你是否想過聆聽也有對錯之分?至今，很少有人思考過這個問題。下面是小編整理的中石油職稱英語閱讀理解材料，歡迎閱讀!
Listening Faults 聆聽的誤區
1. Have you ever thought of listening as something you could do right or wrong? Few people had, until recently. Now it is being proved that most of us aren't letting our ears do all they should to help us. And we are losing out in ways both large and small, which is too bad when we realize that good listening can be very valuable indeed. In fact it is surprising just how big a part our two listening ears play in our success in school, in our careers, in our relations with family and friends.
1、你是否想過聆聽也有對錯之分?至今(until recently)，很少有人思考過這個問題。目前已經證明，大多數人沒能讓耳朵盡其所能來幫助我們。當我們意識到有效的傾聽是多麼重要時，我們才知道自己在很多方面(in ways)都有所損失，這真是太糟糕了(which is too bad)。事實上，兩隻耳朵在我們的學勻、工作和與家庭、朋友的關係裡扮演的角色之重要實在令人驚訝(surprising)。
2. Therefore, how we listen is extremely important. Yet it has been proved that most of us are guilty of from one to nine bad listening habits.
2、因此，如何聆聽極其重要。然而，事實證明下面提到的九個聆聽壞習慣中或多或少都能在大多數人的身上找到。
3. Few of us want to be poor listeners or even realize that we are-until we meet up with situations which show us.
3、沒有人願意做一個不會聽話的人，即便就是這樣的人，本人也意識不到，除非事實明擺在眼前。
4. Take Janet, for instance.
4、以簡尼特為例。
5. It came as a horrid shock to her to learn on the way to Sunday school one morning that she was to have read certain chapters in the Bible and be prepared with a little talk on them that day. And no wonder Janet was surprised. She thought she had been listening in class the week before. But apparently the words had bounced right off her ears. Why? How had she listened wrong?
5、一天早晨，在去教會的週日學校的路上，她突然記起她應該要讀過《聖經》中的幾個章節，並且還要準備好在那天就這幾個章節作一個小小的發言，這讓她非常震驚。也難怪簡尼特有此反應。(And no wonder Janet was surprised.)她以為一個星期前自己在課堂上認真聽講，但很顯然，這些話只是從她耳邊掠過。為什麼?她錯在哪裡?(過去完成進行時had been doing; 過去完成時had+過去分詞)
6. There are about nine ways of listening that net us nothing but trouble, according to Dr. Ralph Nichols of the University of Minnesota. If we recognize and try to conquer them, we can step up our listening ability by about twenty-five percent and thereby greatly increase our chances for success in our daily lives.
6、明尼蘇達州立大學的Ralph Nichols博士認為，有9種聆聽的情形給人們造成麻煩。如果認識到並且努力克服它們，我們的聆聽能力就能提高25%，從而(thereby)大大增加我們在日常生活中成功的機會。
7. Unless you are very unusual indeed, says Dr. Nichols, you must plead guilty to several of the following bad listening habits:
7、Ralph Nichols博士認為，除非你非常特殊，否則的話，你一定會承認(plead guilty)自己有下面提到的壞習慣。
8. Daydream Listening: You can think about four times as fast as the average person speaks. So you have quite a bit of spare thinking time while waiting for the words to come in. Unconsciously, you use this time, if you are a poor listener, to let your thoughts drift elsewhere.
8、白日夢式聆聽(Daydream Listening)(1)：人思考的速度比平均的說話速度快4倍。因此，在等待別人說出下一句話時，你會有一段空餘的思維時間。如果你是一個差勁的聆聽者，你的思緒就會不知不覺地(unconsciously)在這段時間飄走。
9. For instance, your teacher is giving you some background material on American history. Your mind is with him at first. Then other thoughts drift into that spare thinking space. Without warning, they have taken over your mind entirely… I mustn't forget to go downtown after school for Mother. If only my bike was fixed! Maybe I can get Joe to come over Saturday and help me… Your thoughts drift on. Suddenly, with a jolt, you hear these words: "Now we'll have a little test on what I have been explaining." Ouch!
