10 Tips on How to Stay Motivated at Work

You’ve had the “oh-man, I-don’t-feel-like-I’m-doing-anything-meaningful-at-work-and-can’t-bring-myself-to-stay-on-task-for-the-life-of-me” blues.  I know, so have I.

No matter what your job is, it is most likely important that you have it, if not for the community or the planet, at least for the survival of you and your family.  So whether or not you actually find the immediate task at hand entertaining or otherwise captivating, you must convince yourself that it is worth the battle if not for the sole purpose of your own survival.

Oh yeah, and if you really don’t like your job and think you could do better, have more fun, contribute more to society at another job, by all means, QUIT and get another job!  But that’s a topic for another post…

If you do, in fact, enjoy your job (as I do) and feel that it is the right place for you to be right now, but sometimes have trouble staying on task or motivating yourself, I’ve come up with a list of little tricks I’ve tried to keep up a good work flow and avoid the bosses raised eyebrow that says:  “Really, what is your purpose here?”

1.  Make a to-do list. Write all of your tasks down on a piece of PAPER; not on the computer or in your PDA.  Something that will remain right in front of your face no matter what you are doing.

2.  Listen to music. But not just any music, and certainly not your favorite music (that can be distracting) find the right music to motivate you.  I find that I work best to fast music with no lyrics.  I also find Japanese drums to be invigorating, and there’s always the old stand-by: Iron Maiden.  Great for productivity.

3.  Play games with yourself. Get in touch with your inner child and make believe that it is your duty to save the world and the only way to do it is to press a button at the bottom of your stack of papers (or something else relevant to your tasks).

4.  Compete with peers. Maybe not outwardly, not if it would be awkward, but play a game where at the weekly meeting you have 2 more things to report than everyone else in the room.  Or maybe you have assembled more product, or stocked more boxes than anyone else.

5.  Stretch. Take a few minutes a few times a day and do some stretching.  Feeling relaxed and avoiding fatigue is critical to getting good work done.  Read this article on Eye Exercises that can be done at your desk.  And here is a link to some stretching you can do without leaving your desk. (and here )

6.  Try standing up. Stand up at your desk for a new perspective and a better posture.  Read Try Standing up at your Desk for more info on how this can be beneficial.

7.  Include yourself in more tasks - Force yourself to partake.  Take on a challenge and give people something to expect from you.  If there are short term results that people are expecting, it will be much more difficult to slack off.

8.  Offer your services in other areas - Carry water jugs, refill the soap in the bathroom, fix someone else’s computer, etc.  IE: Take on some task that is not technically yours.  This will give you a little variety and should make it easier to come back to your position with a new perspective.

9. Take a “Dry Bath”. This is a technique that originated in ancient Chinese Kung-Fu.  Rub your hands together vigorously until the palms heat up.  Immediately rub your arms, shoulders, head, torso and legs.  This is said to be good for blood flow, metabolism and internal organs.  I find that it is also useful in waking yourself up or bringing you into the present moment.

10. Take a “Brain Bath”. Also a concept from ancient China, a “brain bath” is removing yourself from an arduous environment and giving your senses something more soothing to experience.  This can be listening to birds or a stream, looking at artwork or flowers, petting an animal or otherwise giving pleasure to your senses.  This is good for invigorating the functions of the brain.  Upon returning to work you may find that a portion of the dullness of your tasks has been eradicated.

There may be another list a little later since this was kind of fun.  But for now, let me know if you use any of these or if I missed any big ones for you.

英语不仅仅是学出来的

卡通电影《功夫熊猫》里有这么一段：为什么大家都喜欢来咱家面馆吃面？儿子熊猫疑惑地看着鸭爸爸。鸭爸爸得意地说：做出最好吃面条有秘笈，影片最后揭开了答案——其实，秘笈就是空白，并没有什么秘笈，用的所有原料也都是普通的。

这个典故，被参加经典学堂一周年“名师面对面”活动的老师们用来说明怎样学好英语也很恰当。要做到很好，别去寻找什么藏在箱子底的秘笈，只要用心去做，坚持去做，一定不会让自己失望。

这样去看英语电影定让你英语进步飞速

网友提问:曲老师，您好，目前好多人都推荐看“老友记”、“越狱”等电影电视来学英语，我想问的是，如何通过看英语电影来学英语，尤其是刚开始，不看字幕又不知道讲得啥意思，看了字幕就又只记住情节，您有没有可以推荐的方法？

曲刚回答：凡学英语的中国人，没有不带有“英语电影情结”的，因为英语电影是离你距离最近的英语国家的现实生活，不管你离英语国家有多少千山万水那么远， 不管你对那里的环境有多么陌生，只要一张碟子插进影碟机，只需一按电视开关，鲜活生动的英语生活就立刻出现在你的眼前，仿佛身临其境一样。因此无数人都在 想：要是能看懂英语电影、电视，那就该算彻底学会英语了吧？因此看英语电影、电视，在中国的学英语人生活中格外重要，不管能不能看懂，只要有空就看上它一 部两部英语电影，是很多学英语人长期保持的习惯。

可是大家知道吗,北京有好多好多高级的写字楼,里面有好多好多国际级外国大企业，那里的外企高级白领们中午干什么，他们既不能打扑克也不便于在高级的环境 中倒头大睡,怎么办呢,干脆近水楼台,每天中午打开电视里的外国电影频道，看上它一个两个国内看不到的英语电影，打发中午的时光，同时也学学英语。我就曾 经是这样一族外企白领里的英语电影发烧友之一。

