2008.07.11
(Mag2) 感動しながら学ぶ英語･英会話
＿＿＿私の読者さんへのﾒｯｾｰｼﾞ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
今日の英文は､かなり長いです｡でも､勇気を与えてくれるかも！
読んでいて共感する内容が多いです｡
"Gift of Desperation"
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感動しながら学ぶ英語･英語会話
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● 英語／英会話を自分の物にしたい人のための情報発信 ●
● http://eigo.undo.jp ●
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● ﾁﾘも積もれば山となる英語力のﾖｼﾀﾞです｡ ●
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●登録の変更･解除
まぐまぐ http://eigo.undo.jp
ﾒﾙﾏ http://www.melma.com/backnumber_152182/
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■ おすすめ英語学習書
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● ｺｳﾋﾞﾙﾄﾞ英英辞典
http://tinyurl.com/2c243c
他の英英辞典とは表現方法がかなり違います｡私の英語は､ｺｳﾋﾞﾙﾄﾞ英英辞典
のおかげと言って良いでしょう｡難しい単語も易しい英語表現で説明して
あります｡英語を英語で考える上でこの辞書を使えば自然と英語で考える
習慣が身につきます｡
ぜひ､これを座右の辞書としてください｡英語がわかる人は､この辞書を
必ず持っています｡
● ﾛﾝｸﾞﾏﾝ現代英英辞典 4訂増補版 CD-ROM2枚付 <上製版>
http://tinyurl.com/2u83ae
すでにｺｳﾋﾞﾙﾄﾞ英英辞典をもっている方は､Second Opinionの英英辞書
としてﾛﾝｸﾞﾏﾝ現代英英辞典がお勧めです｡特にﾊﾟｿｺﾝでお仕事をし
ている方には､CD-ROM付がお役に立ちます｡
● Hopes, love and dreams in New York
－NHK CD Book―NHKﾗｼﾞｵ英会話ｽﾄｰﾘｰﾌﾞｯｸ
大杉 正明 (著)
http://tinyurl.com/68ppk
この教材は､一度ＮＨＫﾗｼﾞｵ英会話で放送された物を学習参考書として
まとめた物です｡私は､この教材を今も時々聞いています｡登場する人物
と内容が心に響き､声優の声に恋をしてしまったのです｡
物語に喜怒哀楽があり､最後には感激して涙が出てきてしまうほどの
ﾄﾞﾗﾏが演出されています｡英語学習書を越えた名作英語会話学習書
です｡
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□ 心温まる物語 （自分の意見を英語で表現する訓練）
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Profit From Life's Losses
We can change our lives-and our businesses-for the better if we
change our focus.
By John Chappelear
Ever notice everyone's on a low-fat diet after the heart attack?
Everyone has time for their kids after the divorce?
Everyone's a financial genius after a bankruptcy?
As managers, supervisors, and executives, we're trained to judge our
success by the size of our departments, budgets, sales, profits, bank
accounts, and the deals we make. When I had my own $50 million-a-year
business, that's what I thought, too. Being a successful CEO, I
figured if I just worked hard enough, I'd wind up on top. Failure is
something that happens to the other guys.
That's when it happened to me. I lost everything. Everything I
thought was important.
Money, power, prestige. Gone. My position as CEO? Gone, too.
Although I didn't know it then, I had been given a gift. A "Gift of
Desperation" that changed me and my outlook for the better. In the
end, it made me a more successful person, too.
We can all recognize a "gift of desperation". It's the "aha" that
comes at the darkest of times. Speak with anyone who has had a
life-changing experience, and they'll tell you how much it has led
them to appreciate each and every day. They have a higher sense of
awareness and focus on living each day with joy.
Still need convincing? Look how our country pulled together after
9-11-01. People actually started talking, connecting--and not just
our friends and family, but strangers on the street or at the corner
store.
I had clients all over the country remarking something like this: "I
never really appreciated just how important (blank) was, until now."
The way that (blank) got filled in varied from person to person and
organization to organization, but suddenly I could tell they had
begun to notice that there was more to life than profits and
possessions. The horror of that experience became a gift to many who
chose to see the lessons.
When I received my "gift of desperation" I began to notice, FINALLY,
something was missing in my life. It wasn't success that was missing.
It was significance.
Most CEOs have the same symptoms I did: We have a gorgeous house, but
are hardly around to enjoy it. We eat at private lunch clubs, but
we're still hungry inside. Our expensive watches can't keep our time
from slipping away.
We have kids, but we may never really appreciate them. I didn't,
either--until involuntary unemployment kept me home instead of
frantic and at the office. "Pick me up, Daddy!" my three-year-old son
kept saying. "It's good for you." Now how did he know that? But you
know what, he was right.
Here I had been rushing, rushing, rushing--because I needed
everything to be perfect. And then I would finally get back to my
family and friends. I just needed to get all my ducks in a row. Have
you ever tried to get ducks in a row? I finally realized that I had
to stop waiting for my life to get perfect to be happy.
Over time, the life I could never quite find seemed to fall right
into my lap. In business, so often we're taught to CYA [Cover Your
A--]. Well, I started my own version: Change Your Attitude.
Today I work with people and organizations who are trying to change
their attitude and behavior. Many of them, facing their own periods
of desperation, are wondering if they will ever recover. They will,
with a change of focus.
I've discovered that we can all change our lives dramatically for the
better--and we can do it before the gift of desperation. It takes a
new sense of focus, and it also takes acting on a few new thoughts:
# Start each day with an awareness that you are here for a purpose
other than to satisfy demands to add stuff to your life. I do this
with a few morning minutes of meditation and prayer. Other people
read a book or take a walk. After a while, you'll find your own path
to peace and self-awareness.
