Wilfred Funk and Norman Lewis
词汇能使你卓越不凡
心灵寄语
朋友们，你们是否考虑过你的上级之所以是上级，而你之所以是员工的原因呢？那么请仔细阅读以下这篇文章吧！你会发现，原来秘密在这里！
Your boss has a bigger vocabulary than you have。
That’s one good reason why he’s your boss。
This discovery has been made in the word laboratories of the world。Not by theoretical English professors，but by practical，
hard-headed scholars who have been searching for the secrets of success。
After a host of experiments and years of testing they have found out：
That if your vocabulary is limited，your chances of success are limited。That one of the easiest and quickest ways to get ahead is by consciously building up your knowledge of words。That the vocabulary of the average person almost stops growing by the middle twenties。
And that from then on it is necessary to have an intelligent plan if progress is to be made。No haphazard1hit-or-miss methods will do。
It has long since been satisfactorily established that a high executive does not have a large vocabulary merely because of the opportunities of his position。That would be putting the cart before the horse。Quite the reverse is true。His skill in words was a tremendous help in getting him his job。
Dr。Johnson O Connor of the Human Engineering Laboratory of Boston and of the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken，New Jersey，gave a vocabulary test to 100young men who were studying to be industrial executives。
Five years later those who had passed in the upper ten percent all，without exception，had executive positions，while not a single young man of the lower twenty-five percent had become an executive。
You see，there are certain factors in success that can be measured as scientifically as the contents of a test-tube，and it has been discovered that the most common characteristic of outstanding success is“an extensive knowledge of the exact meaning of English words”。
The extent of your vocabulary indicates the degree of your intelligence。Your brain power will increase as you learn to know more words。
It has been found by Professor Lewis M。Terman of Stanford University that a vocabulary test is as accurate a measure of intelligence as any three units of the standard and accepted Stanford-Binet I。Q。tests。
The study of words is not merely something that has to do with literature。Words are your tools of thought。You can’t even think at all without them。
Without words you could make no decisions and form no judgments whatsoever2.A pianist may have the most beautiful tunes in his head，but if he had only five keys on his piano he would never get more than a fraction3of these tunes out。
Your words are your keys for your thoughts。And the more words you have at your command the deeper，clearer and more accurate will be your thinking。
A command of English words will not only improve the processes of your mind。It will give you assurance；build your self-confidence；lend color to your personality；increase your popularity。Your words are your personality。
