1、高考英语高考英语阅读阅读素材：素材：给予是一种智慧给予是一种智慧等等 纽约时报今天的这篇文字颇有意思，即：In Negotiations, Givers Are Smarter Than Takers 副标题：Generosity is a sign of intelligence, and givers are the rising tide that lifts all boats. 文章含蓄批评了特朗普的谈判策略，只知道索取，要求对方牺牲，但贸易谈判中 给予才是智慧。因为这不是零和，而是 win-win。老子说：将欲夺之，必固予之。 文章很多词汇非常值得学习， 大量比喻， 譬如： whe
2、n success is a sprint, givers may well finish last. But if its a marathon, the takers tend to fall behind and the givers often finish first；还有心理学上总结： When the pie seems fixed, its common to panic and treat resources as scarce.（先把利 益比作 pie) Being a giver may actually be a sign of intelligence. The sm
3、arter people were, the better their counterparts did in the negotiation. (提出论点）They used their brainpower to expand the pie, finding ways to help the other side that cost them nothing. This isnt an isolated result. In a comprehensive analysis of 28 studies, the most successful negotiators cared as m
4、uch about the other partys success as their own. They refused to see negotiations as win-lose or the world as zero-sum. They understood that before you could claim value, you needed to create value. They didnt declare victory until they could help everyone win. 接下来一段有意思了，由贸易谈判延申到其它： This isnt limite
5、d to negotiation. Economists find that the higher that Americans score on intelligence tests, the more they give to charity even after adjusting for their wealth, income, education, age and health. Psychologists demonstrate that the smarter people are, the less likely they are to take resources for
6、themselves and the more likely they are to give to a group. Ive discovered in my own research that when success is a sprint, givers may well finish last. But if its a marathon, the takers tend to fall behind and the givers often finish first. 如果成功是一个一瞬间的冲刺，给予者很可能最后一个跑到终点；但如果它是马 拉松，索取者就会远远落后。 最后作者再一次
7、挖掘：所有这一切就看你的信念，你相信这个世界是好的，那么 你得到的就是好的一面； 你相信这个世界是黑暗的， 那么你得到的一定是最坏的一面。 这就叫： self-fulfilling prophecy。自证预言(self-fulfilling prophecy)是一种在心理学上 常见的现象，意指人会不自觉的按已知的预言来行事，最终令预言发生；也指对他人 的期望会影响对方的行为，使得对方按照期望行事。“罗森塔尔效应”就是一种自证预 言。 Believing in a fixed pie is a self-fulfilling prophecy. When we expect the worst
8、in others, we bring out the worst in others. When we recognize that everyone feels the impulse to help (unless theyre a sociopath) we have a chance to bring out what Lincoln called the better angels of their nature. 当然文章作者还用大量当下疫情的例子来论证，也剖有趣味。 传统相机的困境传统相机的困境 讨论传统相机走下坡路的原因，这两个句子不难但非常地道，毕竟 BBC 提供的 Cer
9、tainly, the growth of the smartphone means more and more of us are taking photos and it opens our eyes to the creative possibilities it can provide. And for some, it can be a first step into getting into serious photography and pushing their creative skills. 学习： opens our eyes to the creative possib
10、ilities 让我们看到创造性的可能 pushing their creative skills 提高他们的创造力 婚姻在疫情中更加脆弱婚姻在疫情中更加脆弱 疫情让离婚和家暴更突出了，如何描写人际冲突的好句子 Limited space at home has caused couples to lose their independent territories for months, causing interference and magnifying（放大）small problems. When people get financial security, they crave s
11、piritual resonance （渴望精神共鸣） . It is not unusual for marriage crises to erupt in the wake of the Spring Festival break, which many marriage lawyers have described as a hotbed（温床）for family frictions and even broken relationships. 说明：hotbed 一般指不好的事情的起源，积极的用 cradle（摇篮），还有中性词 汇 soil。 在家工作在家工作 一个描述在家工作的好
12、句子，极其简练 There are, of course, many reasons for remote working, as it is also called. The demands of modern life and a desire for a better work-life balance has driven the trend, along with improved technology, which makes doing most tasks at home a doddle. 学习： remote working 远程工作 work-life balance 工作和生活的平衡 doddle 轻而易举的事情
