王守仁泛讀教程第一冊-Unit-7-shyness

Unit7ShynessPre-readingQuestions1.Haveyouevergivenapresentationontheplatform?Wereyoushywhiledoingso?2.Whendidyoufeelshyforthefirsttime?What’sthesituation?3.Howdidyouovercomeshynessatthetime?4.Whatphysicalreactionyoumayhavewhenyouareshy?WhenandWhydopeopleblush?Blushingisrelatedtogeneralanxiety,whenpeoplefeelworriedandnervousaboutwhatisgoingtohappen.Somepeopleblushbecausetheythinkotherpeoplearemoreattractive,moreknowledgeableormorepopular.Whendoyoublush?Whyarepeopleshy?Therearethreetheoriesaboutwhypeopleareshy.Onetheorysaysthatapersoninheritsshynessfromtheparents.Anothertheoryisthatshypeopleneverlearnedhowtoactwithotherpeoplebecausetheyarenottaught.Thethirdisthattheygetextraattentionfromtheirparentsbeingshy.Whoareshy?Aresearchonthatshowsthat40%ofallAmericans,ormorethan80millionpeople,considerthemselvesshy.Includingthosefamouspeoplesuchas:Mr.Carter,EnglishPrinceCharles.Areyoushy?ThepresidentMr.CarterEnglishPrinceCharlesWhatisShyness?Feelingnervousandembarrassedaboutmeetingandspeakingtootherpeople,especiallypeopleyoudonotknow.HowtoOvercomeShynessMostpeopleareshybecausetheythinktheylookbad.Ortheythinktheotherpersonmaynotlikethemormaybewillmakefunofthem.Buteveryonehasatleastonebigissuetheyarescaredabout.HowtoOvercomeShynessEveryonefeelsshysometimes,butbeingtooshycanhampermanyaspectsofyourlife.InstructionsSTEP1:Determinewhyyou'reshyinthefirstplace.Forexample,areyouscaredofwhatsomeonemightsayaboutyourphysicalappearance?Remember,there'sanunderlyingreasonforhowyoureactinsituations.HowtoOvercomeShynessSTEP2:

Actasifyou'renotshy.Inprivate,behaveasifyou'reoozingconfidence.Holdyourchinup,stickyourchestout,addaswaggertoyourwalkandspeakfirmly.Itmayseemridiculous,butyouwillseeresultswhenyou'reoutinpublic.HowtoOvercomeShynessSTEP3:Practicemakingeyecontactandsmilinginyourinteractionswithothers.Strikeupcasualconversationswithstrangersaboutweatherorcurrentevents.HowtoOvercomeShynessSTEP4:Lookyourbest.Onewaytoimproveself-consciousnessistoalwayslookgoodandlimitwaysyoucanbeself-critical.HowtoOvercomeShynessSTEP5:Loweryourfearofrejectionbyimaginingtheworstpossibleoutcome.Ifyouapproachsomeone,theymaysay"no"ortheymayjustwalkaway.Absolutelyeverybodyhasbeenrejectedatsomepoint,butnoonehastodwellonit.HowtoOvercomeShynessSTEP6:Lookandlearn.Watchingfriendsorevenstrangerswhoaren'tshyisagoodwaytolearnsometipsfirst-hand.HowtoOvercomeShynessSTEP7:Feelpositiveaboutyourself,don'tgetfrustratedandhavefun.Remember,therealgoalistofindsomeonewhowilllikeyouforwhoyouare.HowtoOvercomeShynessYoucanlookforatherapistjustincaseyoustillcan'tovercomeit.SectionAWordPretest1.profound:adj.deep,intenseorfar-reaching;verygreat深的;深切的;深遠(yuǎn)的;極度的;極大的:aprofoundsigh,silence,sleep,shock一聲長嘆﹑一片死寂﹑一陣酣睡﹑一次沉重的打擊takeaprofoundinterestinsth對某事物產(chǎn)生極大的興趣profoundignorance極度的無知profoundchanges