可久而久之我发现，大批大批这样的外企“老油条”们在这样的环境里呆了多少年了，看了十几年的中午免费英语电影了，所看的英语电影比看的汉语电影还要多， 可他们的英语水平却几乎原地踏步，跟他们刚进外企时的英语水平没什么两样，这究竟是怎么回事呢。我经过仔细考察，发现了其中的两大原因，说出来与英语电影 发烧友们分享。

这两大原因就是“不消化”和“只看不演”。

首先说“不消化”。俗话说外行看热闹内行看门道，英语这东西，别看是上嘴皮下嘴皮一碰就出来的东西，其实里面有不少门道，比如快步英语讲的发声法、舌位、 唇形、8个语调、发音与字母对位关系等等，研究起来还真是门学问。过去中国同学普遍没学过这里的学问，一般都是死记硬背单词后连蒙带猜就通过英语考试了， 所学出来的英语并不是发音、听力都过关的真正英语，而是似是而非的“马虎”英语，这种马虎英语要是用来对付纸上的“无声”试卷还勉强凑合，但要是用来对付 真刀真枪的生活英语（如电影英语）可就歇菜了。因此很多人大学毕业之后到外企里去看英语电影，并不是良性的看懂了和积累着，而是一辈子在那看热闹，是在打 发时光和消遣，英语其实没多大提高，这一点，很多人至今仍身在其中而不知道。因此要想听懂电影里的英语发音，真想把它掰开了、揉碎了、消化成自己的东西， 首先你必须得重视一件事：系统学习英语语音，过去没学过，现在就从头学！

其次我要说说“光看不演”的问题。大家这辈子看过的汉语电影不少吧，看过的戏剧、小品不少吧，看过的电视剧不少吧？每天打开电视你都看到别的演员在演戏， 要是让你评价哪个电视剧演得好、哪个演员演得好，你可以评价得头头是道，可是让你上镜演上几个镜头会怎样? 你还别嘴硬，我告诉你，大部分人一面对镜头连北都找不着，拍两分钟下来自己看看，都羞得无地自容。这就是“看戏”和“演戏”的差别!

学英语和演戏是一个道理，看英语电影就是在看别人在演戏，自己亲口说英语就是自己去演戏，缺了后面的“演”，光看不演是一辈子学不会英语的。你听说过京剧里有一个词叫“票友”吗？票友就是光看戏不演戏的观众，看了一辈子戏也不会演戏。

这下你明白了吧，原来那些高级外企里的“老油条”们长年只是英语电影的票友，整天光看着人家说英语了，自己从没演过一回，当然自己的英语就难提高了。

其实英语这东西真的没多少秘密，不就是外国老百姓人人都会的“说话”吗，还能比高等数学复杂？咱中国人学英语费劲不是因为英语本身难，而主要是因为学法不对路，认识有误区，才屡屡艰难。只要认识对了路，方法对了头，英语这点东西，很快可以拿下。

下面我就教你怎样“演”英语电影吧，很简单。挑一部你能70%看得明白的英语电影（因人而异，水平高的挑法律电影或侦探电影，水平低的挑爱情电影或喜剧电 影，其实不分水平高低，起点虽然不同，练成了都一样，都会讲英语），然后用电脑或影碟机播放电影，十分钟十分钟地播放（绝对不贪多），每放完十分钟就去查 字典，搞懂电影里的生字或语法之类，实在搞不懂的地方就跳过去，或自己编写一段台词替换它，然后就是最重要的环节：用自己的嘴去演刚才播放的十分钟电影， 变换各种角色说里面的台词，台词可以说得前言不搭后语，上文不对下文，说得对不对都没关系，关键是要保持自己的嘴在说（因为人的嘴学说话有一个特点，就是 只要在说，不管对错，就会越说越对，错误越说越少）。最后一个环节，是把你说过的十分钟电影再放一遍，看看自己说得咋样？说得好就继续播放下一段十分钟电 影，说得不好就反工，直到自己满意为止。

以上就是我说的中国人看英语电影的“不消化”和“光看不演”的问题，这可是多年观察和总结呦，是问题的症结所在。请大家按照我的诊断和药方去解决问题，系统学过英语发音课后再去演英语电影，演过十个电影后，还觉不出英语大进步，那才怪！

Negotiate a Better Raise

A CEO told me a story about a salesperson who asked for a raise. She asked the salesperson, “Why do you deserve a raise?”

“Because I made less this year than I did last year,” explained the salesperson.

“That’s because you sold less this year than you did last year,” said the CEO.

“I know. And I want you to make it up to me,” said the salesperson.

This salesperson is no longer working for this organization.

So how and when should a salesperson ask for a raise? Understanding your boss’s point of view will help you position your raise as a good thing for the company, instead of a good thing for you. Here are seven points to consider before negotiating a better deal:

1. Make Sure You Have Clout.

The salesperson in the example above didn’t have clout. Coming off a bad year or quarter is the wrong time to test your value. With clout, you could find yourself with a better offer from the company or on the free agent market.

A better offer from another firm validates your claim that you’re worth more to the company you’re working for. If your boss wants to keep you, you have the clout to establish the parameters of your raise. However, if you use the “here’s-what-I’m-worth-to-another-company” ploy, you have to be willing to leave.

2. Watch Your Timing.

Don’t even think about asking for a raise until you’ve been there a year or more. Your value to the company increases when you have some customer relationships that you can leverage for increased sales and referrals.

