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find： to discover unexpectedly or by chance
I have not yet found the key I lost three days ago . 我没找到三天前掉的钥匙。
find out： to discover through examination or enquiry
We must find out the truth about the matter. 我们必须找出事情的真相。
18.All skills require constant repetition to become second nature ； good manners are no exception . 一切技能都需要经常反复而后才能成为第二天性，礼貌也是如此。
If you want to acquire a skill， you have to practice it again and again. It is the same with good manners， which you won't acquire unless you practice them constantly.
second nature： something you have done so often that you do it almost without thinking. 第二天性、习性
It has become a second nature to him to turn off all the lights before leaving the office. 离开办公室前把所有的灯都关了已成为他的习惯了。
be no exception…is included in…不看成是例外，同样适用
All residents must obey these traffic regulations. High-ranking officials are no exception.所有居民都要遵守这些交通规则。高级官员也不例外。
All men between 18 and 35 without exception are expected to serve in the army.所有18到35岁的男人，都要服兵役，没有例外。
19…。to concentrate on your performance in a specific area for about a week. （ …… ）就是在一个星期左右的时间内，集中改进你在某一方面的具体表现。
You can begin by guarding against one bad type of manner for about a week.
concentrate…on…把……集中在……
Don't be absent-minded. Please concentrate your attention on the experiment.别开小差。把注意力集中在实验上。
20.Or driving a car， why not watch yourself sternly for aggressive driving… 或是改进开车的举止，你可以严格监视自己是否开起车来很霸道 ……
Why not…？用来提建议
It's a fine day. Why not go to the Fragrant Hill？ 天气很好。我们干吗不去香山？ But why not write to Bob for help？干吗不给鲍勃写信请他帮帮忙？
watch ******************./oneself/sth. for ： to pay attention to sth. so that you notice it either
because you don't want to miss it or because you want to avoid it 留心……以寻找……， 注意……以找出 They grew quiet and watched to see what would happen next.他们安静下来，注意将发生事么事。
The company's sales department is watching the market for the opportunity to launch new products. 公司的销售部门正关注市场情况，看有否机会推出他们的新产品。
21 . …… to refuse to let other people's bad manners goad you into retaliating in kind. （有一件不容易做到的而又很重要的事情，）就是对别人无礼貌的举止不要以牙还牙。
… if other people are impolite， don't treat them in the same way.
goad ******************./sth into （sth./doing sth.） 激起、激怒……做……
His ambition goaded him on.他的雄心激励他前进。
Young people are easily goaded into action， wise or foolish.年轻人容易受激采取行动，而不顾是否明智。
in kind 用类似的方法
She will be repaid in kind for her impoliteness.她对人不礼貌，人家也会对她不礼貌。
The police were told not to respond in kind even when the demonstrators attacked them. 警察得到命令，即使示威者动手他们也不得还手。
22. …but he'll be discourteous， stupid and blind——and that’s a combination I don't want to tangle with . （如果我开大灯，）他就不仅仅是不礼貌和愚蠢了，还看不见前方。三样加在一起，我不愿意招惹。
……he will not only remain discourteous and stupid， but also unable to see clearly the road ahead of him. I don't want my bad manners to cause an accident.
tangle with ******************. about…argue， fight with ******************. （inf.） 与………吵架
The wife often tangles with her hu******************and about trifle things.妻子经常与她丈夫为鸡毛蒜皮的事吵架。
23. In the long run ， the kind of person you are is the result of what you've been thinking over the past twenty or thirty years. 从长远的观点看，你的人品是你以往 20 年或 30 年的思想发展的结果。
Your way of thinking determines what kind of person you are. If you are a self-centered person， you will surely be discourteous. On the other hand， if you think of other people's needs and feelings， you will be a considerate and courteous person.
in the long run：从长远来看
In the long run， what they have sacrificed for their children is worthwhile.从长远看，他们为孩子做出的牺牲是值得的。
what you've been thinking…the way you’ve been thinking（all your life for a long time）
24. …you train to be considerate of others， if you can acquire the habit of identifying with their problems…如果你培养自己为他人着想，如果你已经惯于理解并体谅他人的问题、愿望和忧虑，（你就会自然而然地以礼待人。）
considerate/be considerate of ******************. 体谅，为……着想，考虑……的需要愿望和感情
it is considerate of ******************. to do sth.
It is considerate of you to send my mother a pair of new glasses. She is losing her eyesight. 你想的太周到了，给我妈寄了付眼镜去，她的视力变得不行了。
We like Professor Li very much， for she is a very considerate teacher.我们很喜欢李教授，她很能体谅学生。
identify with ******************./sth.： feel you understand them or their feelings and ideas 理解、体谅……
He can well identify with the problems of the unemployed； he has been without a job.他完全能够理解失业人员的困难，他也失业了。
25.Nowhere is thinking courteous more important than in marriage. 理性的礼貌在婚姻中比在其他任何方面都更为重要。 Conscious courtesy is more important in marriage than anywhere else.
In marriage relationship， the most important thing is to be courteous to your hu******************and or wife.
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