1.一些很日常的表达
I feel in good shape. 我感觉良好。
When it comes to (food) 当谈到……
cramp up. 抽筋
over and over. 反复；再三
2.stave off
推迟;暂时避开
经济学人例句The first priority of the rebels-turned-rulers must be physical security to stave off anarchy and looting.
从反政府武装转型来的统治者们的首要任务就是确保人身安全，防止混乱和 劫掠。
原I’m not eating these, though, simply to stave off the summer blahs, but because my body just naturally craves them.
3.plop down
If you plop down or plop yourself down somewhere, you sit down quickly but gently. 轻快地坐下
仿 She plopped himself down on the chair.
原Usually I get sleepy right after lunch, plop down on the sofa, and doze off.
4.stamina NOUN
the physical or mental strength that enables you to do sth difficult for long periods of time 耐力；耐性；持久力
仿 It needs enough stamina to master English.
原I had plenty of stamina left, so I was positive I could finish the rest of the race with no problem.
5.admonish. VERB
admonish sb (for sth/for doing sth)
to tell sb firmly that you do not approve of sth that they have done 責備；告誡；警告
admonish sb (to do sth)
to strongly advise sb to do sth 力勸；忠告
仿The teacher admonished the child for sleeping in the lesson.
原I do this to both admonish and encourage myself.
6.hindsight NOUN
the understanding that you have of a situation only after it has happened and that means you would have done things in a different way 事後聰明；事後的領悟
仿With hindsightit is easy to say they should not to punish a child.
原And in hindsight—in the final analysis it’s always in hindsight—this may very well end up a kind of memoir that centers on the act of running.
7.Sentences
No matter how much you might command your body to perform, don’t count on it to immediately obey. The body is an extremely practical system.You have to let it experience intermittent pain over time, and then the body will get the point.
这种情况在现在的日常中也经常会发生。我雄心壮志的订下了目标，但身体不给反应，自然我行我素。但是坚持两三天，完成这个目标就像吃饭喝水一般成为了重要大事。不完成目标就会非常难受，心情也不好。
To a certain extent, I figured, it’s sometimes hard to avoid losing. Nobody’s going to win all the time.
虽然我们都很清楚没有人会一直成功，但失败后我们自然会一蹶不振。因为内心还是不甘心，还在懊恼失败的原因。这时候如果吸取教训下次就会成功了嘛。一直后悔也可以，但是时间不等人。我们还是要朝前看。
I think certain types of processes don’t allow for any variation. If you have to be part of that process, all you can do is transform—or perhaps distort—yourself through that persistent repetition, and make that process a part of your own personality.
没有任何牺牲就想成功太不现实了。
8.Summary
We may fail several times on the way to pursuing our dreams. But this is not an excuse to give up. "Nobody’s going to win all the time." The most important thing is to remember the mistake instead of repeat the same mistake over and over again.Therefore, it is necessary to keep the failure in mind and use it to admonish and encourage ourselves.Only in this way can we realize our dreams .
