生活英语听力文章：小事情的重要性

　　The Best of Little Things Matter

　　小事情的重要性

　　With your help and support, this blog already has more than 10,500 subscribers. The podcasts are now ranked No.26 in America’s Top Podcasts; No.1 in the personal and professional development space; and, the Little Things Matter Facebook page has over 23,500 followers.

　　在你的帮助和支持下,这个博客已经有超过10500用户.它在美国的排名是顶尖的播客;是第一个关于个人和职业的发展空间;而且，这些在脸谱网中的小事情的网页已有超过23500的粉丝。

　　What better way to celebrate a great year than to review the most popular posts of the past year. Using Google analytics, we selected the two top-viewed posts from each month. These are the posts that you, the readers of this blog, viewed the most.

　　更好的方式来庆祝伟大的一年,而不是回顾过去一年的最受欢迎的帖子。使用谷歌分析，我们每个月都选出两篇浏览量最高的帖子，这是你的帖子，读着读过最多的博客。

　　January

　　一月

　　It’s a New Day!—This was my first blog post. It highlights the fact that we can create an amazing life if we put the past behind us and focus our energy on our future. If you often dwell on your past mistakes, you will benefit by reading this post.

　　这是新的一天!这是我的第一个博客帖子。这个明显得事实是，如果我们把过去抛之脑后,将更多的精力集中在我们的未来，我们就可以创造成功的人生。如果你经常回想你的过错，你可以通过读这篇文章得到受益。

　　Our Lives Are a Mirror Image of the Little Decisions We Make—This is one of life’s most important lessons and the title says it all.

　　我们的生活像一面可以做小决定的镜子，这是我们生命中最重要的课程，标题可以说明一切。

　　February

　　二月

　　Become a Respected Leader—Leadership is a privilege. It’s not something you take; it’s not something get; it’s not a title. It is something you earn by becoming a person who is respected.

　　成为一个受人尊敬的领导者，领导是一种特权。这不是你要做的事，是你要获得的事;这不是一个标题。这是你赚的，一个受人尊敬的人。

　　Who Do I Have to Become To Get What I Want?—Most people focus their attention on what they need to DO to achieve their goals and never consider who they need to BECOME. Of the 203 posts on this blog, I think this is the most important.

　　我能成为那个可以得到所有我想得到的东西的人吗?许多人都关注他们需要做什么才能达到目标，从不考虑他们需要变成什么样。我博客上的203篇帖子，我认为这是我重要的事。

　　March

　　三月

　　Six Ways to Avoid Misunderstandings—Imagine how much happier your life would be if you didn’t have misunderstandings with people. If you follow these six tips, you will significantly reduce the number of times you are involved in a breakdown in communication.

　　6种方法避免误解，想象一下如果不会和别人发生误解，你的生活会多么的快乐。如果你遵循着6个贴士，你就会大大减少在交流中的问题的次数。

　　10 Ways to Make a Positive Impression Through Your Voicemail Messages— The voicemail messages you leave for people make an impression and are part of your personal brand. By following a few simple tips, you can improve how you are viewed by friends and associates.

　　10种通过语音留言留下好的印象的方式，你的语音留言会给人们留下印象和你个人品牌的一部分。按照一些简单的步骤，你可以提高你朋友和同伴对你的看法。

　　April

　　四月

　　Top 33 Email Tips—Few people really take pride in their email communication. Those who do stand out as people who understand and recognize the importance of written communication. (These tips were later included in a report titled, 49 Ways to Improve Your Email Brand.)

　　最高33电子邮件提示,很少有人真的以信函交流自豪。那些能理解和认识到书面交流的重要性的人总是引人注目的。(后来在一份报告中出现了这些技巧的标题,49中方法来提高你的电子邮件交流水平)

　　Top 10 Phone Tips—Do you form opinions of people based on how they sound over the phone? Because people cannot see us through the phone, they form opinions based not only on “what” we say but also on “how” we say it. This post will help you improve your phone skills.

