Unit 96:Keep a log
第96單元:做記錄
A written record of your accomplishments is very satisfying and helps inspire you to keep at it.
把自己所完成的事項記錄下來會讓你有成就感,并且會有助激勵自己持續下去。
"I put a red check on my calendar the first day I took an aerobics class,"says Sue Jenner,a Kansas City secretary.
在堪薩斯城擔任秘書的蘇·珍娜小姐說:“我上有氧運動課的第一天就在日歷上打了個紅勾勾。
"That was two years ago,and now I have two thick calendars covered with red checks."
那是兩年前的事了,現在我已經有了兩大本畫滿紅勾勾的日歷。”
She has also lost 20 pounds.So pull out a calendar and a red pen.
她的體重已經減少了二十磅。所以,把日歷和紅筆拿出來開始做記錄吧。
Or use those gold stars your elementary school teachers put on your outstanding papers.
你也可以畫上金色的星號,那是小學老師在批改你寫得很好的作業時所打的記號。
Your accomplishment is outstanding,after all.
畢竟你現在的成就也是很杰出的。
A log can help you reach goals,too.
作記錄也可以幫你達到目標。
In pencil on a calendar,write down your goals a week or two in advance.
用鉛筆事先在日歷上寫上這一兩個禮拜要完成的目標比方說,
For example,if you plan to take a walk on Monday,Wednesday and Friday,write"walk"on those days.
如果你打算星期一、三、五去散步,就在那些日期上寫下“散步”兩個字。
After each day's walk,circle the word in red and pat yourself on the back.You said you'd do it and you did!
每次散完步后就用紅筆把“散步”兩個字圈起來,鼓勵一下自己。因為你要做的事已經完成了!