3. Ask for Small Increases in Your Base Salary Based on Inflation.

If it’s been a while since your base pay was adjusted, this ploy might work. However, the trend today is for lower bases and increased incentives. This lets companies reduce fixed expenses while rewarding you for meeting company expectations.

4. Be Willing to Take an Expanded Role in the Company.

You have both a job and a role as a salesperson. Your job is to sell and make your quota. Your role is to mentor that new salesperson and be part of the team.

Your role means supporting your boss in sales meetings, not rolling your eyes and sighing when the new demands come down from corporate, and not promising clients things that your production people can’t deliver. Bosses bend over backwards to keep salespeople with good attitudes and look for excuses to fire the malcontents.

5. Negotiate for Perks That Don’t Cost the Company More Taxes and Benefits.

Companies don’t have to pay workers’ compensation and FICA on an extra week of vacation, a trip or increased car or cell phone allowances. It’s income to you, but not as costly in cash outlay as a raise.

6. Ask for Extra Incentives After You’ve Made Your Quota.

That’s the easiest thing for your boss to give you. Imagine getting an additional 10 percent, or even 20 percent, on everything you sell once you’ve made your commission. This works, because your boss has to deliver a number to his boss. Once you help deliver that number, you’ve got more clout and people want you to stay.

7. Make It a Winning Situation for You and Your Boss.

In the scenario in the beginning of this article, the only winner would have been the salesperson. The boss didn’t get increased performance. Show that you’re willing to take on more responsibility. Be willing to do some of the work before you get paid to demonstrate that you deserve the increase .

Asking for a raise is just like asking for an order. Practice your presentation. Be as prepared for this meeting as you would be for a presentation to a major customer. Arm yourself with facts and figures on your performance. Position the raise as a benefit to the company. And finally, make sure your boss sees you as a winner and not a whiner.

一位执行总裁给我讲了一个故事，是关于一名销售人员向她要求加薪的。她问那名员工：“为什么你应该得到一份更高的薪水呢?”

“因为今年我得到的薪水比去年还要少。”这名销售人员解释道。

“那是因为你今年的销售业绩不如去年。”这位执行总裁回答道。

“我知道。所以我想让您帮帮我。”这名销售人员说。

这名销售人员现在已经不再在这家公司工作了。

所以一名销售人员应该在什么时候以什么样的方式来要求加薪呢？了解你的老板的想法能够帮助你把给自己加薪描述成一件有益于公司的好事，而不仅仅只是于你有利。以下是在和老板协商加薪之前应该考虑的七点：

1.确定你有要求加薪的底气

上面例子中的那名销售人员就根本没有底气。刚刚遭遇了一个失败的销售年度或者季度，并不是时候去老板那里验证你的价值。如果你有好的业绩，你就会发现自己能够在公司或者在代理自由市场上得到一份更好的合约。

得到另外一家公司提供的更好的合约能够证明你对于正效力的公司更有价值所言非虚。如果你的老板想留住你，你就能够决定加薪的幅度。但是，如果你坚持“这是我在那家公司所能得到的”策略，你就准备好离开吧。

2.注意时机

除非你在这家公司已经工作一年或者更长时间，否则千万不要想去要求加薪。只有当你与一定数量的顾客群体建立了固定联系，并且能够通过他们来增加销售和转介业绩之后，你对于公司才算比较有价值。

3. 基于通货膨胀要求基本薪水的小幅提升

如果你的基本薪水调整之后有一段时间了，这个策略可能会奏效。但是，如今的趋势是底薪越来越低，而奖金越来越高。这让公司减少了固定支出，而如果你的业绩符合公司的期望，就能够得到额外的奖励。

4.乐于为公司做更多的事情

作为一名销售人员，你既有一份工作，也有一个自己的角色。你的工作是销售并且完成自己的配额。你的角色就是帮助指导新的销售人员并且成为团队的一分子。

你的角色意味着你应该在销售会议上帮助支持你的老板，而不是当公司新的任务下来的时候，眼睛转来转去，哀叹连天，更不能向你的客户承诺一些生产商并不能提供的服务。老板们总是拼命留住那些态度积极的销售员，同时找机会炒掉那些心存不满的销售人员。

5.与老板商量得到一些不会让公司额外交税或者有损公司利益的补贴

公司不需要支付员工的赔偿和一周额外假期的社会保险，旅行或者额外轿车或者手机津贴。对于你来说这些也是收入，但却不象直接加薪那样难。

6.在你完成配额之后，要求额外的奖励

这是你最容易从老板那里得到的。想象一下，只要你完成你的配额后，你就能够得到额外销售额的百分之十，甚至百分之二十。这个方法奏效，因为你的老板要向他的老板提供一个数字。一旦你帮忙提交了这个数字，你就更有底气了，他们也就更希望你留下了。

7.让加薪对于你和你的老板来说成为一个双赢的局面

在本文开头的场景当中，唯一的赢家只能是那位销售人员。老板并没有得到更好的销售业绩。向老板展示你非常乐意担负起更多的责任。要乐于在获得报酬之前多做一些事情来告诉老板你应该获得加薪。

要求加薪就好像争取一份订单。演练好你的陈述。像为一名重要客户准备介绍演讲那样为这次会面做好准备。用你出色业绩的事实和数字来武装自己。把加薪定位成一件对于公司有利的事情。最后，确定你的老板认为你是一个成功者，而不是一名哀诉者。

