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第17章

Change Your Perspective

Guidance for Reciting

If your life feels like it is lacking the power that you want and the motivation that you need,sometimes all you have to do is to shift your point of view.

By training your thoughts to concentrate on the bright side of things,you are more likely to have the incentive to follow through on your goals. You are less likely to be held back by negative ideas that might limit your performance.

Your life can be enhanced,and your happiness enriched,when you choose to change your perspective. Don't leave your future to chance,or wait for things to get better mysteriously on their own. You must go in the direction of your hopes and aspirations. Begin to build your confidence,and work through problems rather than avoid them. Remember that power is not necessarily control over situations,but the ability to deal with whatever comes your way.

Notes

1.incentive [in5sentiv] n. 刺激,鼓励,动机

变换角度看问题

诵读导言

如果你觉得心有余而力不足,觉得缺乏前进的动力,有时候你只需要改变思维的角度。

试着训练自己的思想朝好的一面看,这样你就会汲取实现目标的动力,而不会因为消极沉沦停滞不前。

一旦变换看问题的角度,你的生活会豁然开朗,幸福快乐会接踵而来。别交出掌握命运的主动权,也别指望局面会不可思议地好转。你必须与内心的希望和热情步调一致。建立自信,敢于与困难短兵相接,而非绕道而行。记住,力量不是驾驭局势的法宝,无坚不摧的能力才是最重要的。

口语点津

尝试给各种事物下定义也是一个很常见的锻炼口语的方法,比如,“What is a pencil?”或者“What is the Internet?”,尽量从多个角度进行界定,既锻炼了自己的思维转换能力,又锻炼了英语的表达能力。这种活动既可以独自进行,也可以同学之间以猜谜语的方式进行,非常具有实战性。