PART 1 Words and Expressions
1.morale
【释义】the level of confidence and positive feelings that people have, especially people who work together, who belong to the same team etc
n.士气,斗志;精神面貌
注意不要和moral 混淆
moral n.道德准则 adj.道德上的
【用法】low/high morale士气低迷/高涨;
maintain/keep up/restore morale
保持士气
【造句】Although facing difficulties ,we should restore morale.
2.credentials
【释义】someone’s education, achievements, experience etc that prove they have the ability to do something n.资格;资历 通常用复数credentials
【用法】a driver's license,a doctor's badge ,a diploma 都是credentials
【造句】She showed her credentials as a financial expert to the boss.
3.repress
【释义】①if someone represses upsetting feelings, memories etc, they do not allow themselves to express or think about them v.压抑,克制,抑制〔痛苦的情感、回忆等〕
②to control a group of people by force v. 镇压,压制
【用法】repress 和press的区别在于repress的使用对象是an idea,concept or something intangible.如果说挤压橄榄榨橄榄油就不能用repress了。
【造句】I repressed a smile on the conference.
4.embodiment
【释义】 someone or something that represents or is very typical of an idea or quality 化身[体现]
【用法】the embodiment of sth
【造句】Superman is the embodiment of justice.
5.from/at the outset
【释义】at or from the beginning of an event or process 在开头时/从一开始
【造句】I kown the important of English from the outset.
6.conciliatory
【释义】doing something that is intended to make someone stop arguing with you adj.和解的,调停的
conciliatory approach/tone/gesture
愿意和解的态度
【造句】In order to get more confidence,I adopt a more conciliatory approach.
7.seethe
【释义】①foam as if boiling v.沸腾②to feel an emotion, especially anger, so strongly that you are almost shaking v.气得发抖,怒火中烧 (将水煮沸引申为人的血液沸腾起来就是生气愤怒的意思)
③if a place is seething with people, insects etc, there are a lot of them all moving quickly in different directions 〔某地方〕充满(某物)
【用法】be seething with sth.
【造句】The room is seething with people seething because of failure.
PART 2 Summary
This chapter introduces the Habit 4 as Think win-win.Win-win is a frame of mind and heart that constantly seeks mutual benefit in all human interactions.
The author explains the advantages of win-win by comparing six paradigms of human interaction:win-win,win-lose ,lose-win,lose-lose ,win ,win-win or no deal.Then, the author tells us which one is the best depends on situation.If we had not come up with a synergistic solution ,we should have gone for win-win or no deal.
Ultimately,the author discusses five dimension of win-win and how they relate to each other.The first dimension is character which is the foundation of win-win .Integrity ,maturity,abundance mentality are the three character traits essential to the win-win paradigm.
PART 3 Thoughts
作者双赢的理念是好的,但又有多少人心境能放开?有些人总是以踩倒别人为乐,见不得别人好。殊不知山外有山,人外有人,比自己强的人大有人在,说到底还是眼光狭隘,局限于身边几个过的比自己好的人。十载一晃而过,各有发展,再回头看自己当年的嫉妒心和好胜心,就觉得当初何必呢?倒不如放眼四海,广交朋友,取其所长,补己之短。
记得有一句话,乞丐不会嫉妒富翁,却会嫉妒比自己多一个馒头的乞丐。
切记,切记。