Willpower Day8

1.lapse          NOUN       a small mistake, especially one that is caused by forgetting sth or by being careless 小錯；（尤指）記錯，過失，疏忽時表現不錯的人一時的）失足

VERB

( 合同、協議等 ) 失效；期滿終止

衰退；衰弱；（逐漸）消失，結束

背棄，放棄（宗教信仰）

仿  Her lapse led to the failure of the game.

原 Not every lapse of self-control reflects an actual loss of control.

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2.procrastinate       VERB   to delay doing sth that you should do, usually because you do not want to do it 拖延；耽擱

仿   I often procrastinate so terribly that I have done nothing before I go to bed.

原  Why are we suddenly talking about discrimination and sex scandals instead of dieting and procrastination?

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3.slack off

放松(绳索等)

松懈; 懈怠

滞销

仿  After intense work in the morning, we are slack off now.

原  Tell yourself you’re “good” for working on an important project and “bad” for procrastinating, and you’re more likely to slack off in the afternoon if you made progress in the morning.

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4.indulgence        NOUN

the state or act of having or doing whatever you want; the state of allowing sb to have or do whatever they want 沉溺；放縱；縱容

仿   Too much indulgence can only lead to ruin .

原Because we’re quick to view self-indulgence as the best reward for virtue, we forget our real goals and give in to temptation.

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5.fattening          ADJ    (of food 食物 )likely to make you fat 要使人發胖的

仿   The doctor has advised her to keep off fattening food.

原 When the salad was an option, the percentage of participants choosing the least healthy and most fattening item on the menu increased.

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要认识的

1.vice

n. 缺点；恶习；老虎钳；卖淫

prep. 代替

vt. 钳住

adj. 代替的；副的

2.saint           NOUN（因其生平或殉教事跡而獲基督教會追封的）聖人，聖徒

3.sinner             NOUN 罪人

4.splurge on       挥霍

5.dieter               節食者；限制飲食的人

6.grilled             adj. 烤的；有格子的v. 炙烤

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6.Sentences

They also don’t feel guilty. Instead, they report feeling proud of themselves for earning a reward.They offer the justification, “I was so good, I deserve a little treat.”

这是一种很可怕的错觉，但现实中经常会这样。所以要记住这种错误。

Feeling guilty about your credit card debt? Hey, at least you haven’t robbed a bank to pay it off!

很犀利的讽刺！

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7.Summary

We set ourselves a task, and give ourselves a reward to promote the completion of the task. Although these rewards will only make us far away from our goal. In this case, we often fall into temptation and feel proud instead of ashamed. Although it is human nature, we should try to overcome it.We should pay attention to our goals and clear our direction. In this way, it is not difficult to forget the rewards that are contrary to our goal.