丰富生活-别在意别人对你的看法(3)

丰富生活

 

Focus on the present 关注当下

 

Worrying to a certain degree about your future isnormal, but don't overlook the power of being in the present moment. You can't change the past, but you can control what you do right now.

 

对未来有些担心很正常，但不要忽视活在当下的能量。你无力改变过去，但现在却由你掌控。

 

Stop caring about what people think of you 别在意别人对你的看法

 

Fear of criticism is one of the most destructivefears known to humanity.

 

对人类来说，担心受指责是最具毁灭性的恐惧之一。

 

It can debilitate¹ you to the point paralysis². Learn early in life that it doesn't matter what people think of you.

 

它会使你脆弱得不堪一击。年轻时就要懂得，人们怎么看你无关紧要。

 

It really doesn't. And besides, people are too worried about what you think about them to care about you!

 

的确如此。另外，人们过于担心你对他们的看法而无暇顾及你。

 

【知识点讲解】

 

focus on 集中

 

例句：

 

He was too shortsighted to focus on the object.

 

他由于近视过深而无法把视力焦点对准在该物体上。

 

The focus on my camera isn't working properly.

 

我的照相机上的调焦装置有毛病。

 

debilitate vt. 使 ... 衰弱

 

care about 关心

 

例句：

 

Don't you care about this country's future?

 

难道你不为国家前途担忧吗?

 

I don't care about money.

 

我不看重钱。

1 debilitate   

v. 使衰弱

参考例句：

• Stewart took over yesterday when Russell was debilitated by a stomach virus.昨天拉塞尔因肠胃病毒感染身体不适，由斯图尔特暂时接手。
• Their efforts to debilitate the political will of the Western alliance came to nought.他们试图削弱西方联盟的政治决心的努力结果等于零。

2 paralysis   

n.麻痹(症)；瘫痪(症)

参考例句：

• The paralysis affects his right leg and he can only walk with difficulty.他右腿瘫痪步履维艰。
• The paralysis affects his right leg and he can only walk with difficulty.他右腿瘫痪步履维艰。