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HOW TOBECOME SUCCESSFUL 51
an obstacle [´ObstAkl]— препятствие
insurmountable [,InsA´maUntAbl]— непреодолимый
to underestimate [,EndAr´estI,meIt]— недооценивать
to depend onone’s will [dI´pend]— зависеть отчьей-л. воли
to succeed [sAk´si:d]— преуспевать
to set agoal [… gAUl]— ставить цель
achievable [A´ tSi:vAbl]— достижимый
to have adream [… dri:m]— иметь мечту
to inch one’s way towards smth. [´IntS…tA´wD:dz…] — шаг
зашагом двигаться понаправлению кчему-л.
to mark o— отмечать
to make aneort […´efAt]— делать усилие
to keep calm [… kC:m]— сохранять спокойствие
to achieve [A´ tSI:v]— достигать
to boost one’s condence [´bu:st…´kOnfIdAns]— поддерживать
уверенность всебе
to predict [prI´dIkt]— предсказывать
a skill— умение, навык
to include [In´klu:d]— включать
a team and competitive spirit [ti:m… kAm´petAtIv ,spirit] —
соревновательный дух при работе вкоманде
willingness [´wIlINnAs]— готовность
sensitivity [,sensA´tIvAtI]— чувствительность
background [´bBk,graUnd]— весь багаж предыдущего опыта,
связанный с образованием, определенными навыками
иумениями; предпосылки
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well-rounded education [´wel,raUndId ,edjU´keISn] — всесто-
роннее образование
a qualication [,kwOlIfI´k eISn] — квалификация в опреде-
ленной области знаний, подтвержденная дипломом
об окончании учебного заведения или удостоверением
опрохождении курсов
a relevant experience [´relAvAnt Ik´spIAriAns]— соответствую-
щий опыт (вданной области)
to possess [pA´zes]— обладать
determination [dI,tQ:mI´neISn]— решительность
resilience [rI´zIliAns] — несгибаемость, способность быстро
восстанавливаться
just toname but afew [… fju:]— вот только немногое изтого,
что можно было быперечислить
to quote [kwAUt]— цитировать
in this connection [… kA´nekSn]— вэтой связи
Answer the questions:
1. Why does everyone strive for success? Would you like tobe successful?
Are all successful people famous and vice versa?
2. How doyou understand the notion “success”, asashort-term perspec-
tive ora long-term one? Have you ever achieved success inany kind
ofsports orin Olympiad atschool orUniversity? Did you feel proud?
How long did the feeling ofimportance last?
3. What are the keys tosuccess inyour opinion? What recommendation
ofpsychologists referring toachieving success doyou believe tobe
the most essential? Isit easy tofollow them?
HOW TOBECOME SUCCESSFUL 53
4. What isthe dierence between success and luck for you? How can the
notions ofhappiness and success correlate? Which ismore important
for you, tobe happy orto besuccessful?
5. What background and personal qualities can contribute to success?
Do you possess one of them? What advice would you give toyour
friend tohelp him toachieve success insome sphere?
Here are some proverbs about success and successful
people:
Success isnever blamed.—
Победителей несудят.
Try not tobecome aman ofsuccess but aman ofvalue.—
Не надо стремиться ктому, чтобы быть успешным; лучше быть полезным (порядочным).
Man learns little from success but much from failures.—
Успех мало чему учит, авот неудача— хороший учитель.
Failure isthe stepping-stone for success.—
Неудача— это своего рода ступень куспеху.
Failure teaches success.—
Успех строится напреодолении неудач.
One failure leads toanother; sodoes success.—
Есть определенная цепь неудач; то же можно сказать
иоб успехе.
Success has many fathers, while failure isan orphan.—
Записать на свой счет успех готов каждый, не удачу —
никто.
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If atrst you don’t succeed, try, try again.—
Если тебе сразу не удалось добиться успеха, не опу-
скайруки.
Nothing succeeds like success.—
Один успех рождает другой.
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting
what you get. (Dale Carnegie)—
Успех— это когда выполучаете то, чего желаете, асча-
стье— когда желаете того, что получаете. (Дейл Карнеги)
What proverb would you take asamotto for yourself?
Interpret the meaning ofthe proverb “Success has many fathers,
while failure isan orphan”.
FOUR TYPES OFTEMPERAMENT
Part I
Temperament is a set of individual human peculiarities
that characterise aperson’s emotional state and his (her) mental
and dynamic activity. From apsychological viewpoint temperament isdetermined by the type of the highest nervous activity
ofaperson. However, people with strongly pronounced features
ofacertain temperament can rarely bemet. Mixed temperaments
invarious combinations and proportions are more common, but
anexcess offeatures ofany temperament makes itpossible toattribute aperson’s temperament toaparticular type. Temperament
isan innate property ofaperson and itcan hardly bechanged.
