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.

在人类所有的重要技能中，社交技能被看做是最重要的。在信息时代，与各行各业的人沟通起着重要作用。难怪很多学生特意在他们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.

常识告诉我们，那些有成功的恋爱经历的人通常有出色的社交技能。他们擅长促进与对方的随和的关系，这自然而然就会带来浪漫的爱情。家庭生活也是如此。其次，资料显示，一个人事业的成功很大程度上取决于他们的社交技能。专业技能很重要，但是没有良好的社交技能，一个好的团队合作几乎是无法想象的，这无疑会阻碍专业技能的全面发挥。我们不难看到这样的例子，有的人很聪明而且学术发展达到了很高的水平，但是由于他们差劲的社交技能最终一无所成。

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.

总之，如果我们想要过上幸福生活并在事业上取得成功，就必须提高我们的社交技能，如在感觉层次上的沟通技能，以及发展和使用人际关系的技能等等。