生活中许多有益处的事都需要自律：学英语、健身......但是自律偏偏又那么难！今天我们就来分享关于自律的英语。

自律

Self-discipline:自律

Self-disciplined：形容词后面加d. 比如She is very self-disciplined.

Discipline: 既是动词也是名词。

意思是纪律、规则、管教（动词）。做动词使用时，常用的搭配是父母管教孩子。All parents discipline their kids. But people do it in different ways.

如何形容不同程度的自律？

最常用的副词有：

Highly self-disciplined:高度自律

Extremely self-disciplined:极度自律

Many successful people are highly self-disciplined:很多成功的人都高度自律

不自律

I am not very self-disciplined：

我不是特别自律

I lack self-discipline：

我缺少自律

I'd like to be more self-disciplined：

我想要更自律

I wish I were more self-disciplined：

我希望自己能更自律

Discipline equals freedom:

自律使人自由

Are you born with self-discipline or could it be developed?

自律是天生的，还是后天养成的？

需要自律的事

Many things require/take self-discipline:很多事情都需要/要求自律

Learning English requires/takes self-discipline:学英语需要自律

Losing weight requires/takes self-discipline:减肥需要自律

How do you become more self-disciplined?如何让自己更自律呢？

How do you develop self-discipline?如何发展自己的自律性？

Easier said than done:说起来容易做起来难

但还是以10条建议作为结尾与大家共勉！

1. Know where you struggle: 知道自己哪里会觉得艰难（什么情况下会不自律）

2. Know how you succeed: 知道自己怎么比较容易成功 （哪些因素会促进你更自律）

3. Identify and write down clear goals: 清晰定位目标、写下来

4. Visualize your outcome: 具象描绘出期望的结果

5.Don't wait fo r it to feel right: 不要等万事俱备才开始

6. Start small: 从小的、简单的事情先开始

7. Get a mentor: 找一个导师帮助你

8. Practice, fail, start over: 实践、失败、重新开始

9. Know how you’ll measure progress: 思考你会如何衡量成功

10. Take care of yourself physically and mentally: 照顾好自己，不论是身体还是心理

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