时间:2019-03-05 作者:英语课 分类:美国文化脱口秀


英语课

   2016年就要过去。回顾今年,你得到了什么?尝试了什么?有什么值得庆祝?有哪些需要放手?今天,分享10句年底最值得问自己的英语;回顾过去,展望未来。


  关键词:
  2016 is coming to an end: 2016年接近尾声
  Self-reflecting: 自我反省
  Soul-searching: 灵魂搜索
  #1.What am I the proudest of this year?
  #1.今年最值得我骄傲的是什么?
  Proudest还是most proud?
  语法最正确的是proudest; 但是口语里,most proud of也常用;
  Proud是贬义还是褒义?
  和中文一样,看用法;
  Proud of my achievements: 为自己的成绩骄傲、自豪
  但是arrogant 1这个词就是贬义的,指傲慢
  #2.Am I passionate 2 about my career?
  #2.我对事业是否怀抱热情?
  Passion (名词)
  Passionate (形容词)
  Passion is the difference between a job and a career: 热情是工作和事业的区别
  Career is higher and deeper than work, job or profession: 事业比其它这几个词都高和深
  I couldn't be more passionate about my career! 我真的太爱我的事业了!
  注意,这个用法是couldn't be more, 不是can't be more: 我无法更......
  I couldn't be more passionate about my career.
  I couldn't agree more.
  #3.What lessons have I learned?
  #3.我学到了什么?我有什么收获?
  Not just academic lessons: 不光是学习、学业的课程
  Life lessons: 人生的课程
  #4.Where am I feeling stuck?
  #4.我遇到了什么瓶颈?
  Feeling stuck: 遇到瓶颈,被困住
  注意,英语里人生瓶颈用stuck, 不是bottleneck 3
  Bottleneck更多指流程、程序上遇到的瓶颈。
  年底10句最值得问自己的英语
  #5.Where do I need to allow myself grace?
  #5.哪里我该宽恕自己?
  Grace: 宽恕、饶恕
  再分享两个相似的说法,安慰自己、安慰别人都很好:
  Take it easy/go easy on yourself
  Don't be too hard on yourself
  Push yourself hard, but allow yourself grace on things that are not your priorities: 要对自己高要求,但不重要的事情放松一点
  Don't get too hung up on small things: 别太在意小事
  #6.Who do I need to forgive?
  #6.我要原谅谁?
  If someone has wronged you: 如果有人对不起你
  If someone has been mean to you: 如果有人对你刻薄
  #7.What should I let go?
  #7.哪些我该放手?
  Let go (褒义):放手,放下,比如:
  Let go of your fears: 放手、克服恐惧
  Let it go: 放下吧,放手吧
  Let oneself go (贬义): 自暴自弃
  Let yourself go
  Let himself/herself go
  #8.How well did I take care of my body, mind, and soul?
  #8.我有没有好好照顾自己的身体、思想、灵魂?
  Take care of yourself: 好好照顾自己
  Love yourself, respect yourself: 爱自己、尊重自己
  说完抽象的,看个实际的(pragmatic):
  #9.What do my finances look like?
  #9.我的个人财务状况如何?
  Personal finances/personal financial situation: 个人财物状况
  Personal money situation:同上,但是更口语
  Does your bank account balance?/ Are you in the black or in the red? 你收支平衡吗?
  #10.How did I spend my free time?
  #10.我怎么花空闲时间?
  Did you spend your free time rewardingly or thoughtlessly: 空闲时间是否花得有意义?还是不经思考?
  值得问自己的好问题太多;10个根本不够,再多问两个吧!
  #11.What old habits would I like to release?
  #11.我想戒掉什么旧习惯?
  Old habits die hard: 老习惯很难改,恶习难改;
  改掉、戒掉,可以说:
  Release
  Get rid off
  Kick off
  Replacing old habits with new ones: 新习惯替代旧习惯
  #12.What new habits would I like to cultivate?
  #12.我想培养什么新习惯?
  Cultivate: 修炼、培养
  Cultivate character: 修炼性格

adj.傲慢的,自大的
  • You've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.你这骄傲劲儿得好好改改。
  • People are waking up that he is arrogant.人们开始认识到他很傲慢。
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的
  • He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
  • He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。
n.瓶颈口,交通易阻的狭口;妨生产流程的一环
  • The transportation bottleneck has blocked the movement of the cargo.运输的困难阻塞了货物的流通。
  • China's strained railroads already become a bottleneck for the economy.中国紧张的铁路运输已经成为经济增长的瓶颈。
学英语单词
ace it
Acer leiopodum
affiliated society
American hop
analysts
Androsace zayulensis
annuler
antennal neuron
Archibald prize
bacterial membrane
besport
blocking relay
body-ring
broken circle
c-type
caprimulgidaes
Carya tomentosa
cattle actinomycosis
cavum hyaloideum
chloroacrolein
chorea syndrome
chronic hepatic encephalopathy
cmyc
codebook coding
concave grating spectrometer
condylar fracture
cupro fibre
curvature vorticity
De Sauty's method
deflocculator
Dorila
dye-dilution
ecobuoy
edge-defined film-fed growth
Emissy
endoecism
ethyl sulfonamide
extraneous nonterminal
flank on
flat deck poultry cage
foliated talc
gulancha
Heilong
hexyne
hollow flint glass
honeworts
Huatong
hydroxyskatol
ingratiate hiself with
job vacancy
Kordofan
Kotoko
local shear
localized
lone signal unit
lonithermies
lump-sum pension
macrophoma magnoliae
marcerized cotton
mid-months
Modal fibre
monoclinic pyroxene
mound-birds
neuro-patterns
off one's game
oncoapoptosis
one flew over the cuckoo's nest
oxygen resuscitator
pack tilting device
Palairos
pancreaticjejunostomy
pelvimetry
poitrel
predrag
price fixing agreement
pumpkin vines
quench-fire
scalping screen
security operations
selection examination
sequesterer
short-driven bolt
sister species
skyscraper sheaf
SMSI
solid-state scintillation counter
spermatozoicide
split fractions
stack tree
stopper ladle
subdivision rules
subscleral
system source
teaming up
transfix
turn something over to somebody
undecidable ring
wavy water surface
whale-watch
whaps
yamanashi
zone letter