英文学习总结1.22-2.3

2018.1.22-2.3 本周学习输出

学习素材:Rework 


1.  See through 

See through clothing/ See through dresses/ See through shirt 

See through your tricks


2. Deplete 耗尽

同义词:exhaust 

You don’t have to deplete your life savings.


3. inhale and exhale 吸气呼气


4. Justification/Justify 

It is justification for not trying. 

find justification for your behavior 


5. Working overtime 

Working more doesn’t mean you care more or get more done. It just means you work more.


6. Common misconception 


7. Compliment

The former is meant as a compliment; the latter is said just to be polite. 


8. Stepping stone 跳板,垫脚石

Small is not just a stepping stone. Small is a great destination in itself.


9. Brute force 蛮力

They try to make up for intellectual laziness with brute force.

Brutal 野蛮的,不讲理,残忍的


10. Inadequate: not good enough, not confident enough 

feel inadequate for merely working reasonable hours.


11. Agile 灵敏的

Big businesses dream about being moreagile and flexible.


12.  Chances are slim to none. 


13. Failure builds characters. 


14. Writing a plan makes you feel in control of things you can’t actually control.


15.Don’t sit around and wait for someone else to make the change you want to see. 


16. negligible [ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəbəl] 可以忽略的; 无足轻重的

Ideas are cheap and plentiful. The original pitch idea is such a small part of business that it’s almost negligible.


17.There is always enough time if you spend it right. 


18. hang on

1) verb To physically hold something. 

Hang on tight so that you don't fall. 

2) verb To wait. Often used an imperative. Hang on, I can't find my keys in my bag.

3) verb To persist. I don't know how much longer I can hang on without a job. 

4) verb To wait on the phone. Please hang on while I transfer your call.

补充:hang up on somebody 


19. Hold on 

1) to be patient  Just hold on 

2) Hold on for a minute! Hold on a second 


20. squeeze out 挤出

squeeze out a few hours a week


21. Off the hook 

no longer in trouble or difficulty

Released (or be released) from blame or annoying obligation

Don’t let yourself off the hook with excuses. 


22. done to earth  bepractical and realistic

踏踏实实的


23. Itch/itchy 

Scratch your own itch 

The seven year itch 

irritating 


24. No time is no excuse 


25. Make a dent in the universe 

- To do great work, you need to feel that you are making a difference. That you are putting a meaningful dent in the universe. That you are part of something important. 

- If you are going to do something. Do something that matters.


26. Draw a line in the sand

to create or declare an artificial boundary and imply that crossing it will cause trouble.

set a limit that you refuse to allow something to go beyond

- As you get going, keep in mind why you are doing what you are doing. Great business have a point of view, not just a product. You have to believe in something. You need to know what you are willing to fight for.

-A strong standis how you attract superfans. They point to you and defend you. And they spread the word further, wider, and more passionately than any advertising could.

27. The truth is every business new or old, isgoverned by the same set of market forces and economic rules.Revenue in, expenses out. Turn a profit or wind up gone.

28. Stand for

1)支持,主张,代表(某种观点或态度)

2)不能容忍If you will not stand for something, you will not allow it to happen or continue.

Standing forsomething isn't just about writing it down.It is about believing it and living it. 

29. Outdo 超过,胜过,比…干得好 If you outdo someone, you are a lot more successful than they are at a particular activity.

It was important for me to outdo them, to feel better than they were

30. Trump

"Cashing out"  begins to trump building a quality business 

31. abbreviation 缩写

abbreviation for/of sth

You can call me A.J., which is an abbreviation of my full name, Alexander Justice.

tronic bulletin board systems ( abbreviated as BBS)

32. Make do 凑合着用

Embrace constraints

Limited resources force you tomake dowith what you've got. There is no room for waste. And that forces you to be creative.

33.Cut your ambition in half.You arebetter offwith akick-asshalf than a half-assed whole.

kick ass 很棒,了不起

I know you guys are gonna kick ass

This is going to kick ass

better off  情况好转

34. When you start anything new, there are forcespulling you in a variety of directions. There's the stuff you could do, the stuff you want to do, and the stuff you have to do. The stuff you have to do is where you should begin. Start at the epicenter. 

35. Ignore the details early on(在早期)

Details make the difference. Butgetting infatuated withdetails too early leads to disagreement, meetings and delays.

You get lost in things that don't really matter. You waste time on decisions that are going to change anyway.

be infatuated with sb/sth 

着迷的,痴迷的

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