生什么病 就吃什么样的水果？

Natural fruits and vegetables is beneficial and harmless human hundred, especially now can be bought throughout the year all kinds of delicious healthy fruits and vegetables, why not use them, in addition to enjoying the sweet taste of the United States, the disease can also reduce the discomfort, not to worry Have any side effects? Anemia: grapes, oranges, tomatoes, apples, strawberries, cherries High cholesterol: Shanzhu, walnut Hypertension: grapes, oranges, tomatoes, apples, walnuts, Lao Li, bananas, watermelons, persimmons, pears, peaches Atherosclerosis: oranges, tomatoes, apples, strawberries, walnuts, bananas Vascular fat: the oranges, tomatoes, apples, strawberries, walnuts, bananas Stroke: apples, persimmons, pineapple, kiwifruit Heart disease: apple, walnut, Lao Li, bananas, watermelons, pears, pineapple, kiwifruit Diabetes: tomatoes, Lao Li, watermelons, pears, peach, guava, loquat Bronchitis: grapes, apples, strawberries, cherries, persimmons, pears, pineapple, loquat Asthma: grapes, peaches Ulcer: Lao Li, bananas, pears Gastritis: grapes, apples, Lao Li Enteritis ─: grapes, tomatoes, apples, bananas, pineapple, guava Diarrhea: Apple Dyspepsia: papaya Hemorrhoids: apples, bananas, persimmons, peaches Liver disease: grapes, oranges, bananas, plums Cystitis: Watermelon, peach Urethral stones: Watermelon, kiwifruit, plum Urethritis: Grape Kidney disease: grape, orange, apple, strawberry, Cantaloupe Endocrine disorders: grapes, apples, papaya, Cantaloupe Back pain: watermelons, pears, citrus Low back pain: watermelons, pears, citrus Arthritis: grapes, loquat Gout: pineapple, kiwifruit Skin diseases: tomatoes, apples, strawberries, walnuts, papaya Oral inflammation: oranges, pears, guava Dental disease: orange, strawberry Cold: strawberry, pineapple, loquat, lemon Pregnant women antiemetic: pears Han Liang fruits in general are: Watermelon, pear, grapefruit, grapefruit, coconut, orange, persimmon hard, Shanzhu, tomatoes. Heat of the fruit are: Longan, litchi, mango, durian. Ping of fruit are: Bale, apples, grapes, oranges, papaya, strawberry, cherry, mulberry. When the physical discomfort, it is the phenomenon of cold, heat and Han Liang of the fruit to eat. At this time of the can-eat little fruit 原文链接：http://www.yeeyan.com/articles/view/72032/32874/dz

天然的水果和蔬菜是对人体是有益无害的 ，特别是现在一整年都可以买到各种美味健康的水果和蔬菜，为什么好好不利用一下它们呢?除了享受香甜美味，还可以减少疾病的不舒服，而且不用担心有任何副作用。 贫血：葡萄，橙子，西红柿，苹果，草莓，樱桃 高胆固醇：山竹 ，核桃 高血压：葡萄，橙子，西红柿，苹果，核桃，老挝李，香蕉，西瓜，柿子，梨，桃 动脉粥样硬化：橙子，西红柿，苹果，草莓，核桃，香蕉 高血脂：橙子，西红柿，苹果，草莓，核桃，香蕉 中风：苹果，柿子，菠萝，猕猴桃 心脏病：苹果，核桃，老挝李，香蕉，西瓜，梨，菠萝，猕猴桃 糖尿病：蕃茄，老李，西瓜，梨，桃，番石榴，枇杷 支气管炎：葡萄，苹果，草莓，樱桃，柿子，梨，菠萝，枇杷 哮喘：葡萄，桃子 溃疡：老李，香蕉，梨 胃炎：葡萄，苹果，老李 肠炎 ：葡萄，西红柿，苹果，香蕉，菠萝，番石榴 腹泻：苹果 消化不良：木瓜 痔疮：苹果，香蕉，柿子，桃子 肝病：葡萄，橙子，香蕉，李子 膀胱炎：西瓜，桃 尿道结石：西瓜，猕猴桃，李子 尿道炎：葡萄 肾脏病：葡萄，橘子，苹果，草莓，香瓜 内分泌失调：葡萄，苹果，木瓜，香瓜 背痛：西瓜，梨，柑橘 腰痛：西瓜，梨，柑橘 关节炎：葡萄，枇杷 痛风：菠萝，奇异果 皮肤疾病：西红柿，苹果，草莓，核桃，木瓜 口腔发炎：橘子，梨，番石榴 口腔疾病：橘子，草莓 冷战：草莓，菠萝，枇杷，柠檬 孕妇止吐：梨子 寒凉水果一般是： 西瓜，梨，柚子，葡萄柚，椰子，橘子，方柿， 山竹，西红柿。 热的水果有： 龙眼，荔枝，芒果，榴莲。 平的水果有： 香梨，苹果，葡萄，橙子，木瓜，草莓，樱桃，桑椹。 当身体不适时，这是热气或寒凉的表现，在这个时候可以吃点相应的水果

思想的三种境界

王 国维曾经在《人间词话》中说过人生奋斗必然要经过的三种境界：第一种境界是“昨夜西风凋碧树，独上高楼，望断天涯路”，这是一个人在孤独之中寻找理想、寻 找生命着落点的痛苦时刻；第二种境界是“为伊消得人憔悴，衣带渐宽终不悔”，这是一个人找到了值得为之奋斗的目标，全力以赴不惜一切代价而努力的过程；第 三种境界是“蓦然回首，那人却在灯火阑珊处”，这是一个人通过自己的苦苦寻求和努力，发现自己想要的东西原来就在自己的身边或领悟后的心里。这时候，世俗 目标是否达到已经不再重要，重要的是灵魂的解放和心灵的归属。

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The Cobbler and the banker

皮匠和银行家  La Fontaine/拉.封丹

A cobbler passed his time in singing from morning till night;it was wonderful to see,wonderful to hear him;he was

more contented in shoes,than was any of the seven sages.His neighbor,on the contrary,who was rolling in wealth,sung

but little and slept less.He was a banker;when by chance he fell into a doze at day-break,the cobbler awoke him with

his song.The banker complained sadly that Providence had not made sleep a saleable commodity,like edibles or

drinkables.Having at length sent for the songster,he said to him,”How much a year do you earn,Master Gregory?”

