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第8期 How to preserve your private life in the age of social media?(3)

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Next up, confidence comes from ________________________ not our___________. Cheryl was a giant buzzkill. When she noticed me ____________ in the mirror as a kid, she decided to___________ that in the bud immediately by covering up all the mirrors in the house. A loving ____________________ was: You have wonderful ____________. Not, You're beautiful. Oh, and character was built by____________. When I wasn't mucking out the goat barn, I was shearing sheep, ____________________, scrubbing toilets, volunteering, _________________Cheryl believed that hard work, particularly ____________________ others, confidence. A ________________ we need more and more of when exposing ourselves to any kind of public attention. But perhaps the most important lesson was: a private life makes a public life worth living. Cheryl saw that while fame came with many blessings, there was an impact and a potential cost to living your life in public. And so more than anything, she, like my grandparents before her, ____________ the value of . Because_______________ a private life is_______________. It's __________. Its value is ____________ in what you don't share. What you_______________. And for whom. The world is now one big small town. But within that virtual town square, there are ________________ relationships, degrees of intimacy, and everyone ____________ a different amount of you, a different ____________.

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Next up, confidence comes from character, not our looks. Cheryl was a giant buzzkill. When she noticed me glancing in the mirror as a kid, she decided to nip that in the bud immediately by covering up all the mirrors in the house. A loving compliment was: You have wonderful character. Not, You're beautiful.

其次,自信源自品质,而不是长相。谢莉尔随时会泼人冷水。小时候时,她注意到我瞥了一眼镜子,于是她决定遮住家里的所有镜子,立即扼杀我的臭美之心。动人的赞美是:“你品质优秀”。而不是“你很美”。

a giant buzzkill 很会泼人冷水的人 -->giant [ˈdʒaɪənt] n.高大健壮的人;adj. 巨大的-->buzzkill n. 令人沮丧的人或者事 glance [ɡlæns] v. 一瞥,擦过 n. 一瞥,很快的一看 nip that in the bud 防患于未然 扼杀在摇篮 --> nip [nɪp] v. 啃咬,掐;n. 轻咬 -->bud [bʌd] n. 伙计,老兄;芽体 v. 发芽,长出花蕾 compliment [ˈkɑːmplɪment] n.恭维;称赞;赞扬; vt. 赞美;称赞;钦佩

Oh, and character was built by doing chores. When I wasn't mucking out the goat barn, I was shearing sheep, changing tires, scrubbing toilets, volunteering, shoveling snow. Cheryl believed that hard work, particularly in service of others, breeds confidence.

品质源自于做家务。我不是在给羊圈除粪,就是在剪羊毛、换轮胎、刷马桶、做志愿者、铲雪。谢莉尔认为,辛苦劳动,特别是服务他人,会培养自信。

doing chore 做家务 tire [ˈtaɪər] n.轮胎;头饰 v.(使)疲劳,疲倦,困倦 scrub [skrʌb] v.刷洗;擦洗;取消(原有安排) n.擦洗; shovel [ˈʃʌvl] n.铲子;铲;铁铲;vt.铲;铲起 breed [briːd] v. 交配繁殖;饲养,培育;养育,培养;引起,酿成;n. 人的)类型

A trait we need more and more of when exposing ourselves to any kind of public attention. But perhaps the most important lesson was: a private life makes a public life worth living. Cheryl saw that while fame came with many blessings, there was an impact and a potential cost to living your life in public.

当我们的私生活越来越受到公众关注时,我们会需要这种特质。但是,可能最重要的教训是:私生活让抛头露面更有价值。谢莉尔发现,虽然成名会带来许多好处,但受到公众关注也会造成影响,并可能需要付出的代价。

trait [treɪt] n. (人的个性的)特征,品质,特点;遗传特征;一点,少许 potential [pəˈtenʃl] adj.潜在的;可能的 n.可能性;潜在性;潜力;潜质;电位

And so more than anything, she, like my grandparents before her, emphasized the value of privacy. Because cultivating a private life is precious. It's sacred. Its value is inherent in what you don't share. What you withhold. And for whom.

因此,她像我的祖父母一样,都十分注重保护隐私。因为培养私人生活是非常宝贵的,是神圣的。它的价值根植于你不会分享的事情,你保留的情感,以及你保护的对象。

emphasize [ˈemfəsaɪz] v.强调;重视;着重;使突出;使明显;重读,强调 cultivate [ˈkʌltɪveɪt] vt.培养;培育;种植;逐渐形成 sacred [ˈseɪkrɪd] adj.上帝的;神圣的;受崇敬的 注意区分于单词scared(害怕的) inherent [ɪnˈherəntˌɪnˈhɪrənt] adj. 内在的,固有的 withhold [wɪðˈhoʊld] v. 保留,隐瞒,扣留;克制

The world is now one big small town. But within that virtual town square, there are tiers of relationships, degrees of intimacy, and everyone deserves a different amount of you, a different side.

现在,世界就像一个巨大的小镇。但是,在虚拟的镇广场内,会有一层层的关系,各种亲密程度,你与大家的亲密程度不同,关系不同。

virtual [ˈvɜːrtʃuəl] adj. 几乎……的,实质上的;虚拟的 tiers [tirz] n.级;阶;层;阶层;等级 intimacy [ˈɪntɪməsi] n.亲密;密切;关系密切; degrees of intimacy 亲密的程度