Lesson 8 Don’t Lose the Child That Stll Lives Within You

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Life is so short……You never know when this beautful journey will be over, so why waste a single second on being so full of rigidity?Here is a quote by Souza, which I think says it all and is a great recipe for life：

“Dance as though no one is watching you, love as though you have never been hurt before, sing as though no one can hear you, live as though heaven is on earth.”

When we were kids, we had no idea of what limitatons were and we had no care in the world so we could do things without worrying about how we appeared to others. However, as we grew up, we lost that childlike innocence.

So don't lose the child that stll lives within you. The next tme you feel down, go turn on your favorite song, and sing and dance along like there is no tomorrow.Or watch something that makes you laugh.Laughter is the best medicine to whatever fails you and nothing is beter than laughing so hard that your stomach hurts.Trust me, you will feel a whole lot beter, and who doesn't want to feel good?

词汇详解

1.kid[kɪd]n.小孩；年轻人v.开玩笑；哄骗；嘲弄

典型例句

The kid dug a tunnel in the sand.

小孩在沙堆里挖了一个地道。

最常用法

kid sb.取笑某人

联想记忆

baby n.婴儿

child n.小孩

adult n.成年人

2.lose[luːz]v.丢失；失败；亏损；迷失

典型例句

The truth is that we’re so focused on what we are doing

that we often lose sight of where we are going.

其实，我们经常过于专注眼前的事情，而看不到前进的方向。

最常用法

lose face　丢面子

lose a battle　打败仗

lose one's way　迷路

lose weight　减肥

lose oneself　迷失方向，迷路

lose sight of　看不见，忽略，忘记

be lost in thought　深思

联想记忆

loss n.遗失；丧失；损失；失败

lost adj.迷路的；丢失的；错过的

loser n.失败者；输家；遗失者

win v.赢；获胜；获得

gain v.获得

3.down[daʊn]adv.向下prep.沿着……而下adj.向下的；消沉的

典型例句

I’ve been feeling down since I lost my job.

自从失去工作后，我的情绪一直处于低潮。

最常用法

down the street　沿街道

联想记忆

downward adv.向下

up adv.向上；起来；上升　prep.向上　adj.向上的；上行的

glad adj.高兴的；乐意的

happy adj.高兴的；幸福的

4.trust[trʌst]n.信任；信托vi.信任

典型例句

You must trust in your own judgement.

你得相信自己的判断力。

最常用法

trust in God　信仰上帝

联想记忆

trusting adj.轻信的

trustful adj.相信的；信任的

believe v.相信；认为

参考阅读

不要丢失你心中那份纯真

人生何其短暂……你不会知道这美好的征程何时会结束，那么，为什么要浪费一分一秒，让自己变得棱角分明？这里引用索萨的话，我觉得他一语中的，是人生的一大秘方：

跳舞吧，就像没有人欣赏一样，

去爱吧，就像没有受到伤害一样，

唱歌吧，就像没有人倾听一样，

生活吧，就像今天是最后一天一样。

当我们还是孩子，我们天不怕，地不怕，无忧无虑，所以我们可以不在乎自己在别人眼中的形象去做事情。然而，当我们长大，我们失去了那种天真烂漫。

所以，不要丢失你心中那份纯真。下次你感到沮丧时，去打开你最爱的那首歌吧，随之歌唱起舞，就像没有明天一样。或者看点能让你笑的东西。笑声是除去任何烦恼的良方，没有什么比笑到肚子疼更好的事了。相信我，你会好受很多，谁又不想让自己好受呢？

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