王守仁泛读教程第一册-Unit-7-shyness

Unit7ShynessPre-readingQuestions•1.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.HowtoOvercomeShyness•Mostpeopleareshybecausetheythinktheylookbad.Ortheythinktheotherpersonmaynotlikethemormaybewillmakefunofthem.Buteveryonehasatleastonebigissuetheyarescaredabout.HowtoOvercomeShyness•Everyonefeelsshysometimes,butbeingtooshycanhampermanyaspectsofyourlife.Instructions•STEP1:Determinewhyyou'reshyinthefirstplace.Forexample,areyouscaredofwhatsomeonemightsayaboutyourphysicalappearance?Remember,there'sanunderlyingreasonforhowyoureactinsituations.HowtoOvercomeShyness•STEP2:Actasifyou'renotshy.Inprivate,behaveasifyou'reoozingconfidence.Holdyourchinup,stickyourchestout,addaswaggertoyourwalkandspeakfirmly.Itmayseemridiculous,butyouwillseeresultswhenyou'reoutinpublic.HowtoOvercomeShyness•STEP3:Practicemakingeyecontactandsmilinginyourinteractionswithothers.Strikeupcasualconversationswithstrangersaboutweatherorcurrentevents.HowtoOvercomeShyness•STEP4:Lookyourbest.Onewaytoimproveself-consciousnessistoalwayslookgoodandlimitwaysyoucanbeself-critical.HowtoOvercomeShyness•STEP5:Loweryourfearofrejectionbyimaginingtheworstpossibleoutcome.Ifyouapproachsomeone,theymaysaynoortheymayjustwalkaway.Absolutelyeverybodyhasbeenrejectedatsomepoint,butnoonehastodwellonit.HowtoOvercomeShyness•STEP6:Lookandlearn.Watchingfriendsorevenstrangerswhoaren'tshyisagoodwaytolearnsometipsfirst-hand.HowtoOvercomeShyness•STEP7:Feelpositiveaboutyourself,don'tgetfrustratedandhavefun.Remember,therealgoalistofindsomeonewhowilllikeyouforwhoyouare.HowtoOvercomeShynessYoucanlookforatherapistjustincaseyoustillcan'tovercomeit.SectionA•WordPretest•1.profound:adj.deep,intenseorfar-reaching;verygreat深的;深切的;深远的;极度的;极大的:•aprofoundsigh,silence,sleep,shock一声长叹﹑一片死寂﹑一阵酣睡﹑一次沉重的打击•takeaprofoundinterestinsth对某事物产生极大的兴趣•profoundignorance极度的无知•profoundchanges深刻的变化.SectionA•WordPretest•2.affect:v.haveaninfluenceon(sb/sth);produceaneffecton影响:•Thetaxincreaseshaveaffectedusall.加税已经影响了我们大家.•Thechangeinclimatemayaffectyourhealth,iebebadforyou.气候的变化可能影响你的健康•Theiropinionwillnotaffectmydecision.他们的意见不会影响我的决定.SectionA•WordPretest•3.diminish:v.(causesthto)becomesmallerorless;decrease变小;变少;使（某事物）变小;使（某事物）变少;缩小;减少;降低:•Hisstrengthhasdiminishedovertheyears.经过这许多年月,他的体力不如从前了.•Nothingcoulddiminishherenthusiasmfortheproject.什麽也不能影响她对这项计划的热忱.•diminishinghopes,supplies,funds逐渐渺茫的希望﹑渐渐用完的物资﹑渐渐枯竭的资金.SectionA•WordPretest•4.timid:adjeasilyfrightened;shy胆怯的;羞怯的:astimidasarabbit胆小如兔•5.numerous:adj(fml文)verymany很多:hernumerousfriends她的许多朋友*onnumerousoccasions无数次.SectionA•WordPretest•6.interpret:v.~sthassthunderstandsthinaparticularway理解;了解:•Howwouldyouinterprethissilence?'•Iwouldinterpretitasarefusal.'‘你认为他的沉默是什麽意思?’‘我认为意思是拒绝.’SectionA•WordPretest•7.isolate:v.~sb/sth(fromsb/sth)putorkeepsb/sthentirelyapartfromotherpeopleorthings;separatesb/sth使某人[某事物]与他人他事物完全隔离;孤立某人[某事物]:•isolateaproblem,ieinordertodealwithitseparately将一问题剔出（以便单独处理）•Whenapersonhasaninfectiousdisease,heisusuallyisolated(fromotherpeople).人患传染病时通常要（与他人）隔离•Severalvillageshavebeenisolatedbyheavysnowfalls.下过大雪後有几个村子与外界隔绝了.SectionA•WordPretest•8.eventually:•eventualadj[attrib作定语]•happeningatlastasaresult;ultimate最後的;最终的:hisfoolishbehaviourandeventualfailure他的愚蠢行为和最後的失败.eventualityn•[C](fml文)possibleeventorresult可能发生的事情;可能出现的结果:Wemustconsidereveryeventuality.我们什麽事情都要考虑到.eventuallyadv•intheend;atlast最後;终於:•Hefellillandeventuallydied.他患病而终於不治.•Eventuallyhetiredoftryingsohard.他最後厌倦了这种艰苦的尝试.SectionA:PartI:Shynesscausesmuchunhappinessformanypeople.–Allkindsofpeopleareshy.–Shypeopleareanxiousandself-conscious.PartII:Thewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasaprofoundeffectonallareasoftheirlives.–Self-confidentpeoplearetheirownbestfriend.–Shypeoplearelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedbyothers.SectionA•Somespecifichelpfulsteps:•1.Recognizeyourpersonalstrengthsandweakness.•2.Setreasonablegoals.•3.Guiltandshamearedestructivefeelings.•4.Therearenumerouswaystoavoidcomplainingaboutyourself.•5.Acceptcomplaintsthoughtfully.SectionA•6.Rememberthateveryoneexperiencessomefailuresanddisappointments.•7.Setasidetimetore