赖世雄讲英语第三册 Lesson 25 How Can I Improve My Self-esteem 如何提高自尊
Lesson 25 How Can I Improve My Self-esteem 如何提高自尊
Self-esteem isn't something that can be put in a box and hand-ed over like a present.
自尊并不是可以放在盒中送人的礼物，
Instead it is something that is developed and nurtured over a period of time.
而是慢慢发展培养起来的。
Self-esteem is basically how a per-son values him setf or herself.
基本说来自尊就是一个人的自我评价
During a person's teens, it is more important than ever
for them to build their self-esteem. This can be difficult.
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。
A teen with a healthy self-esteem has the ability
to feel good about themselves and their qualities.
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。
They take pride in their achievements and proud of their abilities and skills.
他们以自己的成就、能力和技能为荣。
Self-esteem like many things can be improved ove time.
自尊同其他事物一样，可以通过时间慢慢培养。
It is up to the individual to improve his or her own self-esteem.
它的培养要靠个人的努力。
If a person is aware that they have low self-esteem,
如果一个人能意识到自己自尊不够的话，
then they should also be aware they can make it better.
他们就还应该认识到自己有能力改善这种情况。
The first step is to pinpoint any ares where you may have un-realistic expectations.
提高自尊的第一步就是确定自己有哪些不切实际的愿望。
Do you wish you were taller? Prettier? Ric-her? More popular?
你是不是盼望自己再高些？再漂亮些？更为富有？更有人缘？
It is common for teens to sometimes feel inad-equate among their peers.
青少年很容易在同龄人中感到自己不如别人。
other people naturally may want what other people have.
他们也自然地会渴望拥有别人拥有的一切
However, there are some things that can be changed,
but there are things that will remain the same no matter how hard you try.
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。
Instead of focusing on your shortcomings,
you should try to think about positive aspects about yourself.
不应该是关注你的缺点，而应该考虑自己积极的方面。
For exam-ple, you may not be the prettiest girl in your class,
but you can sing better than anyone else or write a better essay.
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。
One point to temember is that everyone excels at something different
and that as a person, you are always growing, learning and developing.
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。
Self-esteem
自尊心
Doctor, my child is nine years old, and I recently found
that he was constantly telling lies about how he is doing at school.
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。
Is he doing very well at school?
他在学校表现如何？
He is doing OK, but he pretends he is doing much better by telling lies.
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。
What's his problem? This may be complicated.
他这是什么问题？问题可能很复杂，
But I think he may need to build up his self-esteem.
但我想他应该增强自尊心。
How can his he do that?
怎么能做到呢？
There are a lot of ways to help a kid build up self-esteem,
but to begin with, you can try and give him more re-wards.
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。
Rewards will help a children improve self-esteem.
奖励和赏识有助于培养他的自尊心。
