可可电台，每期节目一话题，让英语磨练耳朵的同时学到更多有益的小知识，丰富知识的同时受益于生活。

“How exactly can I be more grateful with my life?”

“我到底该如何让自己更感恩呢？”

Make your own Gratitude Board

制作你自己的感恩板

You’ve heard of Motivation Boards, Disaster Boards and Dream Boards, so why can’t you have Gratitude Boards as well? Instead of posting your dreams and your disasters, it’s better for you to post the ideals that you feel grateful for. Just a hint: focus more on people and experiences rather than on materialistic stuff that don’t necessarily last very long.

你已经听说过“动力板”、“灾难板”和“梦想板”，那为什么不能也做一块“感恩板”呢？在这块板上你不用发布自己的梦想和灾难，而是那些你想要感恩的理想。小提示：更多地关注与人和经历，而不是那些不能持久的物质的东西。

Control your thoughts

控制你的想法

Of course you have the power to control what you’re thinking of! Consider this exercise, for example: if you find yourself thinking more and more self-entitled, stop. If you find yourself repeating negative junk, stop. And if you find yourself comparing yourself to other people, stop. You are given consciousness. Make use of it wisely.

你当然有能力控制自己的想法！比如说这个练习：如果你发现自己的想法越来越自我感觉良好，打住。如果你发现自己正在重复负面想法，打住。如果你发现自己正在拿自己和别人比较，打住。你是有觉悟的，要聪明地利用它。

【知识点讲解】

Instead of （用…）代替…， （是…）而不是…， （用…）而不用…；

例句：

Instead of complaining about what's wrong, be grateful for what's right.

别抱怨不好的事，要对好的事心存感恩。

Instead of moving at his usual stately pace, he was almost running.

他没像平时那样优雅庄重地走着，而是几乎跑了起来。

Small pickling onions can be used instead of sliced ones.

小块腌洋葱可用来替代切片洋葱。

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