(单词翻译:单击)
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。
You may not be as smart as you think you are.
你其实没那么聪明
You discourage people instead of lifting them up
你不鼓励别人，反倒打击别人
You discourage people, not just by saying so outright but also by not giving them the time of day.
你说话露骨，不给人留余地；你总打击别人。
In a way, you’re telling them that their ideas or their problems are not worth your time or your (perceived) intelligence.
你说别人的想法或问题太弱智，根本不值得你动脑筋。
Smart people help encourage others by actually paying attention. They listen (note the first sign) and share what they know.
聪明的人会实实在在关心鼓励别人。他们倾听并分享自己的心得。
If big shots like Richard Branson and Adm. William McRaven, commander in the U.S. special forces, can take the time to answer letters from kids, you can spend a few minutes encouraging people.
像理查德-布兰森、美国特种部队指挥官威廉-麦克纳文这样的大人物都还费心回信给小朋友，你为何不能花几分钟鼓励他人呢？
【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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