VIP Class Notes (Lily) [S/R]

Vocabulary

1. stiff neck= 僵硬的脖子= 落枕
ex: I have a stiff neck today because I didn’t sleep well.

2. frustrating= 烦躁的
ex: If my friend is late for dinner, I will be very frustrated.
ex: If I hear babies cry on the plane, I will be frustrated.

3. irritate= 惹毛
ex: If my boyfriend doesn’t reply me for long time, I will be irritated.
ex: If my friends don’t play well, it will irritate me.

4. arrogant (adj)= 傲慢的 自大的
ex: Some of the students in our school are very arrogant, because they are Shanghainese.

5. shame= 羞耻
shameless= 毫无羞耻心
ex: Most hookers are shameless about their job.

I went to the barber shop yesterday, because my hair is too long. I went there with my friend. The hair stylist told me “you can change another hair style”, and he give me some example. I choose one of the example. After three hours, he finished. At last he told me, it cost me 1018 yuan. There are female workers, she wants to add my WeChat. I don’t know what she looks, I forgot. I told my parents, they are very angry. In our hometown, if we want to go to the barbershop, we usually spend less than 200.

This morning, I wanted to wash my sweater, because there is lots of dog’s hair. I couldn’t clean the hair. The water is very cold, we don’t have hot water. We have a boiler, we can drink. I’m very angry, so I just throw the sweater to the garbage.

Revised

I went to the barber shop yesterday, because my hair was too long. I went there with my friend. The hair stylist told me “you can change to another hair style”, and he gave me some suggestions. I choose one of them. After three hours, he finished. At last he told me that it costs me 1018 yuan. There was a girl who wanted to add my WeChat. I don’t know what she looks like/ how she looks, I forgot. I told my parents, they were very angry. In our hometown, if we want to go to the barbershop, we usually spend less than 200.

This morning, I wanted to wash my sweater, because there were lots of dog’s hair. I couldn’t get the hair out. The water is very cold, we don’t have hot water in the dorm. We have a boiler, we can drink hot water from it. I was very angry, so I just threw away the sweater.

It takes all sorts to make a world– so some say. Nobody is the same, and our different personalities and character traits make us what we are. Wouldn’t it be boring if we were all the same? But if someone doesn’t behave or think like you, it can be frustrating. And there’s one personality type that can be very difficult to deal with – narcissism.

Narcissists consider themselves the most important person. They’re only interested in their own life, without a care in the world about the people around them. Their lack of empathy makes them come across as arrogant and self-important. If you know someone like this, their narcissistic attitudes might irritate you. But you might find it even more irritating to know that, according to new research, they are likely to be happier than other people.

An ongoing study of narcissism by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast has found such people might infuriate others but are less likely to be stressed or depressed. Writing about the research, the BBC’s Sean Coughlan says “They might have trampled over others and left a trail of emotional damage around them – but narcissists also seem to be insulated against feeling bad about themselves.” And their heightened sense of self-importance appears to give them “protective” qualities.

Researchers have been trying to understand why narcissism appears to be more prevalent in areas such as politics, social media and celebrity culture and why narcissists’ shameless, over-confidentattitude seems to be rewarded rather than penalised. It does seem that they have the best of all worlds, which is not great news for shrinking violets. And there’s more bad news for those who are shy and retiring: previous research by Queen’s University has also found that a ‘mental toughness’ helps narcissists succeed at work and in their social lives because they can overcome rejection and disappointment. And other tests have found that narcissistic students do better in exams, not because they are more clever, but because of their confidence and assertiveness.