15-Tuesday 调解 211词

题材： 调解　 词数： 211　 建议阅读时间： 4.5分钟

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Two students started quarreling at school．One student shouted dirty words at the other，and a fight began．

What can be done to stop fights like this at school？In some schools，the disputants sit down with peer mediators．Peer mediators are students with special training in this kind of problems．

Peer mediators help the disputants to talk in a friendly way．Here are some of the ways they use：

1．Put what you think clearly but don't say anything to hurt the other．Begin with“I feel…”instead of“You always…”．

2．Listen carefully to what the other person is saying．Don't stop the other person's words．

3．Keep looking at the other person's eyes when he or she talks．

4．Try to see the other person's side of the problem．

5．Never put anyone down．Saying things like“You are foolish”makes the talk difficult．

6．Try to find a result that makes both people happy．

Peer mediators never decide the result or the winner．They don't decide who is right and who is wrong．Instead，they help the two students to find their own“win-win”result．A“win-win”result can make everyone feel good．

Peer mediators' work is often successful just because it gets people to talk to each other．And getting people to talk to each other is the first step in finding a“win-win”result．

生词

dispute　v． 争论，争辩：The strikers began to dispute hotly with members of management．罢工者开始和资方人员激烈地争辩起来。‖disputant　n． 争论者，争吵者

peer　n． 同等地位的人；同龄人：Comparing students with their peers outside university，they are more likely to have emotional problems．大学生与未读大学的同龄人相比更容易出现感情问题。

mediate　v． 调解，调停：She mediated between the two parties．她斡旋于双方之间。‖mediator　n． 调解人，调停者

put　v． 说，表达：You have put the case clearly．你已经把情况说清楚了。

put down 　贬低，羞辱：Tom's latest book has been severely put down in the newspaper reports．新闻报道对汤姆最近的一本书进行了严厉的批评。

win-win　adj． 双赢的

1．What can be done when there is a fight at school？

A．The peer mediators and the disputants talk together．

B．The peer mediators decide the winner．

C．The students themselves decide who is the winner．

D．The two students sit down and listen to the peer mediators．

2．Peer mediators' work is________．

A．to give lessons to disputants

B．to help find a way to make both sides happy

C．to find out who starts a quarrel

D．to give students some special training

3．What should you do when the other person is speaking？

A．Try to tell him or her what you think．

B．Think who is right and who is wrong．

C．Listen carefully and look at his or her eyes all the time．

D．Ask the peer mediators as many questions as possible．

4．During the talk，if you say“You are lazy”or“I feel angry”，________．

A．the other person will know he or she is wrong

B．the other person will understand you better

C．it's easy for you to decide who is right

D．it's hard for you to get a“win-win”result

参考译文

两个学生在学校吵起来了，一个学生对另一个学生骂了脏话，吵架由此开始。

我们应该采取什么措施来阻止学校发生类似的事情呢？在某些学校，吵架者和同龄调解人坐到一起。同龄调解人是受过特殊训练、能处理此类问题的学生。

同龄调解人帮助吵架者以友好的方式进行沟通。下面就是他们使用的一些方法：

1．把你的想法清楚地表达出来，但不要说伤人的话。你应该以“我觉得……”而不是“你总是……”作为开场白。

2．认真倾听对方。不要打断他的话。

3．当对方说话时，要看着他或她的眼睛。

4．尽量站在对方的角度看问题。

5．不要污辱任何人。不要说“你很愚蠢”之类的话，这会让沟通难以进行。

6．尽量找到能让双方都满意的结果。

同龄调解人从不决定最后的结果或谁是赢家。他们不决定谁对谁错。相反，他们帮助双方找到“共赢”的结果。“共赢”的结果能让每个人都感到满意。

同龄调解人的工作常常取得成功，原因就在于它让人们进行沟通。而沟通是找到“双赢”结果的第一步。

参考答案

Tuesday 1．A　2．B　3．C　4．D