考研英语阅读资料、写作素材：做重要的决定

文章作者 100test 发表时间 2007:05:09 13:31:32
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Making Important Decisions

Throughout our lives, we will have to make many decisions. Some will be small and unimportant, but others, such as where to go to school, which career to pursue, and whether or not to buy a house, will be very important. It is this type of decision that we must be very careful about making. In my opinion, a person should never make such an important decision alone.

One reason for my opinion is that I believe “two heads are better than one”. When we have an important decision to make we can benefit from the advice and experience of others. In addition, just talking the issue over with someone else might help us to see aspects of the problem we had not considered before. Another reason for not making big decisions alone is that often these decisions do not affect only us. If someone else is going to be affected by the decision, for example, our spouse or business partner, that person should be able to voice his opinion and take part in the decision-making process.

These are only two of the reasons for never making an important decision alone, but I feel that they are the most important ones. By involving others in our decisions, we not only show them respect but benefit from their knowledge and experience. In this way, we are bound to make better decisions.

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做重要的决定

我们在一生当中要做很多决定。有些决定是微不足道的，但有些决定却非常重要，例如要念哪一所学校、要从事何种职业，或要不要买房子。做这一类的决定时，我们必须非常小心。我认为，绝对不要独自一个人做如此重要的决定。

我的其中一个理由是：“三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮”。当我们要做重要决定时，听听别人的建议与经验会有所帮助。而且，就算只跟别人讨论这些问题，也可能会让我们看到事情的另一面，而那是我们之前没考虑到的。另一个不要独自做重大决定的理由是，这些决定通常影响到的不只是我们自己。例如，如果还有其他人，如配偶、事业伙伴等，会因这项决定而受影响，他们就应该有权发表意见，并参与决策的过程。

这些只是两个我认为绝不能独自做重大决定的理由，但我认为它们是最重要的。让别人参与决策，不仅能表现出我们对他们的尊重，而且也能从别人的知识与经验中获益。如此一来，我们就一定能做出更好的决定。