【英语时差8,16】先冷静一下；先放轻松

At times, we do an action based not upon logic¹ and calm reasoning, but upon a feeling of strong emotion, such as anger, panic² or fear. Later, we may regret what we did, and wish we had remained cool-headed long enough to have thought more clearly and slowly about the consequences.

After this happens a few times, a person may develop a strategy³ for dealing⁴ with such moments of high emotion in order to try to stay calm. One method is to stop and count slowly from the number one to ten. During that ten seconds of counting, a person might calm down enough to be more careful about what they do next. So if someone sees you getting angry, don't be surprised if they tell you, "Please relax and count to ten."

1 logic   

n.逻辑(学)；逻辑性

参考例句：

• What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑？
• I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。

2 panic   

n.恐慌，惊惶；adj.惊慌的，没有理由的，恐慌的；vt.使惊慌，使狂热；vi.惊慌

参考例句：

• There was a panic when the building caught fire.大楼起火时，人们一片惊慌。
• She suddenly got into a panic and stopped her car.她突然惊慌失措起来，于是停住了车。

3 strategy   

n.方法，策略，战略

参考例句：

• The only way to take the enemy position is by strategy,not by forceful attack.只可智取，不可强攻。
• Tactics differs from strategy.战术有别于战略。

4 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。