40Fundamental<基本的>TechniquesinHandling<处理>People处理人际关系的基本技巧1.OnthemorningofApril15,1865,AbrahamLincolnlaydying<奄奄一息地躺在>inahallbedroomofacheaplodging<寄住的,暂住的>housedirectlyacrossthestreetfromFord'sTheater,whereJohnWilkesBoothhadshothim.Lincoln'slongbodylaystretched<伸展>diagonally
acrossasagging<下陷的,下垂>bedthatwastooshortforhim.Acheapreproduction<复制品,仿制品>ofRosaBonheur'sfamouspaintingTheHorseFairhungabovethebed,andadismalgasjet<煤气喷嘴,煤气火焰>flickered<发出>yellowlight.1.1865年4月15日清晨,亚伯拉罕.林肯奄奄一息地躺在福特戏院对面一家廉价客栈的卧房里。约翰·威尔克斯·布斯枪杀了他。那张下陷的床对身材修长的林肯而言实在太短了。床的上方,挂着一件罗莎·邦赫的名画《马市》的廉价仿制品,一盏阴暗的煤气灯发出惨淡的黄晕。2.AsLincolnlaydying,SecretaryofWarStantonsaid,"Thereliesthemostperfectruler<元首,统治者>ofmenthattheworldhaseverseen."2.当林肯奄奄一息地躺着时,陆军部长斯坦顿说:“躺在这里的,是世界上有史以来最完美的元首。”3.WhatwasthesecretofLincoln'ssuccessindealingwithpeople?IstudiedthelifeofAbrahamLincolnfortenyearsanddevoted<投入>allofthreeyearstowritingandrewriting<润色>abookentitled<书名叫做>LincolntheUnknown.IbelieveIhavemadeasdetailedandexhaustiveastudyofLincoln'spersonality<个性,人格,人品>andhomelifeasitispossibleforanybeingtomake.ImadeaspecialstudyofLincoln'smethodofdealingwithpeople.Didheindulgein<热衷于,沉湎于>criticism?Oh,yes.AsayoungmaninthePigeonCreekValleyofIndiana,henotonlycriticizedbuthewrotelettersandpoems<诗>ridiculingpeopleanddroppedtheselettersonthecountryroadswheretheyweresuretobefound.Oneoftheselettersaroused<引起>resentmentsthatburnedforalifetime.3.林肯待人方面成功的秘诀是什么?我花了十年的时间研究亚伯拉罕·林肯的一生,并投入(devoteto+n./doingsth)了整整三年的时间写作和润色一本叫做《林肯不为人知的一面》的书。我相信我已经尽了人类一切的可能,对林肯的个性和他的家庭生活,做了详尽和透彻的研究。关于林肯待人的方法我还做了特别的研究。(makeastudyofv.仔细研究)林肯热衷于批评吗?是的,年轻时,他住在印第安纳州的鸽溪谷;他不但批评他人,还写信做诗揶揄别人,他把写好的信扔到乡间街道上故意让人看到,其中有一封信所引起的怨恨,延续了一辈子。4.EvenafterLincolnhadbecomeapracticing<开业的,在工作的>lawyerinSpringfield,Illinois,heattacked<攻击>hisopponents<对手>openly<公开地>inletterspublishedinthenewspapers.Buthedidthisjustoncetoooften.4.林肯在伊利诺斯州的春田镇,挂牌做了律师后,甚至投书给报社,公开攻击他的对手。虽然他多次做这样的事都得以幸免,但这次他却遭殃了。5.Intheautumnof1842heridiculed<讥笑>avain<自负的>,pugnaciouspolitician<政客>bythenameofJamesShields.Lincolndamnedhimthroughananonymous<匿名的>letterpublishedinSpringfieldJournal.Thetownroaredwithlaughter<捧腹大笑,哄堂大笑>.Shields,sensitive<敏感的>andproud,boiled<怒火中烧,沸腾>withindignation.Hefoundoutwhowrotetheletter,leaped<跳>onhishorse,startedafterLincoln,andchallengedhimtofightaduel.Lincolndidn'twanttofight.Hewasopposedtodueling,buthecouldn'tgetoutof<退出>itandsavehishonor.Hewasgiventhechoiceofweapons<武器>.Sincehehadverylongarms,hechosecavalrybroadswordsandtooklessonsinswordfighting<刀术>fromaWestPointgraduate;and,ontheappointedday,heandShieldsmetonasandbarin...