深刻的變化.SectionAWordPretest2.affect:v.haveaninfluenceon(sb/sth);produceaneffecton影響:Thetaxincreaseshaveaffectedusall.加稅已經(jīng)影響了我們大家.Thechangeinclimatemayaffectyourhealth,iebebadforyou.氣候的變化可能影響你的健康Theiropinionwillnotaffectmydecision.他們的意見不會影響我的決定.SectionAWordPretest3.diminish:v.(causesthto)becomesmallerorless;decrease變小;變少;使〔某事物〕變小;使〔某事物〕變少;縮小;減少;降低:Hisstrengthhasdiminishedovertheyears.經(jīng)過這許多年月,他的體力不如從前了.Nothingcoulddiminishherenthusiasmfortheproject.什麼也不能影響她對這項方案的熱忱.diminishinghopes,supplies,funds逐漸渺茫的希望﹑漸漸用完的物資﹑漸漸枯竭的資金.

SectionAWordPretest4.timid:adjeasilyfrightened;shy害怕的;羞怯的:astimidasarabbit膽小如兔5.numerous:adj(fml文)verymany很多:hernumerousfriends她的許多朋友*onnumerousoccasions無數(shù)次.SectionAWordPretest6.interpret:v.~sthassthunderstandsthinaparticularway理解;了解:Howwouldyouinterprethissilence?'Iwouldinterpretitasarefusal.'‘你認(rèn)為他的沉默是什麼意思?’‘我認(rèn)為意思是拒絕.’SectionAWordPretest7.isolate:v.~sb/sth(fromsb/sth)putorkeepsb/sthentirelyapartfromotherpeopleorthings;separatesb/sth使某人[某事物]與他人他事物完全隔離;孤立某人[某事物]:isolateaproblem,ieinordertodealwithitseparately將一問題剔出〔以便單獨處理〕Whenapersonhasaninfectiousdisease,heisusuallyisolated(fromotherpeople).人患傳染病時通常要〔與他人〕隔離Severalvillageshavebeenisolatedbyheavysnowfalls.下過大雪後有幾個村子與外界隔絕了.

SectionAWordPretest

8.eventually:eventual

adj[attrib作定語]happeningatlastasaresult;ultimate最後的;最終的:hisfoolishbehaviourandeventualfailure

他的愚蠢行為和最後的失敗.

>eventuality

n[C](fml文)possibleeventorresult可能發(fā)生的事情;可能出現(xiàn)的結(jié)果:Wemustconsidereveryeventuality.我們什麼事情都要考慮到.

eventually

advintheend;atlast最後;終於:Hefellillandeventuallydied.他患病而終於不治.Eventuallyhetiredoftryingsohard.他最後厭倦了這種艱苦的嘗試.SectionA:PartI:Shynesscausesmuchunhappinessformanypeople.Allkindsofpeopleareshy.Shypeopleareanxiousandself-conscious.PartII:Thewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasaprofoundeffectonallareasoftheirlives.Self-confidentpeoplearetheirownbestfriend.Shypeoplearelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedbyothers.SectionASomespecifichelpfulsteps:1.Recognizeyourpersonalstrengthsandweakness.2.Setreasonablegoals.3.Guiltandshamearedestructivefeelings.4.Therearenumerouswaystoavoidcomplainingaboutyourself.5.Acceptcomplaintsthoughtfully.SectionA6.Rememberthateveryoneexperiencessomefailuresanddisappointments.7.Setasidetimetorelax,enjoyhobbies,andreevaluateyourgoalsonaregularbasis.8.Practicebeinginsocialsituations.WordPretest1.C 2.C 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.B 8.C1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.F 6.T 7.T 8.FReadingComprehensionWordMatch1.signal2.tentative3.personality4.committed5.scolded6.brooding7.wandering8.striding-ness

與形容詞結(jié)合，構(gòu)成名詞，Meansquality,stateorcharacterofsth.表示原詞描寫的狀態(tài)或性質(zhì)。aggressiveness,attractiveness,awareness,awkwardness,bitterness,blindness,business,forgiveness,foolishness,likeness,sadness,witnessSuffix-ment

