心灵小语
喜欢自己多一点，自信多一点，别人才会喜欢你，相信你！不管别人怎么看你，你都要相信，你是唯一的，你是一个有价值、值得爱的人，要以自己特有的姿态去赢得世人注视的目光。
Seize Your Time
According to the speech, match each of the following verbs with its
meaning.
(1) subtle a. having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful
(2) ineptitude b. faint and difficult to analyze
(3) humiliating c. of low or inferior quality
(4) capitulate d. surrender under agreed conditions
(5) inferior e. causing awareness of your shortcomings
Practicing for Better Learning
Do the following statements agree with the information in the reading
text?
Write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
_______ (1) The reality is, in hundreds of subtle ways, our culture, family, friends —even our thought life —conspire to improve our confidence
_______ (2) We don’t have an accurate picture of ourselves or a situation, but we capitulate the first time someone challenges us.
_______ (3) We grow up in families void of affirmation, encouragement, and respect — the building blocks to self-confidence. Then we find ourselves smart.
人性的弱点
Man Is the Causer of His Circumstances
詹姆斯 · 艾伦 / James Allen
Practicing for Better Learning
First listen and then answer the questions.
1. What is the meaning of"fighting against circumstances?"
2. What are the three cases the author has mentioned in the passage?What is their life like?
