2017年7月11日
Alternative Centers 各種中心
人人都有生活中心，它們對生活各方面都有很強烈的影響。
Spouse Centeredness配偶中心比如有的人生活以配偶為中心，咋聽起來，無可厚非，配偶畢竟是我們生活中最親密的伴侶。但是以配偶為重心的婚姻關系，多半發生情感過度依賴的問題。太過于重視婚姻，會使人的情感異常脆弱，經不起些許打擊，甚至無法面對如新生兒降臨或經濟窘迫等變化?；橐鰰砀嗟呢熑闻c壓力，兩個背景不同的人，思想必定有差異，于是乎理財、教養子女等等問題，都會引起爭執。如果我們一方面在情感上依賴對方，一方面又與對方在觀念上有所突擊，就極易陷入愛恨交織、進退兩難的矛盾中。
Family Centeredness家庭中心以家庭為重的現象也十分普遍，而且似乎理所當然。但是過分注重家庭生活，反而對家庭有害。太仰賴家庭提供安全感及價值感，太重視家族傳統與名譽，通常無法接受任何可能影響這些傳統與聲譽的改變。以家庭為重的父母，不能為子女的真正幸福著想，他們的愛往往是有條件的。
另外還有Money Centeredness（以金錢為中心）,Work Centeredness（以工作為中心）,Possession Centeredness（以名利為中心）,Pleasure Centeredness（以享樂為中心）,Friend/Enemy Centeredness（以敵人或朋友為中心）,Church Centeredness（以宗教為中心）Self-Centeredness（以自我為中心）。
那么什么是你的生活中心?有時并不容易回答。般說來，我們的生活中心是以上某幾種中心的混合體，依環境不同而有所變化。大多數人的生
活受到多種因素的影響。生活中心如此搖擺不定，情緒上難免起起落落，沒有確定的生活中心，就容易缺乏一種安全感，沒有了安全感Security，那么對自己的生活就沒有一個明確的人生方向Guidance，隨之而來的智慧Wisdom和力量Power及無從而來，進而影響區就會縮小，更容易被外在環境所左右影響。
A Principle Center以原則為中心
如果以正確原則作為生活中心，那么就可以為四個支撐人生的因素建立一個堅實的基礎。認識到這一點，我們就有了安全感。Our security comes from knowing that correct principles do not change.。原則是恒久不變的，所以值得信賴，可以給我們高度的安全感。原則是理性而非感性的，因此能讓我們充滿信心，配偶和密友都可能離我們而去，但原則不會。原則不取決于環境、他人行為或“流行”。原則是永生的，不會毀于火災、地震或偷盜，也不會今天在這兒，明天又到了那兒。
Principles are deep ,fundamental truths,classic truths,generic common denominators.They are tightly interwoven threads running with exactness,consistency,beauty,and strength through the fabric of life.
如果以原則為生活中心，智慧和人生方向的來源就是正確的地圖，The wisdom and guidance come from correct maps.反映事物的真實現狀。正確的地圖讓我們能夠清晰了解自己的目標，能夠基于正確的知識做出正確的決定。The?power?comes from a self-aware, knowledgeable, proactive individual.
以永恒不變的原則作為生活中心，就能建立高效能的思維定式，也就能正確審視所有其他的生活中心。
以原則為中心的人會保持冷靜和客觀，不受情緒或其他因素的干擾，綜觀全局——工作需要、家庭需要、以及其他相關需要及不同決定的可能后果，深思熟慮，綜合考慮后才做出正確的選擇。
As a principle-centered person,you try tostand apart fromthe emotion of the situation and other factors that would act on you,and evaluate the options.Looking at the?balanced whole,teh work nees,teh family needs,other needs that may be involved and the possible implications of various alternative decisions----you'll try to come up with the best solution,taking all factors into consideration.
單詞部分
1.edge? n.[sing.]~ (on / over sb / sth)a slight advantage over sb / sth? (微弱的)優勢:
The company needs to improve its competitive edge.公司必須提高它的競爭力。
They have the edge on us.他們略勝我們一籌。
(PHRASE) 緊張不安;煩躁 If you or your nerves are on edge, you are tense, nervous, and unable to relax.
● My nerves were constantly on edge.
(PHRASE) 有濃厚興趣；聚精會神 If you say that someone is on the edge of their seat or chair, you mean that they are very interested in what is happening or what is going to happen.
● Most of the time the audience is on the edge of its seat.
2.detect? 發現;查出;測出 To detect something means to find it or discover that it is present somewhere by using equipment or making an investigation.
● ...a sensitive piece of equipment used to detect radiation...
覺察;發覺 If you detect something, you notice it or sense it, even though it is not very obvious.
● Arnold could detect a certain sadness in the old man's face.
3.omniscient? ADJ) 全知全能的；無所不知的；博聞廣識的 If you describe someone as omniscient, you mean they know or seem to know everything.
● ...a benevolent and omniscient deity.
4.tangible? adj.清晰可見的;摸得著的;感覺得到的;明顯的 If something is tangible, it is clear enough or definite enough to be easily seen, felt, or noticed.
There should be some tangible evidence that the economy is starting to recover...
5.vulnerable? adj.脆弱的;易受傷害的 Someone who is vulnerable is weak and without protection, with the result that they are easily hurt physically or emotionally.
Old people are particularly vulnerable members of our society
易感染（某種疾?。┑模灰谆疾〉?If a person, animal, or plant is vulnerable to a disease, they are more likely to get it than other people, animals, or plants.
People with high blood pressure are especially vulnerable to diabetes..