與動詞結(jié)合構(gòu)成名詞，meansresultormeansof表示制造或做事的過程或該過程產(chǎn)生的結(jié)果。abandonment,accomplishment,achievement,acknowledgement,adjustment,apartment,armament,basement,comment,compartment,complement,compliment,excitementSuffix-ive:(personorthing)havingatendencytoorthequalityof帶有“屬性，傾向，相關(guān)〞的含義①adj.active,aggressive,alternative,apprehensive,attractive,competitive,comprehensive,creative,lucrative②n.additive,archive,collective,conservative,contraceptive,detective,executive,incentive,Suffix-ful:①與表示容器名稱的名詞結(jié)合，構(gòu)成新名詞，用來計算容器容納物的量。armful,bagful,bottleful,boxful,bucketful,cupful,fistful,glassful,handful,houseful,teaspoonfulSuffix-ful:②與表示某一特征或性質(zhì)的名詞結(jié)合，構(gòu)成形容詞，描寫人或物具有很多原名詞表示的特征或性質(zhì)。譯為："富有……的"，"充滿……的"，"具有……性質(zhì)的"，"易于……的"或"可……的"beautiful,boastful,cheerful,deceitful,dutiful,flavorful,forceful,helpful,hopeful,joyful,peacefulSuffix1.government2.peaceful3.statement4.engagement5.destructive6.disagreement7.effective8.helpfulSuffixpeoplewomenworseinterviewpublicpositiondifferentlyservicelowphysicalClozeSectionBQuestion1-3:introductionaboutshynessQuestion4-5:speakinginpublicQuestion6-8:threetheoriesaboutwhypeopleareshyQuestion9-10:whydo

peopleblushSectionBl.F2.T3.T4.T5.F6.T7.F8.T9.B10.CSectionCl.B2.B3.B4.B5.C6.B7.A8.BSectionC:HowtoMakeaGoodImpressionWestarttomakeupourmindsaboutpeoplewithinsevensecondsofmeetingthem.SectionC:HowtoMakeaGoodImpressionHowdoyouleavepeopleyourimpression?You’rethemessage.Beyourself.Useyoureyes.Listenbeforeyouleap.Focusyourenergy.Lightenup.SectionC:HowtoMakeaGoodImpression1.YouarethemessagePersuasivepresentationThepersonalqualitiesinclude:physicalappearance,energy,rateofspeech,pitchandtoneofvoice,gestures,expressivenessofeyes,andtheabilitytoholdtheinterestofothers.Ifyouareabsorbedinthemomentthatyoulostallself-consciousness,youcanbesuccessful.SectionC:HowtoMakeaGoodImpression2.BeyourselfThetrickistobeconsistentlyyou,atyourbest.Donotsendyouraudiencetheconfusingsignals.SectionC:HowtoMakeaGoodImpression3.Useyoureyes.Moveyoureyescomfortably,thenlookdirectlyatthoseintheroom.Smilingisimportant.SectionC:HowtoMakeaGoodImpression4.Listenbeforeyouleap.Youcan’tlearnanythingwhenyou’retalking.SectionC:HowtoMakeaGoodImpression5.FocusyourenergyThegreatcomedian:BennyProperlycollectedenergycomeswhenacrosswhenwesincerelybelievesomething.It’simportanttohaveanairofcertainty.SectionC:HowtoMakeaGoodImpression6.LightenupHumorbrokethetensionofaveryuncomfortablescene.SupplementaryReadingMaterialsSupplementaryReadingMaterialsMakeFirstImpressionsImpressive

MichelleT.Sterling,AICI,FounderofGlobalImageGroupandexpertonimage,impressionandimpactMakeFirstImpressionsImpressiveWithinthefirstthreesecondsofanewencounter,youareevaluated…evenifitisjustaglance.Peopleappraiseyourvisualandbehavioralappearancefromheadtotoe.Theyobserveyourdemeanor,mannerisms,andbodylanguageandevenassessyourgroomingandaccessories–watch,handbag,briefcase.Withinonlythreeseconds,youmakeanindelibleimpression.Youmayintriguesomeanddisenchantothers.MakeFirstImpressionsImpressive

Looksarenoteverythingbutimagematters,especiallywhenmeetingapotentialemployerforthefirsttime.Fairornot,manyinterviewersjudgeaperson’sabilityandintelligencebasedonhis/herappearance.Hereareseveraltipsonhowtomakeagreatfirstimpressionontheinterviewer.MakeFirstImpressionsImpressive

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