Often, when small children become bored and distracted, at home or in nursery school, adults will decide that they "need more structure." I tend to be wary of that term, since those who use it generally mean only one thing: some adult standing over the child telling him what to do and making sure he does it.

 Many young children do indeed need to be introduced to tasks and activities that take time, concentration, effort, and skill. But this isn't a matter of "giving" harder tasks and making the child persist until he or she is finished. In such situations the controlling factor is the will of the adult, not, as it should be, the requirements of the task. Instead, what young children need is the opportunity to see older children and adults choosing and undertaking various tasks and working on them over a period of time until they are completed. Children need to get some sense of the processes by which good work is done. The only way they can learn how much time and effort it takes to build, say, a table, is to be able to see someone building a table, from start to finish. Or painting a picture. Or repairing a bicycle, or writing a story, or whatever it may be.

 At the Ny Lille Skole, the wonderful small school in Denmark about which I have often written, the six adult "teachers" had all done many kinds of work before they began teaching, and all brought to the school a number of visible and interesting skills. One woman was a good musician and dancer, another a skilled weaver, several of the men were good at working with tools in both wood and metal. One teacher was actually making himself bass viol at the school. It took a long time: it was a serious instrument. Some of the older kids worked with him on the project; younger kids hung around, helped a little, asked questions; still younger children watched less attentively, for shorter stretches of time. But even the youngest children were aware of that project going on, and kept track of its progress.

 Children need to see things done well. Cooking, and especially baking, where things change their texture and shape (and taste yummy), are skills that children might like to take part in. Typing might be another, and to either or both of these could be added bookmaking and bookbinding. These are crafts that children could take part in from beginning to end. Skilled drawing and painting or woodworking might be others.

 Adults must use the skills they have where children can see them. In the unlikely event that they have no skills to speak of, they should learn some, and let the children see them learning, even if only as simple a thing as touch typing. They should invite children to join them in using these skills. In this way children can be slowly drawn, at higher and higher levels of energy, commitment, and skill, into more and more serious and worthwhile adult activities.

 When parents point out to me that their work is not as impressive in its progress as, say, that of a boat builder, I use my own work as an example While writing is less easy to understand than the work of a carpenter or farmer, it is not necessarily opaque or meaningless to a child. Writing is a process that takes place in time. I begin with raw materials and scraps of notes, write rough drafts, correct them, change them, finally produce a smooth draft, turn this over to someone else for further editing, and see it go into galleys or some kind of proof sheets and eventually find its way into the finished newspaper, magazine, or book. Even if what I write about might not make much sense to children they will surely be interested in many of the things I actually do. At every stage of the process outlined above, parents who are writers might show their child what they have done and talk a little (as much as the child wants) about what they are going to do next, and why. In the end, they could show the child their articles when they finally appear in print. They might even keep all their notes and rough drafts for a particular article, and on a big piece of cardboard paste up an exhibit showing everything from the first steps to the final product. This would also be an easy and interesting thing to do in schools; it would show students what none of them now know or could imagine-the amount of work that goes into serious writing.

 It is this sense of process over time that children want and need to learn about, and much of this is visible in most kinds of work. Even if parents can't show children their actual workplace, they can show them similar places. For instance, for the child of journalist, any small offset press would be fascinating: the noise, all those things going round and round, the paper flying out with stuff printed on it. A mystery! But children would see that a grown-up understands it and controls it, and thinks that maybe someday, if they wanted, they could too. They would also learn that their parents did not think of them as too small and stupid to be included in a central part of their own lives.

大朋友们可以思考一下：

你在生活中，如何一点点的用学徒式的方式，带着孩子学习的？

Hitting a milestone sparks pride. Think about how good it feels to flip through the stamps on your passport. Success comes from pushing to the finish line. What milestones do is compel us to make that push, because (a) they're within our grasp, and (b) we've chosen them precisely because they're worth reaching for.

 LEVEL 1: Commit to one violin lesson per week, and practice 15 minutes per day for six months.

 LEVEL 2: Relearn how to read sheet music and complete Celtic Fiddle Tunes by Craig Duncan.

 LEVEL 3: Learn to play "Concerning Hobbits" from The Fellowship of the Ring on the violin.

 LEVEL 4: Sit and play the fiddle for 30 minutes with other musicians.

 LEVEL 5: Learn to play "Promontory" from The Last of the Mohicans on the violin.

 BOSS BATTLE: Sit and play the fiddle for 30 minutes in a pub in Ireland.

 LEVEL1: Order meal in Spanish.

 LEVEL 2: Have a simple conversation in Spanish with a taxi driver.

 LEVEL 3: Glance at Spanish newspaper and understand at least one headline.

 LEVEL4: Follow the action in Spanish cartoon.

