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How to be confident. 自信修炼术

Eliminate negative people from your network.

将消极者从你的社交网络中清除。

You absolutely need to invite and be receptive　to constructive criticism if you want to grow as a professional and as an individual.

在职业道路以及个人的成长道路中，你绝对需要去主动寻找并虚心接受那些建设性的批评。

But recognize that some people will never be happy with you or with life, and it is a waste of time to try to convince them of your worth.

但是你要认识到，有些人永远不会对你或是对生活感到满意，而要说服这些人相信你的价值所在，根本就是在浪费时间。

What's more, their sour outlook on life is contagious. Learn to identify these people quickly, and move on。

而且这些人对于生活的消极看法是具传染性的。要学会尽快辨识出这些人，然后继续走你的路。

【知识点津】

receptive adj.善于接受的；能容纳的；有接受力的；感受的，感官的

例句：

She was alwaysreceptiveto new ideas.

她总是愿意接受新观点。

be happy with 对...感到满意

例句：

I am happy with my life.

我对我的生活很满意。

sour adj.有酸味的；敌对的；坏脾气的；别扭的

例句：

The milk smellssour.

牛奶闻起来酸了。

contagious adj.有传染性的；传染病的；有感染力的；会蔓延的

例句：

It's a highlycontagiousinfection.

这种病极易传染。

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