原文：“No man is an island” is a well-known line from John Donne’s Devotion,written more than three hundred years ago.Even now people still agree with him.No one can live a completely isolated life.Without other people,life became empty and sad.We all need friends.
For some of us,though making friends is not difficult,feeling shy,we may not want to make the first move.It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.
There are many books about friendship,but Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People,written in 1936,is the most famous.This “ how to” book about getting along with other people became a best-seller.It was later put into 28 languages.
Dale Carnegie’s advice seems to be simple,but can his advice help you?Do you need to change the way you act?Here is the list of advice from his book.
1 Be friendly and polite.
Always greet with a smile.Begin with “excuse me” or “would you please”,when you want to ask somebody.Remember to say “think you” and try to be as helpful as you can.
2 Go out of your way to be nice.
Find some time to do special things for other people.Making some soup for a sick neighbor may seem like a little thing to you,but it will make your neighbor feel a lot better.
Remember names.
They say that the sweetest music to a person’s ears is the sound of his or her own name.
Be open-minded.
Try to understand other people’s ways and ideas and learn something from them.
Listen patiently
When someone is talking to you,look at him or her,listen carefully and say something when necessary.
翻譯：“沒有人是一座孤島.”是一個(gè)很好的知道約翰夫人的虔誠,超過三百年前寫的.人們現(xiàn)在也同意他仍然.沒有人可以過一種完全與世隔絕的生活.沒有其他的人,生活變得空虛而難過.我們都需要朋友.我們中的一些人,盡管交朋友并不難,我感到,我們可能不想邁出第一步.它也很難讓我已交的朋友.有許多關(guān)于友誼的書,但是卡耐基是如何贏得朋友和影響他人,寫在1936,最著名的是.這個(gè)“如何”與人交往的書成了暢銷書.隨后被翻譯成28種語言.Dale卡耐基的建議很簡單.但他的建議能幫助你嗎?你需要改變你的行為方式?這是從他的書中的建議名單：1.友善和禮貌.總是笑臉相迎.從“對不起!“或”你介意……?什么時(shí)候.記得說“謝謝你”.并盡你所能的幫助.2.走你自己的路是很好的.找些時(shí)間為別人做特別的事.為生病的鄰居煲湯也許對你來說微不足道,但它會(huì)讓你的鄰居感覺好多了.3.記住人的名字.他們說,一個(gè)人的耳朵最甜美的音樂是他或她自己的名字的聲音.4.想開點(diǎn)吧.試著去理解其他人的方法和思路,從他們身上學(xué)到的東西.5.耐心聆聽.當(dāng)有人和你說話的時(shí)候,看他或她,仔細(xì)聽,必要的時(shí)候說點(diǎn)什么.