# Make serving others a primary focus. Help someone in your office be
more successful. Hold the door for someone. Start a mentoring program,
be a big brother or sister, or call a local volunteering program.
# Slow down. I was always so busy pushing for the next big break that
sometimes I ran right past it. So take a few minutes to take a deep
breath, step back, and enjoy life a bit. You'll be surprised how many
opportunities personally and professionally just show up.
# Start now. You don't have to remake your whole life overnight.
Small changes when practiced consistently will create dramatic
results. Remember, you're choosing to act--before a "gift of
desperation" is forced on you. Keep at it and soon you will look back
and be amazed how far you've come, and so will your coworkers and
loved ones. And while I may believe in deathbed conversions, acting
ahead of time is a whole lot more satisfying.
There's nothing magical about these actions. The results, however,
from even small consistent actions can be phenomenal, because not
only will you feel better about yourself, but often your professional
life will take off, too.
One Christmas, a group of businesses in Alexandria, Va., got together
and repaid money stolen from a Salvation Army. The cost per business
was about $500, but the value to the community they served was a
hundred times that amount. Managers and employees got out of their
offices and began to see each other in a new light. They donated time
and distributed toys. These actions began to create a lot of goodwill
and press in the community.
In the long run, I noticed how much their good works changed the
companies involved. Morale went right through the roof. Productivity
and profits went up as well. I know from experience this wasn't a
coincidence.
The action taken, willingness to help, and focus on service connected
these companies, their employees, and the community in a way that far
outweighed the financial costs.
In fact, smart companies are increasingly using corporate giving as a
marketing tool. According to a study published in Business Week,
two-thirds of consumers would switch to a product or retailer that
supported a cause they believed in. Likewise, employees of companies
that promote good causes are likely to feel a strong sense of loyalty
to their employer.
It's no secret that high-profile corporate ethics scandals have
rocked the market and hurt companies large and small. In hard times,
it's only natural to turn first to reducing charitable contributions
and employee benefits--and the newspapers are full of depressing
stories of cutbacks and givebacks.
Instead of following the crowd, think of the positive public
attention you can get by increasing your community involvement and
awareness. Downward economies don't last forever, but the public's
memory of a good corporate citizen often does. Sometimes it doesn't
even take money, just the willingness to show up and help.
Positively motivated people will deliver to the bottom line faster
than new technology and a slick mission statement, and nothing will
motive people faster than feeling the company they work for sees them
and their community as significant.
Change your own focus, and it's likely you'll also change the way
your business works.
私の回答はこちら！
http://eigo.undo.jp/content/view/72/28/
Q1: What do you mean by 'CYA'?
Q2: Please tell me your "Gift of Desperation" that changed you a lot.
Q3: Do you understand this, 'Speak with anyone who has had a
life-changing experience, and they'll tell you how much it has led
them to appreciate each and every day. They have a higher sense of
awareness and focus on living each day with joy'?
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□ 編集後記
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"Gift of Desperation" （生きるか､死ぬかに直面する機会）で人はかわる｡
私もこのGiftを頂いた｡現在もこの贈り物を楽しんでいる｡会社を経営して
もうすぐ2期目が終わる｡
創業期よりも経営状態は良くなっている｡
だが､
経営が安定しているかといえば､”NO ”だ｡毎日が"Gift of Desperation"
で朝起きて健康で生きていることをまず感謝している｡生きて健康であれば､
自分の意志で何かをやれる｡
新しいﾋﾞｼﾞﾈｽｱｲﾃﾞｨｱがあれば､それを実行できる｡今日一日を生きて
過ごせるだけでも幸せを感じる｡生きているというGiftを肌で感じるからだ｡
命さえあれば､健康な体があれば､後は､生きていくためのｱｸｼｮﾝだけ
だ｡それが分かるには､A "Gift of Desperation" を頂く必要がある｡自分
で求めるか､運命がそうさせるのか､誰かがそう仕向けるか｡それは､わか
らない｡
ただ､
"Gift of Desperation" は､貴方の人生観を180度変えて､すばらしい人生
の感じ方を教えてくれる｡それは､確かだ｡
Hanji
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●Writing With Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process
(ﾍﾟｰﾊﾟｰﾊﾞｯｸ)
http://tinyurl.com/27vnoc
Peter Elbow (著)
この本は最近見つけた本だ｡Emailで米国の企業とやり取りをする時に
Writing Skillが求められる｡Amazonでこの本の中身の閲覧してほしい｡
なぜ､私がこの本を薦めている理由がわかる｡
●Ready to Write: A First Composition Text (ﾍﾟｰﾊﾟｰﾊﾞｯｸ)
Karen Lourie Blanchard (著)
http://tinyurl.com/2s94db
米国の大学で初めて英語の授業を受けた｡まず､習った事は､
ﾊﾟﾗｸﾞﾗﾌの書き方だ｡その次が､A4１ﾍﾟｰｼﾞのｴｯｾｰの書き方だ｡
毎回授業がある度に宿題でｴｯｾｰを提出させられた｡そして､添削
された宿題が点数（A, A-, B+, B, B-など）と共に戻ってきた｡
日本で学んだ方法とは､１８０度違っていた｡それが新鮮だった｡
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電子出版： 英語/英会話を自分の物にしたい人のための情報発信
発行者： Norito H.Yoshida
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