背景介绍

【背景】

　或许你认为自由在你的生活中是最重要的东西之一。如果你遇到一个工作于朝九晚五的人，你就会联想到他失去了自由，你很有可能会为他感到遗憾。可是他认为最有价值的东西，没准儿却是一种安全保证，因为在办公室里工作能给他另一种自由，那就是不用担心下一分钱该从哪里挣到。

　　对于某个人来说成功或许就是得到了一份工作，而对另一个人来说成功也可能意味着拥有亿万资产的大买卖。

　　有人或许会认为性解放意味着至少拥有六个以上的伴侣，而对另一些人来说，它或许意味着一种开放的关系，即能够探测到最远的性范围的关系。

　　当你面对别人，准备用语言打动他之前，你很有必要先弄清楚对方的意思。

　　当你得知别人在想些什么，什么对他来说是最重要的，他们是怎样生活的以及他们判断事物所用的方法是什么时，你就可以开始创建你绝妙的、富有魅力的交际了。当你很好地掌握了这一切，你可以在任何地方、任何时间和任何人进行交流。

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英文原文

【原文】

The Power of Words

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs took heed of what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died.

The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, "Did you not hear us?" The frog explained to them that he was a little deaf.

He thought they were encouraging him the entire time.

This story teaches us two lessons:

1. There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day.

2. A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes to kill them.

Be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path. The power of words is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way.

Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times. Special is the individual who will take the time to encourage another.

中文译文

【中文译文】

语言的力量

一群青蛙在穿越树林，其中两只掉进了一个深坑。当其他的青蛙看到那个坑那么深，他们告诉那两只青蛙他们和死了一样，没希望逃出来了。两只青蛙没听他们的话，使尽全身力气想跳出来。其他的青蛙一直对他们说停下来吧，不可能跳出来了。最后，其中一只青蛙听取了其他青蛙的说法，放弃了。他掉落了下去，死了。

另外一只青蛙继续全力地跳着。再一次的，上面的青蛙群对他喊，别那么痛苦了，放弃吧。而他却跳得更有劲了，最后竟然跳了出来。他出来以后，其他青蛙问，“你没听见我们说什么嘛？”这只青蛙解释说，他是聋的。

他以为他们从始至终一直在鼓励他！

这个故事给了我们两个启迪：

1，你的话有决定生死的力量。一句鼓励的话可以让落魄的人重新振作，让他们重新面对生活。

2，而一句消极的话足以杀掉一个消沉的人。

注意你所说的话。对你身边的人说鼓励的话。语言的力量...有时难以想象一句鼓励的话会有如此深远的影响。

任何人都能说出夺去他人战胜困境的勇气和意志的话，而只有愿意花时间去鼓励别人的人才是最特别的。

【词汇讲解】

1.pit n. 坑

The children were playing in the sand pit.
孩子们在玩沙坑。

2.might n. 力量，威力

Might overcomes right.
强权压倒公理。

3. yell v. 大喊大叫

You don't have to yell; I can hear you.
你用不著喊，我听得见。

Don't yell at me!
别对我大喊大叫！

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