写在前面：
其实平心而论，我没有读过这种类型的英文原版书，平常接触的最多的是小说和诗歌。可能是对这种说理性的文章有一点惧怕感，所以也一直没有勇气去尝试。现在第一周过去了，感觉很好，每天看点东西，读点东西和写点东西，这也是我一直所想养成的习惯。
词汇：
1. Quantum ADJ 形容词巨变;猛增;飞跃；突飞猛进 A quantum leap or quantum jump in something is a very great and sudden increase in its size, amount, or quality.
以前一直以为quantum只有量子的意思，一部007的电影让我印象深刻Quantum of Solace大破量子危机
模仿造句：
The tourism in Tibet has experienced a quantum leap in the last 2 decades, bringing many tourists as well as tour guides waiving magaphons.
2. Stark (对比) 鲜明的 If two things are in stark contrast to one another, they are very different from each other in a way that is very obvious.
在这儿我主要想说的是In stark contrast这个词组
在平常写作中，我们可以用这个来代替by contrast之类
因为需要具体情境具体分析，就不造句了~
3. We stopped trying to clone him in our own image or measure him against social expectations.
Clone 克隆;以无性繁殖技术复制 To clone an animal or plant means to produce it as a clone.
Clone这个词比较简单，大家应该都知道表示克隆的意思，但在这个句子中，表示父母希望孩子依照自己的方式成长，很喜欢这种小词的用法。
想起一部句，Orphan Black, 黑色孤儿， 很好看的剧，讲克隆人的故事，虽然没什么营养但消磨时间还是可以的~
4. Weave
The“objective reality,”or the territory itself, is composed of “lighthouse” principles that govern human growth and happiness- natural laws that are woven into the fabric of civilized society throughout history and comprise the roots of every family and institution that has endured and prospered.
Weave 织(布);编织 If you weave cloth or a carpet, you make it by crossing threads over and under each other using a frame or machine called a loom.
这里实际上用了暗喻手法，把文明社会比喻成一张网，自然法则为针线，很是形象生动。
5. It's almost as if these principles or natural laws are part of the human condition, part of the human consciousness, part of the human conscience.
意识;思想 Your consciousness is your mind and your thoughts.
良心;良知 Your conscience is the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is right or wrong.
因为自己老把这两个词搞混，所以单独拿出来记一下~
5. Align
The more our maps or paradigms are aligned with these principles or natural laws, the more accurate and functional they will be.
Align: to change sth slightly so that it is in the correct relationship to sth else 使一致
e.g. Domestic prices have beenaligned withthose in world markets.
国内价格已调整到与世界市场一致。
写作中也可以用到这个单词
如personal pursuit and collective interests rarely align.
6. Phenomenal:非凡的；不寻常的；惊人的Something that is phenomenal is so great or good that it is very unusual indeed.
E.g. Exports of Australian wine are growing at a phenomenal rate...
澳大利亚葡萄酒出口正在以惊人的速度增长。
对这个单词其实印象蛮深刻的，今天看美剧的时候男主夸女主今晚很惊艳就用了这个单词：You are phenomenal!