Words are explosive。Phrases are packed with TNT。A simple word can destroy a friendship，land a large order。The proper phrases in the mouths of clerks have quadrupled the proper phrases in the mouths of clerks have quadrupled the sales of a department store。The wrong words used by a campaign orator4have lost an election。
Words have changed the direction of history。Words can also change the direction of your life。They have often raised a man from mediocrity 5to success。
If you consciously increase your vocabulary，you will unconsciously raise yourself to a more important station in life，and the new and higher position you have won will，in turn，give you a better opportunity for further enriching your vocabulary。It is a beautiful and successful cycle。
Words can make you great！
威尔弗雷德·芬克与诺曼·刘易斯
你老板拥有比你更多的词汇。
这是他之所以成为老板的一个重要因素。
这一发现来自于世界各地的语言实验室。它并不是那些研究理论的英语教授的信口胡言，而是那些讲求实际、思维清晰、不断探索着成功秘诀的学者们发现的。
经过大量的试验和多年的事实验证，他们发现：
如果你的词汇量有限，那么你成功的几率也就不大。而最简单又快捷的进步方法之一就是有意识地扩大你的词汇量。普通人到了二十五六岁左右时，词汇量几乎不会再增加。
二十五六岁之后，要想继续增加自己的词汇量，就必须有一个精妙的计划。那些杂乱无章、毫无目的计划是行不通的。
长期以来人们自以为是地认为高级行政管理人员不会有很大的词汇量，因为处在那样的位置并没有那种多费口舌的机会。这样的想法未免有点本末倒置了。事实恰恰相反。他的言语技巧正是他获取那样高级职位的巨大助力。
在波士顿的人才管理实验室和新泽西州霍博肯市的史蒂文斯理工学院工作的约翰逊·欧·康纳博士，曾经对100名工业行政管理专业的年轻人进行过一次词汇测试。
五年之后，那些以前十名的成绩通过测试的人，无一例外地进入了管理阶层，而测试中的后二十五位，没有一位成为管理人员。
你看，成功的某些因素是可以像试管里的物质那样被精确测量的。并且研究表明，获得杰出成就的人一致拥有这样的特点，那就是“他们都拥有广泛而精确的英语词汇知识”。
你的词汇量恰恰反映了你的智力水平。你的大脑思维能力也会随着你掌握的词汇量的增加而不断强大。
路易斯·M·特曼是斯坦福大学的教授，他发现一套词汇测试与被人们普遍承认的斯坦福·宾尼特标准三套智商测试中任何一套一样，可以准确地测量人们的智力。
词汇的学习并非只是属于文学范畴。词汇是人类思维的工具。没有了词汇，你甚至根本无法思考。
假如没有了词汇，你将无法做出任何的决定和判断。一位钢琴家可能在脑海中有最美妙的旋律，但是如果他的钢琴上只有五个音键的话，他永远也只能演奏出这些旋律中的一些零星片段。
你的词汇是思维的关键。而你所掌握的词汇越多，你的思维就更加深邃、清晰和准确。
学好英语词汇不仅可以改进你的思维方式，而且能使自己更有把握；它使你建立起自信心；形成你自己鲜明的个性；增加你的欢迎度。你的语言反映着你的个性。
单词也具有破坏性。词汇中带着炸药。一个简单的词有可能破坏一份友谊，有可能搞砸一大笔订单。一个善于言辞的售货员可以使商场的销售额增加两倍。而如果演说者在竞选中用词不妥则会导致他的失利。
词汇曾经改变过历史前进的方向。词汇也能够改变你的生活方向。它们常常将一个平庸之辈变为成功人士。
如果你有意识地增加词汇量，你将会在不知不觉中被提拔到一个更显要的位置上。而当你在自己赢得全新的、更高的职位时，它又会给你带来更好的机会，进一步丰富自己的词汇。这是一个诱人的良性循环过程，它将引领你走向成功。
词汇能使你卓越不凡！
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词汇空间
ocabulary
1.haphazard adj。 杂乱无章的
2.whatsoever pron。 无论什么
3.fraction n。 小部分，一点儿，碎片，片断
4.orator n。 演说者，演讲家
5.mediocrity n。 平庸的人
文化链接
Culture Background
1.斯蒂文斯理工学院（Stevens Institute of Technology）
该校成立于1870年，是一所四年制私立大学，在美国来讲是属于小型的大学，然而学校虽然小，但是在师资及排名上却是不容忽视的。史蒂文斯理工学院公认的最好学科是工程、理科和管理专业，史蒂文斯理工学院全校将近有70%的学生攻读工程科系，11%攻读计算器及计算机科学，10%攻读自然科学。
2. 斯坦福一比奈的智力测验（Stanford-Binet I。Q。Test）
它适用于2岁以上儿童，主要有四部分组成：
①言语推理：测查词汇、理解、言语关系等能力；
②抽象视觉推理：测查临摹和图案分析推理等能力；
③数量推理：测查计数、心算和逻辑运算能力；
④短时记忆：测查数字记忆、句子记忆和物体记忆等记忆功能。
该测验适用的年龄范围较广，从2岁就可以测查。测验项目排列灵活，较易引起儿童的兴趣、激发其动机。相对于韦氏智力测验的时间来说用时较短。
妙语拾珠
1.Your words are your keys for your thoughts。And the more words you have at your command the deeper，clearer and more accurate will be your thinking。
你的词汇是思维的关键。而你所掌握的词汇越多，你的思维就更加深邃、清晰和准确。
3.Words have changed the direction of history。Words can also change the direction of your life。They have often raised a man from mediocrity to success。
词汇曾经改变过历史前进的方向。词汇也能够改变你的生活方向。它们常常将一个平庸之辈变为成功人士。