每天进步一点点

彩虹玫瑰

Sorry , Vincent, i'm busy these days, i'll go on several days later.

owl

以下是引用霍克在2005-5-29 12:33:27的发言：

obstinate =stubborn

Precisely, there is a slight difference.

stubborn: 固执的

obstinate: 顽固的

owl

Who is wearing rose-colored glasses?

Who can tell what it means?

安非

may be, it means :那个戴着玫瑰色眼镜的是谁？

i thought so,for my english is poor too.

彩虹玫瑰

以下是引用安非在2005-7-26 22:00:52的发言：

may be, it means :那个戴着玫瑰色眼镜的是谁？

i thought so,for my english is poor too.

I think it won't be that meaning.... ' cause Mr. Owl is so cute,it must be a joke that he made.

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Owl

"Rose-colored glasses" means:

Putting the most favorable construction upon actions events and people and expecting the best possible outcome when common sense dictates this isn't possible or the reality is that it isn't happening; refusing to take action when you should and just hoping for the best.; denying what you're experiencing.

It means you are being too optimistic.

Comparisons of being optimistic vs. Wearing rose-colored glasses:

Taking action to make things change vs. Hoping things will change

Demanding respect vs. Wishing someone would treat you better

Making your dreams come true vs. Just dreaming

For example, Randolph approached his sales job with optimism and enthusiasm. He expected to close sales and didn't let rejection get him down. He considered each rejection one step closer to a sale.

If he didn't get a sale, or had a big disappointment, he distracted himself, did something fun, and didn't consider it anything personal about himself or his capabilities. Then he tried again. He attributed a failure to something not personal, not permanent, and not pervasive.

He had an optimistic attitude, especially in performance situations, but he worked on his skills too. He was in touch with reality.

However, when Melanie got sick, she just hoped it would go away and didn't see a doctor. When someone mistreated her she wished it away, or convinced herself that she was misperceiving, or pretended it wasn't happening.

When it became apparent her company was failing and that most would be fired, everyone started to interview for a new job except Melanie. She kept thinking it wouldn't happen and everything would work out well. This was flying in the face of reality.

When you use learned optimism instead of rose-colored glasses you know when to continue and when not to. Learned optimism is the facilitator of all the emotional intelligence competencies and makes your life work better.

Wearing rose-colored glasses keeps you out of touch with reality, and unable to be proactive or responsive when you need to.

Wearing rose-colored glasses=看事情只看好的一面；过分乐观.

安非

good.

牛仔

I should keep it in mind the pabulum one floor a day ...

or I will be in indigestion.

there is a gooood place to practice English,for there are so many talents who can speak fluent and 地道的 English, at present, I just can read your words ,and I hope to speak the words like yours in the coming day. And thanks for your self-giving irrigation, it is not the pure water, but honeydew!

BTW, someone who can help me 地道的...

香孜

learn sth new from Owl, so wonderful thing, are u ascholar, Owl?[em15]

彩虹玫瑰

以下是引用香孜在2005-7-29 13:30:49的发言：
learn sth new from Owl, so wonderful thing, are u ascholar, Owl?[em15]

he must be a professional web worm...

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