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1/4 课时作业（三） 综合融通思维发展练 饰 (2023·What are“soft skills'”?You may ask.“Soft skills'”is the term used for those skills that are not technical or job-related.__1_These skills characterize your relationships with other people,or how you approach life and work.In the workplace,soft skills are considered to be a complement to hard skills,which refer to a person's knowledge and occupational skills. _2__Imagine you are working in a company producing something,let's say light bulbs.You come up with a revolutionary new technology.Your light bulbs are suddenly much better than others and your profits go up.But,after a while,your competitors get hold of the technology:you license its use,perhaps,or they develop alternatives.Suddenly,light bulbs are all the same again and your profits are suffering.You still need the new technology.__3__ Hard skills are like your technology:anyone can acquire them through formal education,training programs,and concentrated effort,and they are necessary.Without them you will not be able to operate in the workplace.Soft skills are your unique selling point.4 Plus,soft skills are regarded as those relating to emotional intelligence,the ability to recognize and manage your own and others'emotions.However,in reality,they go beyond that,and into the wider areas of how you organize yourself and how you approach life.It has been suggested that in a number of professions soft skills may be more important than occupational skills over the long term. Like hard skills,soft skills require a lot of practice to make you really skilled at using them.__5 You measure your success in developing soft skills in how well you manage relationships with those around you.These include family, friends,and co-workers,as well as customers and those who provide you with goods or services. A.Think of soft skills in the light of competition principles. B.However,what you need most is a reputation for customer service. C.Unlike hard skills,there are no exams to prove that you can