When I was young, I was kind of shy. Fortunately, I changed a lot by junior high. Shyness gets in the way of success, but it doesn't have to hold you back. Here are some tips that may help you overcome it.
1. The excitement of being lost at something that you love can help you forget your nervousness while showing off in public.
Next, why not get more chances to speak in public? For me, when I got to high school, I took speech classes. 2.
Then, don’t think about what will happen. It’s possible that you might be laughed at when speaking. 3. What really happens is better than what we imagine.
Finally, remember past successes. Whether it is making a successful speech, remembering past successes can help inspire you to get future success. 4. If you succeeded in the past, then you can succeed again!
It's actually natural to be a little bit nervous about meeting new people, making cold calls, or giving a speech. That nervousness doesn't have to keep you from succeeding, though.
A. First of all, you’d better concentrate on what you enjoy. B. These successes are "proof" that you can do it. C. I still feel a little uncomfortable when I realize. D. However, others may not even notice your mistake. E. I could even take part in speaking competitions. |
It was December 25. Marie, a 13-year-old Australian girl was happy. It was Christmas, and Marie' s mother was making a special cake. She put four small coins into the cake, and then she baked (烤) it. 1. After dinner Marie and her family ate the cake. They found three coins in the cake and put them on the table. 2. It was missing, but Marie's mother didn't notice.
After Christmas Marie got sick. She coughed, and she couldn' t speak. After six weeks she felt better, but she still couldn't speak. 3. Doctors at the hospital looked her over, and then said, "We are sorry, but we can't help her. " For 12 years Marie didn't speak. She grew up, she got a job, and she got married.
But she never spoke. One day, when Marie was 25 years old, she got a sore throat at work. 4. . She coughed up something small and black. What was it? Marie didn't know. She took it to the hospital. A doctor at the hospital said, "This is a coin!" The doctor told Marie, "I think you can speak again.” Marie went to a special doctor, and soon she could talk
A. Where was the fourth coin? B. Marie's parents took her to hospital. C. The four coins were for good luck. D. The coin is difficult to find. E. She began to cough. |
When you are learning English, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful. Here are some good reading tips.
1. Read something that you can understand. If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary, it is not interesting.
Try to increase the number of your new words. If there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your notebook. 2. Instead, try to guess their meaning as you read: mark them with a pen. Then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary book. Then try to remember them.
Try to read regularly（定期地）. 3. Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday. Fix a time to read and keep to it. You could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up or at lunchtime.
Read what interests you. Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like, because you are going to spend time and money reading it. 4. You can also read newspapers. There are many English newspapers in China. It is easy enough to understand and also there is something interesting in it.
A. So, choose an interesting book. B. Try to read at the right level. C. For example, read for a short time once a day. D. But you don’t have to write them while you read. E. You should read as much as you can. |
When I looked at the grade on my math paper, my jaw (下巴) almost dropped to the ground: a big “65” in bright red ink. I had never received such a terrible grade before.
1.I told him I got 85 and that the report wouldn’t come until the end of the month. Dad smiled. His daughter would never lie about her grade, so he didn’t doubt the unusual delay (延迟) of my report.
A month later, Dad casually (随意地) asked me again about the report at the dinner table. He looked right into my eyes and askd for an answer. 2. I had lied because I didn’t want to let him down.
For a moment, he just looked at me. I would have preferred a telling off than that silence. Finally, Dad said, in a hurt voice,“You have already let me down, with your lie. I am not disappointed at your math score. That is no big deal—no one can be perfect all the time. But I am very disappointed in you. 3.It’s much easier to achieve a better grade than rebuild someone else’s trust in you.”
Dad’s words touched my heart. I couldn’t forgive myself for having hurt his feelings. I took out the report that I had been hiding for weeks, handed to him and apologized, sincerely. I realized that my honesty is not only important to me personally, but to those around me that trully care about my well-being.
In one of Shakespeare’s plays a character says:“No legacy (遗产) is so rich as honesty.” 4.And from then on , I’ve never told a lie to anyone in the world.
A. If you can’t be honest with your dad, who can you be honest with? B. After the talk between Dad and me, I began to understand those words. C. Having no choice, I told him that I had in fact got just 65 in my math final. D. I was so ashamed (羞愧) that when I got home that afternoon I lied to my dad. E. My father was quite satisfied with the score and he sang high praise for what I’ve done. |