Peak Chapter6 2/2

1.plateau[ˈplætəʊ]

getting past plateaus

释义：a period during which the level of something does not change, especially after a period when it was increasing愿意是高原的意思，到了高原了很难走的更高，就到瓶颈了。还可以做动词，到达瓶颈期。

例：Inflation rates have reached a plateau.

2.delve/delv/

He was giving himself extra motivation to delve into these topics himself.

释义：to try to find more information about someone or something
造句：research that delves deeply into this issue

3.habituate

Both your body and your mind will habituate to the practice.

释义：be/become habituated to (doing) something / to be used to something or gradually become used to it:习惯于的动词表达法
例：Over the centuries, these animals have become habituated to living in a dry environment.

4.acclimate /əˈklaɪmət/=acclimatize

They do not get acclimated to pain in general.

释义：to become used to a new place, situation, or type of weather, or to make someone become used to it
    acclimatize to
例：Runners had to acclimatize to the humid tropical conditions.
    acclimatize yourself (to something)
     I found it hard to acclimatize myself to working at weekends.

文中出现的habituate,acclimate和inured to都有习惯于的意思。inured to sth习惯于，通常是一些令人不快的事情

5.rule of thumb

As a rule of thumb, I think that anyone who hopes to improve skill in a particular area should devote one or two hours a day to practice that can be done with full concentration.

 释义： a rough figure or method of calculation, based on practical experience:
 例：As a general rule of thumb, children this age should not spend more than one hour on homework.

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Thoughts

如何度过瓶颈期？先找到阻碍的原因，再针对这个阻碍点进行联系突破。说起来很简单，但是做起来一点都不容易。想起自己英语听力瓶颈的突破经历。自己的英文在班级里一直还不错。但不是英文专业，所以也就停留在四六级。看原版电影或者听原版新闻的能力根本不具备。后来看英文3D原版电影，带上那破眼镜，看字幕的时候非常影响欣赏电影的画面。所以我前几年的new year resolution就是要能达到看原版电影不看字幕的听力水平。但是因为根本没有去深究过我的困难点在哪里，所以每年这个目标都未达成。

直到去年加入读书群，开始看书的时候也开始听有声书。记得当时Eric说他是边开车边听，就跟听音乐一样，真是令我汗颜。因为我自己集中注意力都无法跟上。回想起来我也没用什么特别的方法，就是多听。就这样到了今年，开始听podcast的节目，round table，基本无障碍。也不知道从什么时候开始，有声书也可以边做别的事边听了。上个月看小黄人三，我带着3D眼镜刻意不看字幕，居然可以无障碍的跟剧情，边看边嗨。

总结一下我自己的这个瓶颈就是听的太少了。我想可以用同样的方法来练习写作。