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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?
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"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..."
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