英译汉散文佳作赏析：On Leadership 论领导力

 　　On Leadership

　　论领导力

　　What is leadership?Its qualities are difficult to define. But they are not so difficult to identify.

　　什么是领导力？领导力应具备什么品质很难下定义，但这些品质却不难辨认。

　　Leaders don't force other people to go along with them. They bring them along. Leaders get commitment from others by giving it themselves, by building an environment that encourages creativity, and by operating with honesty and fairness.

　　领导不强迫他人追随自己，而是带领他们前进。领导通过自己承担义务从而要求他人承担义务。此外，他还营造一个鼓励创新的环境，并诚实公正地对待他人。

　　Good leaders aren' t"lone rangers¹. "They recognize that an organization' s strategies for success require the combined talents and efforts of many people. Leadership is the catalyst² for transforming those talents into results.

　　好的领导不是“孤胆骑警”。他们认识到一个组织的策略的成功是许多人的智慧和努力的结晶。领导才能是把智慧转化成成果的催化剂。

　　Successful leaders are emotionally and intellectually oriented to the future--not wedded³ to the past. They have a hunger to take responsibility, to innovate⁴, andto initiate⁵. They are not content with merely taking care of what' s already there. They want to move forward to create something new.

　　成功的领导者，从情感和理智上都着眼于未来而不是过去。他们渴望承担责任、创新和开拓，他们不满足于仅仅保持现状，他们要前进，要创新。

　　Leaders provide answers as well as direction, offer strength as well as dedication⁶, and speak from experience as well as understanding of the problems they face and the peopie they work with.

　　领导人给予指导和解答，拥有力量和献身精神，他们从经验及对所面对的问题的理解和对合作者的了解来说话。

　　Leaders are flexible rather than dogmatic. They believe in unity⁷ rather than yielding. And they strive to achieve agreements out of conflict.

　　领导处事灵活，不因循守旧。他们相信统一而不是顺从。他们力图在冲突中达成共识。

　　Leadership is all about getting people consistently to give their best, helping⁸ them to grow to their fullest potential, and motivating them to work toward a common good. Leaders make the right things happen when they're supposed to.

　　领导艺术是推动人们尽显其能，帮助他们充分发挥他们的潜能，使他们朝着一个共同的目标而奋斗。领导者在需要的时候能做出正确的决断。

　　A good leader, an effective leader, is one who has respect. Respect is something you have to have in order to get.A leader who has respect for other people at all levels of an organization, for the work they do, and for their abilities, desires and needs, will find that respect is returned. And all concerned will be motivated to work together.

　　一个好领导，一个奉有成效的领导是尊重他人的人。要得到他人的尊重必须先尊重他人。一个尊重各级员工，尊重他们的工作、能力、愿望与需要的领导会得到他人的尊重。

1 rangers   

护林者( ranger的名词复数 )； 突击队员

参考例句：

• Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？ 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

2 catalyst   

n.催化剂，造成变化的人或事

参考例句：

• A catalyst is a substance which speeds up a chemical reaction.催化剂是一种能加速化学反应的物质。
• The workers'demand for better conditions was a catalyst for social change.工人们要求改善工作条件促进了社会变革。

3 wedded   

adj.正式结婚的；渴望…的，执著于…的v.嫁，娶，（与…）结婚( wed的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She's wedded to her job. 她专心致志于工作。
• I was invited over by the newly wedded couple for a meal. 我被那对新婚夫妇请去吃饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 innovate   

v.革新，变革，创始

参考例句：

• We must innovate in order to make progress.我们必须改革以便取得进步。
• It is necessary to innovate and develop military theories.创新和发展军事理论是必要的。

5 initiate   

vt.开始，创始，发动；启蒙，使入门；引入

参考例句：

• A language teacher should initiate pupils into the elements of grammar.语言老师应该把基本语法教给学生。
• They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.他们想启动一次经济学讨论。

6 dedication   

n.奉献，献身，致力，题献，献辞

参考例句：

• We admire her courage,compassion and dedication.我们钦佩她的勇气、爱心和奉献精神。
• Her dedication to her work was admirable.她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。

7 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

8 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。