了解恐惧

Understand Your Fears

常速 | 六级 偏易 | 312词 | 2min1s

刘立军供稿

Part I. QUESTIONS

Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each question you hear.

Q1. According to the text, what is a common belief about building self-confidence?

A. It can be built quickly.

B. It is an inborn trait.

C. It is constructed over time.

D. It does not require effort.

Q2. What is the first step suggested in the text for someone to understand their fears?

A. Facing the fears directly.

B. Practising how to be more confident.

C. Trying to eliminate all the fears immediately.

D. Observing the way they talk to themselves.

Q3. Why do mistakes often seem to last longer than they should?

A. Because they are usually serious.

B. Because people tend to exaggerate them.

C. Because they indicate a lack of ability.

D. Because they cannot be corrected.

Q4. What central idea is highlighted in the discussion of self-confidence and making mistakes?

A. Making mistakes is an inevitable part of life.

B. Self-confidence fades when faced with too many challenges.

C. Overcoming difficulties can enhance a person's self-confidence.

D. Confidence is less important than the ability to avoid errors.

Q5. What can be inferred about the role of resilience in building self-confidence from the text?

A. It provides a sense of security and recovery ability.

B. It is less important than facing fears directly.

C. It is necessary to avoid making any mistakes.

D. It is only useful for dealing with minor setbacks.

Part II. TRANSCRIPT

Understand Your Fears

There’s a reason most people know roughly how long it took to build Rome. It wasn’t built in a day, that’s for sure. Regardless, there’s a reason that turn of phrase is so well-known. (Q1) Like an empire, your self-confidence is built; brick by brick, action by action, day by day. Time spent waiting for confidence to arrive is time wasted. However, it’s wrong to assume that mere knowledge of that will do anything in boosting self-confidence. One of the most significant challenges facing anyone struggling with their confidence is dealing with any fears.

One of the most effective fear-conquering methods is to face them head-on, but first fears must be understood. (Q2) Start with watching how you talk to yourself. Treat it as an experiment by practising the fears that originate from a lack of self-confidence. Note how you talk to yourself when faced with something that scares you, and perhaps most importantly, how you feel.

originate from: 源于……

When you’re able to see how you are when forced to confront fears, you can go about putting effort toward mending them. A simple but effective thing to remember is that mistakes will pass. (Q3) Self-confidence is quick to fade when a person views a pillar of their life as insufficient, so it’s easy to latch on to mistakes and blow them out of proportion. However, while mistakes can feel damaging in the moment, they often last longer because of how we react.

latch on to: 抓住……不放

(Q4) Making mistakes will only serve to boost your confidence. The more trials and tribulations you come through, the more confident you’ll feel. (Q5) That sense of resilience is a fundamental part of establishing confidence in the long run, as it provides an extra layer of security - a knowledge that you have the power to bounce back from whatever life throws your way.

tribulation n. 忧患；苦难；磨难；痛苦

resilience n. 快速恢复的能力；适应力

After all, mistakes fade, events pass, and time moves forward.

Part III. KEY

Q1. C. 细节题。文本中提到：“Like an empire, your self-confidence is built; brick by brick, action by action, day by day.” 意为：“你的自信，就像帝国一样，是通过日复一日的积累，一砖一瓦，一点一滴地构筑起来的。” 这表明作者认为建立自信是需要时间的。因此答案为C。

Q2. D. 细节题。文章建议：“Start with watching how you talk to yourself.” 意为：“从观察你如何与自己交流开始。” 这说明了理解恐惧的第一步是观察个人与自己沟通的方式。因此答案为D。

Q3. B. 细节题。文本中指出：“...blow them out of proportion ... mistakes often last longer because of how we react.” 意为：“并将其夸大……错误之所以看似持续更长的时间，是因为我们的反应。” 说明错误似乎持续时间过长是因为人们倾向于夸大其词。因此答案为B。

Q4. C. 主旨题。文本提到：“Making mistakes will only serve to boost your confidence. The more trials and tribulations you come through, the more confident you’ll feel.” 意为：“犯错误只会有助于增强你的自信。你经历的考验和磨难越多，你就会越有自信。” 明确表明克服困难可以提高一个人的自信心。因此答案为C。

Q5. A. 推理题。根据文本，“That sense of resilience...provides an extra layer of security - a knowledge that you have the power to bounce back from whatever life throws your way.” 意为：“这种韧性……提供了额外的安全保障——一种知识，即一种你知道无论生活给你带来什么挑战，你都有力量反弹回来的知识。” 这表明韧性在建立自信时提供了一种安全感和恢复能力。因此答案为A。

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