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高中英语新高考-赏名言读外刊:示弱是一种社交艺术-积累作文写作素材,提升阅读理解能力(含生词、难句、语法等知识点拓展)
说明:这些都是精选的美文(主要选自voa, bbc, cnn经典语篇)。
当然,我不仅仅是提供单纯的语篇,一般列出所有的生词、难句并配上相关拓展。
读者:高中或以上(基本上都是经典名篇,我努力选取易懂的)(孙三五编辑)
文章概括
现象:很多人害怕暴露自己的弱点给他人
解释:害怕让对方失望
论点:实际上这种想法是错误的,有一种现象叫the beautiful mess effect
解释:什么叫the beautiful mess effect,同时举例说明
拓展:the beautiful mess effect也不能过头,否则就是pratfall effect。即:首先你得给人印象是有能力的人,然后才能适当示弱,否则更加被人瞧不起。
总结:照应论点
来源:大西洋月刊:Your Flaws Are Probably More Attractive Than You Think They Are
赏析
But psychological research suggests that such fear can be overblown in people’s minds. Often, there’s a mismatch between how people perceive their vulnerabilities and how others interpret them. We tend to think showing vulnerability makes us seem weak, inadequate, and flawed—a mess. But when others see our vulnerability, they might perceive something quite different, something alluring. A recent set of studies calls this phenomenon “the beautiful mess effect.” It suggests that everyone should be less afraid of opening up—at leas