Personality traits are distinguishing qualities or characteristics that are the embodiment of an individual's. They are your habitual patterns of behavior, temperament and emotion.

人格特质是每个人之间不同性质或特征的体现，是行为、气质以及情感的外在表现。

Skills, on the other hand, are the learned capacity to carry out specific tasks. They are competences or the talents to do things. These proficiencies can include critical thinking, manual, negotiation, outdoor, presentation, or technological. Typically, skills are special abilities that are acquired through training and experience.另一方面，技能是一种完成特定任务的学习能力，是做事的能力或天资。这些能力包括批判性思维、动手、谈判、户外、展示或技术。通常，技能是通过培训和经验获得的特殊能力。

The building block of successful career development is comprised of four components: skills, values, interests and personality traits. I have been a practicing career counselor for a long-time, and I have found an abundance of personality traits that are characteristic of successful people. However, I the following is my top 10 list. Successful people tend to be/have:

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Hi, everybody.This weekend, our hearts are with the people of San Bernardino—another American community shattered by unspeakable violence.We salute the first responders—the police, the SWAT teams, the EMTs—who responded so quickly, with such courage, and saved lives.We pray for the injured as they fight to recover from their wounds. Most of all, we stand with 14 families whose hearts are broken.We're learning more about their loved ones—the men and women, the beautiful lives, that were lost.They were doing what so many of us do this time of year—enjoying the

holidays.Celebrating with each other.Rejoicing in the bonds of friendship and community that bind us together, as

Americans.Their deaths are an absolute tragedy, not just for San Bernardino, but for our country.

We're also learning more about the killers.And we're

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2010-07-10

Last weekend, on the Fourth of July, Michelle and I welcomed some of our extraordinary military men and women and their families to the White House.

They were just like the thousands of active duty（现役） personnel and veterans I’ve met across this country and around the globe（我已经见过在这个国家和世界的每一个角落）. Proud. Strong. Determined. Men and women with the courage to answer their country’s call, and the character to serve the United States of America.

Because of that service; because of the honor and heroism of our troops around the world; our people are safer, our nation is more secure, and we are poised to（正准备） end our combat mission （战争任务）in Iraq by the end of August, completing a drawdown of more than 90,000 troops since last January.

Still, we are a nation at war. For the better part of a decade（七八年来）, our men and women in uniform have endured（忍受） tour after tour in distant and dangerous places. Many have risked their lives. Many have given their lives. And as a grateful nation, humbled by their service, we can never honor these American heroes or their families enough.

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2010-11-06

This week, Americans across the country cast their votes and made their voices heard. And your message was clear.

You’re rightly frustrated with the pace of our economic recovery. So am I.

You’re fed up with partisan politics and want results. I do too.

So I congratulate all of this week’s winners – Republicans, Democrats, and Independents. But now, the campaign season is over. And it’s time to focus on our shared responsibilities to work together and deliver those results: speeding up our economic recovery, creating jobs, and strengthening the middle class so that the American Dream feels like it’s back within reach.

That’s why I’ve asked to sit down soon with leaders of both parties so that we can have an extended discussion about what we can do together to move this country forward.

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2010-08-07

Forty-five years ago, we made a solemn compact as a nation that senior citizens would not go without the health care they need. This is the promise we made when Medicare was born. And it’s the responsibility of each generation to keep that promise.

That’s why a report issued this week by the Trustees who oversee Medicare was such good news. According to this report, the steps we took this year to reform the health care system have put Medicare on a sounder financial footing. Reform has actually added at least a dozen years to the solvency of Medicare – the single longest extension in history – while helping to preserve Medicare for generations to come.

We’ve made Medicare more solvent by going after waste, fraud, and abuse – not by changing seniors’ guaranteed benefits. In fact, seniors are starting to see that because of health reform, their benefits are getting better all the time.

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Hello, everybody! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. All right, everybody go aheadand have a seat. How is everybody doing today? (Applause.) How about Tim Spicer?

(Applause.) Iam here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got studentstuning in from all across America, from kindergarten through 12th grade. And I am just so gladthat all could join us today. And I want to thank Wakefield for being such an outstanding host.Give yourselves a big round of applause. (Applause.)

大家好！谢谢你们。谢谢你们。谢谢你们大家。好，大家请就坐。你们今天都好吗？（掌声）蒂姆·斯派塞（Tim Spicer）好吗？（掌声）我现在与弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿郡韦克菲尔德高中的学生们在一起。美国各地从小学预备班到中学12年级的学生正在收听收看。我很高兴大家今天都能参与。我还要感谢韦克菲尔德高中出色的组织安排。请为你们自己热烈鼓掌。（掌声）

I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of you in kindergarten,or starting middle or high school, it’s your first day in a new school, so it’s understandable if you’rea little nervous. I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now -- (applause)

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2010-12-04

Hi, this is Joe Biden. I’m filling in for President Obama this weekend because he’s on his way back from Afghanistan, where he was spending some time with the brave men and women of our Armed Forces.

It’s tough to be far from home during the holidays, especially in a warzone, so he wanted to be there in person to thank them on behalf of all Americans for their service and the sacrifice each one of them are making. And here at home, the First Lady and my wife Jill have made supporting military families a priority. These families are also making difficult sacrifices for our country, and they deserve our admiration and gratitude as well.

Our service members and their families are always on our mind, even as the President and I are working on other issues that all American families are deeply concerned about: accelerating our recovery, growing our economy, strengthening our middle class, and getting our friends and neighbors back to work.

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