Saying Goodbye to Imitation
告别模仿
As children observe , listen, and learn from their parents, grown-ups, and
peers, they begin what, for most, is a lifelong path of imitating bad examples and poor speech, which become the norm.
o 孩子通过观察他们的父母、大人和同辈 来听和学,更多的时候,他们以终身的方式模仿坏的榜样和不好的语音,并把这些奉为标准。
孩子通过观察、听他们的父母、大人和同辈来学习,他们开始了,大部分是模仿这条终身的道路,这成为常态。
That is an alarming realization when you stop to consider that we use speech and voice to defend ourselves,
- o当你停下来思考我们可以使用语音和声音来保护我们自己时,这是一个令人震惊的认识。
challenge the positions and beliefs of others, justify our motives and actions, motivate the actions of others, and reveal or share ourthoughts and feelings.
o挑战其他人的位置和信仰,为我们的动机和行动辩护,其他人行动的动机,并显示或者分享我们的想法和感觉。
挑战他人的立场和信仰,为我们的动机和行动辩护,激励他人的行动,并揭示和分享我们的想法和感觉。
Our voice and speech are our first lines of defense and our chief weapons of offense.
- o我们的声音和语音是防卫的第一道防线和我们主要的进攻的武器。
To accept low standards of their use is to compromis and undercut our ability to communicate.
- o接受他们使用的低标准是妥协和削减我们沟通的能力。