Being the basis ofcharacter development ithas animpact onways
ofcommunication and human behaviour.
FOUR TYPES OFTEMPERAMENT 55
Psychologists speak about four types oftemperament: cho-
leric, sanguine, phlegmatic and melancholic. Ineach type both
strong and weak points can bemarked. e choleric type ofthe
nervous system is characterised as strong, mobile, unbalanced
and unrestrained. What are the strong points (strengths) ofthis
type? People having the choleric type are full ofinitiative, they
are resolute and straightforward. ey work with enthusiasm and
easily overcome obstacles. ey are open tonew ideas and are able
tomake decisions quickly. eir speech islively and emotional
and their facial expression is vivid. ey fall asleep and wake
upfast and sleep soundly.
Among the weak points (weaknesses) psychologists stress
that the choleric temperament ischaracterised byimpatience and
haste which can aect badly the results ofwork. Besides, as the
choleric temperament is characterised by sharp, jerky movements and instability, these people are sometimes not easy todeal
with and may provoke conicts. Moreover, they tend tobe risky.
Toavoid dangerous situations, they should learn tocontrol themselves.
e sanguine type oftemperament isstrong, mobile but ba-
lanced. People ofthat type are energetic, cheerful and responsive.
ough their mood is changeable, good mood prevails. eir
feelings are also marked bycontrasts: aection and hostility, joy
and sadness, excitement and calmness occur quickly, but they are
not strong and donot last long. Sanguine people get vividly interested innew things, that iswhy they quickly move from one activity toanother easily adapting todicult life situations. Asanguine person speaks loudly, hastily, and distinctly; their speech
isaccompanied bygestures and facial expression. So, ifyou meet
aperson who uses a body language excessively, heis sure tobe
of a sanguine type. ese people are excellent organisers. ey
are not afraid tocommunicate with others and are able tocontrol
56 DOES SUCCESS MEAN HAPPINESS AND VICE VERSA?
their emotions and feelings instressful situations. ey fall asleep
and wake upeasily being readily prepared for anew activity.
Whatever positive they were, weak points (weaknesses) are
not alien tosanguine people. First ofall, they donot like monotonous work; ifthey are not interested inwhat they do, they stop
doing it. Besides, due to their optimism they tend to overestimate themselves and their capability inparticular. Being unstable
in their mood they oen make hasty decisions which can lead
tosome mistakes and faults.
In order toachieve successful results, sanguine people should
bemotivated.
Words and Expressions
a peculiarity [pI,kju:li´BrAti]— особенность
mental [´mentl]— ментальный, умственный
a viewpoint [´vju: ,pDInt]— точка зрения
to determine [dI´tQ:mIn]— определять
a strongly pronounced feature [… prA´naUnst ´fi:tSA] — ярко
выраженная черта
mixed [mIkst]— смешанный
an excess [Ik´ses]— избыток
to attribute smth. tosmth. [A´trI,bju:t]— относить что-л. кче-
му-л., соотносить что-л. счем-л.
a particular type [pA´tIkjUlA]— особый тип
an innate property [,I´neIt ´prOpAti]— врожденное свойство
an impact [´ImpBkt]— влияние, воздействие
behaviour [bI´heIvjA]— поведение
a psychologist [saI´kOlAdZIst]— психолог
FOUR TYPES OFTEMPERAMENT 57
choleric [´kOlArIk]— холерический
sanguine [´sBNgwIn]— сангвинический
phlegmatic [fleg´mBtIk]— флегматический
melancholic [,melAn´kOlIk]— меланхолический
unrestrained [,EnrI´streInd]— несдержанный
a strong point (strength) [… srteNgF]— сильная сторона
resolute [´rezA,lu:t]— решительный
straightforward [´streIt,f D:wAd]— прямой, откровенный
to overcome obstacles [,AUvA´kEm ´ObstAklz]— преодолевать
препятствия
to make adecision [… dI´sIZn]— принимать решение
a facial expression [´feISl Ik,spreSn]— мимика
to sleep soundly [ … ´saUndli]— крепко спать
impatience [Im´peISns]— нетерпение
haste [heIst]— поспешность, торопливость
sharp [SC:p]— резкий
jerky [´dZQ:ki]— отрывистый, прерывистый
instability [,InstA´bIlAti]— непостоянство
to provoke [prA´vAUk]— провоцировать, вызывать что-л.