“How much a year,sir?”said the merry cobbler laughing,”I have reckon in that way,living as I do from one day to

another;somehow I manage to reach the end of the year;each day brings its meal.”

“Well then!How much a day do you earn,my friend?”

“Sometimes more,sometimes less;but the worst of it is,-and,without that our earnings would be very tolerable,-a

number of days occur in the year on which we are forbidden to work;and the curate,moreover,is constantly adding some

new saint to the list.”

The banker,laughing at his simplicity,said,”In the future I shall place you above want.Take this hundred

crowns,preserve them carefully,and make use of them in time of need.”

The cobbler fancied he beheld all the wealth which the earth had produced in the past century for the use of

mankind.Returning home,he buried his money and his happiness at the same time,No more singin;he lost his voice,the

moment he acquired that which is the source of so much grief.Sleep quitted his dwelling;and cares,suspicions,and

false alarms took its place,All day,his eye wandered in the direction of his treasure;and at night,if some stray cat

made a noise,the cat was robbing him.At length the poor man ran to the house of his rich neighbor;”Give my back.”

said he,”sleep and my voice,and take your hundred crowns.”

一个皮匠从早到晚在唱歌中度过。无论见到他本人或听见他的歌声都使人觉得很愉快。他对于制鞋工作比当上了希腊七对还要满足。

与此相反，他的邻居是个银行家，拥有万贯家财，却很少唱歌，晚上也睡得不好。他偶尔在黎明时分迷迷糊糊刚入睡，皮匠的歌声便

于工作把他吵醒了。银行家郁郁寡欢地抱怨上帝没有睡眠也制成一种像食品或饮料那样可以买卖的商品。后来，银行家就叫人把这位

歌手请来，问道：“格列戈里师傅，你一年赚多少钱？”

“先生，你问我一年赚多少钱吗？”快乐的皮匠笑道：“我从来不算这笔帐，我是一天一天地过日子，总而言之坚持到年底，每天挣足

三餐。”

“啊，朋友，那么你一天赚多少钱呢？”

“有时多一点，有时少一点；不过最糟糕的是一年中总有些日子不准我们做买卖，牧师又常常在圣徒名单上添新名字，否则我们的收入也还算不错的。”

银行家被皮匠的直率逗笑了，他说：“我要你从今以后不愁没钱用。这一百枚钱你拿去，小心放好，需要时拿来用吧。”

皮匠觉自己好像看到了过去几百年来大地为人类所需而制造出来的全部财富。他回到家中，埋藏好硬币，同时也埋葬了他的快乐。他

不再唱歌了；从他得到这种痛苦的根源那一刻起，他的嗓子就哑了。睡眠与他分手；取而代之的却是担心、怀疑、虚惊。白天，他的

目光尽朝埋藏硬币的方向望；夜间，如果有只迷途的猫弄出一点声响，他就以为是有人来抢他的钱。最后，这个可怜的皮匠跑到他那

富有的邻居家里说：“把你的一百枚钱拿回去，还我的睡眠和歌声来。”

如何通过《新概念英语》全面提高英语能力

讲座提纲）主讲：江博

一． 激情(passion)：英语学习中唯一理性的动力

1. 学习语言需要激情。人生需要激情。成功需要激情。自信来自激情。

2. 激情造就天才

3. 运用激情的方式

二． 激情联想学习法在英语学习中的运用

1. 用激情联想征服词汇。

词汇→英语之根；秘招→联想扩展→至高境界

词形联想法：

l 词缀词根联想：说起来容易做起来难，若一旦掌握受益终生。/懒惰者勿用。/扩大高难词汇必用之秘方。

pos→put：”放” expose (ex<外面>expose 放在外面→暴露)； impose (im<里面>→强加)；depose(……)

必须掌握的词缀及词根

l content contend consent bear dear fear gear hear near pear rear tear wear year

l 同族词联想：大量单词一脉相通。

如：forget→forgetful→forgetfully→forgetfulness→forgettable→forgetter→unforgettable 等。

词义联想法

l 同义词与反义词联想:

新概念二、三册单词联想示例

初级联想：big→large→huge→great→grand→

高级联想：colossal（庞大的）船-泰坦尼克号

→titanic→gigantic→immense→vast→enormous→tremendous

wild [waild] a.野生的,野性的(living in a natural state, not controlled by humans)

[联想] →(同)feral(a.凶猛的); barbarous(a.野蛮的)

(反)tame (a.驯服的); domestic(a.家养的)

[经典用法]wild wind 强风，wild guess 瞎猜，wild times 乱世

经典用法联想

二册词汇用法联想示例：

seat [si:t] n.座位; vt.使座下(a place to sit ；to let somebody sit down.)

