社交能力的重要性The Importance of Social Skills

Among all the important skills of human beings, social skills are regarded as the most important. In an information age, communication with others in all walks of life plays an important role. No wonder that many students are deliberately working on their social skills.

在人類所有的重要技能中，社交技能被看做是最重要的。在信息時代，與各行各業的人溝通起着重要作用。難怪很多學生特意在他們的社交技能上下功夫。

Common sense has told us that those who have successful love affairs usually possess excellent social skills. They are good at promoting an easy-going relation with their partners, which naturally result in a romantic affair. The same is true for family life. Good social skills are essential to keep family member on good terms with each other, bringing about a happy family life. Secondly, statistics show that one’s career success depends heavily on his or her social skills. Professional skills are necessary, but without good social skills,  a good teamwork is hardly imaginable, which would undoubtedly hinder the full play of professional skills. Examples are not rarely seen from people who are talented and have reached high level of academic development, but have finally come to nothing due to their poor social skills.

常識告訴我們，那些有成功的戀愛經歷的人通常有出色的社交技能。他們擅長促進與對方的隨和的關係，這自然而然就會帶來浪漫的愛情。家庭生活也是如此。其次，資料顯示，一個人事業的成功很大程度上取決於他們的社交技能。專業技能很重要，但是沒有良好的社交技能，一個好的團隊合作幾乎是無法想象的，這無疑會阻礙專業技能的全面發揮。我們不難看到這樣的例子，有的人很聰明而且學術發展達到了很高的水平，但是由於他們差勁的社交技能最終一無所成。

In conclusion, if we are to lead a happy life and succeed in career, we must improve ourselves in such social skills as the skill in communicating on a feeling level, the skill in developing and using interpersonal relations and so on.

總之，如果我們想要過上幸福生活並在事業上取得成功，就必須提高我們的社交技能，如在感覺層次上的溝通技能，以及發展和使用人際關係的技能等等。