Steven英語筆記:點滴積累Nobody/Somebody
expected ascent up the corporate ladder. But his daughter Natalie makes it clear she liked her dad the way he was. Also unimpressed with Joe's transformation is plucky Meg Harper, who's sparked Joe's romantic interest. As the showdown with the once-feared colleague nears, Joe is determined to show Meg, Natalie - everybody - that this one-time nobody is now a somebody to be reckoned with.
2）Nobody 和 Somebody的笑話：
Mr. Richman has 3 daughters. Their names are nobody, somebody and crazy. One day nobody and somebody were fighting over a fake eyebrow. Then crazy went to the policeman and she said, "Nobody and Somebody are fighting!" Then the policeman looked at her then he said, "What are you talking about?" Then she said again, "Nobody and Somebody are fighting!" Then the policeman said "What? Are you crazy?" Then she said "Yes, but how did you know my name?"
3）你聽說過“nobody syndrome”么？看了下面這篇文章，你是不是有所思有所想呢？
Nobody or Somebody?
To be told that you are "just a nobody" could be quite an insult. To feel like a nobody may be depressing, but to actually become a nobody can be very demoralising and devastating. Yet most of us will experience being a "nobody" as various stages in our lives.
My own career and life path have changed considerably and sometimes dramatically over the years. Mostly through choice. These changes have moved me in and out of what I now call the 'nobody-somebody cycle'. The "nobody syndrome" is part of that cycle.
We can become a nobody for many reasons. Going to a new school can turn you into a nobody. If you lose your job or retire you can soon feel like a nobody. If you get really ill this can do the same. If you get divorced, move to a new country, start a new job - all these things can put you into the nobody syndrome.
The "nobody syndrome" is very real. I can remember speaking to a woman who had just lost her job because of ill health and who was also going through a divorce. She had held a senior executive position in a large company. She now feels her world has literally fallen apart. She feels like a nobody. Up till recently she had status, recognition, job fulfillment, and an extensive social life and security.
She is now experiencing the "nobody syndrome". This is usually brought about by a loss in status, recognition, influence and involvement. She feels side-lined, isolated, unwanted and unimportant. She feels invisible, a no body person. Her job and marriage up till recently had given her a "somebody" status. She had felt valued, worthwhile, appreciated and visible. Her sense of identity was bound up with her "somebody" status. That is not unusual. But now she is adjusting to her changed circumstances and is discovering a whole new sense of herself - and a less socially determined identity.
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