 LEVEL 5: Read a kindergarten-level book in Spanish.

 LEVEL 1: Try to squeeze in a Spanish study session.

 LEVEL 2: Try to squeeze in a Spanish study session.

 LEVEL 3: Try to squeeze in a Spanish study session.

 LEVEL 4: Try to squeeze in a Spanish study session.

LEVEL 5: Try to squeeze in a Spanish study session. 

DESTINATION: Someday, eventually: "know" Spanish.

Milestones define moments that are conquerable and worth conquering.

故事发生在多少年前？

Who did live among the trees?

还有谁住在树林里呢？

节选原文：

Little House in the Big Woods - by Laura Ingalls Wilder

(Word Count: 275)

 Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the Big Woods of Wisconsin, in a little gray house made of logs.

 The great, dark trees of the Big Woods stood all around the house, and beyond them were other trees and beyond them were more trees. As far as a man could go to the north in a day, or a week, or a whole month, there was nothing but woods. There were no houses. There were no roads. There were no people. There were only trees and wild animals who had their homes among them.

Wolves lived in the Big Woods, and bears and huge wild cats. Muskrats and mink and otter lived by the streams. Foxes had dens in the hills and deer roamed everywhere.

To the east of the little log house, and to the west, there were miles upon miles of trees, and only a few little log houses scattered far apart in the edge of the Big Woods.

So far as the little girl could see, there was only the one little house where she lived with her father and mother, her sister Mary and baby sister Carrie. A wagon track ran before the house, turning and twisting out of sight in the woods where the wild animals lived, but the little girl did not know where it went, nor what might be at the end of it.

The little girl was named Laura and she called her father, Pa, and her mother, Ma. In those days and in that place, children did not say Father and Mother, nor Mamma and Papa, as they do now. 

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其实不然，要知道跟他人交流，最重要的并不是过多讨论自己，而是采取“与其让自己变得有趣，不如让自己对别人感兴趣”的策略（the strategy of being interested instead of trying to be interesting）。说的通俗一点，就是与他人对话的过程，重点不是你聊得爽，而是要让对方聊得开心。要知道，人总是喜欢谈论自己和被他人关注。所以，对话的核心策略是关注对方。

我们结合北美地区的语言素材，用12节课让你掌握日常英语交流中的常见会话技巧：

Lesson 1: How to start a conversation（如何展开会话）

Lesson 2: How to keep the conversation going （如何将会话进行下去）

Lesson 3: Showing interest or surprise （对对方的谈话内容表示兴趣或惊讶）

Lesson 4: Review （复习课）

Lesson 5: Saying 'no' in a friendly way （如何婉拒他人）

Lesson 6: Checking information （如何核实信息）

Lesson 7: Showing you understand （如何表达感同身受）

Lesson 8: Letting another person decide （“随便”的英文表达）

Lesson 9: Softening comments （如何委婉说话的语气）

Lesson 10: Being a supportive listener （如何做一个好的聆听着）

Lesson 11: Phone talk （日常电话用语）

Lesson 12: How to end a conversation （如何结束对话）

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原文

Netflix over’seas sales set to take over US 

Netflix has said it expects its overseas sales to overtake those in its US home market for the first time in the next three months. (BBC)

笔记

be set to do sth: ready, prepared, or likely to do sth 准备好了做某事
take over 超过
overtake v. 超过
video streaming service 视频流播服务

原文

Mark Zuckerberg hearing day 2: Facebook CEO grilled by Congress again

Mark Zuckerberg survived his first grilling by Congress. The second round was more difficult. (CNN)

笔记

Congress n. 美国国会
the Senate （美国国会的）参议院
the House of Representatives （美国国会的）众议院
hearing n. 听证会
Congressional hearing 国会听证会
grill v. 1）烧烤，炙烤 2）盘问，质问
survive v. 艰难度过

    survive the grilling 
round n. 轮次

    This round's on me. 

从技术层面上讲，母语的水平也是有高低的，是一个学无止境的过程。

但对于母语而言，绝大多数时候我们不会有这样的不自信，最重要的原因就是我们每天都在用母语，这样的常态，让我们没时间去焦虑。所以学英语我们一定要竭尽所能地融入到生活当中，慢慢的形成一个使用的常态。

Level Up Your English这个专栏就是希望让每一位参与者，在开始时，就能形成这样的一个常态。

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从技术层面上讲，母语的水平也是有高低的，是一个学无止境的过程。

但对于母语而言，绝大多数时候我们不会有这样的不自信，最重要的原因就是我们每天都在用母语，这样的常态，让我们没时间去焦虑。所以学英语我们一定要竭尽所能地融入到生活当中，慢慢的形成一个使用的常态。