9、比如說，你的老師正在講述美國歷史的背景資料(some background material on Anmerican history)。起初你注意地聽著;之後，其他的念頭就會進入那段空餘的思維時間(that spare thinking space);然後在沒有任何預兆(warning)的情況下，完全佔據(take over)你的整個大腦……“一定別忘記放學後替母親進城(go downtown)辦事。“要是我的自行車修理好了該多好!，也許能讓Joe星期六過來(come over)幫我……”你的思緒就這樣漫無目的地飄蕩(drift on)，突然間，你聽到這樣令人震驚的話：“現在，就我剛才講的(on what I have been explaining)進行一個小測驗(have a little test)。”真糟糕啊!
10. So what to do to keep daydreams from filtering in? One way is to put that extra thinking time to work-on the subject. Sum up what the speaker is saying; look for major points. Pretend you are going to have to repeat his ideas. Put his words into your words. It isn't easy. It takes effort and time to learn. But the results are sure to surprise and please you.
10、那麼，怎樣做才能阻止(keep from)“白日夢”鑽進來(filtering in)呢?一個方法是把這些多出來的思維時間用來考慮一些跟主題有關的事。例如，概括(sum up)一下發言人說的話;找出他的發言要點;假定你要重複他的觀點，將他的話用自己的方式重新複述一遍(Put his wrods into your words)。要做到這些並不容易，你必須付出時間和精力去學習。但是，結果肯定是出乎意料和愉快的。
11. Shut-Ear Listening: Maybe you feel you already know what the speaker is going to say. Or his subject couldn't interest you less. You turn off your ears-and who knows what you may be missing or when a little knowledge on that subject may come in mighty handy? Anyway, why take the risk?
11、充耳不聞式聆聽(Shut-Ear Listening)(2)：可能你覺得早已經知道發言者將要說什麼;或者，他講的主題根本不能吸引你，因此你“關閉”了耳朵-那麼，誰知道你可能錯過了什麼?誰又知道什麼時候他講的可能會派上用場(come in mighty handy)?不管怎樣，為什麼要冒這樣的風險呢?
12. "That's-What-You-Think" Listening: You have your own pet ideas on certain subjects. You don't like to hear anything which might make you question them. So when anyone begins arguing on the other side, you simply stop listening. Instead you plan what you are going to answer. Anyone who refuses too often to listen to the other side of a question risks becoming narrow-minded-an exasperating and unattractive trait in the other fellow. Is it any more becoming to you? No thanks, you say, and decide to hear the other fellow out. Maybe he is right. Maybe you are. But you can give him a better argument on your viewpoint if you hear what he says.
12、內心排斥式聆聽(That’s-What-You-Think Listening)(3)：對於某些主題你會有自己的觀點，就不願意聽到與之相左的見解。因此，當別人開始陳述與你相反看法時，你乾脆不再聽。只是思考著自己該怎樣迴應。那些經常拒絕傾聽對立意見的人往往會變得思維狹窄(narrow-minded)-這在別人眼中是一種令人惱怒和厭煩的表現(an exasperating and unattractive trait)。你現在還想成為這樣的人嗎?你會說，當然不。然後決定去認真地聽完別人的闡述(hear the other fellow out)。可能他是正確的，也可能你是正確的。但是，如果你聽了他的觀點，你就可以用自己的觀點(on your viewpoint)更好地去反駁他
13. Fake Listening: You pretend to be giving close attention. You toss in a few nods and yeses at the right moments, you hope. This is a common faulty listening habit that fools no one. Your eyes give you away, if your absent-minded answers don't. And can you think of anything more infuriating than to be given the same treatment? Also, it is extremely difficult to respond satisfactorily to words you didn't hear. Good conversations, if not friendships, have been sacrificed to this habit.
