实用英语口语：懂得倾听 英文版

In ancient times, there is a foreign ambassador who pays tribute of three exactly same golden men. To obtain it, one must answer the question made by the ambassador: which golden man possesses more value? The ministers come up with many ways such as asking jewelers to check, measuring their weight and checking their workmanship, but it turns out they are exactly same. Eventually, an old minister takes three straws to insert into the ears of them respectively. The first straw comes out from another ear. The second straw comes out from its mouth. The third straw drops into its stomach without any sound. Therefore, the old minister concluded that the third golden man is the most valuable one. The ambassador smiles and says yes because the first golden man stands for those people who don't listen to, the second golden man represents people who are bragging after listening while the third one stands for those who are good at listening.

Listening is an excellent way of communication. If you want to be understood, then you must open you heart and listen to what others say. Therefore, it’s said that those who are good at listening are good at communication. We don't have to pay for listening to become an ideological stakeholder. With listening ears and compassionate heart, we can get to the place where we've never set our foot on and obtain things we've never had before.

?实用英语口语：懂得倾听 中文版

古时候，有个外国使者向中国进贡了三个一模一样的金人，可要得到金人，必须回答出使者的问题：三个金人哪个最有价值。大臣们想了许多办法，请珠宝匠检验，称重量，看做工，但结果都是一模一样。最后，一位老臣拿着三根稻草分别插入三个金人的耳朵，结果第一根稻草从金人的另一边耳朵眼儿里出来了，第二根从金人的嘴巴里掉了出来，第三根则掉进了金人的肚子里，没有任何响动。老臣说第三个金人最有价值。使者笑着说他答对了。因为第一个金人代表听不进话的人，第二个金人代表听完马上到处宣扬的人，第三个金人则代表善于倾听的人。

倾听，是一种非常好的沟通方式。要让别人了解你，就要先让自己打开心扉来倾听别人的心声。所以也有人说善于倾听的人才是真正会交际的人。只要倾听，我们无须付出什么代价，就会成为一个思想上的既得利益者。只要善于用一双倾听的耳朵，再加上一个善于理解与同情的心灵，便足以使我们到达以前未曾到达的地方，获得以前未曾获得的东西。