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Do you ever feel like you're not smart enough or good enough?
你有沒有曾經覺得自己不夠聰明或是不夠好呢?
Are you afraid your classmates or coworkers will find out how inexperienced you are or how little you know? 你會不會害怕你的同學或同事發現你經驗不足或是孤陋寡聞呢?
Are you convinced that you only succeed due to pure luck and not because of your skills or abilities?
你是不是相信自己會成功全然是因為運氣,而不是因為你的技能或能力呢?
People with these anxieties might be experiencing something known as impostor syndrome.
有這些焦慮的人可能正在經歷冒名頂替症候群。
An impostor is a person who acts like someone else in order to trick others.
冒名頂替者是指為了要欺騙他人而扮演成另一種人的人。
People with impostor syndrome feel like they're pretending to be someone they're not, but they're actually not playing any tricks! 有此症狀的人會感覺他們在假裝成別人,但是他們其實沒有在耍任何把戲!
People feeling this way may tell themselves that they're not smart enough to be in the top class or not athletic enough to be on a sports team. 有這種感受的人可能會告訴自己,他們的聰明才智不足以成為頂尖的人,或是他們的體格不足以加入運動隊伍。
Those who suffer from impostor syndrome may devalue their own abilities and may not think they deserve praise when someone says they have done a good job. 那些有冒名頂替症候群的人可能會貶低自己的能力,而且當有人說他們做得很好時,他們不覺得自己值得別人的稱護。
Impostor syndrome is very common.
冒名頂替症候群非常常見。
In fact, experts say 70% of us feel this way at some point in our lives.
事實上,專家說有7人在生活中的某些時刻會有這種感受。
It occurs more frequently when we start a new job or meet a new group of people.
在我們開始一個新工作或是認識一群新的人時,這個症狀會更頻繁地發生。
Those who often feel like impostors may feel stressed, worried, or depressed and have low self-confidence. 那些常覺得自己是冒名頂替者的人可能會感到壓力、苦惱或憂鬱,並旦沒有自信。
This syndrome is believed to result from several factors, including personality traits, family background, and childhood memories. 此症候群據信起因於多種因素,包含個人性格、家庭背景和童年回憶。
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1. inexperienced a.缺乏經驗的
◆ Sean may be inexperienced, but he has done a good job at work so far.
尚恩可能沒什麼經驗,但他目前工作都做得不錯。
2. be convinced + that 子句 相信/確信⋯⋯
convince vt.使相信;說服
◆ Sara is deeply convinced that she will go to heaven after she dies.
莎拉深信她死後會上天堂。
◆ Frank always tries to convince his dad to quit smoking.
法蘭克總是試著說服他爸爸戒泰。
3. anxiety n.焦慮,不安
◆ You can take a vacation to relieve your anxiety.
你可以去度個假來緩解你的焦慮。
4.trick vt.欺騙&n.詭計,把戲
play tricks / a trick (on sb) (對某人)惡作劇
◆ Elderly people are often tricked into buying useless items by advertisements.
老人常被廣告騙去購買沒有用的東西。
◆ People like to play tricks on one another on April Fool's Day.
人們喜歡在愚人節那天捉弄彼此。
5. deserve vt. 應得・值得
◆ Ben works so hard that he deserves better pay.
班工作如此認真,他應得更高的薪水。
6. frequently adv.經常地,頻繁地
◆ Diane drank too much water before bed so she used the toilet frequently last night.
黛安睡前喝太多水,所以昨晚去了好幾次廁所。
7. result from ... 原因是/起因於 ⋯
◆ The mistakes Tom made resulted from his careless attitude.
湯姆犯的錯誤起因於他漫不經心的態度。
8. background n.背景·經歷
◆ It's impolite to ask about one's family background when you first meet someone.
當第一次見一個人時,詢問對方的家庭背景是不禮貌的
Tips in Use 重點解析
◎ enough 的用法
◆ enough 可作副詞或形容詞, 後面通常接不定詞片語( to + 原形動詞)或「 for + 名詞 」。
1. enough 作副詞時, 表「足夠可以」,通常置於形容詞或副詞後面修飾 (如文中用法) :
形容詞 / 副詞 + enough + to V / for N
◆ Sam is strong enough to move the huge rock.
山姆強壯到足以搬移那塊巨石。
◆ Jan has prepared well enough for the interview.
珍為了面試已做足準備。
2. enough作形容詞時,表「足夠的」,置於名詞前修飾:
enough+名詞 +to V/ for N
◆ Rita hopes that she will have enough time to get everything done today.
瑞塔希望今天有足夠的時間完成每件事。
◆ Clay doesn't have enough money for the car he wants to buy.
克雷沒有足夠的錢買他想要的車。
補充詞彙 Extra Words & Phrases
◆ impostor syndrome冒名頂替症候群
◆ impostor n.騙子·冒充者
◆ syndrome n.症候群
◆ hold sb back 阻礙某人
◆ athletic a.體格健壯的
◆ devalue vt.貶低;(使)貶值
◆ depressed a.感到/沮的
◆ trait n.特質,特性
依句意在空格內填入適當的字詞
1. 健康問題可能起因於不良的飲食習慣。
◆ Health problems may poor eating habits.
2. 山姆喜歡對他妹妹惡作劇。
◆ Sam likes to on his sister.
3. 那個店員確信是那名男子偷了錢。
◆ The clerk is that the man stole the money.
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1. result from 2. play tricks 3. convinced
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1. 健康問題可能起因於不良的飲食習慣。
◆ Health problems may result from poor eating habits.
2. 山姆喜歡對他妹妹惡作劇。
◆ Sam likes to play tricks on his sister.
3. 那個店員確信是那名男子偷了錢。
◆ The clerk is convinced that the man stole the money.
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