindarati
3、onalbasisforeitheroptimismorpessimism.Wecanchoosetolaughorcry,blessorcurse,andit'sourdecision.Ichoosetohighlightthepositiveandsliprightoverthenegative.Iamanoptimistbychoiceasmuchasbynature.Sure,Iknowthatsorrowexists-Iaminmy70snow,andFvelivedthroughmore
4、thanonecrisis.Butwhenallissaidanddone,Ifindthatthegoodinlifefaroutweighsthebad.Anoptimisticattitudeisnotaluxury;ifsanecessity.Thewayyoulookatlifewilldeterminehowyoufeel,howyouperform,andhowwellyouwillgetalongwithotherpeople・Conversely,negativethoughts,
5、attitudes,andexpectationsfeedonthemselves;theybecomeaself-fulfillingprophecy.Pessimismcreatesadismalplacewherenoonewantstolive.Optimismdoesn'tneedtobenaive・Wecanbeanoptimistandstillrecognizethatproblemsexistandthatsomeofthemarenotdealtwitheasily・Butwha
6、tadifferenceoptimismmakesistheattitudeoftheproblemsolver!Whenyou'reanoptimist,yoifremoreconcernedwithproblem-solvingthanwithuselesscarpingaboutissues.It'syourchoice.(Words:287)PartTwoFocus-ListeningAGreatCommunicatorinAllCircumstancesManyAmericanpresid
7、entshavemadeanimpactonourcountryasgreatcommunicators.JohnF.Kennedy,FranklinD・Roosevelt,andAbrahamLincolncometomindasoutstandingexamples.ButonlyonepresidentinourlifetimewascalledtheGreatCommunicator,andthatwasRonaldReagan・FlashesofReagan'stalentforcommu
8、nicationrevealedthemselvesearlyinhiscareer.Hestartedoutinradio・Inhisearlytwenties,Reaganquicklybecameoneofthebest-knownannouncersintheMidwestThroughouthiscareer,Reagandisplayedanuncommonabilitytoconnectandcommunicatewithpeople・Nowherewa
