可可電臺，每期節目一話題，讓英語磨練耳朵的同時學到更多有益的小知識，豐富知識的同時受益于生活。

You may not be as smart as you think you are.

你其實沒那么聰明

You discourage people instead of lifting them up

你不鼓勵別人，反倒打擊別人

You discourage people, not just by saying so outright but also by not giving them the time of day.

你說話露骨，不給人留余地；你總打擊別人。

In a way, you’re telling them that their ideas or their problems are not worth your time or your (perceived) intelligence.

你說別人的想法或問題太弱智，根本不值得你動腦筋。

Smart people help encourage others by actually paying attention. They listen (note the first sign) and share what they know.

聰明的人會實實在在關心鼓勵別人。他們傾聽并分享自己的心得。

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-布蘭森、美國特種部隊指揮官威廉-麥克納文這樣的大人物都還費心回信給小朋友，你為何不能花幾分鐘鼓勵他人呢？

【知識點講解】

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.

別抱怨不好的事，要對好的事心存感恩。

Instead of moving at his usual stately pace, he was almost running.

他沒像平時那樣優雅莊重地走著，而是幾乎跑了起來。

Small pickling onions can be used instead of sliced ones.

小塊腌洋蔥可用來替代切片洋蔥。

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