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第1段
1 .<-NARRATOR:-> Now listen to part of a talk in a psychology class.
请听心理学课上的部分内容。
第2段
1 .<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:-> OK. Ever thought about the things that happen to you, and what's responsible for them?
你有仔细想过发生在你身上的事情以及导致这些事情发生的原因吗？
2 .We psychologists have a term-locus of control.
我们心理学家对这些有个术语，叫做“控制点”。
3 .Locus of control refers to where people think control over their lives comes from:
控制点指的是...人们认为的他们生命中的控制力的来源。
4 .whether it comes from themselves, or from somewhere else.
有人认为这种控制力来自于他们自身，也有人认为控制力来源于其他地方。
5 .People who think that control is in themselves are "internals."
那些认为控制力来自他们自身的人，是比较关注内在的人；
6 .And people who think it comes from somewhere else, are "externals."
而那些认为控制力来源于其他地方的人则比较关注外部条件。
第3段
1 .Let's say there're two people going for job interviews.
我们假设现在有两个人要参加工作面试。
2 .One of them is an "internal"--
其中一个人是个比较关注内在的人，
3 .she has an internal locus of control.
她有着内部控制点。
4 .Since she thinks that control comes from within herself,
鉴于她认为控制力来自于她本身，
5 .she'll believe that her success and her preparation are really her responsibility.
她会认为她的成功和准备都是她自己的责任。
6 .So, she's likely to really work on her interview skills ahead of time.
所以，她可能会提前认真研究面试技巧。
7 .Then, if she gets the job,
然后，如果她得到了这份工作，
8 .she'll believe that it's because she's worked so hard,
会把一切归功于自己付出的努力，
9 .and if she doesn't get it,
而如果她失败了，
10 .well... she'll probably be disappointed with herself
可能会对自己感到失望，
11 .and try to figure out how she can improve for the next time.
并试着弄明白下一次该如何改善。
第4段
1 .OK, and another job candidate is an "external."
参加面试的另一个人是个更关注外部条件的人，
2 .He perceives other things--say, his interviewers-- to have more influence.
他觉得其他事物，比如面试官，起着更大作用，
3 .After all, it's their decision.
毕竟做决定的还是面试官们。
4 .It depends on what mood they're in, and you know...
他认为面试成功与否取决于面试官当天的心情，
5 .luck! Now, with his external locus of control,
还有，他的运气。那么，受他的外控点的影响，
6 .he's not as hard on himself, so he's more likely to take risks.
他不会对自己太过严厉，所以更可能会赌一把。
7 .He might interview for a job that he's not completely qualified for.
他也许会面试一个自己并不是完全符合要求的职位。
8 .If he gets it, he'll think he's really lucky and,
如果他得到了这个职位，就会觉得自己很幸运，
9 .because he believes external forces are in control,
而且由于他认为是外部因素在起作用，
10 .he might think it's because the interviewers were having a good day.
所以可能会觉得，能面试成功是因为面试官们当天的心情不错。
11 .If he doesn't get it,
如果他没能得到这个职位，
12 .he'll probably blame the interviewers... or bad luck...
可能会把一切归咎于面试官或者坏运气，
13 .rather than look at himself and try to figure out what he could've done better.
而不是审视自身并弄清楚自己下次该如何做得更好。