“If I were to summarize in one sentence the single most important principle I have learned in the field of interpersonal relations, it would be this: Seek first to understand, then to be understood. This principle is the key to effective interpersonal communication.”
— Stephen Covey, Author
「如果我要以一句話總結我在人際關係領域裡學到的最重要原則，它就是：先求了解對方，再求被對方了解。這個原則是有效人際溝通的關鍵。」– 史蒂芬‧柯維 (勵志作家)
- summarize (v.) 總結，歸納。例：The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper. (摘要總結了論文的重點。)
- 史蒂芬‧柯維 (1932-2012) 擁有美國哈佛大學 MBA 學位，是全球暢銷書 The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (與成功有約) 的作者，此書在全世界翻成 38 種語言，已售出超過 1500 萬冊。