I recently learned about how gratitude and affirmations offset negative interactions. It takes five of those to offset one negative interaction.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. recently 中的/t/音即可与/l/组合发舌边爆破，也可采用侯塞音方式憋掉。

2. 重音位置发生了改变：afˈfirm—affirˈmation

言之有物：

1. gratitude and affirmation 感激和肯定

同词根词→grateful—gratitude—gratify—gratification

grateful adj. 感激不尽的

She was grateful to him for being so good to her.

他对她这么好，令她很感激。

gratitude noun. 感激之情

Words can hardly express our gratitude to you.

我们对你的感激难以用语言表达。

gratify verb. 使满足

He did that to gratify his girlfriend's vanity.

他做那事是要满足他女友的虚荣心。

gratification noun. 满足

Some people expect instant gratification.

有些人期望立刻得到满足。

同词根词→affirm—affirmative—affirmation

affirm verb. 声称、断言

I can affirm that no one will lose their job.

我可以肯定，谁都不会丢掉工作。

affirmative adj. 肯定的、同意的

John was desperately eager for an affirmative answer.

约翰非常渴望得到一个肯定的回答。

affirmation noun. 肯定

She nodded in affirmation.

她肯定地点了点头。

—If there's any fire, it'll come from us.

—Affirm.

—如果开火，由我们来。

—收到。

图片源自《沉默的羔羊》

That is affirmative. 那是肯定的。

图片源自《地心引力》

2. offset verb. 抵消

The gains offset the losses.

损益相抵。

These goods are not enough to offset the whole loan.

这些物资还不够抵交全部贷款。

Marketing thought we could offset some of the cost by...

市场部认为我们可以抵消部分成本...

图片源自《侏罗纪世界》

...offset by weather...被天气因素抵消...

图片源自《查理和巧克力工厂》

3. negative interaction 消极互动、负面互动

活学活用：

请用 offset 随意造句

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