chapter three: TASTING FAME
I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me 活出你想要的， 而不是别人眼中的。
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回顾本章
【1】How did the author’s life change after he became famous?
His friends and family called him madly. The media asked for interview and show. Strangers in the street recognized him. Even more, fabulous chances to splendid future seemed to embrace him.
【2】Why did the author reject Tony Hsieh, his personal hero’s job invitation?
Because he was uneasy about it and didn’t feel ready for it.
【3】Do you have any regrets caused by fear of rejection? Please share with us.
Maybe. Some could be good while some bad. I do not know.
学习单词
1）
She transcended her position in life
surpass = transcend, 还有个形容词，超常的，transcendant = outstanding
No party could transcend that one.
2）
There were heartfelt comments about customer interaction and customer service
平常我们说“走心的”评论，就是这个词，“心都感觉到了”
His words are heartfelt ones.
3）
But I also felt dumbfounded, not just by her request, but by everything that washappening to me
这个词出现两次了，使惊呆，使惊讶，字面意思“找到的时候都哑了”
4）
“What you are doing is fabulous
特别的，非凡的，这句话特别适合赞叹你朋友，还有个词，gorgeous
What you said just now is fabulous.
5）
I desperately wanted to get some advice onrunning my fledgling start-up.
fledge, 及物动词，（幼鸟）长出飞羽
fledged 羽翼丰满的，比喻为新上任的
fledging 羽翼未丰的，初出茅庐的
A fledging young freshman.
6）
When the crowd started to thin
thin这次是变瘦的意思，说cowd变瘦了，就是人潮变窄，人逐渐走光了
The crowd in the street began to thin.
7）
Many people who had come to the city duringthe boom were devastated by the bust
breast是胸，bust是胸围，作动词是分开裂开，名词是经济萧条，形容词是“破产的”
No one like to talk the bust.
8）
I find while watching some of your videoson YouTube that I am squirming alongwith you
身体紧张而摆动，这句话在是一位读者的评论里，说他自己看YouTube上面的视频时，身体随着情节里主角的遭遇而一同紧张颤动
Often fledging boys squirm along with the characters in the film.
9）
the consequences conjured up by my imagination are far worse than what I think most outcomes will realistically be.
appear unexpectedly, call (an image) to the mind 此处取第二个意思，想象的后果
I can not conjure up anything about the villiage ten years ago.
10）
that inflicts terrible pain but affects only a tiny segment of the overall population
weathe/ suffer, 使遭受
The stuff inflicted serious injures on me.
11）
that my innate shyness, my upbringing in a super protective family
天生羞涩，innate shyness
upbringing，家庭教养
12）
I knew from experience that this fear can have enormous, debilitating consequences.
debilitate 使虚弱、不坚定，hinder, delay, weaken, infirm
加上ing是形容词，不坚定的
Lack of food for days could debilitate you.
13）
so negative that they would rather not ask for things, rather conform to the norm
这句话道出了大部分人的常态，宁愿不去发问，而是遵守常规
conform the norm / ask for question
14）
I once read a poignant memoir
poignant : evoke a keen sense of sadness or regret
memoir: a historical account 传记，回忆录
积累词组
1）
awesome doughnut shop manager steps up to the challenge”— quicklycaught fire
这个step up to是走上抽象的意思，后面接个challenge，那我们就可以换成类似的词，step up to danger / chance...
2）
It also drew more than 1,200 comments, most of them from people gushing over Jackie
gush是喷的意思，可以说作者用词很形象了，连 comment 都能gush
这也是全书读来令人神往之故，处处是神来之笔，这样的动词用的惟妙惟肖
3）
the story had struck a nerve.
strike a nerve, 打击到神经上了，这个故事相当火了。
4）
They clogged my voice mail with messages urging me to call them back immediately so theycould write about my story or book me on their shows.
clog名词是厚木底鞋，动词是填满塞满，我们习惯性说 full of，太平淡了
5）
reality TV producers started pitching me ideas about turning mystory into a TV show
pitc的意思很多，这里是做推销宣传的意思，try to persuade someone to buy or accept
6）
Seeing him in the audience, smiling hisencouragement and beaming with pride
express an emotion with a radiant smile
和shower with love 有异曲同工之妙
7）
Housing values had plummeted by more than two-thirds
dive, plummet 跳水，陡降
rise, skyrocket 上升，如火箭班蹿升
这样的词不但有具体意思，还表示数据等的升降，在图标题中尤为好用
8）
my in-box had been brimming with “fan e-mails” from people all over the world.
灌满，注满，这个指液体充满，clog是固体充满
9）
the thought made my stomach knot up
tighten as a result of nervousness or tension，因紧张或压力而绷紧
10）
Reading the e-mails from Mike, Regina, andothers had put my sudden blast offame in perspective
put it into perspective
If you put something into perspective youshow that you realize or make others realize the importance/significance of the thing you are referring to. Alternatively, it means you put the thing into itscorrect place (or make it clear for you and others).
1. You know that we have done a goodresearch. We ask you to do a favor for us and put it into perspective when youtalk to the stakeholders. (to show the significance of our work)
2.Let's put it into perspective: 100 yearsago the frequency of skin cancer was way lower than what it is now. (to give aclear idea of what has happened)
典型好句
1）
I was surprised, given my outsized fear of rejection, that being on national television didn’t scare me to death.
这个结构是，一句完整的话 I was adj that....中间有句插入语，当时读这句感觉挺好笑的。
2）
I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me
活出你想要的， 而不是别人眼中的。做你想做的，否则只能想着去做。
宜背佳段
As much as I loved my start-up team and theapp we were building, totally disregarding what had just opened up and goingback to my routine seemed a little unwise if not crazy
As for Hsieh’s invite, something about going back to working for someone else in his or her company didn’t feel right. My goal in life has always been to make a positive impact in the world. Fame and celebrity had never been my main motive. So the idea of chasing after these flashy routes made me uneasy.
My rejection journey had just started yet Iwas already being seen as some sort of expert. It was as if I’d set out toclimb Mount Everest and had only just set up my base camp, yet the world wasalready trying to helicopter me out and crown me a great adventurer. I stillyearned to discover the rest of the mountain.
为什么觉得这三段话好？
因为我看到了作者对自己本性的挖掘，然后在面对选择时，他所依据的原则：DISCOVER THE REST.