Topic 9：confidence 自信的意义
　　The cartoon aims at informing us of the significance of confidence. Definitely, no once can deny the importance of it. confidence enables us to achieve our objectives more smoothly and realize our dreams more rapidly. By being confident. We are more likely to win others” trust and support, discover our potentials and overcome those seemingly-invincible and formidable setbacks. To further illustrate the importance of being confident, I would like to take Jeremy Lin as a case in point: how could he, once and ordinary and obscure basketball player at Harvard University, achieve unprecedented success in NBA?
　　Accordingly, at no time should we underestimate the power of confidence. Furthermore, when coming with setbacks and bottlenecks, instead of giving up easily, what we must do is to face it with confidence and fight against it without courage. “confident people never get hurt.” Abraham Lincoln also once said.

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achieve [ə'tʃi:v] 想一想再看
v. 完成，达到，实现

confident ['kɔnfidənt] 想一想再看
adj. 自信的，有信心的，有把握的
a
联想记忆 X 联想记忆：con全部+fid相信+ent表示形容词，“…的”→自信的
underestimate ['ʌndər'estimeit] 想一想再看
n. 低估
v. 低估
联想记忆 X 联想记忆：under不足，不够+estimate估计→估计不足
illustrate ['iləstreit] 想一想再看
v. 举例说明，（为书）作插图，图解
联想记忆 X 联想记忆：源于luster（n 光彩；光泽vt 使有光泽）－说明
confidence ['kɔnfidəns] 想一想再看
adj. 骗得信任的
n. 信任，信心，把握
联想记忆 X 联想记忆：con+fid相信，信念+ence→自信，信任
overcome [.əuvə'kʌm] 想一想再看
vt. 战胜，克服，(感情等)压倒，使受不了
联想记忆 X 联想记忆：over在……之上+come来→来到上面→战胜,克服
smoothly [smu:ðli] 想一想再看
adv. 平滑地，流畅地

formidable ['fɔ:midəbl] 想一想再看
adj. 强大的，可怕的，难对付的
联想记忆 X 联想记忆：form（v 形成），id＝ID（ID card：身份证）－做假证是一件困难的事情，而且是可怕的，因为一旦被发现，这辈子你都别想去美国了。
obscure [əb'skjuə] 想一想再看
adj. 微暗的，难解的，不著名的，[语音学]轻音的
联想记忆 X 联想记忆：obs=ob逆，倒，加强意义+cure关心→不关心→记不住了→模糊的
unprecedented [ʌn'presidəntid] 想一想再看
adj. 空前的，前所未有的
联想记忆 X 联想记忆：un不，precedent（n 先例），ed：没有先例的