英语中级听力课程Lesson 31.docx

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英语中级听力课程Lesson31

Lesson31

Denise:

Onthecontrary,Idon'tagreeatallwithpeoplewhosaygraphologyisallnonsense.Ithinkthatatlastitisbeginningtobetakenseriouslyasaproperscienceandnotassomekindoffairgroundentertainment.

Leo:

Howdidyoustarttobecomeinterestedingraphology?

Denise:

I'vealwaysbeenfascinatedbypeopleandwhattheyarelike,andthenonedayIwasjustlookingatabookaboutdifferentstylesofhandwritingandIgottothinkingthatitmustallmeansomething,becauseweallhaveadifferentandindividualstyleofourown.Sothat'showIbegan.

Leo:

Whatexactlyistheconnectionbetweenthewaywewriteandthewayweare?

Denise:

Ifyouthinkaboutit,ourhandwriting,andourdoodlingtoo,areallproductsofourbrain—akindofextensionofourselvesonpaper,so,consciouslyorunconsciously,wearegivingakindof'computerprintout'ofwhatwethinkorfeelwhenwewrite.Asthebrainiswhereourthoughtsandfeelingslie,thereiseveryreasontoassumethatourcharacteristransmittedintoourhandwriting.

Leo:

NowIknowthatanumberofEuropeanfirmshaveusedgraphologytoevaluatepotentialemployeesforsometimenow,butIbelieveit'scatchingoninAmericatoo.

Denise:

I'mnowrunningmyownSanFrancisco-basedconsultancyfirm,whichIstartedadecadeago,andnowovertwohundredfirmscometomeforadviceonwould-beemployees.

Leo:

Howdoesitworkout,then?

Dotheyshowyousamplesofanapplicant'shandwriting?

Denise:

Yes,mostcompaniesnowadaysrequiretheirnewjobapplicantstoprovideatleastaone-pagewritingsamplewhichisthenpassedovertomeforinterpretation.

Leo:

Howlongdoesittakeyoutoanalyseasample?

Denise:

Oh,anythingfromthreetoeighthours,dependingontheamountofdetailrequiredbytheclient.

Leo:

Andwhatcanyoutellfromthesampleyouget?

Denise:

Awholerangeofpersonalitytraitscanbeassessed,suchasenthusiasm,ambition,imagination,diligence,sincerity,secretiveness—justabouteverything,infact.

Leo:

Canyougiveussometell-talecluesaboutthewaywewrite?

I'msureourlistenerswillallbedyingtohearsomething.

Denise:

OK,youjustwritetheletter't',notacapitalbutanordinary't',please,Leo.

Leo:

Allright.Thereyouare.Nowwhatcanyoutellmefromthat?

Denise:

Mmm...well,the't'you'vewritten,whichismoreorlessstraightupandcrossedwithadiagonalstrokefromsouth-westtonorth-east,asitwere,indicatesanoptimistickindofcharactertome.Wouldyoudescribeyourselfinthatway?

Leo:

Mmm,yes,Ithinkso.Canyoudescribeanyotherkindsof't'forthebenefitofourlisteners?

Denise:

Yes,ofcourse.If,forexample,youhadwrittena't'butcrosseditonlywithastrokeontheleftoftheverticalstem,whichdidn'tevenreachitinfact,thatwouldindicateaprocrastinatingcharacter,someonewhoputsthingsoffuntiltomorrow.Inefficiencycanbeidentifiedbya't'wheretherearetwoverticalstrokesinthestem,reachinguptoaroundedpoint,andthencrossedrightthrough.Mmm,whatelsecanIsay?

Athickcrossontheleftofthestem,taperingtoapointontherightofthestem,tellsmethatthewriterisasarcastickindofperson.Anotherthingisthataverypracticalsortofpersonalwayscrosseshis't'halfwaydowntheletter,whereasa't'crossedhighupthestemshowsadreamer.Theletters'm'and'n'arealsoindicativeofpersonality,dependingonwhethertheyareroundedorwedge-shaped.

Leo:

Isee.That'smostinteresting.

Denise:

Onelittlesuccessstoryofmine,whichImusttellyouabout,concernsRoyalOfficeProductsofNewYork.Theyoncetookabigchanceonmyanalysisofanapplicant'swriting.HisnamewasHarryBenson,infact,andhewasafteranexecutivejob,andhewasapersontheywouldneverhavetakenonotherwise...becausehecameacrossverybadlyorallyandinhisappearance.However,onthestrengthofmyinterpretationofhiswritingtheytookhimon,andnow,onlyafewyearslater,he'salreadyPresidentofthecompany.

Leo:

I'dlikenowtoturntodoodlingbecausemostofusdoodleawaymerrily,quiteabsentmindedly,andhearwhatyouhavetosayaboutthat.

Denise:

Oh,youcantellagreatdealaboutpeoplefromtheirdoodlesaswellastheirhandwriting.Thedoodle,tomymind,isamessagestraightfromthesubconscious.Thereasonyouarefeelingthewayyouareisalwayswritteninyourdoodles.

Leo:

Canyougiveussomeindicationofwhatyoumean?

Denise:

Take,forexample,veryangularortangledhorizontallines...Now,ifapersonwhendoodlingdoesalotofthem,itisveryindicativeofhiddenangerandfrustration.Arrows,whendrawn,standforambition,andwhentheyareaimedinalotofdifferentdirections,thiswillmeanconfusioninreachinggoals.