Level Up Your English这个专栏就是希望让每一位参与者，在开始时，就能形成这样的一个常态。

Level 1会是最容易的、最通用的、也会是最好玩的！

点击下方的试看和试听，了解详情。

规则如下：

1. 学习时间共四周。

2. 收费：199元。

3. 活动规则：每月第一个星期一开始，在一个月里，打卡满20天。截图给客服即可领取您付费的一半微信现金红包，如果没有完成，则无法获取奖学金。

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原文

Uber sells South East Asia operations to rival Grab

Uber is selling its South East Asia ride-share and food delivery businesses to regional rival Grab. (BBC)

笔记

operation n.（公司的）业务
grab v. 抓，夺
grab a cab / taxi
grab a bite / some food / something to eat
ride-share / ride-sharing / ride-hailing service 叫车服务
hail v. 扬招（出租车）
hail a taxi / cab
deliver v. 运送，发送
food delivery service 食物外卖（服务）
regional adj. 区域的，地区的
rival n. 对手

Goldman Sachs has a big gender pay gap in the UK (CNN Money)

Women working for Goldman Sachs in the United Kingdom make 56% less on average than men.
The gender pay gap was published by the investment bank on Friday, along with other compensation statistics. Goldman also said that women receive bonuses that are 72% smaller on average. 

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原文

UK growth to be slowest in G20 this year, says OECD

The UK economy will grow at a slower pace than any other major advanced or emerging nation this year, according to the OECD.

笔记

OECD: the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development 经合组织

G20: Group of 20 二十国集团

pace n. 步伐；速度

at a fast/slow pace 

major adj. 主要的

advanced adj. 先进的

emerging nation 新兴国家

emerging market 新兴市场

summit n. 峰会

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1. 手电筒的英文是什么？

2. 糖果的英文是什么？

3. “你拿了报纸了吗？” 的英文是什么？

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原文

WeChat hits one billion monthly users – are you one of them?

WeChat has hit one billion monthly users for the first time, the owner of the Chinese messaging app has revealed. 

笔记

hit v. 达到
billion (number) 十亿
monthly active user 月活跃用户
messaging app 通讯工具型手机应用
reveal v. 披露，揭露
the jewel in the crown: the most attractive or valuable part of sth 最有吸引力或价值的东西

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笔记

OCD = Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

obsessive adj. 着迷的

obsess about sth/sb 对……着迷

compulsive adj. 难控制的

compulsive eating/shopping 强迫性进食、购物

disorder n.（医）紊乱

  e.g. eating disorder 饮食紊乱

OCD is a type of anxiety disorder. 

symptom n. 症状

lock the door 锁门

turn off the stove 关炉子

hand sanitizer （免洗型）洗手液

orderly adj. 有序的

symmetrical adj. 对称的

arrange items to face a certain way 把东西摆成某一面朝向一致

font n. 字体

Rubik's cube 魔方

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iQiyi: ‘China’s Netflix’ to list on US stock market

Chinese video streaming service iQiyi – often called China’s Netflix – has filed to be listed on the US stock market. (BBC)

笔记

list / be listed 上市

  a Nasdaq-listed company 一家纳斯达克上市公司

Netflix 网飞（奈飞）

the flicks n. (pl.) (old-fashioned, BrE) 电影院

flick n. 电影

  a Hollywood action flick 一部好莱坞动作片

stream v. （计算机）流播

video streaming service 视频流播服务

file v. 正式提出，提交，申请

  file for divorce 提出离婚

  file to do sth 提出做某事

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post-Christmas blues 圣诞综合症

post-holiday syndrome 节日综合症

post-travel depression 旅行综合症

post-party blues 聚会综合症

symptom 症状

sleep in/late 睡懒觉

stay up late 熬夜, 晚睡

lose your appetite 食欲不振

feel empty 感觉空虚无味

early to bed 早睡

early to rise 早起

meditate 冥想

exercise 运动

make a to-do list 列个待办清单

eat away your blues “吃掉”忧郁

go on a fast 断食

【实用句型】

Are you still up? 你还没睡吗？

We usually sleep in during the weekend. 我一般周末习惯睡懒觉。

I have no motivation to do anything. 我做事没动力, 什么都不想干。

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起能使人健康，富有，明智。

Walking counts as an exercise, too. 走路也算是一种运动。

Another well known method of curing post-vacation blues is to plan or book the next vacation. 另一个广为所知的治愈节后综合症的方法是为下一个假期做计划。