中文感悟：
文章开篇就讲了inside-out,也就是先做人，再做事。接下来作者讲了paradigm的定义，我们的世界观会受到它的影响，因此时时刻刻准备改变paradigm也十分重要，所以倾听和观察必不可少。第三天读的是an overview of the 7 habits,在这章中，作者提出了knowledge, skill, desire这三个关于习惯的维度。Knowledge帮助我们意识到要去做什么，为何要做，skill教我们怎样做，最后desire告诉我们凭什么坚持下去。
Our character, basically, is a composite of our habits.“Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny,”
许许多多习惯的养成塑造了我们的性格。任何习惯的养成都不是一蹴而就的，需要漫长的积累和坚持。可坚持谈何容易？Eric说只有经历过才有资格评价，你没有试过早起五点半学英语你哪知道我们收获而又成长了多少？只有把任何想法付诸于实践，才能真正地使之变为现实。Walk the walk is better than talk the talk, 通俗点可以翻为扯破嗓子不如撸起袖子，脚踏实地总是比泛泛而谈来的实在。我加入这个阅读群的目的也是和大多数人一样，想利用读原版书解决自己英语学习中的问题，喜欢听力口语而惧怕阅读和写作。那怎么做呢？开始几天确实很焦虑，不习惯做笔记的方式，自己做笔记的方式不被他人所接受或者说他人不理解，小伙伴们做的笔记又十分优秀，那该怎么办呢？Eric说按需学习，所以我就按照自己的思维方式来，借鉴他人笔记中的优点，形成自己的笔记体系，感觉也慢慢走上正轨了。那坚持下去的desire呢？我想desire这个东西也不是一下就有的，毕竟要在尝到甜头之后，明白 “哦，原来我需要这个" 的Aha moment 。
接下来就讲到了第一个习惯，也就是self-awareness， 就是正确的认识自我。在这张中，作者也提到了很重要的一个概念，proactivity,也就是正确的看待现实和自我后，以主动的一个心态去面对这个世界。
接下来作者介绍了Circle of influence和circle of concern这个概念，同时也讲了刺激与反应， 并帮助我们区分了proactive和reactive的概念。
作者来阐述刺激与反应这个概念时又举了个例子。这个例子的主人公Francal为犹太人，是个精神病专家，经历过纳粹集中营的种种折磨，最后悟出了一个道理：
He could decide within himself how all of this was going to affect him. Between what happened to him, or the stimulus, and his response to it, was his freedom or power to choose that response.
文章用了embryonic freedom来形容他所或的心灵上的自由， 从内向外，就像作者在前面所说的inside-out
And we have independent will－the ability to act base on our self- awareness, free of all other influences.
自由意志是我们人类所独有的，在动物中是不存在的。我们能够自由选择，这已经是上帝最大的馈赠，Francal即使身陷集中营，但他意识到了这一点，他在精神上变得富有，也因此激励了身旁许许多多同样痛苦不堪的伙伴。
Proactive people can carry their own weather with them. Whether it rains or shines makes no difference to them. They are value driven; and if their value is to produce good quality work, it isn’t a function of whether the weather is is conductive to it or not.
其实看到这段还蛮有感悟的，我自认为我不属于reactive people那一类，但也绝对算不上proactive people.， 因为我并不是value driven，离desire driven也有点距离。周围人的看法或多或少会影响我的心情，我并不能对此完全免疫。
特别喜欢文章的两处引言：
No one can hurt you without your consent.－Eleanor Roosevelt
They cannot take away our self respect of we do not give it to them.－Ganhdi
我会慢慢使自己向proactive people靠近，虽然不能完全不在意别人看法，但能前进一点还是要努力向前迈步。
Personal summary and reflection
This book, the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, is a very intriguing book that once you start to read, you will find it hard to drop . It begins with an Inside-out approach, that is, to change from your inner self first rather than alter the whole world. Then the author brings up the concept of paradigm shift which means we should consider different kinds of conditions when encounter some complex situations. The description of his experience in the bus vividly exemplifies the paradigm shift. Then the idea of principle is mapped out, which governs human growth and happiness. The author then sets a few examples to help us differentiate the principle and value.
In the next chapter, the author gives us an overview of the 7 habits. Start with the introduction of 3 latitude : knowledge, skill and desire, which can serve as a guideline when we set goals.And the importance of interdependence is also discussed in the following part. Moreover, the author believes that people should balance the production and producing capacity, exemplified by a story of a farmer can his goose which can lay golden eggs. In the end, the authors recommend us readers to be proactive towards life instead of reactive, which I couldn’t agree more.
This book is thought- provoking. I reflect myself while reading this book: What kind of person am I? What have I achieved in the past 20 years? How can I stick to the goals that I’ve recently set? Then I find the solutions in this book.As the author put it,“Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny”. I will take the thirty-day trial to see whether I can change into a better self.
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