生活英语听力文章 第101期:如何做关键性的决定(1)
时间：2018-12-18 作者：英语课 分类：生活英语听力文章
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In yesterday's lesson title How to Make Great Decisions, I shared with you two simple, four-word questions that can have a profound impact on your success rate in making basic everyday decisions. 关于这个问题，我之前曾和大家一起分享过两个简单的四字问题，对大家能成功作出基本日常决策有深远影响。
Today we are going to examine how former President Bill Clinton made critical decisions during his tenure 1 as President of the United States. 今天我们将剖析美国前总统比尔·克林顿在任期内做重大决定的方式方法。
I learned about his decision-making process at a leadership event for church leaders at Willow 2 Creek 3 Community Church. 在一次举办于柳溪社区教会的教会领袖会议上，
One of the guest speakers was former President Bill Clinton. 前总统克林顿作为主讲嘉宾出席了会议，我是那时候才对他的决策过程有了一些了解。
As part of the interview, Pastor 4 Bill Hybels asked President Clinton what was the hardest decision he had faced as President. 作为访谈的一部分，牧师比尔·海博斯（Bill Hybels）问克林顿在总统任期内做过的最艰难的决定是什么，
He responded by saying, “Sending young men and women to war.” 他回答道：“最艰难的决定是把年轻的战士派往战场。”
Pastor Hybels’ next question was, “How did you make that type of decision?” 接下来牧师问道：“您是如何作这种决定的呢？”
President Clinton responded by describing a process of making decisions that I have used to make every major decision over the last 10 years. 克林顿在回答中描述了决策过程，而过去十年来，我也是依照这一过程做出每一个重要决定。
Here are the key points I took away from that interview. 以下是我从访谈中提取出来的一些关键点。
1.He would seek wise counsel—He brought together the highest-ranking, most valued members of his team, including those who had greatest insight into the situation. 1.找一个好顾问——他把最好的，最有价值的人集中起来，包括对情况有着最深刻洞察力的那些人。
2.He would understand the facts—With this group he thoroughly 5 discussed the key facts of the situation so he would have a complete understanding of the challenge at hand. 2.搞清事实——他会和整个智囊团一起全面商讨事件的关键事实，所以他对面临的挑战了如指掌。
3. He would discover all options—The team then brainstormed 6 and listed every realistic option they could think of. 3.找出所有选择——然后通过头脑风暴列出所有可能会考虑的选择。
1 tenure
n.终身职位；任期；(土地)保有权，保有期
- He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。
- Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。
2 willow
n.柳树
- The river was sparsely lined with willow trees.河边疏疏落落有几棵柳树。
- The willow's shadow falls on the lake.垂柳的影子倒映在湖面上。
3 creek
n.小溪，小河，小湾
- He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
- People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。
4 pastor
n.牧师，牧人
- He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。
- We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师：教会的事是由五位执事管理的。
5 thoroughly
adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地
- The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
- The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。
6 brainstormed
集中各人智慧猛攻( brainstorm的过去式和过去分词 )
- The marketing team brainstormed for hours in designing the marketing campaign for the new product. 行销小组脑力激荡多时，集思广益，设计新产品的行销策略。
- The team brainstormed the CAR response. 这队有人提供脑力激荡或意见者。
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