You need something to look forward to. 要有点盼头才行。

You can eat/ sleep/ exercise away your blues. 你可以用吃/睡/运动的方式来缓解情绪，获得好心情。

You can choose a day and go on a fast. 可以断食一天。

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firecrackers 爆竹

fireworks 烟花

spring couplets 春联

red lanterns 红灯笼

god of fortune/wealth, Caishen 财神

moments (微信)朋友圈

check updates 查看(朋友圈)更新

get a haircut 理发

red pocket/packet/envelope 红包

lucky money 压岁钱

lunar calendar 农历

Lantern Festival 元宵节

Spring Festival Gala 春晚

complain = gripe = whine 抱怨

【实用句型】

According to legend, we play firecrackers to scare the monster “nian”. 传说我们放鞭炮是为了吓跑“年”这个怪兽。

If “fu” is pasted upside-down, it means “good fortune has arrived”. 倒贴福字寓意福来到。

You shouldn't clean up, especially sweep the floor during the Spring Festival. 春节期间不能收拾屋子、打扫房间，尤其不能扫地。

You shouldn't get a haircut. 不能理发。

Someone sends a red packet in group chat, and it’s up for grabs. 微信群有人发了一个红包，见者有份。

The Spring Festival Gala is the most talked-about show, at least on the eve of the new year. 春晚是人们谈论最多的一档节目，至少在除夕夜大家都会谈论春晚。

People are roasting each other at parties. 人们在聚会上互相调侃、吐槽。

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chess: a two-player strategy board game played on a chessboard, a checkered game board with 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid  国际象棋

Chinese chess: a strategy board game for two players, which represents a battle between two armies, with the object of capturing the enemy's general (king)  中国象棋

checkers/draught: a group of strategy board games for two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform game pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over opponent pieces  跳棋

go: an abstract strategy board game for two players, in which the aim is to surround more territory than the opponent  围棋

Monopoly: a board game where players roll two six-sided dice to move around the game-board buying and trading properties, and develop them with houses and hotels  大富翁(游戏)

card games 纸牌类游戏

board games 桌游

mono-: （前缀）一

monologue 独白

monotonous 单调的，无聊的

banker （大富翁游戏中）负责保管钱、未出售的土地、房产等的人

game piece 棋子

utility  公用事业

auction  拍卖, 竞卖

bidder  出价者, 投标人

bid for 竞买..., 为...竞标

chance card 机会卡

deed card  房契

mortgage property  抵押财产

go bankrupt  破产

【实用句型】

Do a headcount to see how many people want to play.

数数人头，看看有多少人要玩游戏。

The players need to roll the dice first.

玩家要先掷骰子。

The highest bidder wins. 

出价最高的人获胜。

If you buy all the properties in the colour group, you get a monopoly. 

当你买下同种颜色的所有地皮、房产后，你就拥有了垄断权。

If you fail to collect the rent, you'll probably go bankrupt. 

如果你收不上租金，你很有可能破产。

The last player standing wins.

最后剩下的那一个玩家胜出。

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Mahjong: a tile-based game which was developed in China since the Qing dynasty, commonly played by four players  麻将

winds  风牌

dragons  箭牌

bamboos  条

characters  万

circles/dots  筒

club 梅花

diamond 方片

heart 红桃

spade 黑桃

joker大/小王

tile  麻将牌，瓷砖

discard  丢牌

pick up  摸牌

roll the dice (pl. dice)  掷骰子

a deck of cards  一副牌

shuffle  洗牌，随机播放

dealer  发牌者

deal the cards  发牌

go clockwise  按顺时针方向 

casino  赌场

Uno  一款桌游 

【实用句型】
Mahjong traditions vary greatly across the country. There are many variations. 
麻将各地玩法大不同。

A set of Mahjong tiles usually has at least 136 tiles. There are wind tiles and dragon tiles. 
一套麻将通常至少有136张牌。有风牌（东、南、西、北，各4张）和箭牌（中、发、白，各4张）。

There are 3 different suits of simples and in each suit the tiles are numbered from 1 to 9. The suits are: bamboos, circles(dots) and characters. 
麻将牌有3种不同的花色，每一种花色都有从1到9各4张牌。这三种花色分别是：条、筒、万。

The winner has a combination of four sets and one pair. 
四个句子加一个对子，就可以胡牌啦。

Do a headcount to see how many people want to play.
数数人头，看看有多少人想玩。

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nanny/nana  奶奶

grandmother on mother's/father's side  外婆/奶奶

great-grandfather/great-grandmother  曾(外)祖父/曾(外)祖母 

the only child  独生子女

younger/little/kid/baby sister/brotherr  (亲) 妹妹/弟弟

big/older brother/sister  (亲) 哥哥/姐姐

half sister/brother  同父异母姐妹/兄弟，同母异父姐妹/兄弟

step sister/brother  异父母姐妹/兄弟

cousin  堂/表兄弟姐妹

parents-in-law  公婆，岳父母

family portrait/picture  全家福

nuclear family: a family group consisting of two parents and their children (one or more)  核心家庭，小家庭

extended family: a family that extends beyond the nuclear family, consisting of parents like father, mother, and their children, aunts, uncles, and cousins, all living nearby or in the same household  大家庭

blended family: a stepfamily in which both new mates have one or more living children from prior partners  重组家庭，继亲家庭

family tree: a diagram showing the relationship between people in several generations of a family  家谱