[经典用法联想] →① have a seat/take a seat 就座

→②be seated/seat oneself/坐下

这里seat 是及物动词,联想→enjoy oneself 玩得开心:

dress oneself 给……穿衣

[习惯搭配联想/超级联结联想/经典词汇联想/语法功能联想]

拟声联想法：

“P”→拍打，撞击等声音。

Chap(轻拍，拍手)；slap(用手掌拍打)；pat (拍打)；wrap（包起来）；pop(砰)；

Pound(敲打)；pour（泼）；drop, chop, torpedo; sip(吮吸)……

“fl” →飞翔，流动等声音

fly; flow; flash（闪光）flame（火焰）；flow（流动）；flood（洪水）；flu（流感）；float（漂浮），fluid（流动性）；flush（冲洗）

pest（拍死它→害虫）；obscene（我不see→淫秽的）或（词缀法）…

形象联想法

tussle（扭打）；grass（青草）[ss]；derrick井架（deck＋rri）；baggage；roar（咆哮）；cheer；smile，round，square……

激情音标联想背词法

所有无规律的长单词

archaeology（考古学）；anthropology（人类学）；bedraggled（弄湿的）；

exhilarating(令人兴奋的)；

自定义联想法

privilege; barbarous//

bait（诱饵→bite）;hay(干草)；graze（牛羊吃草）[grass/gray]

lullaby（催眠曲）；gangster（土匪，强盗）

2. 用激情联想法快速突破英语口语

“说”的误区。

l 外教至上的误区。

l 独自无法练习口语的误区

l 随心所欲的误区

l 单一强化口语的误区

solution→

a. 快速联想与延伸

b. 地道口语的联想与运用

c. 精美口语句式的联想记忆

d. 独自锻炼联想（一册语音，背诵2，3册，大声跟读，模仿语调（WOA/BBC），独自讨论辩论法，高声描述法）

独自讨论辩论法：

MIMIC DISCUSSION

l Do you like music? What do you think of Madonna and Michael Jackson?

l What’s the relation between the sports field and the battlefield?

l What do you think of the difference between the white-collar workers(白领工人)and blue-collar workers(蓝领工人)？

l What do you think of the saying “Wealthy man tends to be bad while a bad woman tends to be wealth”?

MIMIC DEBATE

l Money can buy everything that you want.

l There’s no true and pure friendship between man and woman.

l Capital punishment should be abolished.

l Health is wealth.

l Computer will control the human being.

3. 激情联想快速突破英语听力

“听”的误区

l 速成论的误区。

l 一本教材突破听力的误区。

l 突击提高听力的误区 solution→

a. 长期的过程（经验），因为激情你不再苦闷，因为激情你豁然开朗！

b. 练习听力的最佳材料及时间

c. 提高听力的方法（电影、英文歌曲、周润发）

d. 精听与泛听。

e. 如何通过新概念提高听力。（不同版本及不同级别的运用）

4. “英语阅读”中的如何走出误区

a. 技巧论→泛读与精读

b. 阅读方法联想漫谈

5. 激情联想学习法在”英语写作”中运用。

a. 正确（初级）→多样化→美化（激情联想的运用）

I like music.

I am fond of music.

I am crazy about music.

I take great interest in music.

Music exerts tremendous fascination on me.

b. 形式三段论-内容三段论

c. 超级模仿好句型，语法重点尽在文中。

Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the first cockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures. NCE BOOK Ⅲ

Few things could be more impressive than the peace that descends on deserted city streets at weekends when the thousands that travel to work every day are tucked away in their homes in the country. NCE BOOK Ⅲ

三． 一套浓缩语言精华的教材，一种全新的英语学习理念

1. 一册（First Things First）：学习英语的敲门砖。经典示例：

ASSISTANT: Do you like this dress, madam?

LADY: I like the colour very much.

It’s a lovely dress, but it’s too small for me.

ASSISTANT: What about this one?

It’s a lovely dress.

It’s very smart.

Short skirts are in fashion now.

Would you like to try it？

2. 二册（Practice and Progress）:构建英语的基石。

经典示例：

l No one could account for the fact that one of the boxes was extremely heavy. It suddenly occurred to one of the workers to open up the box. He was astonished at what he found.

Lesson 68 Persistent

I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me . it was no use pretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him. I never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes. He never has anything to do. No matter how busy you are, he always insists on coming with you. I had to think of a way of preventing him from following me around all morning.

‘Hello. Nigel.’ I said. ‘Fancy meeting you here?’

‘Hi. Elizabeth.’ Nigel answered. ‘I was just wondering how to spend the morning—until I saw you. You’re not busy doing anything, are you?’

‘No, not at all.’ I answered. ‘I’m going to …’

‘Would you mind my coming with you?’ he asked, before I had finished speaking. ‘Not at all,’ I lied, ‘but I’m going to the dentist.’

‘Then I’ll come with you.’ He answered. ‘There’s always plenty to read in the waiting room!’

3. 三册（Developing Skills）：掌握英语的关键。

经典示例：

Lesson 26 Wanted: A Large Biscuit Tin

No one can avoid being influenced by advertisements. Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose the things we want, for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us. In their efforts to persuade us to buy this or that product, advertisers have made a close study of human nature and have classified all our little weaknesses.

Lesson 60 Too Early And Too Late

Punctuality is a necessary habit in all public affairs in civilized society. Without it, nothing could ever be brought to a conclusion; everything would be in a state of chaos. Only in a sparsely populated rural community is it possible to disregard it. In ordinary living, there can be some tolerance of unpunctuality.

