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M: Good morning, Mrs. Collins, welcome to our studio.
男：早上好，科林斯女士，歡迎來到我們的演播室。
M: As a distinguished member of Toastmasters International, could you tell us a bit about the background of the organization?
男：作為國際演講協會的一名杰出成員，你能給我們介紹一下這個組織的背景嗎?
W: I'm delighted to have that opportunity.
女：我很高興有這個機會來到這里。
W: Toastmasters is an international organization, designed to develop effective speaking and listening skills.
女：國際演講協會作為一個國際組織，旨在培養高效的演講和傾聽技能。
W: It was founded in 1924 by Ralph Smedley and it's headquartered in California.
女：它于1924年由拉爾夫·司麥德禮創立，總部設在加州。
M: What is the purpose of Toastmasters?
男：國際演講協會的目的是什么?
W: Toastmasters has a two-fold purpose: the personal growth of the individual and the strong effective communication skills.
女：國際演講協會有雙重目的：個人的成長和有效的溝通技巧。
M: Then, who is Toastmasters open to? And what kind of members do you have now?
男：那么，國際演講協會主要向什么樣的人開放呢？你們現在的會員都是什么樣的人?
W: Well, many people think Toastmasters is open only to those individuals who wish to be professional speakers.
女：很多人認為演講會只對那些希望成為專業演講者的人開放。
W: That is definitely not true. Toastmasters is open to the public at large.
女：其實不是的。國際演講協會對公眾開放。
W: Any individual who wishes to improve his public speaking is welcome.
女：任何希望提高公共演講能力的人都可以來。
W: And also, those who just want to increase their overall self-confidence are encouraged to attend.
女：而且也鼓勵那些只是想增加整體自信的人去參加。
M: Another question is how can Toastmasters help you in job situations?
男：另一個問題是國際演講協會在工作中對你有什么有益影響嗎?
W: By becoming involved in Toastmasters, you will learn different methods of communicating what you really want to say.
女：加入國際演講協會，你會學到不同的表達方式。
W: And equally important, you will learn what your audience expects from you so you can deliver that message to them in a logical fashion.
女：同樣重要的是，你能了解聽眾希望從你這里聽到什么，這樣你就能以合理的方式將信息傳達給他們。
W: Some people are comfortable around friends, but when they appear before a group they don't know, they get tense.
女：有些人跟朋友相處很自在，但站在一群不認識的人面前時，就會變得緊張。
W: Our organization helps our members to get calm and organize thoughts, and deliver them in an effective way.
女：我們的組織幫助成員冷靜下來組織思想，并以有效的方式傳達。
M: Is Toastmasters concerned with total communication, not just for speaking but for other communication skills?
男：國際演講協會關心的是全面的交流，除了說，還有其他的溝通技巧對嗎？
W: Most often, people are assumed that when you are listening, you are also paying attention. This is not always true.
女：大多數情況下，人們會認為當你在聽的時候，都是集中精力聽的。其實并不總是這樣。
W: Many times people are waiting for their turn to speak and are not really listening at all.
女：很多時候，人們都在等待自己說話的機會，沒有真正地傾聽。
W: Toastmasters can develop a person overall in terms of organizing their thoughts, getting input from others, and then receiving effective feedback.
女：國際演講協會可以幫助人全面提高組織想法、從別人那里獲得信息、然后得到有效反饋的能力。