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outfit: a set of clothes worn together, especially for a particular occasion or purpose  全套服装

down jacket: a quilted jacket filled with down feathers  羽绒服

cardigan: a type of knitted garment that has an open front  开襟毛衣

pullover: a knitted garment put on over the head and covering the top half of the body  套头毛衣

leggings: tight-fitting stretch trousers, typically worn by women or girls  裤袜 

glove: a covering for the hand worn for protection against cold or dirt and typically having separate parts for each finger and the thumb  分指手套

beanie: a small close-fitting hat worn on the back of the head  无檐小便帽

bundle up: dress in many warm clothes  穿暖和

charcoal: a dark grey colour of burned wood  炭灰色

shade: a colour, especially with regard to how light or dark it is or as distinguished from one nearly like it  色度

customary  adj.  according to the customs or usual practices associated with a particular society, place, or set of circumstances  习俗的，习惯的

brand-new  adj.  completely new  崭新的

frown upon  disapprove of  看不惯，蹙眉不悦

【实用句型】

1. I was born in the year of the dog. / I am a dog.

我属狗。

2. Dogs are man's best friends, very good companions. They're veryloyal.

狗是人类最好的朋友，能够陪伴人们，而且非常忠诚。

3. You need a brand-new outfit for the Chinese New Year.

为了迎接新年的到来，你需要一套崭新的行头。

4. (doing) sth. is a custom.或It's customary to do sth.

e.g. It is customary to wear brand-new clothes.

5. Red is the main theme for the new year.

红色是春节的主色调。

6. Dull shades, like black, grey and charcoal, had better be avoided.

春节最好不要穿像黑色、灰色、炭灰色之类的暗色调的衣服。

7. You're a shade darker.

你晒黑了一个色度。

8. Red or gold shades are not a must, but are preferred. Dull shades like black and charcoal, on the other hand, will be frowned upon. 

虽然过年不一定非要穿红色或者金色，但还是会有很多人选择这两种颜色。而如果你穿了黑色、炭灰色之类的暗色调的衣服，周围的人会看不惯的。

9. Fleece or velvet leggings will keep you warm.

带绒的或天鹅绒的打底裤能够保暖。

10. Take a selfie.

来一张自拍。

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jiaozi: a kind of Chinese dumpling, also one of the major foods eaten during the Chinese New Year and year-round in the northern provinces  饺子

spring roll: sweet or savoury rolls with fillings inside a thinly wrapped cylindrical pastry, usually eaten during the Spring Festival  春卷

tangyuan or yuanxiao: a Chinese dessert made from glutinous rice flour mixed with a small amount of water to form balls and then cooked and served in boiling water or sweet syrup, traditionally eaten during the Lantern Festival  汤圆，元宵

sticky rice or glutinous rice: a type of rice grown mainly in Southeast and East Asia and the eastern parts of South Asia, which has opaque grains, very low amylose content, and is especially sticky when cooked  糯米

red bean paste: a paste made of red beans  豆沙

nut: a fruit composed of an inedible hard shell and a dried seed 

【实用句型】

1. Traditions vary greatly.

各地的传统非常不同。

2. In Britain and other Commonwealth countries, the word 'pudding' can be used to describe both sweet and savory dishes.

在英国和其他英联邦国家，“布丁”这个单词可以用来指甜的或者咸的布丁。

3. It conveys very good meaning, like 'tang yuan' stands for a happy family reunion.  

很多名称就是为了讨口彩，比如汤圆的“圆”意味着团团圆圆。

 4. You have to explain the name of the food to the foreigners, like you have to tell them about the ingredients, how it is made and the taste, texture and everything.

（虽然食物的名称可以用汉语拼音）但还是要跟老外解释一下这道食物是怎么回事，比如解释这道食物的原材料，做法，味道，口感等等。

5. preserved fruits干果类

    preserved meat/ fish腊鱼、腊肉

6. Spring rolls are sometimes called 'egg rolls'.  

老外有时候把春卷叫做egg rolls。

7. Dumplings have many different fillings, like meat filling, vegetable filling or seafood filling.

饺子有不同的馅，比如肉馅，蔬菜馅，还有海鲜馅。

8. Every year you have a surplus./ Every year you have more than you need.

年年有余。

9. You can help around in the kitchen.

你可以在厨房帮帮忙。

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sweep  (swept, swept)  v.  扫