4. 四册（Fluency in English）：体味英语的精髓。

经典示例：

A man without an education, many of us believe, is an unfortunate victim of adverse circumstances deprived of one of the greatest twentieth-twentieth-century opportunities. (Lesson 41)

It is no use doing what you like; you have got to like what you do. Broadly speaking, human beings may be divided into three classes: those who are toiled to death, those who are worried to death, and those who are bored to death. (Lesson 58)

(理解自测)

The only arguable plea for capital punishment is the right of society to retribution in this world with the prospect of life in another, but since what used to seem to the great majority of civilized humanity the assurance of another life beyond the grave has come to seem to more and more people less certain, a feeling for the value of human life has become deeper and more widespread.

(Lesson 60)

四． 如何掌握新概念英语

1. 自学的误区

2. 突破新概念词汇：

→根据上述激情联想法之后的复习：

时间间隔应先短后长；第一次间隔6小时左右，第二次间隔一天左右，第三次四五天，第四次约一个星期……如此往复，达到X次记忆。

背单词的感觉：

复习与背诵单词的最佳时间：

3. 句型：→择抄，朗读，默背，钻石句型超级模仿记忆。

4. 课文：→3R：Recite; Retell；Review

作业：→由点及面。（黄金要点遍布新概念的每一个角落！）

五． 掌握《新概念英语》与英语全面突破

1. 课堂上：由被动接受→主动吸收（笔记与心记）（与英语共舞）

2. 课后如何巩固。（课堂笔记是你的宝贵财富）

3. 百读不厌，不厌百读。（背诵需要激情）

4. 由初级到高级循序渐进，终会突破！

六． 素质英语与应试英语在新概念教材上如何统一

1. 素质是关键

2. 应试是检验。

3. 新概念是手段。

■跳槽心得

不要和以前做比较

记：给想跳槽的人提些建议吧。

江：跳槽一定要注意四点：

第一，工作不快乐了，赶快走。不过如果只是为了名利，一定要深思，万一失败，你会后悔。跳槽一定是自己思考的结果，不要受外界影响。

第二，年轻人不要过多地跳槽。在一个单位还没稳定，职位发展还不牢固，所以跳槽太快是对自己的一种否定。

第三，跳槽保持平和的心态。离开不过是对自己过去的总结。离开新东方半个月时间，我充满着一种厌恶和自我否定，以及一种不属于自己的郁闷。但是半个月时间就让自己摆脱，秘诀就是多想想自己过去快乐的地方。

第四，跳槽一定是选择让自己提高的单位。千万别拿自己现在和过去做比较，这是很可怕的。如果你打算跳槽，一定要在之前做好调查。刚开始，我发现巨人比新东 方好的地方，就会觉得“为什么早不走呢”，但发现巨人不如新东方的地方又会想“我为什么要走呢”，这种无谓的徘徊真的是浪费。所以现在我根本不比较，所以 一定要学会忘记。也许从前你从不做的事，现在一定要做。在不同山上唱不同的山歌，入乡随俗。

Spring Festival Greeting

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常见欧美词汇及其背景和典故

1、柏拉图式爱情 Platonic Love

柏拉图（公元前427～公元前347）， 古希腊著名哲学家。苏格拉底的学生，亚里士多德的老师。其哲学思想对唯心主义在西方的发展影响极大，代表作有 《理想国》、《法律》等。他主张人的绝对精神，而忽视肉体感受。“柏拉图婚姻”即是没有肉体性欲，而是绝对精神的男女爱恋。

2、诺亚方舟 Noah’s Ark

出自《圣经》。上帝对人类所犯下的罪孽非常忧虑，决定用洪水消灭人类。而诺亚是个正直的人，上帝吩咐他造船避灾。经过40个昼夜的洪水，除诺亚一家和部分动物外，其他生物都被洪水吞没了。后来人们常用此语比喻灾难中的避难所或救星。

3、滑铁卢 Waterloo

1815年，在比利时的滑铁卢，拿破仑率领法军与英国、普鲁士联军展开激战，法军惨败。随后，拿破仑以退位结束了其政治生涯。因此，“滑铁卢”常常被用来比喻惨痛的失败。

4、第二十一条军规 Catch-22

本 是名著《第二十一条军规》的书名，作者为英国的约瑟夫·海勒。军规规定：面临真正的、迫在眉睫的危险时，对自身安全表示关注，乃是头脑理性活动的结 果；如果你认为你疯了，可以允许你停止飞行，只要你提出请求就行。可是你一提出请求，就证明你不是疯子，就得继续飞行。此语常用来比喻圈套、枷锁等。它虽 看不见，摸不着，但却无处不在，无所不包。自相矛盾的一套诡辩逻辑，任何人也逃不出它的手心。

5、皮格马利翁效应 Pygmalion Effect

皮 格马利翁是古希腊神话中的塞浦路斯国王，善雕刻。一次他雕刻了一座美丽的少女像，在夜以继日的工作中，皮格马利翁把全部的精力，全部的热情，全部的爱 恋都赋予了这座雕像。后来，爱神阿佛洛狄忒见他感情真挚，就给雕像以生命，使两人结为夫妻。于是“皮格马利翁效应”成为一个人只要对艺术对象有着执著的追 求精神，便会发生艺术感应的代名词。

6、缪斯 Muse

缪 斯是希腊神话中九位文艺和科学女 神的通称。她们均为主神和记忆女神之女。她们以音乐和诗歌之神阿波罗为首领，分别掌管着历史、悲剧、喜剧、抒情诗、舞蹈、史诗、爱情诗、颂歌和天文。古希 腊的诗人、歌手都向缪斯祷告，祈求灵感。后来，人们就用“缪斯”来比喻文学、写作和灵感等。

