liking yourself more

佚名 \/ anonymous

ace in the hole

understand these new words or phrases before you read this article.

1. apologetically [?,p?l?'d?etik?li] adv. 道歉地

2. self-esteem ['selfis'ti:m] n. 自负

3. subtle ['s?tl] adj. 微妙的；­精­细的

4. conspire [k?n'spai?] v. 密谋

5. lionizes['lai?naiz] v. 把……奉为名人

6. humiliating [hju:'milieiti?] adj. 丢脸的

7. pare to 把……比作，比喻为

8. struggle to 努力奋斗，竞争

9. persist in 坚持，固执于

10. capitulate [k?'pitjuleit] v. 屈服

11. ineptitude [i'neptitju:d] adj. 无能