英语学习小手册(9).docx

Live and learn有关【lie撒谎】的用法1.Tell a lie 说谎2.Lie ones way out of danger 撒谎使某人摆脱危险3.Lie ones way into trouble 撒谎以致于陷入困境4.Lie to somebody 对某人撒谎How could you lie to me? 你怎么可以对我撒谎？5.White lie 善意的谎言6.Give the lie to something 证明是虚假的，不真实的。These statistics give the lie to the claim that inflation(n.通货膨胀) is under control.这些统计数字戳穿了通货膨胀已经得到控制的谎言。7.Lie through your teeth 满口谎言，睁着眼睛说瞎话The witness was clearly lying through teeth. 那证人分明是再睁着眼睛说瞎话。 English Kaleidoscope【智慧】关于梦想的十个谎言Ten Lies Youll Hear Before Pursuing Your DreamHere are ten ill-advised tips (lies) people will likely tell you when you decide to pursue your dreams（v.实现你的梦想） and the reasons why they are dreadfully（adv.可怕地，糟糕地） mistaken:1. You can follow your dreams someday, but right now you need to buckle down（v.稳住） and be responsible.Someday? When is ”someday”? “Someday” is not a day at all. Its a foggy generalization（n.模糊的概念） of a time that will likely never come. Today is the only day guaranteed to you. Today is the only day you can begin to make a difference in your life. And pursuing your dreams is what life is all about. So dont be irresponsible（adj.不负责任的）. Dont wait until “someday.” Make today the first day of the rest of your new life.2. Youre totally screwed（adj.完蛋、失败的） if it doesnt work out.Wrong! Youre not even close to being screwed. In fact, the worst case scenario is that things dont work out and you have to go back to doing exactly what you are doing right now.3. Its safer to stay at your day job.Sure, I suppose. But you know whats even safer than that? Going home, locking yourself in your bedroom, and never, ever coming out. And just like that, you will have flushed（v.冲刷） your entire life and your dreams down the toilet. Remember, safer doesnt always mean better.4. Thats impossible!Its only impossible if you never do anything about it. The reason certain things seem impossible is simply because nobody has achieved them yet. But this doesnt mean that with your help these things wont become possible in the future. If you truly dedicate yourself to an end result, almost anything is possible. You just have to want it bad enough.5. Only a lucky few “make it.”（只有少数的幸运儿才能成功）Thats because those lucky few got off their rear ends and did something about it! They had the drive（n.驱动力）, determination, and willpower（n.意志力） that you have right now. You can be one of them. Its up to you（由你决定）, and only you.6. You might fail. And failing is bad.Failures are simply stepping stones to success. No matter how it turns out, it always ends up just the way it should be. Either you succeed or you learn something: winwin（双赢）. The biggest mistake you can make is doing nothing because youre too scared to make a mistake. If you cant handle failure, then you cant handle success either.7. You dont have access to the right resources.Its not about having the right resources; its about exploiting（v.开发） the resources you do have access to. Stevie Wonder couldnt see, so he exploited his sense of hearing into a passion for music, and he now has twenty-five Grammy Awards（n.格莱美奖） to prove it. Get it?8. You need more money saved before you can take the first step.You dont need more money. You need a plan. You need a budget. Eliminate（v.排除） ALL the nonessential（adj.不重要的，非本质的） costs in your life. If pursuing your dream requires you to leave your day job, figure out the absolute minimum amount（n.最少量） of income that you realistically（adv.实际的） require to live. Studying those who have succeeded with similar ventures（n.冒险） also helps. But above all, take baby steps. Dont be foolish and assume that you must have a certain amount of money saved right now, or that you must quit your day job today in order to pursue your dreams. Instead, ask yourself, “What actions can I take right now with the money and resources I have right now that will bring me closer to desired goal?”9. You dont need any help. Its smarter to go after it alone.You are the sum of the people you spend the most time with. If you hang with the wrong people, they will negatively（adv.消极地） affect you. But if you hang with the right people, you will be far more capable（adj.能干的） and powerful than you ever could have been alone. Find your tribe（n.部落，群体） and work together to make a difference in all of your lives.10. That sounds like a lot of hard work.Youre darn right it does! But that doesnt mean its not worth it. I think success in life hinges on（v.取决于） one key point: finding hard work you love doing. As long as you remain true to yourself and follow your own interests, values, and dreams, you can find success through passion. Perhaps most importantly, you wont wake up a few years from now working in a career field you despise, wondering, How the heck am I going to do this for the next thirty years? So if you catch yourself working hard and loving every minute of it, dont stop. Youre onto something big. Because hard work aint hard when you concentrate on your passions and dreams.Disregard（v.漠视） these misguided（adj.误导的） bits of nonsense and youll be well on your way to fulfilling（v.实现） your dreams. Now get out there and make a splash!【参考译文】你追逐梦想之前听到的十种谎言 这里有十条没脑筋的建议（谎话）和他们被误解的原因，这些都是当你决定要追逐你梦想的时候，人们最可能告诉你的。 1.你可以以后再去追逐你的梦想，但是现在你必须铆足劲并且负责任。 以后？以后是什么时候？“以后”根本就不是一天。它是一种笼统的时间概念，而且可能永远都不会出现。对你来说，今天才是你唯一需要保证的一天。今天是唯一一天能让你的生活开始不一样。并且追逐梦想就像你的生活一样，所以不要对你的生活不负责任。不要等“以后”的到来。让今天成为你以后新生活的第一天。 2.如果你无法成功就会彻底失败。 错！大错特错！你甚至都没有封闭自己使自己失败。实际上，最坏的情况不是事情没有成功，而且你必须回到你现在正在做的事情上去。 3.保持你现在的工作不冒险 我料想也对。但是你要知道，什么比保持现在的工作更不冒险？那就是回家，把自己反锁在房间里，然后永远不要出来。就像这样。你将会把你的整个人生和梦想冲进厕所里。记住，不冒险并不意味着更好。 4.那是不可能的如果你从来不去做一件事，才会不可能成功。一件事情看上去不可能实际上只是因为没有人成功的做到过。但是这并不代表，未来在你的努力下，也无法成功。 5.只有少数的幸运儿才能成功 那是因为那些少数的幸运儿背着你们做了许多努力。他们有他们的方向，目的和决心，就想你现在有的一样。你也可以成为他们之中的一员，完全取决于你，而且只有你。 6.你有可能会输，并且会输的很惨。 失败是成功之母。不管结果怎么样，事情只是会以它自己的本身的趋势结束。不管你是成功或者你能从中学到一些东西：双赢。你会犯的最大的错误就是你害怕失败还什么都不去做。如果你不能驾驭失败，那你也无法驾驭成功。 7.你没有通往成功的资源 这不是关于资源的问题，而且关于怎么去开发你能使用的资源。Steve Wonder是个盲人，所以他找到了他对音乐的热情，而且他现在