时尚英语话题 22

 　　22 making changes---getting rid of bad habits
I was cleaning up my computer yesterday, organizing files, deleting¹ some unused things to make more space, and improving what I already have. Even though my computer was almost five years old, pretty old in computer years, I don't plan on buying a new computer any time soon, because I just use it for some simple things. Anyway, so I got to thinking about, well, if I could delete² different things from "Me", what would I delete? If I would add certain things, what would I aad. I guess it's possible to add or subtract³ certain physical traits⁴. Many people plastic surgery⁵ or get liposuction, or whatever, but I was thinking more about habit. If I were able to delete one bad habit, and add one good habit, what would it be? I started running through my list of bad habits, After a number of three thousand four hundred and seventy-one, I thought, "OK, Asaac, choose one!" So, I decided⁶ on knuckle⁷ cracking. That's the one habit I want to get rid of. If I could magically add habit, I guess it would be "exercise every morning before I go to work". All of us had bad habits, some of them aren't so bad, these could be things like: not turning off the lights when leaving the room, or watching too much television. But, some of these bad habits are more serious, like: drinking too much, or smoking. I am glad I don't have those habits. There are lots of good habits we can pick up.
A person might try being nicer to people, or stop eating junk food, or try to be more punctual, not be later all the time.
Everyone probably wants to lose bad habits, or pick up good babit, how about you?
What would you like to add or substract from you life?
Talk about it?
1)what are your good habits?
2)what are your bad habits?
3)what's one bad habit you would like to get rid of?
4)what's one good habit you would like to add?
5)what would you like to change about your life?
6)Is there a habit that you have that is different or unique?
7)when breaking bad habits like smoking, people often say that they are cooking cold chocolate, do you know what this experience means?
8)what do you think the best method for breaking about a habit is?
9)how often do you have to perform action before you think it be comes a habit?

1 deleting   

v.删除( delete的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy. 通过取缔或删除任何有价值的情报来完成的反间谍活动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The term configuration describes moving, adding, or deleting persistent objects. 术语“配置”概括了移动、添加或者删除持久对象。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

2 delete   

vt.删除文字，擦去(字迹)

参考例句：

• If you delete 50 words,we can put the whole story on one page.如果你删掉50个字，我们可以把整篇报道安排在一个版面上。
• I selected a file and pressed the Delete key.我选定了一个文件，按下了删除键。

3 subtract   

v.减去，扣除

参考例句：

• Subtract four from nine and you have five.九减四得五。
• In their first year at school,most children learn to add and subtract.入学第一年，多数孩子都学加减法。

4 traits   

n.人的个性，显著的特点，特征( trait的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We do not know which behavioural traits are inherited and which acquired. 我们不知道哪些行为特征是遗传的，哪些是后天养成的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His generosity is one of his good traits. 慷慨大方是他的好品质之一。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 surgery   

n.外科，外科手术；手术室

参考例句：

• What time does surgery finish?门诊什么时间结束？
• Your condition is serious and requires surgery.你的情况很严重，需要动外科手术。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 knuckle   

n.指节；vi.开始努力工作；屈服，认输

参考例句：

• They refused to knuckle under to any pressure.他们拒不屈从任何压力。
• You'll really have to knuckle down if you want to pass the examination.如果想通过考试，你确实应专心学习。