Herfatherlockseverydoorinthehouseasheisparanoidabout
beingrobbed.
她父亲患有妄想症,常感到家里会失窃,所以总是把每扇门都锁上。
escalate ['eskleit] v.(使)逐步升级;(使)逐步扩大
Epidemicsofinfectiousdiseasecanescalateintopandemics, but
donotalwaysdoso.
传染性疾病的流行能够升级至大流行疫情,但也不总是这样。
首先,不要逃避那些困扰我们的问题,要敢于面对问题。
过好每一天,想象生命在今天就要终结,因为这一天终将来到。
对于那些力所不能及的事情,不要怯于尝试,要敢于冒风险;不要踌躇不前,走出去,大胆去做。
Youmightgetdumped, divorced, orfired, makefoolofyourselfinpublic, beafflictedwithademeaningnickname...
beafflictedwith:受折磨
Yourbossispickingonyou, andeveryoneintheofficeisdrivingyoucrazy.
pickon:选中;挑选;批评
错了就坦诚地承认吧
IfYou' reWrong, AdmitIt
戴尔·卡耐基 / DaleCarnegie
Withinaminute' swalkofmyhousetherewasawildstretchofvirgintimber, wheretheblackberrythicketsfoamedwhiteinthespringtime, wherethesquirrelsnestedandrearedtheiryoung, andthehorseweedsgrewastallasahorse' —anditwasaforest, , , harmlesslittlehound; andsincewerarelymetanyoneinthepark, ItookRexalongwithoutaleashoramuzzle.
Onedayweencounteredamountedpolicemaninthepark, apolicemanitchingtoshowhisauthority.
"Whatdoyoumeanbylettingthatdogrunlooseintheparkwithoutamuzzleandleash?" hereprimandedme."Don' tyouknowit' sagainstthelaw?"
"Yes, Iknowitis," Irepliedsofty, "butIdidn' tthinkhewoulddoanyharmouthere."
"Youdidn' tthink! Youdidn' tthink! Thelawdoesn' tgiveatinker' , I' mgoingtoletyouoffthistime; butifIcatchthisdogouthereagainwithoutamuzzleandaleash, you' llhavetotellittothejudge."
Imeeklypromisedtoobey.
AndIdidobey—' tlikethemuzzle, andneitherdidI; , , suddenly—tomydismayIsawthemajestyofthelaw, , headingstraightfortheofficer.