mop  (mopped, mopped)  v.  拖

vacuum  v.  吸尘

scrub  (scrubbed, scrubbed)  v.  用力擦洗，刷净

dust  v.  除尘

declutter: get rid of clutter  清理

de-: 反向的前缀

e.g. clutter - declutter 使凌乱——整理

frost - defrost 冻上——解冻

hydration - dehydration 水化——脱水

cleaner: cleaning agent  清洁剂

every nook and cranny  角角落落

make way for ...  给……让路

good fortune  福运

positive energy  正能量

split up  拆分

pitch in  参与

【实用句型】

1. China is a vast country. Traditions vary greatly. 

中国幅员辽阔，各地的传统习俗非常不同。

2. We have to clean up the room thoroughly. We need to declutter, that is, to get rid of the clutter. 

我们要大扫除。我们要整理房间，把凌乱的东西整理干净。

3. Every nook and cranny has to be cleaned.

每个角落都要打扫干净。

4. We need to split up the task. Everybody can pitch in. 

我们要分配任务，每个人都要参与进来。

5. Vacuuming is pretty easy, because we have very good appliances these days.

用吸尘器除尘非常轻松，因为我们有很棒的家用电器。

6. In this way, we make way for good fortune and positive energy. 

这样，好运就会到来。

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Physical energy is the fundamental source of fuel in life. 

Physical energy is derived from the interaction between oxygen and glucose.

The two most important regulators of physical energy are breathing and eating.

Eating five to six low-calorie, highly nutritious meals a day ensures a steady resupply of glucose and essential nutrients. 

Drinking sixty-four ounces of water daily is a key factor in the effective management of physical energy.

Most human beings require seven to eight hours of sleep per night to function optimally.

Going to bed early and waking up early help to optimize performance.

Interval training is more effective than steady-state exercise in building physical capacity and in teaching people how to re-cover more efficiently.

To sustain full engagement, we must take a recovery break every 90 to 120 minutes.

Emotional

• In order to perform at our best, we must access pleasant and positive emotions: the experience of enjoyment, challenge, adventure and opportunity.

• The key muscles fueling positive emotional energy are self- confidence, self-control, interpersonal effectiveness and em- pathy.

• Negative emotions serve survival but they are very costly and energy inefficient in the context of performance.

• The ability to summon positive emotions during periods of intense stress lies at the heart of effective leadership.

• Access to the emotional muscles that serve performance depends on creating a balance between exercising them regularly and intermittently seeking recovery.

• Any activity that is enjoyable, fulfilling and affirming serves as a source of emotional renewal and recovery.

• Emotional muscles such as patience, empathy and confidence can be strengthened in the same way that we strengthen a bicep or a tricep: pushing past our current limits followed by recovery.

Mental

• Mental capacity is what we use to organize our lives and focus our attention.

• The mental energy that best serves full engagement is realistic optimism—seeing the world as it is, but always working positively towards a desired outcome or solution.

The key supportive mental muscles include mental preparation, visualization, positive self-talk, effective time manage- ment and creativity.

Changing channels mentally permits different parts of the brain to be activated and facilitates creativity.

Physical exercise stimulates cognitive capacity.

Maximum mental capacity is derived from a balance between

expending and recovering mental energy.

When we lack the mental muscles we need to perform at our

best, we must systematically build capacity by pushing past our

comfort zone and then recovering.

Continuing to challenge the brain serves as a protection

against age-related mental decline.

Spiritual 

Spiritual energy provides the force for action in all dimensions of our lives. It fuels passion, perseverance and commitment. 

Spiritual energy is derived from a connection to deeply held val- ues and a purpose beyond our self-interest.

Character—the courage and conviction to live by our deepest values—is the key muscle that serves spiritual energy.

The key supportive spiritual muscles are passion, commitment, integrity and honesty.

Spiritual energy expenditure and energy renewal are deeply interconnected.

Spiritual energy is sustained by balancing a commitment to a purpose beyond ourselves with adequate self-care.

Spiritual work can be demanding and renewing at the same time.
Expanding spiritual capacity involves pushing past our comfort zone in precisely the same way that expanding physical ca- pacity does.

The energy of the human spirit can override even severe limitations of physical energy.

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  Stress yourself

  Cultivate deep focus and perfect practice

  Work in discrete blocks

  Nurture a growth or challenge mindset

  Have the courage to rest

  Prioritize sleep

  Take extended time off

Design your day

  Become a minimalist to be a maximalist

  Match activities with energy levels

  Surround yourself wisely

  Show up

Transcent your”self”

  Overcome your ego

  Enhance your motivation

  Develop your purpose

Achievement

Commitment

Community

Consistency

Courage

Creativity

Education

Efficiency

Enjoyment

Enthusiasm

Community

Expertise

Creativity

Relationships

Enjoyment

Community: Help parents get more out of themselves and enjoy the process of doing so.