to tend— проявлять тенденцию, быть склонным кчему-л.
to avoid [A ´ vDId]— избегать
dangerous [´deIndZArAs]— опасный
cheerful [´tSIAfl]— бодрый, веселый
responsive [rI´spOnsIv]— отзывчивый
changeable [´tSeIndZAbl]— изменчивый
to prevail [prI´veIl]— преобладать
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aection [A´fekSn]— привязанность, любовь
hostility [hO´stIlAti]— враждебность, недружелюбие
joy [dZDI]— радость
sadness [´sBdnAs]— печаль, уныние
excitement [Ik´saItmAnt]— возбуждение, волнение
calmness [´kC:mnAs]— спокойствие
to last long [´l C:st ,lON]— длиться долго
vividly [´vIvIdli]— живо
to adapt tosmth. [A´dBpt…]— адаптироваться, приспосабли-
ваться кчему-л.
to speak loudly, hastily and distinctly [´laUdli ´heIstIli…
di´stINktli]— говорить громко, быстро ичетко
a body language [´bOdi ,lBNgwIdZ]— язык жестов
excessively [Ik´sesIvli]— чрезмерно
a weak point (weakness) [´wi:k ,pDInt…]— слабая сторона
to bealien tosmb. [´eIliAn…]— быть чуждым кому-л.
in particular [pA´tIkjUlA]— вчастности
unstable [En´steIbl] — нестабильный, неустойчивый, измен-
чивый
to lead tosmth. [li: ,d …]— приводить кчему-л.
a fault [fD:lt]— промах, вина
Answer the questions:
1. What isaparticular type oftemperament determined by? Why cannot
itbe absolutely changed?
FOUR TYPES OFTEMPERAMENT 59
2. What are the four types oftemperament? Dopeople possess adis-
tinct type of temperament or are mixed types more common?
Ifapure type oftemperament does not exist, onwhat basis isaper-
son’s temperament attributed toaparticular type?
3. Can you dene aperson’s temperament judging byhis (her) behaviour
ormanner ofspeaking? What else can help you learn something about
people’s temperament?
4. What docholeric and sanguine types have incommon? What isthe
main dierence between them?
5. What positive points docholeric people reveal atwork? What are the
features oftheir speech? Why can they provoke conicts?
6. How would you describe inbrief the personality of people with san-
guine temperament? What helps them easily adapt todicult life situ-
ations? What istheir manner ofspeaking characterised by?
7. Can employers take into account the type of temperament when
hiring employees? If you were anemployer, who would you prefer
tohave inyour sta, choleric orsanguine employees and why?
8. What kind ofactivity orprofession doyou think ismore suitable for
a choleric or sanguine type of temperament? Give your reasons?
Can you nd any choleric orsanguine features inyourself? What are
they?
Part II
e other two types of temperament are phlegmatic and
melancholic. e phlegmatic type ofthe nervous system is inert,
strong, balanced and sedentary. ese people are able tobe calm
in a dangerous or frightening situation. Among their strong
points patience, calmness, carefulness and diligence should
60 DOES SUCCESS MEAN HAPPINESS AND VICE VERSA?
bementioned rst. What ismore they are persistent inachieving
their goals. ey may seem pragmatic asthey donot waste their
strengths invain and are able toperform monotonous, hard work.
From this viewpoint people with this temperament are the best
employees.
e speech ofpeople with the phlegmatic type oftemperament isalso characterised bycertain features. Aphlegmatic person
speaks slowly, with pauses and without strong emotions orfacial
expression. ese people like tokeep silence reecting onsomething. eir feelings are strong but deeply hidden from others.
ey are stable inrelationships and interests, sothey are reliable
friends, husbands and wives. ey donot like chaos and mess and
itis very important that they get along with people ofother temperaments.
Whatever positive they seem tobe, phlegmatic people may
possess some negative orweak points. For example, they slowly
move from one task toanother. ey adapt tonew environments
with great eorts and donot want toget acquainted with new people. ey may seem tobe indierent asthey ignore both approval
and disapproval. eir movements are slow and facial expression isinexpressive but one should remember that they hide their
feelings and emotions. Because they are not mobile, they prefer
asedentary lifestyle.
It isnecessary for phlegmatic people todevelop such qualities asactivity and mobility.
e melancholic type ofthe nervous system isweak, unba-
lanced and immobile. e main feature isincreased sensitivity
that iswhy they are able tofeel other people’s problems and understand them. eir emotions are strong and durable. ey demand alot of others but more ofthemselves. Ina familiar and
peaceful atmosphere people with this type oftemperament feel
comfortable and work productively.
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