An upset men came to wise Socrates and said:
"Listen, I have to tell you about your friend..."
"Wait!" interrupted Socrates.
"Have you strained what you intend to tell through three strains?"
The men wondered:"Three strains?"
"Yes my friend, three strains. First is the strain of TRUTH? Have you checked, if what you are about to tell me, is true?"
"I haven't. It's a rumor going around."
"My good friend, I'm sure you strained it through second strain - the strain of GOODNESS. Is there something good in the message although it is not true?"
"No," a men replayed. "It's the opposite..."
"Hmm,"again interrupted the sage."Let's try with a third strain. Is it at list HELPFUL?"
"Not really..."
"OK," said Socrates. "If what you want to tell me is not true, not good and not helpful, forget about it and don't bother.

1.You look like you are 18. 你看起来好像才18岁(东方人普遍看起来年轻, 呵呵)
2.You like to eat chicken feet. 你喜欢吃鸡脚　　　　
3.You suck on fish heads and fish fins.你吃鱼时会吸鱼头和鱼鳍(他们都是直接切掉的)
4.You have a Chinese knick-knack hanging on your rear view mirror. 你的车子后视镜上会吊中国摆设(偶没有, 老爸不让, 说一看就是中国人, 俗, 郁闷)
5.You sing karaoke. 你唱KTV(唐人街才有的玩意儿)　　　
6.Your house is covered with tile.你的房子铺的是瓷砖(老外都是木板)
7.Your kitchen is covered by a sticky film of grease.你的厨房覆盖着一层厚厚的油脂(爱炒东西的缘故)
8.Your stove is covered with aluminum foil. 你的炉子上面有铝箔
9.You leave the plastic covers on your remote control. 你的遥控器外面包着塑料(发现真的只有中国人才这样)
10.You”ve never kissed your mom or dad. 你从没吻过你父母(中国人谁这样啊)
11.You”ve never hugged your mom or dad. 你从没抱过你父母(幼儿园时算不算?)
12.Your unassisted vision is worse than 20/500. 你的视觉想象力低于20/500(不知啥意思)
13.You wear contacts,to avoid wearing your “coke bottle glasses”. 你戴隐形眼镜, 这样才能避免戴你的”瓶底眼镜”(怎么说得中国人好像都近视? 偶就不怎么戴眼镜, 不过也近视两三百了, 呵呵)
14.You”ve worn glasses since you were in fifth grade. 你五年级开始就戴眼镜了. (中国人都是爱学习的好孩子… 怎么又跟眼镜有关?)
15.Your hair sticks up when you wake up. 你睡醒后头发会竖起来.
16.You”ll haggle over something that is not negotiable. 你会为一些不可质疑的事情辩论. (无理取闹???)
17.You love to use coupons. 你喜欢用折价券. (勤俭节约~~)
18.You drive around looking for the cheapest petrol. 你为了最便宜的汽油费不息开着车子到处找. (恩, 我爸就这样)
19.You drive around for hours looking for the best parking space. 你开着车子兜圈为了找到最好的停车位. (看来老外真的不太讲究这个.)
20.You take showers at night. 你晚上洗澡. (许多美国人都是早上洗, 不知道为什么)
21.You avoid the non-free snacks in hotel rooms. 旅店房间里的非免费食品你都不吃. (那些东西都是over-charged了的, 谁那么笨啊)
22.You don”t mind squeezing 20people into one motel room. 你不介意二十个人挤一间汽车旅房. (那也太抠门了吧…)
23.Most girls have more body hair than you,if you are male. 如果你是男人, 那么你身上的体毛比大多数女人少. (又不是大猩猩, 要那么多体毛干什么?)
24.You tap the table when someone pours tea for you. 别人为你倒茶你就用手敲一下桌子.(在广东茶楼尤其如此, 不然没礼貌)
25.You say “Aiya!”and “Wah!”frequently.你经常说”哎(二声)呀(四声)” 和 “哇(四声)”.
26.You don”t want to wear your seatbelt because it is uncomfortable.你不喜欢系安全带因为安全带让你感觉不舒服. (晕~~~~~~~
27.You love Las Vegas,slot machines,and blackjack. 你喜欢拉斯维加斯, ***和二十一点. (中国人好赌, 地球人都知道)
28.You unwrap Christmas gifts very carefully,so you can reuse the paper.你细心地打开你的圣诞节礼物, 因为你要留着包装纸再用. (谁叫偶没钱啊)
29.You only buy Christmas cards after Christmas,when they are 50%off. 你只会在圣诞节后买圣诞卡, 因为他们打了五折. (^_^这根本就是在说我, 圣诞节卡留着下一年用, 省下一笔钱好好吃一顿更划算^_^)
30.You have a vinyl tablecloth on your kitchen table.你的厨房桌子上有一条抹布. (老外只有纸巾)

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     摘要: 公司内部系列沟通能力培训活动的资料ppt共享。
1.沟通态度与方式
2.团队沟通之会议游戏
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     摘要: 一点杂谈和感想。
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     摘要: 虽然两人沟通也存在很多不畅的问题，但在我们研发团队中，更多更具挑战的是团队成员间的沟通。当参与沟通的人由2人变成多人的时候，有效沟通变得很困难。如何进行高效沟通，让团队更有战斗力呢？
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