Creativity: Unify disparate ideas from across domains in a way that is meaningful and insightful.

Enjoyment: Have fun! We love to learn, and we love the challenge of communicating, so we should keep that in mind and relish in it! If we enjoy the process of making better products, we’re likely to do a better job at it!

Expertise: Gain knowledge in subject area that we are passionate about: education. Apply what we learn in our own lives and share this knowledge with users so they, too, can apply it in theirs.

Relationships: Take advantage of the opportunity to develop relationships with interesting people whom we can continue to interact with and learn from. 

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(Source: BBC)

It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark
Under the moonlight you see a sight that almost stops your heart
You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it
You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes
You're paralyzed
'Cause this is thriller, thriller night

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（By Emily Dickinson）

There is another sky,

Ever serene and fair,

And there is another sunshine,

Though it be darkness there;

Never mind faded forests, Austin,

Never mind silent fields -

Here is a little forest,

Whose leaf is ever green;

Here is a brighter garden,

Where not a frost has been;

In its unfading flowers

I hear the bright bee hum:

Prithee, my brother,

Into my garden come!

*prithee (I pray thee.) （古）请，求你

The Loser


Mama said I'd lose my head
If it wasn't fastened on.
Today I guess it wasn't
Cause while playing with my cousin
It fell off and rolled away
And now it's gone.


And I can't look for it
Cause my eyes are in it,
And I can't call to it
Cause my mouth is on it
(couldn't hear me anyway
Cause my ears are on it),
Can't even think about it
Cause my brain is in it.
So I guess I'll sit down
On this rock
And rest for just a minute...

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Vocabulary

salvage v. 抢救

part n. 零件

axe v. 砍掉，取消

fault n. 故障

device n. 设备

  You may protest, “What if I were to read aloud, when I do not read aloud and yet understand?” Well, much would come of read aloud. Reading aloud helps you to learn by heart, and learning by heart is essential to all who aim at writing well. Read aloud helps you to cultivate good pronunciation and good intonation, and good pronunciation and good intonation are essential to all language learners. Reading aloud helps you to discover certain beauties of language that you may fail to see in your silent reading. Unless you read aloud, you cannot learn to write naturally or or appreciate literature.

  And I think that it is partly because they do not read aloud that many Chinese learners of English cannot read poetry. A certain English man of letters has said that a poem is not a poem until it is read; and evidently by “read” he means read aloud. A poem is something to be read aloud. There are many poems that you may learn to like and enjoy by reading them aloud, though you find several difficult points in them. On the other hand, you may understand a poem merely as you understand a piece of matter-of-fact prose, if you do not read it aloud. “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe, for example, is a very beautiful poem. But its beauty depends largely upon its wonderful music. Below is its first stanza. Try first to read it silently as though it were a business letter and then to read it aloud, and compare the two impressions.

  Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

  Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, 

  While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

  As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

  “Tis some visitor, I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door -

  Only this and nothing more.”

  They cannot see enough of each other.

  What do you think this sentence means? Well, please consider and consider before reading on.

  This is a very easy sentence, indeed, and I think every English or American schoolboy or schoolgirl understands it. In fact, it occurs in a story-book for children. But I have been asked to explain it by a senior middle school student, who, so far as I can see, has studies English earnestly for years and has acquired a fair knowledge of grammar and rhetoric and a fairly large vocabulary.

  Why, after all, does the student fail to understand this short sentence? My answer is that it is because its way of expression does not have its corresponding way in the Chinese language. There are many ways of expression in English that do not have their corresponding ways in Chinese. These are puzzling to most Chinese students of English.

  The above-quoted sentence means that the two persons love each other so dearly that though they see each other often, they think they see each other but seldom. By the way, the of in the sentence also deserves attention.  “See enough of each other”means see each other often enough. “See much of you” means see you often.

  In your reading you will do well to pay special attention to those ways of expression for which you do not find corresponding ways in Chinese. This will help you both in reading and in writing. I am sorry to find that many Chinese students do not realize the importance of doing this, with the result that while they can read English by Chinese authors and write long and tolerably grammatical essays, yet they may not be able to understand an Englishman’s social letter thoroughly or write a short paragraph purely idiomatic. 

I do not suspect that your object  of studying English maybe a dishonorable one. It cannot be a kill a friend, nor to win your neighbor’s wife, nor to pick pockets in the street.

Still your object may be one that you do not like to tell me or anybody else. It may be to please your parents, to be “modern”, to get through an examination as through a fever. Do you, reader, care to say so to me or anybody else?

Whatever your object may be, you must feel free to tell yourself truly.

However, I hope you are a serious student of English. I hope your object is a serious one. It may be to read the English classics in the original, to introduce the best in Western civilization into China, to help foreigners to understand what is now misunderstood of China and things Chinese.

