王守仁泛读教程第一册 Unit 7 shyness

How to Overcome Shyness
• STEP 2: Act as if you're not shy. In private, behave as if you're oozing confidence. Hold your chin up, stick your chest out, add a swagger to your walk and speak firmly. It may seem ridiculous, but you will see results when you're out in public.
How to Overcome Shyness
• STEP 5: Lower your fear of rejection by imagining the worst possible outcome. If you approach someone, they may say "no" or they may just walk away. Absolutely everybody has been rejected at some point, but no one has to dwell on it.
Are you shy?
The president Mr.Carter
English Prince Charles
What is Shyness?
• Feeling nervous and embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people, especially people you do not know.
How to Overcome Shyness
• Most people are shy because they think they look bad. Or they think the other person may not like them or maybe will make fun of them. But everyone has at least one big issue they are scared about.
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• Word Pretest • 4. timid: adj easily frightened; shy 胆怯 的; 羞怯的: as timid as a rabbit 胆小如兔 • 5. numerous: adj (fml 文) very many 很 多: her numerous friends 她的许多朋友 * on numerous occasions 无数次.
How to Overcome Shyness
• STEP 4: Look your best. One way to improve self-consciousness is to always look good and limit ways you can be self-critical.
Who are shy?
• A research on that shows that 40% of all Americans, or more than 80million people, consider themselves shy. • Including those famous people such as: Mr. Carter, English Prince Charles.
When do you blush?
Why are people shy?
There are three theories about why people are shy. One theory says that a person inherits shyness from the parents. Another theory is that shy people never learned how to act with other people because they are not taught. The third is that they get extra attention from their parents being shy.
• STEP 7: Feel positive about yourself, don't get frustrated and have fun. Remember, the real goal is to find someone who will like you for who you are.
How to Overcome Shyness
You can look for a therapist just in case you still can't overcome it.
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• Word Pretest • 1. profound: adj. deep, intense or farreaching; very great 深的; 深切的; 深远的; 极 度的; 极大的: • a profound sigh, silence, sleep, shock 一声长 叹﹑ 一片死寂﹑ 一阵酣睡﹑ 一次沉重的打击 • take a profound interest in sth 对某事物产生 极大的兴趣 • profound ignorance 极度的无知 • profound changes 深刻的变化.
Unit 7 Shyness
Pre-reading Questions
• • • 1. Have you ever given a presentation on the platform? Were you shy while doing so? 2. When did you feel shy for the first time? What’s the situation? 3. How did you overcome shyness at the time? 4. What physical reaction you may have when you are shy?
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How to Overcome Shyness
• STEP 3: Practice making eye contact and smiling in your interactions with others. Strike up casual conversations with strangers about weather or current events.
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• Word Pretest • 6. interpret: v. ~ sth as sth understand sth in a particular way 理解; 了解: • How would you interpret his silence?' • I would interpret it as a refusal.' „你认为 他的沉默是什麽意思?‟„我认为意思是拒 绝.‟
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• • • • Word Pretest 8. eventually: eventual adj [attrib 作定语] happening at last as a result; ultimate 最後的; 最终的: his foolish behaviour and eventual failure 他的愚蠢行 为和最後的失败. > eventuality n [C] (fml 文) possible event or result 可能发生的事情; 可能出现的结果: We must consider every eventuality. 我们什麽事情都要考虑到. eventually adv in the end; at last 最後; 终於: He fell ill and eventually died. 他患病而终於不治. Eventually he tired of trying so hard. 他最後厌倦了这 种艰苦的尝试.
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When and Why do people blush?
• Blushing is related to general anxiety, when people feel worried and nervous about what is going to happen. • Some people blush because they think other people are more attractive, more knowledgeable or more popular.
How to Overcome Shyness
• Everyone feels shy sometimes, but being too shy can hamper many aspects of your life. Instructions • STEP 1: Determine why you're shy in the first place. For example, are you scared of what someone might say about your physical appearance? Remember, there's an underlying reason for how you react in situations.
• Word Pretest • 3. diminish: v. (cause sth to) become smaller or less; decrease 变小; 变少; 使（某事物）变 小; 使（某事物）变少; 缩小; 减少; 降低: • His strength has diminished over the years. 经过这许多年月, 他的体力不如从前了. • Nothing could diminish her enthusiasm for the project. 什麽也不能影响她对这项计划的热忱. • diminishing hopes, supplies, funds 逐渐渺茫 的希望﹑ 渐渐用完的物资﹑ 渐渐枯竭的资金.
How to Overcome Shyness
• STEP 6: Look and learn. Watching friends or even strangers who aren't shy is a good way to learn some tips firsthand.
How to Overcome Shyness
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• Word Pretest • 7. isolate: v. ~sb/sth (from sb/sth) put or keep sb/sth entirely apart from other people or things; separate sb/sth 使某人[某事物]与他人他事物完全隔离 ; 孤立某人[某事物]: • isolate a problem, ie in order to deal with it separately 将一问题剔出（以便单独处理） • When a person has an infectious disease, he is usually isolated (from other people). 人患传染病时通 常要（与他人）隔离 • Several villages have been isolated by heavy snowfalls. 下过大雪後有几个村子与外界隔绝了.
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• Word Pretest • 2. affect: v. have an influence on (sb/sth); produce an effect on 影响: • The tax increases have affected us all. 加税已 经影响了我们大家. • The change in climate may affect your health, ie be bad for you. 气候的变化可能影响你的健 康 • Their opinion will not affect my decision. 他们 的意见不会影响我的决定.