How Laughing at Yourself Makes You Attractive
Have you ever embarrassed yourself in public and got laughed at for it?
●Laughing at yourself means accepting who you really are. You may feel bad about yourself because of past misfortune. However, it’s normal to be imperfect. What’s important is that you should be honest with yourself about who you are.
●Laughing at yourself helps increase your confidence. When you are able to stay optimistic and laugh at yourself, you are likely to be more successful in life.
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Just remember that humans all make mistakes. So instead of blaming yourself, try to think of your mistakes in a positive way and accept yourself just as you are.
| A．Laughing at yourself makes you popular. |
| B．Accept yourself despite your imperfections. |
| C．You don’t need to take yourself seriously all the time. |
| D．Chances are that we all have these kinds of experiences. |
| E．Learn to laugh at yourself and you will be more attractive. |
| F．Laughing at yourself changes an ideal image of yourself. |
| G．This is because laughing at yourself contributes to your mental health. |
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Oh, how I wish you could see what I see now. I’m older, and life has made me wiser. Nothing is the way I thought it would be. It’s so much better.
When I look back, I see you as one person but I know there were two of you: one that the world saw and the private one that only you knew. I remember the nights and days filled with worry, sadness, and confusion. I remember being both of you. I remember the smile I would show to my friends and then I remember the tears no one knew that I cried behind my closed bedroom door.
Oh, how I wish I knew that everything would be okay someday. But, I probably wouldn’t have believed it at the time.
Oh, how I remember those teenage years as the most painful years of my life. Living under a microscope. Everything was magnified (放大). I know it’s hard to believe, but your teenage feelings, friendships, family, and appearance are way out of proportion (比例). You think that whatever happens will stay that way forever. Nothing is farther from the truth.
Steve Carrell said it best in Little Miss Sunshine after Paul Dano told him that he just wants to go to sleep and wake up when he’s 18. Steve Carrell answered, “What? High school — those are your prime suffering years. They don’t get better suffering than that.” “Do you know Marcel Proust? He had a painful life. He gets to the end of his life and he looks back and decides that all those years he suffered, those were the best years of his life because they made him who he was. All those years when he was happy, you know ... a total waste. He didn’t learn a thing. Sleep until you’re 18? Think of the suffering you’ll miss.”
It’s hard to believe, but it’s true. Your teenage years were the best suffering of your life. Those painful breakups, lonely nights, and tears cried are the times that make you stronger, smarter and sculpt (塑造) you to become the rock-solid adult that you will become.
1. Who might be the writer of the letter?| A．Paul Dano. | B．Marcel Proust. | C．An adult. | D．A teenager. |
| A．nothing stays the same | B．teenage feelings are easy to hurt |
| C．everything remains unchanged | D．teenage years are hard to tolerate |
| A．Adolescence is disappointing. | B．Adolescence promotes personal growth. |
| C．Blaming others is meaningless. | D．Sleeping late benefits teenagers’ health. |
| A．It is never too late to learn. | B．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
| C．Actions speak louder than words. | D．There is a rainbow after every storm. |
【推荐2】When you are dissatisfied with your current situation, sometimes you doubt yourself. Maybe you reflect on yourself from time to time: What kind of person am I? Have I become the person I want to be?
Take a good look at yourself. When you do, you might realize that you aren’t what you want to be in life.
Make significant changes. When Gretchen Rubin, the former chief of the Yale Law Journal, realized her true dream was to become a writer, she quit her job. And, today, she is a best-selling author, with her website attracting 275,000 visitors per month.
Find support. In the journey of life, support is often what keeps us going. It helps us stay strong and move forward. Life coach, author and motivational speaker Tony Robbins has said, “
| A．Make time for yourself |
| B．Set reasonable and influential goals |
| C．Who you surround yourself with is who you become |
| D．She suggests making some changes to find the true you |
| E．Not reaching the level you want in life may be discouraging |
| F．Here are some techniques that help you discover your true self |
| G．Self-reflection rarely helps make sense of your place in the world |
【推荐3】After over a decade of faithful service my old desktop computer finally died. It simply wouldn’t start. With no computer repair places open my daughter talked me into purchasing a new laptop to replace it. What followed was two days of pure frustration. It was like going from driving an old Model T Ford to flying the Space Shuttle.
After my daughter set it up, I looked for the old e-mail program I used to use, only to find that it wasn’t on this model. When I tried to download the older version again it wouldn’t work. I also had a terrible time downloading my old word processing program again. Then there were some difficulties of transferring all of my old stories that I had saved on a jump drive. The laptop computer’s fancy new programs were an icon minefield that I had to navigate. Each time I accidentally touched one of them it changed everything on my screen and I had to work hard to figure out how to change them back. In the end I had screwed up the settings so badly that I asked my daughter to do a reset so we could start over. Finally after two days I think we have set up the new computer to do the few simple things I need it to do so I can ignore the thousand other functions that I have no use for. I only hope it will work as long and faithfully as my old desktop did.
