2023年6月英语四级听力真题 卷二 短文2

Passage 2

短文 2

Telling stories is one of the most powerful means leaders have to influence, teach and inspire.

讲故事是领导者必须影响、教导和激励的最有力手段之一。

Storytelling forges connections among people.

讲故事可以建立人与人之间的联系。

When it comes to our countries, our communities, and our families,

当谈到我们的国家、我们的社区和我们的家庭时，

we understand instinctively that the stories we hold in common are an important part of the ties that bind.

我们本能地明白，我们共同拥有的故事是纽带的重要组成部分。

This understanding also holds true in the business world, where an organization's stories,

这种理解在商业世界也是如此，在商业世界中，一个组织的故事，

and the stories its leaders tell, help solidify relationships in a way that factual statements don't.

以及它的领导者讲述的故事，以事实陈述的方式帮助巩固了关系。

Good stories do more than create a sense of connection. They build familiarity and trust.

好故事不仅仅是创造一种联系感。他们建立了熟悉和信任。

They allow the listener to enter the story, making them more open to learning.

他们允许听者进入故事，使他们更开放的学习。

Good stories can contain multiple meanings, so they're surprisingly economical in conveying complex ideas in graspable ways.

好的故事可以包含多种含义，因此它们在以可理解的方式传达复杂的思想方面具有惊人的经济性。

And stories are more engaging than the recital of data points or a discussion of abstract ideas.

故事比数据点的朗诵或抽象概念的讨论更吸引人。

Stories about professional mistakes and what leaders learned from them are another great avenue for learning.

关于职业错误的故事和领导者从这些错误中学到的东西是另一个很好的学习途径。

Because people identify so closely with stories, they can imagine how they would have acted in similar circumstances.

因为人们对故事有如此密切的认同，他们可以想象在类似的情况下他们会如何行动。

They're able to work through situations in a way that's risk free.

他们能够以一种无风险的方式处理各种情况。

There are extra benefits for leaders: with a simple personal story, they can convey fundamental values.

领导者还有额外的好处：通过一个简单的个人故事，他们可以传达基本的价值观。

They can offer insight into the evolution of their own experience and knowledge,

他们可以对自己的经验和知识的演变提供见解，

presenting themselves as more approachable and then they are more likely to inspire others to want to know more.

表现得更平易近人，这样他们就更有可能激励其他人想知道更多。

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题19至21是基于你刚才听到的一段话。

19.What does the passage say about storytelling?

19.关于讲故事，这篇文章说了什么？

20.What can good stories do to listeners according to the passage?

20.根据文章，好的故事能给听众带来什么？

21.What can leaders do with a simple personal story?

21.领导者用一个简单的个人故事能做什么？

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