赖世雄学英语第四册 lesson 25

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　　[00:00.00]Lesson 25   How Can I Improve My Self-esteem
[00:12.06]如何提高自尊
[00:24.11]Self-esteem isn't something that can be put in a box and hand-ed over like a present.
[00:29.13]   自尊并不是可以放在盒中送人的礼物，
[00:34.14]Instead it is something that is developed and nurtured¹ over a period of time.
[00:37.92]而是慢慢发展培养起来的。
[00:41.69]Self-esteem is basically how a per-son values him setf or herself.
[00:45.27]基本说来自尊就是一个人的自我评价
[00:48.85]During a person's teens, it is more important than ever
[00:55.09]for them to build their self-esteem. This can be difficult.
[00:58.19]青少年时期是一生中培养自尊的最关键阶段。自尊的培养并非易事。
[01:01.28]A teen with a healthy self-esteem has the ability
[01:07.74]to feel good about themselves and their qualities.
[01:10.41]一个自尊心健康的青少年会对自己感觉良好、并对自己的品格感到满意。
[01:13.09]They take pride in their achievements and proud of their abilities and skills.
[01:17.02]他们以自己的成就、能力和技能为荣。
[01:20.95]Self-esteem like many things can be improved ove time.
[01:24.19]自尊同其他事物一样，可以通过时间慢慢培养。
[01:27.43]It is up to the individual to improve his or her own self-esteem.
[01:31.15]它的培养要靠个人的努力。
[01:34.88]If a person is aware that they have low self-esteem,
[01:37.84]如果一个人能意识到自己自尊不够的话，
[01:40.81]then they should also be aware they can make it better.
[01:43.48]他们就还应该认识到自己有能力改善这种情况。
[01:46.16]The first step is to pinpoint² any ares where you may have un-realistic expectations.
[01:51.40]提高自尊的第一步就是确定自己有哪些不切实际的愿望。
[01:56.64]Do you wish you were taller? Prettier? Ric-her? More popular?
[02:00.41]你是不是盼望自己再高些？再漂亮些？更为富有？更有人缘？
[02:04.19]It is common for teens to sometimes feel inad-equate among their peers³.
[02:08.37]青少年很容易在同龄人中感到自己不如别人。
[02:12.55]other people naturally may want what other people have.
[02:15.58]他们也自然地会渴望拥有别人拥有的一切
[02:18.61]However, there are some things that can be changed,
[02:24.27]but there are things that will remain the same no matter how hard you try.
[02:27.75]然而，有些东西可以改变，但也有些事情是无论如何也无法改变的。
[02:31.22]Instead of focusing on your shortcomings,
[02:36.68]you should try to think about positive aspects about yourself.
[02:39.66]不应该是关注你的缺点，而应该考虑自己积极的方面。
[02:42.64]For exam-ple, you may not be the prettiest girl in your class,
[02:49.12]but you can sing better than anyone else or write a better essay.
[02:52.59]譬如也许你并不是班上最漂亮的女孩，但你拥有最美妙的歌喉，又或许你的文笔最佳。
[02:56.07]One point to temember is that everyone excels⁴ at something different
[03:02.83]and that as a person, you are always growing, learning and developing.
[03:06.51]应该记住每个人都有自己的强项，你也在不断地成长、学习和提高。
[03:10.20]Self-esteem
[03:12.78]自尊心
[03:15.37]Doctor, my child is nine years old, and I recently found
[03:22.32]that he was constantly telling lies about how he is doing at school.
[03:25.95]大夫，我的孩子今年9岁，我最近发现他谈到自己在学校的表现时，总是撒谎。
[03:29.58]Is he doing very well at school?
[03:32.41]他在学校表现如何？
[03:35.25]He is doing OK, but he pretends he is doing much better by telling lies.
[03:39.27]还可以。但他总是通撒谎来假装自己的表现比实际情况要好。
[03:43.29]What's his problem? This may be complicated.
[03:46.53]他这是什么问题？问题可能很复杂，
[03:49.77]But I think he may need to build up his self-esteem.
[03:53.20]但我想他应该增强自尊心。
[03:56.62]How can his he do that?
[03:58.35]怎么能做到呢？
[04:00.09]There are a lot of ways to help a kid build up self-esteem,
[04:07.54]but to begin with, you can try and give him more re-wards.
[04:11.77]有很多办法可以培养孩子的自尊心，在开始阶段，你可以试着多给他一些奖赏。
[04:16.00]Rewards will help a children improve self-esteem.
[04:19.62]奖励和赏识有助于培养他的自尊心。
[04:23.24]Self-esteem
[04:28.11]自尊心
[04:32.98]Doctor, my child is nine years old, and I recently found
[04:40.92]that he was constantly telling lies about how he is doing at school.
[04:44.46]大夫，我的孩子今年9岁，我最近发现他谈到自己在学校的表现时，总是撒谎。
[04:48.00]Is he doing very well at school?
[04:50.78]他在学校表现如何？
[04:53.56]He is doing OK, but he pretends he is doing much better by telling lies.
[04:57.80]还可以。但他总是通撒谎来假装自己的表现比实际情况要好。
[05:02.03]What's his problem? This may be complicated.
[05:05.27]他这是什么问题？问题可能很复杂，
[05:08.51]But I think he may need to build up his self-esteem.
[05:11.93]但我想他应该增强自尊心。
[05:15.35]How can his he do that?
[05:17.04]怎么能做到呢？
[05:18.72]There are a lot of ways to help a kid build up self-esteem,
[05:26.66]but to begin with, you can try and give him more re-wards.
[05:30.89]有很多办法可以培养孩子的自尊心，在开始阶段，你可以试着多给他一些奖赏。
[05:35.12]Rewards will help a children improve self-esteem.
[05:38.81]奖励和赏识有助于培养他的自尊心。