　　十大手机技巧，你是否对听到他们在电话中的声音而有意见?因为人们不能认清电话中的自己，它形成的意见不仅基于我们说“什么”，而且还在我们“如何”说。这篇文字会帮助你提高你的电话技巧。

　　May

　　五月

　　36 Ways to Make a Positive Impression in Less Than 10 Seconds—What surprised me about this one is that I didn’t think a post with 36 short points would be popular. Boy, was I wrong! 1330 people on Facebook have shared this post with their friends.

　　36六种少于十秒的方法给人留下好的印象，使我惊讶是,我不认为一篇文章36短点会受欢迎。男孩，是我的错!1330人在脸盆网上和他们的朋友分享这篇文章。

　　Sometimes Five Seconds Is All it Takes—A simple, but powerful story reinforced the fact that when you show an interest in people and the things that are important to them, they will show an interest in you and the things that are important to you. Five seconds is often all it takes.

　　有时，它需要五秒，一个简单的方法，通过一个有说服力的故事增强真实性，那就是你给他们分享一个对他们很重要并且有趣的事情，他们同样会分享给你一件有趣并对你重要的事。这通常只需要五秒。

　　June

　　六月

　　25 Unexpected Ways to Make Someone’s Day—When was the last time someone did something unexpected to brighten your day? How did you feel about that person? When you do things for people that are unexpected, you are making a large deposit into your Relationship Bank Account. This was one of the top five posts of the year.

　　25种意想不到的方式给人带来别样的一天。上次一个人给你带来意外惊喜的一天是什么时候?你对这个人感觉如何?当你为别人做一些意想不到的事情时，你是在你的人际关系银行中做了一个很大的存款。这是今年帖子中的前五分之一。

　　The Value of a Mastermind Team—Napoleon Hill said, “No two minds ever come together without a third invisible force, which may be likened to a ‘third mind.’ When a group of individual minds are coordinated and function in harmony, the increased energy created through that alliance becomes available to every individual in the group.”

　　一个策划团队的价值，拿破仑希尔说,“从来没有两个头脑加在一起没有第三个力量大的情况,这两个可以比作一个“第三”思想。当一个组织中每个人的思想是协调的，力量是和谐的，这种通过联合组织中的每个人可以创造更大的力量。”

　　July

　　七月

　　Happiness is a Choice—The research coming out on “Happiness” supports the fact that, for most of us, happiness is a choice. Just as you choose to put maple syrup on your pancakes because it makes them taste better, you can choose to be happy because of how it makes you feel.

　　幸福是一种选择，研究出来的“幸福”和事实中的是一致的。对我们中的大多数人来说，幸福是一种选择。就像你选择吧糖枫汁放在你的薄烤饼上一样，因为那样吃起来很好吃，你可以选择幸福，因为它是你的感觉。

　　Taking a Good Look in the Mirror of Truth—I asked each of my children to write a guest post this past year. Jessica, my daughter-in-law, wrote this powerful lesson on personal character that will make you stop and think.

　　好好照照镜子中的真理，我在过去的一年里让我的孩子去写的一篇文章。杰西卡，我的合法女儿，写这个人格性格上的强大教训的文章会使你停止并去思考。

　　August

　　八月

　　10 Ways to Make People Feel Good—This is a powerful post. It’s more than just a post listing 10 simple things you can do to make someone feel good. You will learn that when you focus on others, you make a positive difference in two lives—yours and the person with whom you interact.

　　10种让人们感觉很好的方法，这是一篇有力量的文章。它是超过十件简单的小事情，可以让你使别人感觉很好。你会学到，当你关注别人时，你创造出两种不同的积极的生活方式，你和你关注的这个人相互影响造成的。

　　The Compound Effect—My friend Darren Hardy, publisher of “Success Magazine” wrote this book. I was so impressed that I summarized some of the most important lessons in his book. I am not sure if it was Darren’s book or my summary of it that made this post so popular. 

