生活英语听力文章 第189期:真诚的无形力量(2)
时间：2018-12-02 作者：英语课 分类：生活英语听力文章
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Today, more than at anytime during my lifetime, people can sense when someone is not being authentic 1. 今天的时代比以往任何时候都对真诚敏感。
One of the primary reasons is because people today are less trusting. 其中一个主要原因是当今的人们缺乏信任。
Not only are we less trusting as a society, we are more discerning as individuals because of our accumulated negative experiences. 这不仅从整个社会层面上来说是如此，而且个人在经历了许许多多缺乏信任和真诚后，对这一问题更加深有感触。
Our internal integrity meter, that tells us if someone is being fake or real, is very sensitive. 我们内心对真诚的衡量标准让我们对虚假或是真实变得非常敏感。
Over the last three years, most of us have had our teeth kicked in. 过去三年，我们大多数人都有过痛苦的经历。
Because of Wall Street's greed and our government's lack of oversight 2, our home values have plummeted 3, our investment portfolios 4 have tanked, and millions of people have lost their jobs. 由于资本家的贪婪和政府缺乏监督，导致我们的房屋价值暴跌，我们的投资组合陷入困境，数百万人失去了工作。
This has given all of us a greater sense of who can and who cannot be trusted. 这让大家对于谁能信谁不能信更加心中有数。
We immediately perceive when people are focused on their best interests and not ours. 当人们把精力放在自己最感兴趣的事情而不是我们身上时，我们能立马感知到；
We discern when someone is trying to pull something over our eyes with their sales pitch. 一遇到销售员就知道他们会运用 他们的销售口才推销产品。
Bottom line-we can tell when someone is not being real or authentic with us. 结果就是--我们能一眼看出别人真心与否。
Here is what authenticity 5 is not 真诚不是这样的
Being authentic is not akin 6 to "that's just who I am." 真诚并不是"本来的面目"。
It is not a free pass to interrupt people, demand your own way, or disregard the use of discretion 7 because that's how you really are deep down inside. 不要因为说这就是我的本性所在而随意打断别人说话，以自己的方式行事，不让别人有自己的判断；
It does not mean you can dress like a bum 8, tell people how you really feel about them or not be friendly over the phone because you are just being you. 这也并不意味着你可以不修边幅，想什么说什么或者在电话里很不友好。
If anything, your desire to be authentic should be all the more reason to rid yourself of the behaviors that others would find unattractive or offensive and instead work towards becoming the best you can be. 如果你想表现出真诚，就更应该改掉那些不受别人欢迎的冒犯性举动，努力展现出自己最好的一面。
1 authentic
a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的
- This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
- Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。
2 oversight
n.勘漏，失察，疏忽
- I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
- Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。
3 plummeted
v.垂直落下，骤然跌落( plummet的过去式和过去分词 )
- Share prices plummeted to an all-time low. 股票价格暴跌到历史最低点。
- A plane plummeted to earth. 一架飞机一头栽向地面。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 portfolios
n.投资组合( portfolio的名词复数 )；（保险）业务量；（公司或机构提供的）系列产品；纸夹
- Price risk arises in non-trading portfolios, as well as in trading portfolios. 价格风险中出现的非贸易投资，以及在贸易投资组合。 来自互联网
- How do we fatten our portfolios and stay financially healthy? 我们怎样育肥我们的投资结构和维持财政健康呢？ 来自互联网
5 authenticity
n.真实性
- There has been some debate over the authenticity of his will. 对于他的遗嘱的真实性一直有争论。
- The museum is seeking an expert opinion on the authenticity of the painting. 博物馆在请专家鉴定那幅画的真伪。
6 akin
adj.同族的，类似的
- She painted flowers and birds pictures akin to those of earlier feminine painters.她画一些同早期女画家类似的花鸟画。
- Listening to his life story is akin to reading a good adventure novel.听他的人生故事犹如阅读一本精彩的冒险小说。
7 discretion
n.谨慎；随意处理
- You must show discretion in choosing your friend.你择友时必须慎重。
- Please use your best discretion to handle the matter.请慎重处理此事。
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