【双语有声阅读】Self-improvement-upgrading your life自我改善—提高你的生活

Self-improvement-upgrading your life

 

自我改善—提高你的生活

 

If you are given some money to fix up your residence, your apartment or house,what would you do?

 

如果给你一些钱来修葺你的住所,你的公寓或房子,你会做什么呢?

 

Would you get some new wall-paper?

 

你将会弄些新墙纸吗?

 

Would you get some new light fixtures¹?

 

你将会弄些新的灯光装饰吗?

 

Would you get some new furniture?

 

你将会弄些新家俱吗?

 

These kinds of things are called home improvements.

 

这种情况被称为家的改善。

 

If you are given time and money to upgrade² yourself, what would you do?

 

如果给你时间和金钱去提高你自己,你会做什么呢?

 

Learning a new language?

 

学习一门新的语言?

 

Exercise more?

 

加强锻炼?

 

Buy some new shoes?

 

买一双新鞋?

 

Go on a diet?

 

节食?

 

Take up a new hobby?

 

涉足一种新的业余爱好?

 

Take sing lessons?

 

参加歌唱课程吗?

 

What do you think about self-improvement?

 

你怎么看待自我改善?

 

I love trying to do new things, or learning new skills, I love the feelings of learning something new, it makes me feel like I am a complete person.

 

我喜欢尝试做新的事情,或学习新技能,我喜欢学到新的东西的感觉,这让我觉得自己是一个完整的人。

 

And it doesn't have to be something big either, it could be something small, but still important.

 

而这并不是什么大事,可能微乎其微,但却相当重要。

 

For example, I have been thinking about going to the dentist for a long time,but I get up to courage and actually went the other day.

 

例如,我一直在思考看牙医很长一段时间了,但直到另一天我实际鼓起勇气去。

 

It was nice to finally have my teeth cleaned.

 

很高兴终于可以洗洗我的牙了。

 

Anyway, these things are all related to self-improvement.

 

不管怎样,这些东西都是自我改善。

 

Is there anything at the top of your list of things to do to improve yourself?

 

你脑中想过做什么事情来改善自己吗?

 

Talk about it:

 

谈论下面的话题:

 

What would you like to improve by yourself?

 

你会做什么来改善自己?

 

What can you do to upgrade your life?

 

你能做什么来提高你的生活?

 

It's self-improvement always expensive?

 

自我改善总是价格高昂?

 

What are some low cost ways to improve yourself?

 

有没有什么低成本的方法来改善自己呢?

 

Do you have any relationships that could be improved?

 

你有可能会提高的任何关系吗?

 

How could you improve your home?

 

你怎么能改善你的家?

 

Is there anything you can do to improve your health?

 

你会做什么来改善自己的健康?

 

What do you think of self-help books? have you ever read one?

 

你认为自我帮助的书如何?你读过吗?

 

Do you often think of ways to improve yourself?

 

你会经常想出各种办法来提高自己吗?

1 fixtures   

（房屋等的）固定装置( fixture的名词复数 )； 如（浴盆、抽水马桶）； 固定在某位置的人或物； （定期定点举行的）体育活动

参考例句：

• The insurance policy covers the building and any fixtures contained therein. 保险单为这座大楼及其中所有的设施保了险。
• The fixtures had already been sold and the sum divided. 固定设备已经卖了，钱也分了。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

2 upgrade   

vt.提高，加强，改善；n.提高，改善

参考例句：

• We need to upgrade the status of teachers.我们需要提升老师的地位。
• To upgrade a clerk to manager.将办事员提升为经理。