英语语法分析

And for our wives - Nancy Crom, whose supportive spirit never faded, and Harriet Levine, whose energy and organizational genius helped bring this book to life.

献给我们的妻子，正因为有了南希·克莱姆永不消退的热情支持，以及哈里特·莱文的无限活力和组织天赋才使得这本书成功问世。

"Men tend to be blunter in the workplace," says Michael Crom, executive vice President at Dale Carnegie Training. "it would be nice if they would cushion things a little better."

Dale Carnegie Training公司的副总裁Michael Crom说：“职场上的男性比较生硬，如果他们处理事情的时候能够圆滑点就更好了。”

Rather than saying "But..." when you don't agree with a colleague's suggestion, Crom recommends that direct communicators soften the blow with, "And another perspective could be..."

Crom建议那些率直的交流者在不赞同一个同事的建议时，不要直接提出来，而是说“但是，另一种方法可能会……”。