中英双语阅读108 | Confidence Is Built, not Inborn（附音频）

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Confidence Is Built, not Inborn

信心并非生而有之

Confidence plays a very important role in people's life. It gives people light when they are in dark and encouragement when they are dismayed. It is the first step on the road to success. People who exude confidence seem to grab more rewarding careers, maintain better relationships, and may make miracles in the face of insurmountable difficulties.

So what is the secret of confidence? In fact, there is no secret. Self-confidence is a skill and habit that everyone can learn to develop. It is built, not inborn.

那么，自信有着什么样的秘诀呢?其实也没有秘诀。自信是一种人人都能培养起来的技能和习惯。它是后天培养起来而非天生的。

You can try these simple tips for practicing and increasing our confidence levels:

你可以通过尝试以下这些简单的方法来训练和提高自信：

First, dare to fail. Anybody who's out there genuinely striving is going to fail repeatedly. If you are not failing, you are not trying. Only when we face up to our difficulties, can we build up our confidence and give ourselves a chance of success.

首先，不要惧怕失败。任何努力奋斗的人都会屡次遭受失败。不去尝试当然不会有失败，但也不可能只成功。只有勇敢面对所有困难才能建立自信，才有可能使自己取得成功。

Second, dress your success. You don't have to be beautiful to be confident. Make the most of your won unique physical assets and downplay your flaws so that you know you're giving out your best image.

其次，要装饰你的成功。自信不一定要有美丽的容貌。将你拥有的独特的自身价值发挥到极致，并且淡化你的弱点。要知道，你正在向人展示你最完美的形象。

Third, listen to yourself; do not despise yourself. You are the only person who knows what is right for yourself. Don't put others' opinion above our own inner voice.

Last, build a confidence vocabulary. Stop putting yourself down, and quit incessantly confessing your tiny flaws. Learn to highlight your positive attributes and the world will learn to see and appreciate them too.

最后，建立自信的词汇。不要贬低自己，不要不停地忏悔自己的一些小的过失。学会肯定自己的优点，周围的人也就看到并与我们一同欣赏它们。

Confidence is a plant that grows slowly. We should build confidence through constant and patient effort. Only when we have enough confidence in ourselves, can we take the first step on the road to success.

自信是一株生长缓慢的植物。我们必须通过坚持不懈的努力来培养自信。只有当我们内心充满了足够的自信，我们才能迈出走向成功的第一步。

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