Before you judge someone, before you write them off, take the time to put yourself in their shoes and see how it feels.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. judge /d??d?/ 不要发“夹击”

2. shoe /?u?/ 注意由辅音到元音的过渡 /?→→u?/

3. 注意区分元音的紧松：feel & fill

言之有物：

1. judge v. 认为；评价

judgment n. 看法，评价

judgemental adj. 爱品头论足的

回顾【Try to be less judgmental when another person openly shares their thoughts, feelings and problems with you. 当别人公开与你分享他们的想法、感受和问题时，试着少些批判吧！】

2. 词链儿：write XX off (as sth) /write off XX

① 认定…失败/没有价值

近义表达：dismiss

I wrote her off as a friend.

=I decided that she was no longer my friend.

我不再把她当朋友。

I had written off college because I couldn't afford to pay tuition.

=I had given up on college...

我放弃了上大学，因为我付不起学费。

We decided to write off the rest of the day and go shopping.

我们决定放弃那天余下的时间而去购物。

It'd have to be a very good reason for a daughter to write off her father.

女儿突然和父亲断绝联系一定事出有因。

图片源自《机器之心》

② 勾销，注销

to write off a debt/an investment

注销一笔债务╱一项投资

You gonna write off a pack of gum?

买口香糖也要开票吗？

图片源自《脱狱之王》

③ 使〔车辆〕报废

His car was completely written off in the accident.

他的车在事故中完全报废。

拓展：write-off n. 报废车辆/一无所获的一段时间

This morning was a complete write-off.

今天上午一事无成。

The car was a complete write-off.

那辆汽车彻底报废了。

3. 词链儿：put yourself in sb's shoes

= be in sb's shoes

= be in sb's situation

处于某人的境地；设身处地

I wouldn't want to be in his shoes.

我可不想处在他那样的处境。

Don't be cross with them. Try to put yourself in their shoes.

别生他们的气，要设身处地为他们想想。

回顾【shoes小专题】

拓展：if I were in your shoes 如果我是你...（虚拟语气）

If I were in your shoes, I'd resign immediately.

要是我处在你的地位，我就立刻辞职。

拓展：step into/fill one's shoes 接替某人的工作

It'll be hard to find someone to fill your shoes.

很难找到合适的人接替你的位置。

★原声例句：Put yourself in the shoes of that mom.

站在那个妈妈的角度想想。

★原声例句：Try and put yourself in the other person's shoes.

试着换位思考。

You have to put yourself in these guys' shoes.

你得设身处地为他们着想。

图片源自《罗斯伍德》

Maybe just try to put yourself in Emily's shoes right now.

也许你现在就站在艾米丽的角度想想。

图片源自《马男波杰克》

活学活用：

请用 put yourself in sb's shoes 随意造句

《格伦·克洛斯2019年威廉玛丽学院毕业典礼演讲》

著名美国女演格伦·克洛斯在威廉玛丽学院发表演讲：

从今天开始你们必须相信的是，你们每个人所拥有的、与生俱来的，都是独一无二的。每个人都会用不同的视角看世界，你也有你自己独特的视角。你独特的观点很重要，试着不要和别人比较，接受你的观点，相信它、培养它。

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