佚名/Anonymous

Today's youth seem content to take the easy route and enjoy the ride of life. When tough situations arise, they often pout and complain. How you live your teen years will have a profound impact on the rest of your life. You must learn to utilize your time wisely.

You may not see it now, but developing leadership characteristics at a young age is very important. As we get older, it becomes harder to overcome bad habits and replace them with good ones. Possessing leadership qualities is essential, both in this life and in the world to come.

There are certain qualities that one needs to develop in order to become a leader：justice, judgment, dependability, initiative, decisiveness, tact, integrity, enthusiasm, poise, unselfshness, courage, knowledge and loyalty. You may recognize these as good qualities to have, without realizing how they apply to leadership. The morethat these qualities are part of your nature, the more productive and enjoyable your life will be. All of these are qualities that one must possess to one degree or another.

Contrary to popular opinion, leadership is something that is learned. No one is born a leader. We are all capable of exhibiting the leadership qualities mentioned above—some just choose not to. Of course, not everyone can be the“top dog”，let alone all the time. However, everyone does have the capacity to lead in some way—but action is required!

Understand that learning is a fact of life—learning to ride a bike, learning to drive, learning to type, learning mathematics, etc. All of these activities require action. While we are born with many different abilities, if we do not harness and develop them, those abilities will never come to fruition.

Youth is an excellent time to start developing leadership traits. Take the time to study each one in detail. Put them into practice as you interact with other people. Determine which areas you are weak in, striving to always improve. Observe the leaders, and how they handle situations and carry themselves. Also, study the lives of great leaders. The results will serve you in this life—and beyond!

当今的年轻人似乎满足于享受安逸的生活。遭遇困境时，他们往往心生不悦、怨天尤人。如何度过青少年时期，对你日后的生活有着深远的影响。你必须学会明智地利用时间。

或许现在你还不能理解这些，但是在青年时期就培养领导素质是非常重要的。随着年龄的增长，克服不良习惯，养成好的习惯会变得愈加艰难。无论是目前的生活，还是未来要面对的世界，具备领导素质是对一个人的基本要求。

一个人要成为一名领导者，就必须具备这样的品质：有正义感、有判断力、可信任、积极主动、有主见、机智干练、诚实、热情、自信稳重、大公无私、有勇有胆、见识广博、忠心耿耿。也许你已经具备了这样的品质，但是不知道如何将这些品质运用到管理工作中去。这些品质在你的天性中占据的比例越大，你的生活就越成功。就某种程度而言，这些素质都是必须具备的。

领导能力是可以通过学习获得的，这一观点与人们普遍认为的有所不同。没有人生来就是领导。我们在上面列出了所有领导者需要具备的品质——只是有些人不愿选择而已。当然，并非每个人都能成为“顶级人物”，就更不用说永远保持优势了。然而，每个人在某一方面都一定拥有领导的潜力——只是需要行动！

要知道，学习是生活中的现实任务——学骑车、学驾驶、学打字、学算术，等等。所有这些活动都需要行动。尽管我们生来就具有很多不同的才能，但是如果我们不能使用并培养它们，那么，这些才能永远也不会创造出成果。

青年时期是开始培养领导品质的黄金时期。花时间详细地学习每一种品质，将这些品质应用到与他人的实际交往中。了解自己的弱项，并尽力去弥补改进。仔细观察每个领导，看看他们是如何处理问题，保持自我风度的。并且，还要研究伟大领导者的生活。付出所换来的成果足够你终生受用了。

W词汇笔记

pout[paut]v.撅嘴；板着脸；不高兴

例 The little girl would pout and say：“I'm not a little girl anymore.”

小女孩会把嘴一撅，说道：“我已经不是小丫头了。”

characteristic[,k?r?kt?'ristik]n.特征；特性；特色

例 Offenses with this characteristic usually will be encountered as assimilative crimes.

带有此特征的犯罪行为通常被视为同等犯罪。

integrity[in'teɡr?ti]n.正直；诚实；廉正

例 To maintain the integrity of the whole, these available choices are reciprocal ones.

为保持整体的完整性，这些可用的选择是相对的。

capacity[k?'p?siti]n.能力；容量；容积

例 Every moving object has the capacity to do work.

每一个运动的物体都具有做功的本领。

S小试身手

无论是目前的生活，还是未来要面对的世界，具备领导素质是对一个人的基本要求。

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领导能力是可以通过学习获得的，这一观点与人们普遍认为的有所不同。

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青年时期是开始培养领导品质的黄金时期。

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P短语家族

How you live your teen years will have a profound impact on the rest of your life.

have an impact on：对于……有影响；对……造成冲击

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Contrary to popular opinion, leadership is something that is learned.

contrary to：与……相反；违反

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