Day 4
Part 1 Words and phrases
1.His basic identity was intact.
Intact:Something that is intact is complete and has not been damaged or changed.完整无缺的;未受损伤的
e.g. In order to keep their reputation intact, the stars cannot do the illegal things such as drug abuse and tax evasion.
2. It isn't a function of whether the weather is conducive to it or not.
Conducive: providing the right conditions for something good to happen or exist 有利的,有助的,有益的
e.g. Reading is conducive to broaden our horizons and understand the world better.
3. He constantly harps at me and finds fault with everything I do.
Harp:to keep talking about sth in a boring or annoying way喋喋不休地谈论;唠叨
e.g. Do not always harp on what you want to do, just take action.
4. These visions are disjointed and out of proportion.
Out of proportion: if a reaction or result is out of all proportion, it is too strong or serious for the thing or situation that has caused it.
e.g. Her head is out of proportion to the size of her body.
这样我想到了Blow things out of proportion夸大事实(这个短语在美国描述媒体时常用)
e.g. The media may be blowing it up out of proportion.
Part 2 Thoughts
⊙ Be proactive
⊙ Take the initiative
我发现自己就是reactive person, 很容易受周围的环境与别人的观点影响。比如说,我不太喜欢下雨天,特别是那种绵绵细雨,一下就是半个月,那种潮湿,那种给生话带来的不便之感,让我不适,影响自己的心情,真的很郁闷。还有我曾经很在乎别人对我的看法,对自己的评价,我可能是打心里想给别人好的印象,对我有好感,所以很轻易因为别人一句话,一个眼神就敏感起来了,而且那样子真的会很累,要不断的去迎合甚至是讨好,才能做到让别人满意。后来有一天也许开窍了,发现无论你怎么做,做的再好,总会有人不喜欢你,那又何苦去热脸贴冷屁股,吃力不讨好呢。所以我有在慢慢改进,但我还达不到proactive person, 因为我还不能主宰自己的“天气” 。一步步来咯,慢慢变得强大,终有一天也会是proactive person.
Part 3 Accumulating a good sentence
No one can hurt you without your consent.
这句话让我思考颇多,“没有你的允许任何人都不能伤害你"。平时总觉得受到了伤害,那是因为没有意识到自己打心里给了别人伤害自己的权利。