Accumulations:
1.at face value: 按照表面意思，认为。。。是真的
原文：Having read Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers and taken “the ten-thousand-hour rule” at face value
造句：I never think anything that I heard at face value, and I only trust my eyes and judgement.
2.encounter: to experience something, especially problems or opposition;
to meet someone without planning to
原文：The last time we encountered Benjamin Franklin in this book, he was playing chess for hours and hours but never really getting any better
造句：This morning I encountered my primary school teacher.
3.cogently: if a statement is cogent, it seems reasonable and correct
原文：This taught him to express ideas clearly and cogently
造句：When we write an GRE issue, our proofs and arguments should be cogent.
My thought:
Remember: if your mind is wandering or you’re relaxed and just having fun, you probably won’t
improve.
很实在的一句话，我之前练习听力的时候就总是走神，明明每天听了七八个小时，但听力一点长进都没有。现在想想，使没有及时给自己反馈还是确实只是naive practice而不是effectively deliberate practice，现在练习应该会多注意这些吧。上大学的时候刷了很多门专业课的分，一门专业课上过很多老师的课，真的感觉一个好的老师真的很重要，他能把东西讲的很清楚，你记得很清，更神奇的是你会由讨厌变为喜欢这一门课。我也是那时候才体会到老师的重要性。而当没有师资条件时，我们应该尽可能选一本好的教材。
