Mind-set is key to finding success for yourself and your children.

Well-intentioned parents have unwittingly left their kids defenseless against failure. The current generation of millennials (born between 1980 and 2001) grew up playing sports where scores and performance were downplayed because 'everyone's a winner.' And their report cards had more positive spin than an AIG press release. As a result, Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, PhD, calls them the 'overpraised generation.' Fortunately, once you understand the situation, there's some quick corrective action that can be taken. And even if you're well past your child-rearing years, her advice will help you better withstand setbacks.

Dweck has been studying how people handle failure for 40 years. Her research has led her to identify two distinct mind-sets that dramatically influence how we react to it. Here's how they work:

A fixed mind-set is grounded in the belief that

As Maddie McRae struggled to reach the shore after an icy plunge, she had only one thought: 'I Have to Save My Family--Now.'

When his father got pinned under the family car, this pre-teen didn't think twice about jumping in a forklift and getting the car off his dad--saving his life.

    Sometimes life throws you a curveball, hands you a lemon, or knocks you for a loop. But knowing how to approach failure can be the first step to success. The latest science and strategies on how to win in the end.

When author J. K. Rowling addressed the graduating class at Harvard last June, she didn't focus on success. Instead, she spoke about failure. She related a story about a young woman who gave up her dream of writing novels to study something more practical. Nonetheless, she ended up as an unemployed single mom 'as poor as it is possible to be in modern Britain without being homeless.' But during this rock-bottom time, she realized she still had a wonderful daughter, an old typewriter, and an idea that would become the foundation for rebuilding her life. Perhaps you've heard of Harry Potter? 'You might never fail on the scale I did,' Rowling told that privileged audience. 'But it is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so

1.  I can't ______ with them; the radio doesn't work.
   A. concentrate    B. contemplate    C. communicate    D. convey
2.  Without the chairman's support, the ______ is impotent.
   A. commonwealth    B. complement   C. committee    D. comprehensive
3.  Due to _______ beyond our control the lecture was cancelled.
   A. circumstances   B. campaigns    C. catastrophes   chimpanzees
4.  The scientists ______ when the spacecraft would reach the moon.
   A. cancelled   B. calculated    C. claimed   D. classified
5.  It's getting very ______n the car industry.
   A. casual   B. changeable   C. considerate   D. competitive
6.  I tried to ______him of the reality of the da

　　美国准总统奥巴马在即将上任之际，写了封感性十足的公开信给两个尚未成年的女儿，为这两年多半时间没能陪在她们身旁致上歉意，并为自己为何选择迈向白宫之路做了番解释。

　　这封信发表在美国大观杂志上，全文翻译如下：

　　亲爱的马莉亚和莎夏：

　　我知道这两年你们俩随我一路竞选都有过不少乐子，野餐、游行、逛州博览会，吃了各种或许我和你妈不该让你们吃的垃圾食物。然而我也知道，你们俩和你妈的日子，有时候并不惬意。新来的小狗虽然令你们兴奋，却无法弥补我们不在一起的所有时光。我明白这两年我错过的太多了，今天我要再向你们说说为何我决定带领我们一家走上这趟旅程。

　　当我还年轻的时候，我认为生活就该绕着我转：我如何在这世上得心应手，成功立业，得到我想要的。后来，你们俩进入了我的世界，带来的种种好奇、淘气和微笑，总能填满我的心，照亮我的日子。突然之间，我为自己谱写的伟大计画显得不再那么重要了。我很快便发现，我在你们生命中看到的快乐，就是我自己生命中最大的快乐。而我也同时体认到，如果我不能确保你们此生能够拥有追求幸福和

    美联社报道，虽然乔治-W-布什总统现在不得人心，但是他却矢志不渝。周日晚上，在向全国发表的告别演说中，他对自己在两届总统任期内的表现进行了辩护，并称任内取得了来之不易的成就。
Unpopular but unbowed, President George W. Bush defended his tumultuous two terms in a farewell address to the nation Thursday night, claiming a hard-won record of achievement, AP reported.

9/11恐怖袭击时，民众和他万众一心。布什对此进行了回顾，并宣称美利坚合众国将“永不疲倦，永不动摇，永不会失败。”
Reaching back to the Sept. 11 attacks, when the public rallied behind him, Bush declared the United States will 'never tire, never falter and never fail.'
布什将带着自理查德-尼克松总统之后最低的民意支持率卸任。他说，“也许，你不赞成我做的那些艰难的决定，但我希望你能认为我愿意做出那些艰难的决定。”
Leaving office with the highest disapproval rating since Richard Nixon, Bush said, 'You may not agree with some of the tough decisions I have made, but I hope you

26、If only...! 真希望……!若是……那该多好啊!
   (1) 谓语动词用过去式表现在：如：
      例：If only I knew  his name! 要是我知道他的名字就好了。
   (2) 谓语动词用过去完成时表过去：如：
      例：If only we had followed your advice! 我们要是采纳你的意见就好了。
   (3) 谓语动词用could/would表将来：如：
      例：If only I could see him again! 要是我能再看到他多好啊！
          If only she would accept my invitation!  要是她接受我的邀请该多好啊1
27、让步状语从句：
   (1) Adj./n./adv. + as/ though+ Subject（主词）+ be, S + V~~~ （虽然...）
      例句：Rich as our country is, the qualities of our living are by no means
            satisfactory.  虽然我们的国家富有，我们的生

1、as 句型：
  (1) as引导方式状语从句句型：“按照……；正如……”
     例：We do farm work as the old peasant teaches us.
         As(it is)in your country, we grow wheat in the north and rice in the south.    正如(像) 你们国家一样，我们北方种植小麦，南方种植水稻。
(2) as＋形容词／副词原级＋（a ／an）＋名词＋as ;
     否定式：not as/so --- as
     例：He is as good a player as his sister．
         他和他姐姐一样是位优秀的运动员。
(3) such + n. + as to do 如此……以致于……
     例：She is such a fool as to believe what he said.
         她是一个如此的一个笨蛋以致相信了他所说的话。
(4) so + adj./adv. + as to do sth 如此……以致于……
     例：He was so strong as to carry the heav

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The holiday season is a time of eating and drinking, but consuming  amounts of liquor can result in a hearty hangover（宿醉）. Try these simple solutions to make a quick comeback to the celebrations.