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1、(1) Listencarefully,workingpeople,wewouldliketotellyousomethingthatcouldsaveyourprecioustimeandmoney!Bestofall,itisfree! It’s“no”. Whatdoyouask?We’llsayitagain:“No”. Sweetandsimple“no”. Say“no”atyourofficeandseehowquicklythatpileofworkonyourdeskdisappears. “Saying‘no’toot
2、hersmeansyouaresaying‘yes’toyourself,”saidLeslieCharles,aprofessionalspeakerfromEastLansing,Michigan. “Timeisprecious.Peoplearespendingmoneybuyingtime.Andyetwearewillingtogiveupourtimebecausewecan’tsay‘no’.” SusieWatson,afamouswriter,saidpeoplewhoalwayssay“yes”needtosay“no”wi
3、thoutguilt(内疚)orfearofpunishment.“Iwouldratherhavesomeonegivemealoving‘no’thananobligated(强制的)‘yes’,”shesaid. SusieWatsonsaysshefeels“no”obligationtogiveanexplanationwhenshesays“no”eithersociallyorprofessionally.Doesshefeelguiltyaboutit?“Notatall,”saidWatson,whoisdirectorofadv
4、ertisingandpublicrelationsatTimexCorpinMiddlebury,Conneticut.“Mostpeopleareafraidofsaying‘no’…Myadviceistosay‘yes’onlyifyoudon’tmean‘no’.” Watsonsaid“no”isthemosteffectiveweaponagainstwastingtime.“Everyyeartherearemoredemandsonyourtime…Otherpeoplearehappytouseupyourtime,”Watso
5、nsaid.Timesavingappearstobe“no’s”greatestfriend. “No”canbeyournewfriend,apowerfultooltotakebackyourlife.“No”mayeventakeyoufurtherinthebusinessworldthan“yes”. “No”ispowerandstrength.“No”nowseemscompletelycorrect.“Saying‘no’isn’teasy.Butfinallyit’sgreatlyliberating,”Charlessaid
6、.But,headded,a“no”projectneedstobeworkedoneverydaybecauseitishardtochangelong-termhabit. But,healsowarns:“Don’tgotoextremes.Don’tfindyourselfsaying‘no’toeverything.Inreturnyoushouldlearntohear‘no’.” 1.Thesentence“Saying‘yes’toyourself”means_______. A.youcanhavemoretimetoplay
7、withothers B.youneedn’tcareaboutother’sfeelingifyouarehappy C.youareselfishandtreatothersrudely D.youcandealwithyourbusinessasyouhaveplanned 2.Whenyousay“no”toothersyoushouldsayitina_______. A.secretway B.politeway C.proudway D.guiltyway 3.InWatson’sopinion,peoplec
8、ansavemuchtimeonconditionthat_______. A.theysay“no”at
