如何准备第一次-忘记别人怎么想

 How to Prepare for the First Time at Anything

 

 

Forget what others think

 

 

In order to decrease the stress you feel about your first time, just forget what others are thinking of you.

 

 

First, many people don't really care that much if you happen to fail at something. If you are open about your inexperience, they are most likely to forgive your inability to perform well.

 

 

Second, remember that others have also started from"zero" as well (driving a car, giving a public speech, going out fora date, etc.).

 

 

Third, focus¹ on your own performance — not onothers. For instance², if you're going to be running in your first marathon³ every your goal is just to pass the finish line, not to run a new world record.

 

 

1 focus   

n.焦点，焦距；vi.聚焦，注视；vt.使聚焦，调焦，集中

参考例句：

• She was the focus of everyone's attention.她是大家注意的焦点。
• The noise made it hard for me to focus on work.噪音让我无法集中注意力工作。

2 instance   

n.例，例证，实例

参考例句：

• Can you quote me a recent instance?你能给我举一个最近的例子吗？
• He's a greedy boy,yesterday,for instance,he ate all our biscuits!他是个贪吃的孩子――比如，他昨天把我们的饼干都吃了！

3 marathon   

n.长距离赛跑；需要耐力的比赛；(M-)马拉松

参考例句：

• I'm hoping to be in the marathon next year.我希望明年能参加马拉松赛。
• The meeting was a bit of a marathon.这次会议有点马拉松赛的味道。