20200715-day 2 接受不完美的自己 come to
Socrates [ˈsɑkrəˌtiz] 苏格拉底
Socratic [səˈkrætɪk] 苏格拉底式的
Adlerian /adˈlɪərɪən/ 阿德勒学派
Alder /ˈædlər/ 阿德勒
sunflower/socially/active
inept [ɪˈnept] 笨拙的
擅长社交的
is good at socializing
Eric can high-five and what-up his way with everyone
he's like sunflower
联想
upbeat person 积极的；乐观的
optimistic
临时措施、权宜之计
stopgap measures
懂得了这么多道理，依然过不好自己的人生。
answers from others are nothing more than stopgap measures.
armchair intellectual 纸上谈兵
dialectical [ˌdaɪəˈlektɪkl] 辩证式
the next thing you know, you'll be back to where you started.
back to square one
going nowhere
go around in circles 白费的
hard-pressed 牵强的；很难的
it's only human
come to terms with it
接受不愉快的事；接受不完美的自己
you've got to come to terms with reality. 你得接受现实。
it's Okay to be imperfect.
行动地起来
you've got to put one foot in front of the other, and not stop.
think about it the other way around.
I've got to move forward.
the important thing is not what one is born with
it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.
出身不是最重要的，重要的是成为什么样的人
不想说这个；不想聊这个话题，表示不耐烦
I don't really want to get into this subject
unreasonable
hold water
add up
make sense
wash
untenable
生不逢时
X was born into a poor family
you were born under an unlucky star 出身不好
don't thank me. Thank you lucky stars 你真走运
出身好; XX爸爸很有钱
X was born into a wealthy family
X was born with a silver spoon
X was born into a rich family
born to privilege 出身名门
stillborn
夭折的
逃避现实；空谈
armchair 只说而没有行动的
armchair thinking 空谈哲学家
armchair scholarship
academic theory
bury your head in the sand 逃避现实
affluent [ˈæfluənt]
chose [tʃoʊz]
you think this passes for 被当做；被以为
pass for 被看作；被当作
do you think you speak English well enough to pass for a native speaker?
pass oneself off as 假装/冒充
although I look fifty, I pass myself off as twenties. 尽管已经50，但我，假装/冒充，才20出头。
on-the-spot fine 当场罚款
put sb one the spot 让某人为难
doing sth on the spot 立即做某事
the company offer you a job on the spot right after meeting you.
见面之后，这家公司当场聘用了你。
I can relate all too well to how he must feel. 我太能知道他的感受
