英语课程计划-Get Over It Day

Everyone has something in their life to get over. There is something bad that has happened to us all that we need to forget about and move on. Well, now there’s a day of the year to make sure this happens. March 9th is officially Get Over It Day. This is a fun holiday to encourage people to stop feeling sorry for themselves and move forward with their life. Get Over It Day started in 2005. There is even a website for you to write down what you want to get over. You click a button and the source of your misery¹ goes up in virtual flames. Easy. The site tells you to “quit moping around like you just got snubbed at the Oscars and celebrate” on this day. You never know, this could just be the first day of the rest of your life!

There are many things in life we need to get over, to overcome, to defeat. People call them hurdles², setbacks, disasters, calamities³ or tragedies. The plain thing is life goes on and we need to deal with these things and live our life. The submissions⁴ on the Get Over It Day website are varied⁵. There are many serious topics we can all relate to. These are things like “my Dad dying”, my cancer diagnosis” and “my engagement break-up”. There are also not-so-serious topics like “losing my mp3 player”, “my disastrous⁶ haircut” and “my team losing at the weekend”. Perhaps the last one here is in the serious category for some people. On March 9th, decide what it is you need to get over and get over it.

1 misery   

n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦

参考例句：

• Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
• He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。

2 hurdles   

n.障碍( hurdle的名词复数 )；跳栏；（供人或马跳跃的）栏架；跨栏赛

参考例句：

• In starting a new company, many hurdles must be crossed. 刚开办一个公司时，必须克服许多障碍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• There are several hurdles to be got over in this project. 在这项工程中有一些困难要克服。 来自辞典例句

3 calamities   

n.灾祸，灾难( calamity的名词复数 )；不幸之事

参考例句：

• They will only triumph by persevering in their struggle against natural calamities. 他们只有坚持与自然灾害搏斗，才能取得胜利。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• One moment's false security can bring a century of calamities. 图一时之苟安，贻百年之大患。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 submissions   

n.提交( submission的名词复数 )；屈从；归顺；向法官或陪审团提出的意见或论据

参考例句：

• The deadline for submissions to the competition will be Easter 1994. 递交参赛申请的截止时间为1994年的复活节。 来自辞典例句
• Section 556(d) allows the agency to substitute written submissions for oral direct testimony in rulemaking. 第五百五十六条第（四）款准允行政机关在规则制定中用书面提交材料替代口头的直接证言。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法

5 varied   

adj.多样的，多变化的

参考例句：

• The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
• The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。

6 disastrous   

adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的

参考例句：

• The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
• Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。