Whatever your object may be, you must aim at the ability to read general literature and to speak and write correct and idiomatic English.

Question: Technology has become a part of us. Would you rather lose the use of all motorized vehicles, all telecommunication devices and computers, or one of your hands?

Adopting a do-your-best goal means putting forth your best forth, without concern for the results. You generally hope to do well, but you have no specific expectations for what you might achieve.

Adopting a strategy goal, on the other hand, means being determined to discover and master strategies that will help you be successful,. Instead of focusing on a specific outcome (as with a difficult goal) or a general effort level ( as with a do-your-best goal), you put your attention on learning and improving concrete skills and strategies that will help you do better in the future. 

1. There’s always time. Time is priorities.

2. Days always fill up.  “Only plan for 4-5 hours of real work per day.”

3. Work more when you’re in the zone. Relax when you’re not. “It’s normal to have days where you just can’t work and days where you’ll work 12 hours straight.”

4. Respect your time and make it respected.  “Your time is $1000/hour, and you need act accordingly.

5. Stop multi-tasking. It merely kills your focus.

6. Set up a work routine and stick to it. Your body will adapt.

7. We’re always more focused and productive with limited time.

8. Work is the best way to get working. Start with short tasks to get the ball rolling.

9. Work iteratively. Expectations to do things perfectly are stifling. “Doing is better than perfect.”

10. More work hours doesn’t mean more productivity. Use constrains as opportunities.

11. Separate brainless and strategic tasks to become more productive.

12. Organize meetings early during the day. Time leading up to an event is often wasted.

13. Group meetings and communication (email or phone) to create blocks of uninterrupted work. - “A single meeting can blow a whole afternoon, by breaking it into two pieces each too small to do anything hard in.

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window-pane: 窗玻璃

shiver:  颤动，发抖

raft：大量

squeeze：挤压

squirt：喷出

yolk：蛋黄

wipe：擦

stir：搅动

crater：坑

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yardstick: 码尺

whine: 牢骚，抱怨

arithmetic: 算术

itch：痒

calamine：用作皮肤灼伤止痛的粉红色药液

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stable:  马厩

stall: 小隔间

disentangle: 解开

limp: 柔软的，无力的

squeal：发出长声尖叫

indignant：愤慨的

climax：高潮

agony：挣扎

disheveled: 凌乱的

bridle：缰绳

stirrup：马镫

bade：bid的过去式（叫我过去）

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courtiers: 侍臣

mantle: 斗篷

train: 下摆

writhed: 扭曲

excessively: 过度地

swindler: 骗子

weaver: 织布者

loom：织布机

shuttle：梭子

impostor：骗子

Majesty：陛下

rogue：流氓

canopy：天蓬

chamberlain: 管家

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Sometimes you can get hurt when you are active. You can help heal an injury like a twisted ankle by following RICE. RICE stands for Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation.

Rest--Rest the hurt body part.

Ice--Have an adult help you put an ice pack on it.

Compression--Have an adult put a compression bandage on it. This helps keep the swelling down.

Elevation--Keep the body part raised up.

注释：

1. 不同的“缩略”现象

l  initialism: USA, IBM

l  acronym: NASA, UNESCO

l  contraction: I'm, haven't, it's

2. 使役动词: let, have, get, make

l  let sb. do sth. = allow sb. to do sth.

l  have sb. do sth. = give sb. else the responsibility to do sth.

l  get sb. to do sth. 或 get sb. doing sth. = make sb. do sth.  

l  make sb. do sth. = force sb. do sth. 或 requires sb. to do sth.

3. 用词的多样性

l  hurt, injury

l  elevation, raised up

Sometimes you can get hurt when you are active. You can help heal an injury like a twisted ankle by following RICE. RICE stands for Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation.

Rest--Rest the hurt body part.

Ice--Have an adult help you put an ice pack on it.

Compression--Have an adult put a compression bandage on it. This helps keep the swelling down.

Elevation--Keep the body part raised up.

注释：

1. 不同的“缩略”现象

l  initialism: USA, IBM

l  acronym: NASA, UNESCO

l  contraction: I'm, haven't, it's

2. 使役动词: let, have, get, make

l  let sb. do sth. = allow sb. to do sth.

l  have sb. do sth. = give sb. else the responsibility to do sth.

l  get sb. to do sth. 或 get sb. doing sth. = make sb. do sth.  

l  make sb. do sth. = force sb. do sth. 或 requires sb. to do sth.

3. 用词的多样性

l  hurt, injury

l  elevation, raised up

because (kuz)

going to (gonna)

want to(wanna)

has to (hasta)

have to( hafta)

bet you ( betcha)

did you ( didja)

don’t you (donate)

get you (gotcha)

what are you doing (whatcha)

how are you (howarya)

give me(gimme)