文章围绕自我接纳这一主题，提出了停止攀比、原谅自己的错误、认清自身优点、正视自身不完美这四个具体建议，帮助人们学会接纳自己。
A Few Tips for Self-Acceptance
自我接纳的几条小贴士
We all want it to accept and love ourselves. But at times it seems too difficult and too far out of reach. Where do you start? Here’s a handful of ways that will set you in the right direction.
我们都希望接纳并爱自己。但有时这似乎太难了，遥不可及。该从哪里开始呢？下面有一些方法能让你朝着正确的方向前进。
●Stop comparing yourself with others. Do not follow the people who make you feel not-good-enough. Why do you follow them? Are you hoping that eventually you will feel empowered because your life is better than theirs? Know that your life is your own; you are the only you in this world.
●别再拿自己和别人作比较。不要关注那些让你觉得自己不够好的人。你为什么要关注他们呢？你是希望最终因为自己的生活比他们的好而感到充满力量吗？要知道，你的生活是你自己的；在这个世界上，你是独一无二的。
●Forgive yourself for mistakes that you have made. We are often ashamed of our shortcomings, our mistakes and our failures. Remember, you are only human. You will make mistakes, time and time again. Rather than getting caught up in how you could have done better, why not offer yourself a compassionate (有同情心) response? ＂That didn’t go as planned. But, I tried my best.＂
●原谅自己所犯的错误。我们常常为自己的缺点、错误和失败感到羞愧。记住，你只是凡人。你会一次又一次地犯错。与其纠结于如何能做得更好，为什么不给自己一个富有同情心的回应呢？“事情没有按计划进行。但是，我已经尽力了。”
●Recognize all of your strengths. Write them down in a journal. Begin to train your brain to look at strength before weakness. List all of your accomplishments and achievements. You have a job, earned your degree, and you got out of bed today. Nothing is too small to celebrate.
●认清自己所有的优点。把它们写在日记里。开始训练你的大脑，让它先看到优点而不是缺点。列出你所有的功绩和成就。你有工作，获得了学位，而且你今天还起床了。没有什么是不值得庆祝的。
●Now that you’ve listed your strengths, list your imperfections. Turn the page in your journal. Put into words why you feel unworthy, why you don’t feel good enough. Now, read these words back to yourself. Feeling upset again? Turn to a page in your journal to your list of strengths and achievements. See how awesome you are?
●既然你已经列出了自己的优点，那就列出你的不完美之处。在日记里翻一页。用文字表达出你为什么觉得自己不值得，为什么觉得自己不够好。现在，把这些话读给自己听。又感到沮丧了吗？翻到日记里记录你的优点和成就的那一页。看看你有多棒？
一、重点词汇
1. acceptance /əkˈseptəns/ n. 接纳；接受
2. reach /riːtʃ/ n. 范围；v. 达到；够到
3. handful /ˈhændfʊl/ n. 少数；一把
4. compare /kəmˈpeə(r)/ v. 比较
5. empower /ɪmˈpaʊə(r)/ v. 授权；使能够
6. forgive /fəˈɡɪv/ v. 原谅
7. shame /ʃeɪm/ n. 羞愧；v. 使羞愧
8. shortcoming /ˈʃɔːtkʌmɪŋ/ n. 缺点
9. failure /ˈfeɪljə(r)/ n. 失败
10. compassionate /kəmˈpæʃənət/ adj. 有同情心的
11. recognize /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/ v. 认识到；认出
12. strength /streŋθ/ n. 优点；力量
13. journal /ˈdʒɜːnl/ n. 日记；期刊
14. train /treɪn/ v. 训练；培养
15. weakness /ˈwiːknəs/ n. 缺点；弱点
16. accomplishment /əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt/ n. 成就
17. achievement /əˈtʃiːvmənt/ n. 成就；功绩
18. imperfection /ˌɪmpəˈfekʃn/ n. 不完美；缺陷
19. unworthy /ʌnˈwɜːði/ adj. 不值得的
二、重点短语与固定搭配
1. self-acceptance 自我接纳
2. out of reach 遥不可及
3. set sb. in the right direction 为某人指引正确方向
4. compare...with... 把…… 和…… 作比较
5. feel not-good-enough 觉得自己不够好
6. time and time again 一次次，屡次
7. try one’s best 尽某人最大努力
8. recognize one’s strengths 认清某人的优点
9. write down 写下，记录
10. earn one’s degree 拿到学位
11. too...to... 太…… 而不能……
12. now that 既然，由于
13. put into words 用语言表达
14. feel unworthy 觉得自己没价值
15. read back 回读，重读
16. be ashamed of 为……感到羞愧
17. get caught up in 陷入；沉迷于
18. offer sb. a response 给某人一个回应
19. go as planned 按计划进行
20. turn the page 翻页
