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Make a Good First Impression

At a dinner party in New York, one of the guests, a woman who had inherited money, was eager to make a pleasing impression on everyone. She had squandered a modest fortune on sables, diamonds and pearls. But she hadn't done anything whatsoever about her face. It radiated sourness and selfishness. She didn't realize what everyone knows: namely, the expression one wears on one's face is far more important than the clothes one wears on one's back.

Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, "I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you." That is why dogs make such a hit. They are so glad to see us that they almost jump out of their skins. So, naturally, we are glad to see them.

A baby's smile has the same effect.

Have you ever been in a doctor's waiting room and looked around at all the glum faces waiting impatiently to be seen? Dr. Stephen K. Sproul, a veterinarian in Raytown, Missouri, told of a typical spring day when his waiting room was full of clients waiting to have their pets inoculated. No one was talking to anyone else, and all were probably thinking of a dozen other things they would rather be doing than "wasting time" sitting in that office. He told one of our classes:

"There were six or seven clients waiting when a young woman came in with a nine-month-old baby and a kitten. As luck would have it, she sat down next to a gentleman who was more than a little distraught about the long wait for service. The next thing he knew, the baby just looked up at him with that great big smile that is so characteristic of babies. What did that gentleman do? Just what you and I would do, of course; he smiled back at the baby. Soon he struck up a conversation with the woman about her baby and his grandchildren, and soon the entire reception room joined in, and the boredom and tension were converted into a pleasant and enjoyable experience."

The ancient Chinese were a wise lot - wise in the ways of the world; and they had a proverb that you and I ought to cut out and paste inside our hats. It goes like this, "A man without a smiling face must not open a shop."

Your smile is a messenger of your goodwill. Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it. To someone who has seen a dozen people frown, scowl or turn their faces away, your smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds. Especially when that someone is under pressure from his bosses, his customers, his teachers or parents or children, a smile can help him realize that all is not hopeless - that there is joy in the world.

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给人留下良好的第一印象

在纽约举行的一个晚宴聚会上,有一位得到大笔遗产的女宾客迫切想要给每一个人留下一个好印象。她不惜重金买来貂皮、钻石和珍珠,但是在自己的脸上却没有下任何工夫一一 脸的尖酸刻薄、自私自利。她没有意识到一个众所周知的道理:一个人的面部表情要比身上的衣服重要得多。

行动比语言更有力。一个微笑表达的是:“我喜欢你，你让我感到很开心，我非常高兴见到你。”这就是小狗得宠的原因。小狗见到我们会表现出欣喜若狂的高兴劲儿,所以，我们见到小狗自然也感觉很开心。

婴儿的微笑也有同样的效果。

你曾经在医生的候诊室里留意过那些等待看病的阴郁面孔吗?密苏里州雷顿市的兽医史蒂芬.史波尔告诉过我一件事:在某年的一个春天,他的候诊室里排满了前来给宠物接种疫苗的人，没有人闲聊，他们大概都在想着其他更愿意做的事情,而不是待在候诊室里“浪费时间”。他在我们的一堂课上讲道:

“有六七个人在等着给他们的宠物接种疫苗时,一个年轻女人带着一个九个月大的婴儿和一只小猫走了进来。事有巧合，她坐在已经等得有些发狂了的男人旁边。当他扭过头时，婴儿正用那天真无邪的笑容注视着他。那个男人会做什么呢?当然，他和你我的反应一样，扭过头去朝着婴儿微笑。很快他就和那个女人攀谈起来，聊起了她的孩子和他自己的孙子。不多一会儿，整个候诊室的人都参与了进来,厌倦和紧张变成了快乐和享受。’古代的中国人充满智慧,他们有一句格言，你应剪下来，贴在你帽子里。那句格言是:“不笑莫开店”(人们如果脸上没有带着笑容,千万别开店)。

你的微笑是你的善意的使者。你的微笑让所有看到它的人都活跃起来。对于某些面对着蹙眉，无视或是转过脸去的人来说，你的微笑就像是穿透乌云的阳光。尤其是当他们处于他们的老板、客户、老师、父母或是子女的压力之下,一个微笑能够让他意识到所有这一切都不是无望的——世上还是有欢乐的。

微笑比能更好地传达信息。