Notes of Text A

1. Learn Self-Confidence：学会自信

Confidence: n.

1) belief in yourself自信，信心

e.g. Tom is a good student, but he lacks confidence in himself. 汤姆是个好学生，但不够自信．

2）the feeling that you can trust sb/sth to be good, work well, or produce good results信任

e.g. We should make your customers have confidence in our products. 我们应该使顾客信赖我们的产品．

gain/ acquire self-confidence,获得自信； have confidence in sb/sth，对．．．有信心

2. (Para.1) Their problem is a linguistic inferiority complex.

inferiority: n. the quality of being not good, or worse than sb/sth.else 劣势，自卑

e.g. Being a working woman, I have a sense of pride and not of inferiority.作为一名职业妇女，我有一种自豪感而不是自卑感．

be inferior to...:比...差　feel inferior:觉得比...差，觉得比不上

e.g. Some people view American wines as inferior in quality to European wines.有些人觉得美国酒没有欧洲酒质量好．

3. (Para.1)...to speak as well as the other person...

as...as: used in comparison同...一样

e.g. It is as white as snow.它象雪一样白．

Jerry knows all this as well as I (do).杰里和我一样，对此十分清楚．

4. (Para.4) Nobody is above mistakes...

above mistakes: so good that no mistake would be made不会犯错的

e.g. You shouldn't scold him for such a minor error, since nobody is above mistakes.你不应该因这样小的错误责备他，没有人能不犯错.

5. (Para. 5) Not until you begin to think in English rather than Chinese can you be said to know the language.

not until +时间状语（从句）+主句: used to say that sth. will happen or someone will do sth. at a particular time or when sth. else happens直到...才...

not until放在句首，主句要倒装

e.g. Not until yesterday did I learn anything about it. 直到昨天我才对这事有所了解。

not until 结构可用于强调句型。
e.g. It wasn't until I got home that I realized I'd lost my wallet.
        直到回到家，我才意识到钱包丢了。

rather than: a phrase meaning "instead of", used when you compare two things or situations 而不是
e.g. I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee.
我想喝冷饮，不想喝咖啡。

6. ( Para. 6 ) Bring the word to your teacher to have it explained more fully.
[ 参考译文 ] 向老师请教，让老师给你更加详尽地讲解生词。

have sth. done

1)to employ sb. to do sth. （让别人）做 ……
e.g. We're going to have our wedding photos enlarged this week.
        我们这周要找人把结婚照放大。

2) to experience or suffer sth. 经历，遭受
e.g. My friend had his bike stolen last week.
        上周我朋友的车被偷了

7. ( Para. 7 ) ... only two or three will remain in the memory.
[ 参考译文 ]…… 你只能记住其中的两三个。
remain: vi.

1) to stay in the same place without moving away 留下，遗留
e.g. We will remain at home.
        我们会留在家里。

2)(usually remain + adv./prep. ) to continue to be in the same state or condition 保持，依然
e.g. You have the right to remain silent.   你有权保持沉默

8. ( Para. 9 ) There's no reason for an able man to convince himself that he can't do what another person has done.
[ 参考译文 ] 一个有能力的人没有理由相信他做不到别人能够做到的事情。

there is no reason for sb. to do sth.: there is not a cause or situation that makes it right or fair for someone to do sth. 某人没有理由做某事

e.g. There is no reason for us not to believe his honesty.
        我们没有理由怀疑他的诚实。

convince: vt. to make sb. feel certain that sth. is true 使相信，使信服

e.g. It will be hard to convince the reader that this is a real story.
        很难让读者相信这是个真实的故事。
       We couldn't convince him of his mistakes.
        我们无法使他明白他的错误。

9. ( Para. 9 ) Therein lies success.
[ 参考译文 ] 成功就在于此。
lie: vi. (lay, lain, lying)

1) to be in a place 位于
e.g. The town lies in a small valley.
        那个镇子位于一个小山谷内。

2) (usually lie + adv./prep. ) to be in a position in which your body is flat on the floor, on a bed, etc. 躺
e.g. We lay on the beach for a couple of hours.
        我们在沙滩上躺了几个小时

Notes of Text B

1.( Para.6 ) Max can be classified as a "communicative" learner, Veronica as" authority-oriented ", Jackie as a "concrete" learner, and Joseph as an "analytical" one.

[ 参考译文 ] 马克斯可以归为 “ 交际型 ” 学习者，维罗妮卡为 “ 遵从权威型 ” 学习者，杰姬为 “ 具体型 ” 学习者，而约瑟夫为 “ 分析型 ” 学习者。

authority-oriented: adj . mainly concerned with experts in a particular subject 尊重权威型的

oriented: adj. mainly concerned with or directed towards a particular group, activity, or situation 以 …… 为方向（目的）的，面向 …… 的

e.g. exam-oriented education 应试教育

      people-oriented 以人为本的

      future-oriented 面向未来的

Notes of Text C

1. ( Para. 1 ) To learn with success is not a very difficult task if some fundamental principles are laid down to be the bases.
[ 参考译文 ] 如果确立一些基本原则并以之为基础，那么要取得学习的成功并不是一件难事。

2. ( Para. 2 ) It makes the foolish wise, the poor rich, and the humble noble.
[ 参考译文 ] 勤奋使愚钝之人聪明，使贫穷之人富有，使卑微之人高贵。

3. ( Para. 2 ) In learning, the work of a diligent fool doubles that of a lazy wit.
[ 参考译文 ] 一个将勤补拙的人在学习上取得的成就双倍于一个聪明但懒惰的人。

4. ( Para. 4 ) Constancy makes success a certainty.
[ 参考译文 ] 持之以恒就必定会成功。

5. ( Para. 4 ) Constant dripping of water wears away a stone.
[ 参考译文 ] 滴水穿石。

6. ( Para.5 ) The habit of keeping a regular time is of extreme importance to successful learning.
[ 参考译文 ] 养成按时学习的习惯对于成功的学习至关重要。