生詞
lousy adj. very bad (informal) 非常糟糕的
What lousy weather! 天氣多糟糕！
archrival n. a principal rival 主要對(duì)手
overtime = extra time 加時(shí)賽
mortify vt.使窘迫，使羞愧
To mortify someone to cause them extreme embarrassment. Your mother may not have been trying to mortify you when she showed up at senior prom with a bunch of unicorn balloons but she did.
take sth in stride 從容應(yīng)對(duì)
a good/bad judge of sth 對(duì)某事物判斷力很好/很差的人
admonition n.勸告
Bring a skateboard to school is a great way to get an admonition from a teacher? not ride it down the halls. An admonition is advice with a hint of scolding, a warning not to do sth.
unyeilding adj.堅(jiān)定的，不屈從的
unyeilding admonitions 直言不諱的勸告
delude vt.欺騙针贬，哄騙
miraculously 奇跡般地
set/ put sb straight 某人正確了解事實(shí)喊积，使某人弄清楚情況
impediment n.口吃
a speech impediment 講話結(jié)巴
stammer n.口吃
have a stammer
comical adj.滑稽的
stuttering n.口吃
confidante n. A female confidant 女性密友
masonry n.磚石建筑
plus cn.優(yōu)勢椰拒，好處
depot n.火車小站
blarney n.愛爾蘭口語 奉承話逊朽，胡扯
baloney n.胡扯
junkie n.吸毒者
scrappy adj.好爭斗的罕伯；爭強(qiáng)好勝的
jock cn.運(yùn)動(dòng)男
cabby vi.當(dāng)高爾夫球童
scarce adj.缺乏的
jackass n.傻瓜
foreman n.工頭
highlight n.最精彩的部分
comb vt. 搜尋
returnable adj.可回收的
empties n.空瓶子
deprived adj.貧困的
bleachers n.露天坐臺(tái)
pew n.教堂長凳
paste vt.黏貼
clipping n.剪報(bào)
scrapbook 剪貼本
disciplinarian? n. 崇尚紀(jì)律者
whack vt.猛打
pedestal n.底座
murky adj.河水臟的
搭配
badly wanted to do sth 非常想
had score a couple of goals 進(jìn)了幾個(gè)球
to work overtime 加班
overtime pay 加班費(fèi)
was mortified in front of my friends 當(dāng)著朋友的被羞辱
the most influential person in my life 我人生中最有影響力的人
take defeat in stride 從容應(yīng)對(duì)失敗
leadership style: a way of getting the best out of people 領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力:
take defeat in stride 從容應(yīng)對(duì)失敗
a very good judge of character 很善于判斷人的性格
she always had ...
was extremely compassionate to friends 對(duì)朋友極有同情心
wouldn't hesitate to do stn 不會(huì)猶豫做
held a grudge against sb 怨恨某人
motivate people by alternately hugging and kicking them 用獎(jiǎng)懲交替來激勵(lì)
relentlessly follow up on people to make sure things get done 確保任務(wù)完成要不斷跟進(jìn)
the insights she drilled into me
insisted on facing the facts of a situation 堅(jiān)持去面對(duì)實(shí)際情況
Don't kid yourself 不要自欺欺人
There are no shortcuts. 沒有捷徑可走。
the need to excel 超越的需要
be toguh with sb 嚴(yán)厲
cheacked constantly to see if sb did sth不斷查看某人是做了
work away on sth 不停工作
You better not do sth until you've done sth
to itch for the chance to do sth 渴望得到做某事的機(jī)會(huì)
the baseball diamond 棒球場
the hockey rink 冰球場
the golf course 高爾夫球場
Confidence gives you courage and extend your reach. It lets you take greater risks and achiece far more than you ever thought possible. 自信能給你勇氣叽讳，擴(kuò)展你的能力范圍追他。讓你冒更大的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，獲得遠(yuǎn)超出那些你認(rèn)為可能的岛蚤。
Building self-confidence in others is a huge part of leadership. It comes from providing opportunities and challenges for people to do things they never imagined they could do—rewarding them after each success in every way possible. 在其他人身上建立自信是領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力的重要部分邑狸。通過提供機(jī)會(huì)和挑戰(zhàn)，讓人們做他們覺得不能想象的事涤妒，在任何可能的成功后单雾，獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)他們。
served up the perfect excuse for my stuttering 為我的口吃提供了完美的借口
“No one’s tongue could keep up with a brain like yours.” 沒有人的舌頭能趕上你聰明的腦袋她紫。
I was amazed to see that 我驚訝的看到
on the basketball squad 在籃球隊(duì)中
three-quaters the size of sth 的四分之三大
I wasn't born with a silver spoon. I have something better-tons of love. 我不是晗著金湯匙出生硅堆。
a modest house 樸素的房子
commuter line 通勤線
get a kick out of 感到愉快 ; 從中得到樂趣
get a kick out of knowing 很高興知道
sth that he always thought of as his own 認(rèn)為是他自己
During every rush hour 在每個(gè)高峰時(shí)刻
traded smiles and hellos with passengers
cheerful disposition 性格開朗
would often contrast with 經(jīng)常跟什么相反
withdrawn behavior 內(nèi)向的行為
put in an amount of time or effort 投入 (時(shí)間、精力
put in forty hours? 干夠四十小時(shí)
put in time and effort
put in long hours
never missed a way of work 從不缺勤
Rarely would he get home before seven at night 很少會(huì)在晚上七點(diǎn)回家
a bundle of newspaper
become a lifelong addiction 成了一輩子的癮
I'm a news junkie to this day 至今
would last a lifetime 持續(xù)一輩子
So with his push, I did sth
was incredibly dependent on 非常依賴
struck down everyone 打到每個(gè)人
in my early teens 在我十幾歲歲
were late coming home
a work ethic 職業(yè)道德
walk downtown 走去市中心
led to intense rivalries 導(dǎo)致激烈的競爭行為
won the championship 獲得冠軍稱號(hào)
the leading scorer 主要得分手
to strip naked 脫光
a secluded spot 與世隔絕的地方
sneak off to 偷溜到
at the crack of dawn 在破曉
I also got early exposure to people who had achieved some level of success. 很早有機(jī)會(huì)認(rèn)識(shí)獲得一定成功的人士
worked a number of jobs 干了很多工作
sell sth on commission 拿抽成(傭金)買東西
board the train 坐上火車
had a full day ahead of us 還有一整天
before returning home 回家之前
I felt deprived. 感到窮困
without ever taking any of the credit 不要求任何的功勞
a devout Catholic 一個(gè)虔誠的天主教徒
An altar boy 祭壇男孩
sat me down 讓我坐下
was forced out a confession 強(qiáng)迫坦白
as a penance for his sins 作為對(duì)他所犯罪惡的補(bǔ)贖
