写在前面的话。
新年快乐啊～
头一次这么认真的读一本书。从来没读完过一本英文原版书的我，在自习室坐了一下午，才把第一章读完，做完笔记。水平不够，用了五六个小时，目前实在无法像Eric说的那样一个小时足矣。这份笔记真的不够好，亟需改善，我踏踏实实慢慢进步吧。相信会越来越好，总不能越练越差，对吧。
Words & Phrases
1.admittedly ad.
used when you are admitting that something is true:
E.g. This has led to financial losses, though admittedly on a fairly small scale.
2.prerequisite n.
something that is necessary before something else can happen or be done:
prerequisite for of to
E.g. A reasonable proficiency in English is a prerequisite for the course.
3.inert a.
If anything is passive , it is the ball. It is the inert thing that is put in motion or stopped.
a)not moving, or not having the strength or power to move
b)not producing a chemical reaction when combined with other substance
c)not willing to do anything
4.There is sense in which we moderns are inundated with facts to the detriment of understanding.
a)be inundated with/by sth
to receive so much of something that you cannot easily deal with it all [应接不暇]
E.g. After the broadcast, we were inundated with requests for more information.
b)to the detriment of sth
resulting in harm or damage to something
E.g. He worked very long hours, to the detriment of his marriage.
5.present sb with sth
a)to give something to someone, for example at a formal or official occasion
E.g. She was presented with an award.
b)to cause something to happen or exist
I knew I had presented her with an impossible task.
6.pull haul yourself up by your bootstraps
to improve your position and get out of a difficult situation by your own efforts, without help from other people自力更生[改善境遇 摆脱困境]
Summary
读完第一章我发现上了这么多年学，我确实是新时代的文盲。在这个信息爆炸的时代，我们每天要接受太多的信息，但我自知这些快速信息都是垃圾，就像李笑来说的，知识不会爆炸，爆炸的都是垃圾。每天用手机刷出来的订阅号微博朋友圈，都是让人看的想吐的东西，因为看这些的时候很少有人会去思考，盲目认同。我真的很懒，从来不想主动思考问题，这实在是很可怕。这本书反复强调the understanding of reading，简直是在不断的告诫我，你要自己思考啊，要主动的想问什么啊。书不在多在于精，读书是要引发思考的，而不是像我以前读完就读完了，以后别人提到，只会说，啊我读过那本书，但其实和没读一样。
群里的小伙伴昨天都发了，而我今天才读一名第一章，比别人落后一天，而且这几天忙考试，还会比落后别人一两章。坚持最重要啊，一定要坚持下去，会每天看，但是笔记不一定每天写，我一定努力补上。
练听力去了🤗
晚安