　　复合的效果，我的朋友达伦·哈迪,写了并出版了“成功杂志”这本书。我对它是如此的印象深刻以至于我总结了这本说中的重要的课程。我不确定是达伦的书还是我的总结,使这篇文章如此受欢迎。

　　September

　　九月

　　The Duplication Effect of Leadership—One of the most important leadership lessons you will ever learn. If you lead a team, stop now and read this post.

　　领导能力的复制效应，你曾经学过的最重要的一个关于领导能力的课程。如果你在领导一个队伍，现在停止并去阅读这篇文章。

　　Your Words Reflect Your Character—What we say about others reflects on our own character. When we speak unfavorably of others, it not only hurts the person our words are aimed at, but it also damages our credibility and reputation.

　　你的话反映出你的性格，当我们对被人说话时映射出你自己的性格。当你对别人说话很不顺时，不是我们的攻击了别人给别人带来了伤害，就是损害了我们的公信度和名誉。

　　October

　　十月

　　25 Tips to Staying Married 25 Years—In this most popular post of the year, my wife and I share our top 25 tips to staying married 25 years. If you’re married, I encourage you to print this post and discuss it with your spouse.

　　25种技巧使你保持结婚，在今年最流行的文章中，我和我的妻子分享了25种保持结婚的方法。如果你已经结婚了，我鼓励你打印这篇文章并和你的配偶讨论它。

　　Personal Accountability-A Requirement For Life Advancement—If you will hold yourself accountable for your actions, responsibilities, and goals, you can achieve anything that is important to you. Powerful lesson.

　　个人担当——要求生活进步——如果你一直对你自己的行为、责任和目标负责，你可以做到对你来说任何重要的事情。强大的教训。

　　November

　　十一月

　　130 Time Management Tips—I have yet to see a more comprehensive time-management report available on the Internet.

　　130年时间管理技巧——我还没有一个可用的全面的关于管理互联网时间的报告。

　　Overcoming Procrastination—Discover the most common causes of procrastination and the best methods for overcoming this destructive habit. Procrastination is not just an achievement killer, it is a self-esteem killer.

　　战胜拖延——发现最常见的原因是拖延和最好克服这个破坏性习惯的方法。拖延不仅仅是你的目标杀手，还是一个自尊杀手。

　　December

　　十二月

　　How Much Money Do You Need to Retire?—If enjoying a comfortable retirement is important to you, you cannot postpone your retirement planning. The quality of your retirement will be greatly influenced by the decisions you make today. This post outlines exactly how much money you need to save to maintain your current qualify of life during retirement.

　　你退休了，你需要攒多少钱?如果对你来，享受舒适的退休生活对你来说是很重要的，你不能拖延你的退休计划。你今天所做的决定对你的退休质量有很大的影响。这篇文章概述了你究竟现在需要攒多少钱才能有有质量的退休生活。

　　How to Handle Disagreements—One of the skills we should all strive to master in our personal and professional lives is how to properly handle ourselves when we disagree with another person.

　　如何处理分歧——有一个技巧我们必须努力掌握，那就是当我们和其他人的观点不一致时，我们如何掌控他人的观点。

　　I encourage you to take the time to read or listen to each of the lessons above.

　　我鼓励你拿出时间去读、去听以上的每一个课程。

　　How has this blog helped make your life better this past year? What changes have you made? What’s your favorite lesson of the past year? Share your thoughts in the comments section below this post.

　　这个博客是如何帮你把今年的生活过的更好的?你有什么改变?你在过去的一年里最喜欢哪个课程?分享你的想法和评论在这篇文字的下面。

　　You can achieve anything in 2011 that is important to you, if you will focus on the little things that matter!

　　你可以做到2011年所有对你来说重要的事情，如果你关注小事情的重要性。