高考英语《流行话题 语境识词4500》Unit5 Two Basic Ways to See Growth素材.doc

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1、Unit5　　TwoBasicWaystoSeeGrowth　　Therearetwobasicwaystoseegrowth:oneasaproduct,theotherasaprocess.Peoplehavegenerallyviewedpersonalgrowthasanexternalresultorproductthatcanbeidentifiedandmeasured.Theworkerwhogetsapromotion,thestudentwhosegradesimprove,theforeignerwholearnsanewlanguage--al

2、ltheseareexamplesofpeoplewhohavemeasurableresultstoshowfortheirefforts.　　Bycontrast,theprocessofpersonalgrowthismuchmoredifficulttodetermine,sincebydefinition,itisajourneyandnotthespecificsignpostsandlandmarksalongtheway.Theprocessisnottheroaditself,butrathertheattitudesandfeelingspeopl

3、ehave,theircautionandcourage,astheyencounternewexperiencesandunexpectedobstacles.Intheirprocess,thejourneyneverreallyends;therearealwaysnewwaystoexperiencetheworld,newideastotry,newchallengestoaccept.　　Inordertogrow,totravelnewroads,peopleneedtohaveawillingnesstotakerisks,toconfronttheu

4、nknown,andtoacceptthepossibilitythattheymayfailatfirst.Howweseeourselvesaswetryanewwayofbeingisessentialtoourabilitytogrow.Doweperceiveourselvesasquickandcurious?Ifso,thenwetendtotakemorechancesandtobemoreopentounfamiliarexperiences.Dowethinkweareshyandindecisive?Thenoursenseoftimidityc

5、ancauseustohesitate,tomovemoreslowly,andnottotakeastepuntilweknowthegroundissafe.Dowethinkweareslowtoadapttochangeorthatwearenotsmartenoughtocopewithanewchallenge?Thenwearelikelytotakeamorepassiveroleornottotryatall.　　Thesefeelingsofinsecurityandself-doubtarebothunavoidableandnecessaryi

6、fwearetochangeandgrow.Ifwedonotconfrontandovercometheseinternalfearsanddoubts,ifweprotectourselvestoomuch,thenweceasetogrow.2Webecometrappedinsideashellofourownmaking.2