13、佯裝式聆聽(Fake Listening)(4)：你假裝在注意聽;還期望自己在恰當的時刻(at the right moments)能夠點頭附和(toss in a few nods and yeses)。這種常見的壞的聆聽習慣欺騙不了任何人。即使那些不著邊際的(absent-minded)回答沒露餡，你的眼睛也會出賣(give away)你。你認為有什麼能比受到(聽眾)這樣的對待(to be given the same treatment)更讓人生氣呢?而且，對自己沒有認真聆聽的.問題做出滿意的回答是極其困難的。這樣一個壞習慣讓你失去的可能不僅僅是交流，甚至可能是與別人的友誼(Good conversations, if not friendships, have been sacrificed to this habit.)。
14. Over-My-Head Listening: You are convinced that the subject is beyond you, so you depart, at least in spirit. You may be right. And then again you may be wrong. If you let the words enter your mind, you may be surprised to discover that they make sense. But even if they are as strange as Greek to you, you should try to listen and understand. Otherwise you may find some day that you must attempt to grasp an over-your-head idea and be totally unable even to try.
14、不知所云式聆聽(Over-My-Head Listening)(5)：你確信(be convinced that)正在談論的主題超過了你的理解範圍(beyond you)，於是你起身離開(depart)，至少也是心猿意馬(in spirit)。你可能做的對;但你也(then again)可能是錯的。如果你用心去聽，就可能會驚訝地發現這些話很有道理(make sense)。即使這些詞句像希臘語一樣晦澀難懂(as strange as Greek)，你還是應該盡力去聆聽和理解。否則有一天你會發現自己處在這樣一種境地：必須要聽懂某些艱深的內容，但自己卻連基本的能力都沒有。
15. Memory Test Listening: Some people think that trying to memorize a series of facts is good listening. They are wrong. For instance, you are getting a story for your school paper on an assembly speaker. He makes a series of points. You try to memorize them. But while you are busy planting facts A, B, and C in your mind, repeating them over and over, you are losing out on facts D and E. Better to look for main ideas. You will find them more useful and easier to recall later.
15、記憶測試式聆聽(Memory Test Listening)(6)：有人認為有效的聆聽(good listening)就是將所有的細節(a series of facts)都記住。他們錯了。比如(for instance)，你想從某人的大會發言中為自己的論文汲取素材，他羅列了很多點，你努力去記住它們。當你忙著重複條條觀點(repeating them over and over)，想把它們牢牢地記在腦子裡(planting facts A, B, and C in your mind)時，卻恰恰忽略(lose out on)了其餘內容。最好的方式是抓住要點(look for main ideas)，你會發現它們更有用(more useful)，而且更容易幫助你回憶(而且過後回憶起來更容易)。
16. Take-It-All-Down Listening: When you try to get too many of the speaker's words on paper, part of your mind must be concerned with your note-taking. You are unable to concentrate fully on what he is saying. You risk losing valuable points. Where note-taking is necessary-and you may be surprised to find out how often it isn't if you concentrate fully on listening-try to jot down only a memory-jogging word or two. Or put the main ideas on paper after the speaker has finished. The more complete attention you give the speaker, the easier it will be to recall his ideas later.
16、全部記錄式聆聽(Take-It-All-Down Listening)(7)：當你奮力記錄說話人的儘可能多的詞句時，一部分注意力(part of your mind)必然會集中(be concerned with)在“筆記”之上。因此，你不能全力傾聽，就可能錯過有價值的資訊。筆記是必須的，但如果你全神貫注地聽，並不時記下(jot down)一兩點內容以幫助記憶，你會驚訝地發現，並不是所有的東西都需要記錄(how often it isn’t)，甚至(or)可以在演講結束後再記下要點。對發言者的關注越多，事後就越容易回憶起他的主要觀點。
