双语美文：关于自信女性的8个误解

 　　Confident women are amazing, brave, independent, strong and assertive¹. They know what they want and get it by all means. Before judging confident women, remember these 8 misconceptions about strong girls.

　　自信的女性妙不可言，她们勇敢独立、坚强果敢。她们知道自己的需求、拼尽全力去追求。对自信的女性评头论足前，记得先看看以下八条人们对自信女性的误读。

　　1. They're not sensitive

　　1、不敏感

　　Many believe confident women are totally selfish and self-centered. In fact, confident women have weak moments too. They can be as sensitive as any other person can be.

　　许多人认为自信的女性只关心自己、以自我为中心。事实上，自信的女子也有脆弱的时候，她们也和别人一样敏感。

　　2. They don't like compliments²

　　2、不爱褒奖

　　Any woman – be she strong or weak – loves praises and compliments. Confident women want to be praised and they deserve³ beautiful words.

　　所有女性，不论坚强还是脆弱，都爱表扬与恭维。自信的女子想要褒扬，因为她们配得上言语称颂。

　　3. They know absolutely everything

　　3、无所不知

　　Yes, confident women are smart and intelligent but they there are something they don't know about. No matter how hard you try, you can't know everything. Confident women are not afraid to accept their mistakes. They learn from them and don't make them twice. Reading is one of their best hobbies but it doesn't mean they are nerds. They are fun and interesting to hang out with.

　　是的，自信的女子聪慧机敏，但还是有些东西是她们不知道的。不论你怎样努力，你都不可能无所不知。自信的女子不怕承认她们的错误，她们从中吸取教训，不再犯第二次。她们爱阅读，但不是说她们就是书呆子了。和她们一起出去玩很带劲。

　　4. They're not afraid of anything

　　4、无所畏惧

　　Fear doesn't choose whom to strike. It strikes everyone. Confident women dread⁴ to become weak or broken. When a confident woman faces a challenge or a failure, though, she becomes stronger and her faith helps her move mountains and become more successful.

　　恐惧本身并不会选择谁会收到影响，它影响所有人。自信的女子害怕变脆弱、害怕变得不堪一击。遇到困难和挑战时，她们变得更坚强，信念助其排除万难，走向成功。

　　5. They don't care about other people's opinions

　　5、不在意他人观点

　　There's a difference between worrying about what others will think or say about you and paying attention to other people's opinions. Confident women do whatever they want to do because they don't let others prevent them from being who they are. Girls with weak willpower, on the contrary, let others control their actions.

　　担忧他人所思所说与在意他人的观点是有所区别的。自信的女性做她们想做的事，是因为不想让别人阻止她们做自己。相反，意志力薄弱的女孩让别人左右自己的行为。

　　6. They never get hurt.

　　6、不会受伤害

　　Strong women get hurt too. They feel pain – they are not cold. They all have kind hearts. Whether it's someone's death, a breakup or a discharge⁵, they feel it all. They feel lost, frustrated⁶, and depressed⁷.

　　坚强的女性也会受伤害。她们能感知痛苦，她们并不冰冷。她们都有仁慈的心。如有人身故、分手或遭解雇，她们都会感知。她们会迷失、会受挫也会情绪低落。

　　7. They can't love

　　7、不会爱

　　Even though strong women have trouble expressing their true feelings, they can love. They love animals, people, nature and job. They love life. They deserve to be loved. Instead of moaning⁸ and judging, boost⁹ your own confidence.

　　尽管厉害的女性表达真情实感时会有困难，但她们懂得爱。她们爱动物、爱人、爱大自然与工作;她们爱生活。她们值得爱。不要自怨自艾、评头品足了，鼓起勇气、增强信心。

　　8. They're self-absorbed

　　8、自我沉醉

　　Just because confident women walk with their heads high and believe in their strength and abilities doesn’t mean they are self-absorbed. Strong women respect others and try to help and inspire them to live a better life.

　　仅仅因为自信女性昂首阔步、相信自己的能力并不意味着她们自我沉醉。坚强的女性尊重他人，并且帮助他人、启迪他人过更好的生活。

1 assertive   

adj.果断的，自信的，有冲劲的

参考例句：

• She always speaks an assertive tone.她总是以果断的语气说话。
• China appears to have become more assertive in the waters off its coastline over recent years.在近些年，中国显示出对远方海洋的自信。

2 compliments   

n.问候，道贺，致意；赞美（话）( compliment的名词复数 )；向…送礼以表示敬意；问候；致意v.表扬，恭维( compliment的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He ladles out compliments to everyone, but he's not really sincere. 他见人就大加吹捧，但并非出于诚意。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• You pay her a few compliments and she immediately rises above herself. 你只要稍许赞扬她几句，她即会沾沾自喜。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 deserve   

vt.应受，值得；vi. 应受报答，值得受赏

参考例句：

• You really deserve a good beating,you naughty boy.你这个调皮孩子真该打。
• I do not deserve all the praises bestowed upon me.我不配得到这些赞扬。

4 dread   

vt.担忧，忧虑；惧怕，不敢；n.担忧，畏惧

参考例句：

• We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
• Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。

5 discharge   

vt.释放；排出；vi.排出，放电；n.释放；排出

参考例句：

• The water pipes discharge freely.水管畅流。
• Some factories in this locality still discharge waste water into the river.这一地区有些工厂仍把废水排入河中。

6 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

8 moaning   

v.呻吟，悲叹( moan的现在分词 )；抱怨；发出萧萧声

参考例句：

• They were moaning over the death of their father. 他们正在哀悼他们的父亲。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She's always moaning that she has too much work to do. 她总是抱怨她有太多的事要做。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 boost   

n.鼓励，激励，提高；v.鼓励，使增强信心

参考例句：

• This will be a great boost to the economy.这对于经济发展将是一个巨大的促进。
• These changes will help to boost share prices.这些变化将有助于提高股票价格。