Leo:

Beforewestartedtheprogramme,Ihappenedtobedoodlingonthispadhere.Whatdoesthattellyouaboutme?

—that'sifyoucanrepeatit!

（Laughs）.

Denise:

Well,letmesee.Youhavedrawnaverydetailedandsymmetricaldesignwhichtellsme,superficiallyatanyrate,thatyouareaveryorderlyandratherpreciseperson—aconformist,ifyoulike—whodoesn'tlikechaosandhastohaveeverythingplanned.

Leo:

Yes,well,you'rerighttosomeextent.I'vegotoneortwoothersheredonebypeopleinthestudio.Whatcanyousayaboutthem?

Denise:

Thisonehere,whichhaslotsoflittlestarsonit—now,theygenerallyrepresenthope.Andhere,onthisone,somebodyhasdrawnahumaneye,whichisindicativeofasuspiciousordistrustfulnature.

Leo:

I'dbetternottellyouwhoistheartist,then!

Denise:

Now,inthisone,somebodyhasdrawnalittlehumanfigure,whichprobablymeanstheymakefriendsveryeasily—andenemiestoo,incidentally.

Leo:

Doeseverybodydoodle?

Denise:

Mostpeopledoitbecausetheyarebored,butsomedoitmorethanothers.Creativepeoplelikearchitectsorfashiondesignersdoagreatdealofaimlessdoodling,whereaswriters,ontheotherhand,doverylittlebecausetheyhaveawayofexpressingthemselvesinwords.Ithinkprobablypeoplewithdisabilitiesarethebestdoodlers,becausetheirnormaloutletsareblocked.

Leo:

Whataboutactualwritingimplements,doesitmakeanydifferencewhatyouchoosetowritewith?

Denise:

Indeed,yes.Ifyougivepeopleachoiceofwritingimplements—sayapencil,afelttiporanordinarypen—themiddle-of-the-roaderswillgofortheordinarypen,thosewhowanttoleavethebiggestimpressionwiththeleastamountofworkwilltakethefelttip.Asforpencils,Iwon'tsayit'strueineverycase,somepencilusersaren'tveryhonest;pencilscanbeerased,yousee,soit'sawayofleavingnotraces.Criminalswillalmostalwayschooseapencil,althoughofcourseI'mnotsuggestingthatallpencilusersarecriminals,ofcourse.

Leo:

Well,thankyouverymuch,Denise.Thatwasveryinteresting,andI'msurefromnowonwe'llallbecarefulnottoleaveourdoodleslyingaround.

  ThenumberofadultsmokersintheUnitedStateskeepsgoingdown,down,down,almosttwentypercentinthepastdecade,accordingtoanewsurveybytheAmericanCancerSociety.Theirreportbasedonthegovernment'sstatisticsshowsthat,whilemoreandmorewomenaretakingupthesmokinghabit,morethanenoughmenarequittingtomakeupforit.ButthatnewsaboutthewomentroublesDrErvinMann,anobstetricianatPaxtang,Pennsylvaniaandhedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.Ifyouareapregnantwomanandifyousmokecigarettes,thenDrMannwillmakeyouanofferthathehopesyoucan'trefuse.

  "Whatwewilldois,ifyouwillnotsmokethroughoutyourpregnancy,thenwe'llofferyouonehundreddollarsofftheobstetricbill."

  "Andhowmuchisthetypicalbill,sohowbigisthisdiscountgoingtobe?

"

  "Basicallytheobstetricbillisonethousandtwohundreddollars.Soit'salittlelessthantenpercent."

  "Whatinspiredyoutotrythishundred-dollarrebate?

"

  "Weknowthatsmokingduringpregnancyresultsinlowerbirthrateincense.Inotherwordsbecauseofsmokingbabiesaresmallatbirth.Andthat'stheonethingwereallyknow.Therehavebeenotherthingsthat'vebeenimplicatedthatthereisincreasingbirthdefectsinsmokingwomen."

  "Youshouldexplaintome,explaintoourlistenerswhythatisofaconcerntoadoctor,ortoamotherandherbaby?

"

  "Weknowthatsmallerweightbabieshavemoredifficultyinthrivinginanearlylife,sothatittakesbothbabieswhoarelightinweightatthetimeofbirth,willtakeatleastayearofgoodcarebeforetheywillcomeuptothestandards."

  "Sowhataretheresults,doesmoneytalkinthiscase,orarewomeninyourpracticebuyingtheidea?

"

  "Well,moneypartiallytalks.Wehavehadseventy-fivewomenwhohavecompletedtheirpregnancywhohavepreviouslysmoked.Andoftheseseventy-fivewomen,thirty-fiveofthemhavegonewithoutsmokingduringthepregnancy."

  "Ah,sothey'regettingthehundreddollars."

  "Theyaregettingthehundreddollarsback.Certainlywehaven'thadanylowbirthweightchildreninthatgroupofpatients."

  "Howdoyouknowforsurethatthosethirty-fivewomenhaveindeednotsmokedatall?

Maybethey'remisleadingyou."

  "It'sallanhonorsystem.Eachtimetheycomeforanexaminationtheyreaffirmtheirrefusaltosmoke.Andcertainlywetrustthosepatientsandfeelthattheyarefollowingit.Otherpatients,ofcourse,havestatedtheyhavestartedsmokingagain.SoIthinkit'saprettygoodcrosssection."

  "Andjustonemorething.When,ifwecomebacktoyouinayearfromnow,howmuchdoyouthink..."

  "Ic