斜槓青年 / 傻奧所思

「總會有人潑你冷水，總會有人等著看你失敗...」當你感到迷失的時候，成為左邊那隻鯊魚吧 ► - Meredith Vieira 梅雷迪思．維埃拉（中英字幕）

Meredith Viera to Boston Grads: Be the Left Shark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5Yx2he82X4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKZHrC_5M54

Speaking

1.  It doesn't matter what anyone else says. There will always be people putting you down, always be people rooting for you to fail .

Vocabulary & idiom

1. confront [v]

to face, meet, or deal with a difficult situation or person:
→  As she left the court, she was confronted by angry crowds who tried to block her way.

https://uxlblog.com/2014/06/20/how-to-confront-someone-without-making-it-worse/

2. naysayer [n]

someone who says something is not possible, is not good, or will fail:

→ He ignored the naysayers and persevered.

https://www.inc.com/kevin-daum/5-ways-to-overcome-the-naysayers.html

3. gratification [n]

pleasure or satisfaction, or something which provides this:

→ sexual gratification

→ Some people expect instant gratification (= to get what they want immediately).

4.authenticity [n]

the quality of being real or true:

→ The poems are supposed to be by Sappho, but they are actually of doubtful authenticity.

5. conformist [n]

someone who behaves or thinks like everyone else, rather than being different

Note

I have known plenty of people who have sacrificed their values for instant gratification

do that enough and you will lose yourself

only authenticity will keep your head on straight and your feet firmly planted