One thing I did learn from all of this is that when it comes to computers and life I want to keep things simple, simple, simple. Life is simple. Love is simple. It is we who make things complicated. Take some time today then to turn off your electronics and turn on your heart. Be a person, not a program. Be yourself, not your “Selfie”. Fill your days with purpose, your years with happiness, and your life with love.
1. What was the author’s old computer’s problem?| A．It was slow to function. | B．It crashed completely. |
| C．It was out of date. | D．It kept restarting. |
| A．She couldn’t forget her old computer. |
| B．She regretted not repairing her old computer. |
| C．She didn’t buy a more advanced computer. |
| D．She had difficulty using the new computer. |
| A．Useful. | B．Unnecessary. |
| C．Disappointing. | D．Challenging. |
| A．To explain her requirements for computers. |
| B．To stress the importance of technology. |
| C．To show the development of electronics. |
| D．To express her attitude to life. |
【推荐1】Growing up I remember my weekly "career" announcements. Anchor woman, flight attendant and teacher, among many, many others. Each week I heard “you can do that. You will be good at that”.
Throughout life, I learned that not everyone believed in me the way my mom and dad believed in me.
Most often when we think of what passes from one generation to the next it consists of artifacts and genes.
I will pass these words on and I know they will carry on for each generation to come.
| A．It was during those times I would hear those words the loudest |
| B．These words will be passed along from generation to generation |
| C．With many things to worry about. |
| D．it is common to lose your things on the way. |
| E．After all I CAN do that! |
| F．That was my mom and dad |
| G．as well as my co-workers that same message |
【推荐2】Ask most people which day of the week they fear the most and the answer is likely to be Monday. The first day of the working week can make us experience a sense of tiredness or fatigue.
Some consider the term, pseudo-science, saying that there is no such thing as a 24-hour depression.
Fortunately, we don’t have to suffer that on Monday, not if we remember: we all have our good days and our bad days, and those aren’t for the calendar (日历) to decide.
| A．The most depressing day of the year is the third Monday in January. |
| B．Actually it’s common to feel a bit depressed for several times in a year. |
| C．But most people know that the Monday blues can be very real. |
| D．That’s why the feeling is described as the Monday blues. |
| E．The term is not even scientifically true, with basically no evidence. |
| F．These can have a negative impact on our performance, productivity and the people around. |
| G．In fact, it’s actually a good opportunity to check in on our mental health. |
【推荐3】Parents. teachers, and anyone who regularly deals with teenagers know how difficult the adolescent(青春期的) years can be. Adolescents have always been known to do wild-even dangerous-things. This was thought to be due to the foolishness of youth. Now a study on the development of the brain has led to a new theory of why teens act the way they do.
Recently, scientists discovered that though our brains are almost at their full size by age 6. they are far from fully developed. Only during adolescence do our brains truly “grow up.” During this time, they go through great changes, like a computer system being upgraded. This “upgrade“ was once thought to be finished by a t age 12. Now, scientists have concluded that our brains continue to change until age 25. Such changes make us better at balancing our impulses (冲动) with the need to follow rules. However, a still-developing brain does this awkwardly. The result, scientists claim, is the unexpected behavior seen in teenagers.
The studies confirm that teens are more likely to take risks and behave in extreme ways. Fortunately, the news isn’t all negative. As brain scientists point out, the teen brain inspires such behavior in order to help teenagers prepare for adult life.
One way the brain does this is by changing the way teens measure risk and reward (回报). Researchers found that when teens think about rewards, their brains give off the chemicals that create pleasure. Researchers believe this makes the rewards outweigh the risks, and makes teens feel the excitement of new experiences.
Unfortunately, this hunt for rewards can sometimes lead teens to make bad decisions. However, it also means that teens are more likely to try new things or to be independent. The findings suggest that in the long run, the impulses of the teen brains are what help teens leave their parents’ care and live their own lives successfully.
1. What is the main purpose of the text?| A．To describe an experiment on the brains of teenagers. |
| B．To explain how teenagers’ brains affect their behavior. |
| C．To introduce a new discovery on teenagers’ intelligence. |
| D．To suggest that teenagers think differently from their parents. |
| A．They are at full size by age 6 |
| B．They begin to upgrade at age 12. |
| C．They are fully developed at age 18. |
| D．They finish developing at age 25. |
| A．The negative side of the research is not understood. |
| B．The way the teen brain works has some advantages. |
| C．The latest news of the research should be provided. |
| D．The impulses of a teenage brain should be controlled. |
| A．Changing into the adult pattern |
| B．Starting to weigh risk and reward |
| C．Creating connections with success |
| D．Giving off chemicals that create pleasure. |
| A．An independent brain. | B．A successful life |
| C．The role of parents in life | D．The rewards of findings |
