生词
lousy adj. very bad (informal) 非常糟糕的
What lousy weather! 天气多糟糕！
archrival n. a principal rival 主要对手
overtime = extra time 加时赛
mortify vt.使窘迫，使羞愧
To mortify someone to cause them extreme embarrassment. Your mother may not have been trying to mortify you when she showed up at senior prom with a bunch of unicorn balloons but she did.
take sth in stride 从容应对
a good/bad judge of sth 对某事物判断力很好/很差的人
admonition n.劝告
Bring a skateboard to school is a great way to get an admonition from a teacher not ride it down the halls. An admonition is advice with a hint of scolding, a warning not to do sth.
unyeilding adj.坚定的，不屈从的
unyeilding admonitions 直言不讳的劝告
delude vt.欺骗，哄骗
miraculously 奇迹般地
set/ put sb straight 某人正确了解事实，使某人弄清楚情况
impediment n.口吃
a speech impediment 讲话结巴
stammer n.口吃
have a stammer
comical adj.滑稽的
stuttering n.口吃
confidante n. A female confidant 女性密友
masonry n.砖石建筑
plus cn.优势，好处
depot n.火车小站
blarney n.爱尔兰口语 奉承话，胡扯
baloney n.胡扯
junkie n.吸毒者
scrappy adj.好争斗的；争强好胜的
jock cn.运动男
cabby vi.当高尔夫球童
scarce adj.缺乏的
jackass n.傻瓜
foreman n.工头
highlight n.最精彩的部分
comb vt. 搜寻
returnable adj.可回收的
empties n.空瓶子
deprived adj.贫困的
bleachers n.露天坐台
pew n.教堂长凳
paste vt.黏贴
clipping n.剪报
scrapbook 剪贴本
disciplinarian n. 崇尚纪律者
whack vt.猛打
pedestal n.底座
murky adj.河水脏的
搭配
badly wanted to do sth 非常想
had score a couple of goals 进了几个球
to work overtime 加班
overtime pay 加班费
was mortified in front of my friends 当着朋友的被羞辱
the most influential person in my life 我人生中最有影响力的人
take defeat in stride 从容应对失败
leadership style: a way of getting the best out of people 领导力:
take defeat in stride 从容应对失败
a very good judge of character 很善于判断人的性格
she always had ...
was extremely compassionate to friends 对朋友极有同情心
wouldn't hesitate to do stn 不会犹豫做
held a grudge against sb 怨恨某人
motivate people by alternately hugging and kicking them 用奖惩交替来激励
relentlessly follow up on people to make sure things get done 确保任务完成要不断跟进
the insights she drilled into me
insisted on facing the facts of a situation 坚持去面对实际情况
Don't kid yourself 不要自欺欺人
There are no shortcuts. 没有捷径可走。
the need to excel 超越的需要
be toguh with sb 严厉
cheacked constantly to see if sb did sth不断查看某人是做了
work away on sth 不停工作
You better not do sth until you've done sth
to itch for the chance to do sth 渴望得到做某事的机会
the baseball diamond 棒球场
the hockey rink 冰球场
the golf course 高尔夫球场
Confidence gives you courage and extend your reach. It lets you take greater risks and achiece far more than you ever thought possible. 自信能给你勇气，扩展你的能力范围。让你冒更大的风险，获得远超出那些你认为可能的。
Building self-confidence in others is a huge part of leadership. It comes from providing opportunities and challenges for people to do things they never imagined they could do—rewarding them after each success in every way possible. 在其他人身上建立自信是领导力的重要部分。通过提供机会和挑战，让人们做他们觉得不能想象的事，在任何可能的成功后，奖励他们。
served up the perfect excuse for my stuttering 为我的口吃提供了完美的借口
“No one’s tongue could keep up with a brain like yours.” 没有人的舌头能赶上你聪明的脑袋。
I was amazed to see that 我惊讶的看到
on the basketball squad 在篮球队中
three-quaters the size of sth 的四分之三大
I wasn't born with a silver spoon. I have something better-tons of love. 我不是晗着金汤匙出生。
a modest house 朴素的房子
commuter line 通勤线
get a kick out of 感到愉快 ; 从中得到乐趣
get a kick out of knowing 很高兴知道
sth that he always thought of as his own 认为是他自己
During every rush hour 在每个高峰时刻
traded smiles and hellos with passengers
cheerful disposition 性格开朗
would often contrast with 经常跟什么相反
withdrawn behavior 内向的行为
put in an amount of time or effort 投入 (时间、精力
put in forty hours 干够四十小时
put in time and effort
put in long hours
never missed a way of work 从不缺勤
Rarely would he get home before seven at night 很少会在晚上七点回家
a bundle of newspaper
become a lifelong addiction 成了一辈子的瘾
I'm a news junkie to this day 至今
would last a lifetime 持续一辈子
So with his push, I did sth
was incredibly dependent on 非常依赖
struck down everyone 打到每个人
in my early teens 在我十几岁岁
were late coming home
a work ethic 职业道德
walk downtown 走去市中心
led to intense rivalries 导致激烈的竞争行为
won the championship 获得冠军称号
the leading scorer 主要得分手
to strip naked 脱光
a secluded spot 与世隔绝的地方
sneak off to 偷溜到
at the crack of dawn 在破晓
I also got early exposure to people who had achieved some level of success. 很早有机会认识获得一定成功的人士
worked a number of jobs 干了很多工作
sell sth on commission 拿抽成(佣金)买东西
board the train 坐上火车
had a full day ahead of us 还有一整天
before returning home 回家之前
I felt deprived. 感到穷困
without ever taking any of the credit 不要求任何的功劳
a devout Catholic 一个虔诚的天主教徒
An altar boy 祭坛男孩
sat me down 让我坐下
was forced out a confession 强迫坦白
as a penance for his sins 作为对他所犯罪恶的补赎