7、斯芬克司之谜 Riddle of the Sphinx

斯 芬克司是希腊神话中以隐谜害人的怪物，埃及最大的胡夫金字塔前的狮身人面怪兽就是她。她给俄狄浦斯出的问题是：什么东西早晨用四只脚走路，中午用两只 脚走路，傍晚用三只脚走路？俄狄浦斯回答：是人。在生命的早晨，他是个孩子，用两手两脚在地上爬行；到了生命的中午，他变成壮年，只用两条腿走路；到了生 命的傍晚，他年老体衰，必须借助拐杖走路，所以被称为三只脚。俄狄浦斯答对了，斯芬克司羞愧坠崖而死。“斯芬克司之谜”常被用来比喻复杂、神秘、难以理解 的问题。

8、犹大的亲吻 Judas Kiss

犹 大是《圣经》中耶稣基督的亲信子弟12门徒之一。耶 稣传布新道虽然受到了百姓的拥护，却引起犹太教长老司祭们的仇恨。他们用30个银币收买了犹大，要他帮助辨认出耶稣。他们到客马尼园抓耶稣时，犹大假装请 安，拥抱和亲吻耶稣。耶稣随即被捕，后被钉死在十字架上。人们用“犹大的亲吻”比喻可耻的叛卖行为。

9、象牙塔 Ivory Tower

出 自19世纪法国诗人、文艺批评家圣佩韦·查理·奥古斯丁的书函《致维尔曼》。奥古斯丁批评同时代的法国作家维尼作品中的悲观消极情绪，主张作家从庸俗 的资产阶级现实中超脱出来，进入一种主观幻想的艺术天地——象牙之塔。于是“象牙塔”就被用来比喻与世隔绝的梦幻境地。现在也有人把大学说成是“象牙塔 ”。

10、硅谷Silicon Valley

旧金山往南，从帕洛河尔托到圣何 塞，有一条30英里长、10英 里宽的地带，这就是闻名世界的“硅谷”。这里聚集着“惠普、英特尔、苹果”等数以千计的微电子工业和其他高技术企业，成为信息社会的发祥地。1981年第 一台个人电脑问世以来，从286、386、486一直到“奔腾”(pentium,586)，都是在这里酝酿和诞生的。用“硅”制成的半导体芯片是微电子 工业的基本产品。因此，1971年《微电子新闻》开始称这个地带为“硅谷”。这里是美国第九个最大的制造业中心，是美国经济增长最快、最富裕的地区，这里 有博士6000多人。可是见不到一个烟囱，听不到一点机器的声响，它不像人们习惯理解的工业区，倒像是一个大花园。以至“硅谷”已成了最新最尖端技术、信 息产地的代名词。

11、达摩克利斯剑 Th Sword of Damocles

达 摩克利斯是希腊神话中暴君迪奥尼修斯的宠 臣，他常说帝王多福，以取悦帝王。有一次，迪奥尼修斯让他坐在帝．王的宝座上，头项上挂着一把仅用一根马鬃系着的利剑，以此告诉他，虽然身在宝座，利剑却 随时可能掉下来。帝王并不多福，而是时刻存在着忧患。人们常用这一典故来比喻随时可能发生的潜在危机。

12、鳄鱼的眼泪 Crocode tears

西方传说，鳄鱼捕到猎物时，一边贪婪地吞噬，一边假惺惺地流泪。因此，“鳄鱼的眼泪”常喻指虚假的眼泪，伪装的同情。后又被引申为一面伤害别人，一面装出悲天悯人的阴险狡诈之徒。

13、山姆大叔 Uncle Sam

山 姆大叔是美国的绰号，1812年美英战争时期，纽约州一位诚实能干的肉类包装商被人们亲切地称为“山姆大叔”。他担任纽约州和新泽西州的军需检验员， 负责在供应军队的牛肉桶和酒桶上打戳。人们发现该厂的牛肉桶上都盖有E．A—U．S．标记。本来，E．A是一个军火承包商的名字，U．S是美国的缩写。碰 巧山姆大叔（UndeSam）的缩写与美国的缩写（U．S）相同，人们就管美国叫“山姆大叔”。美国人把“山姆大叔”诚实可靠、吃苦耐劳以及爱国主义精神 视为民族的骄傲和共有的品质。1961年，美国国会正式承认“山姆大叔”为美国的民族象征。

14、潘多拉的盒子 Pandora’s Box

潘 多拉是希腊神话中第一个尘世女子。普罗米修斯盗天火给人间后，主神宙斯为惩罚人类，命令神用黏土塑成一个年轻美貌、虚伪狡诈的姑娘，取名“潘多拉”， 意为“具有一切天赋的女人”。并给了她一个礼盒，然后将她许配给普罗米修斯的弟弟埃庇米修斯(意为“后知”)。埃庇米修斯不顾禁忌地接过礼盒，潘多拉趁机 打开它，于是各种恶习、灾难、疾病和战争等立即从里面飞出来了。盒子里只剩下唯一美好的东西：希望。但希望还没来得及飞出来，潘多拉就将盒子永远地关上 了。故此“潘多拉的盒子”常被用来比喻造成灾害的根源。

15、多米诺骨牌 Dominoes

是一种西洋游戏。将许多长方形的骨牌竖立排列成行，轻轻推倒第一张牌后，其余骨牌将依次纷纷倒下。用于比喻时，“多米诺骨牌效应”常指一系列的连锁反应，即等同于人们所说的“牵一发而动全身”之意。