Think I Can：How to Push Yourself to Success
"Because I can"is magic.It pushes us past our comfort zones （舒适区域）.It gives us a reason to do the things that we think we can't.Here are a few ways to use this positive thinking in your own life.
Be More Active
Whether it is to go home or go to work，climb the stairs instead of taking the lift.Whether it is to go shopping or watch a film，ride a bike instead of driving a car.Break the"I'm tired" or "It is too hard" or "It is too far cycle.Increasing your activity level will be good for you.
Try Something New
It is easy for us to make excuses for why we shouldn't try something new.Maybe you think it is out of your comfort zone.Maybe it seems too difficult.Or maybe，it is just inconvenient （不方便的）.Remember that you can try something new.It will help you to move past something bad and discover something new about yourself and possible new interests.
Increase Your Willpower （意志力）
Saying"No" to our favorites can be challenging.However，developing strong willpower，whether it is in response （反应） to our favorite chocolate cake or to overshopping，is something that we can all benefit from.Next time you want to do something you might regret，you have the willpower to say"No".
Speak Up
Often，we meet something that troubles us or makes us unhappy.We have a voice "because I can" in our minds.Talking with your loved ones，such as your parents and friends about how you feel，what you need and what you are thinking about can help you get on well with them and form deeper relationships.
Title：How to Push Yourself to （1） in Rushing out of Comfort Zones |
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Be More Active |
Increasing your activity level will be good for you，such as（2） the steps or riding a bike. |
Try Something New |
It is easy for you to make a/an（3） for why you shouldn't try new things.Maybe you think it isn't at your convenience. |
Increase Your Willpower |
You have to（4） the willpower to challenge your own favorites. Next time you want to do something you might regret，remember you can say"No". |
Speak Up |
Say"because I can"（5） your loved ones，such as your parents and friends. |
A study has been done at a university.Scientists divided a class into two groups，They made each group take notes（1） different ways.The first group took notes by hand，The second one did it on the computer.The（2） of the study was to find out which method would help the students learn better.The scientists thought Group Two would win.But to their surprise，Group One did a better job.Since you take notes by hand，stick to it!
Good notes can（3） to less stress（压力）when test time comes around.Then how can you improve your note﹣taking skill？The following advice can help you.
Firstly，try to get yourself ready（4） class begins.Be familiar（熟悉的）with the material that you are going to learn.Make sure you have your notebooks and pens on the desk.
Secondly，take notes wisely while listening in class.Many students become
（5） taking notes and they may fail to follow the teacher.So it is important to know when to take notes.And remember to write down the key words and use shorthand（速记法）if necessary.
Thirdly，check your notes after class.You can add some details（细节）yourself first.If there is still something missing，compare your notes with（6） .Do it with those who take notes carefully.These checks will also（7） your chances of understanding what you've written.
Try the advice above.When you can take notes（8） than before，you will find your lessons easier and more enjoyable.
Until recently，Ajayi had never gone to school.Now fifty，she attends a school in Ilorin，Nigeria，wearing the same pink dress as two（1） （百）other girls at the school.She studies with the students nearly forty years younger than she is.
Ajayi runs her（2） （自己的）business making and selling bags，but she believes it is（3） （仍然）necessary for her to learn to read and write.
In class，she answers questions（4） （积极）.She plays，talks and（5） （讨论）together with her classmates.
She is good at（6） （烹饪）.Children all like the food she makes.They enjoy
（7） （她们自己）at school.
Ajayi's（8） （女儿）used to feel embarrassed about their mother's attending school with children.But now.they choose（9） （支持）her efforts.
She plans to continue her（10） （教育）for four more years，saying it will help her business.
Ten﹣year﹣old Orion Jean has always known that kindness is important.He often practiced it by volunteering with his family.（1） ，after entering the National Kindness Speech Contest，he became more active in it.Now he works to spread kindness everywhere through projects which help others.He calls（2） （he） action the Race to Kindness.
After（3） teacher told him about the contest.Orion had only 24 hours to write，memorize（4） record his speech.In it，he talked（5） the importance of kindness. "Kindness is like spreading hugs around the world to those who need it. "Orion said.He encourages（6） （listener） to join him in "the race of kindness" by doing small，kind acts for others.Orion's speech won the contest.He used his ＄500 prize（7） （collect） 619 toys for a local children's hospital.After that，Orion wanted to make an even（8） （big）influence in charity he packed meal boxes for people in need including a kind message for each receiver.
Orion says， "If someone is treated（9） （kind） it can make their day brighter and encourage that person to be kind to somebody else.And then it just（10） （grow） and makes the world a better place. "
At 7 am，we got on the state﹣of﹣the﹣art Fuxing Hao train at Shanghai Railway Station.We stored our（1） （背包）and found our seats.Unlike other trains which start with a shake and much（2） （噪音），this train felt so smooth that if you were not looking out of windows，you could（3） （几乎不）tell we were moving.Yet，within minutes，we were passing over the rails at speeds of more than 350 kilometers an hour.
Soon，the towns of（4） （东部的）China were rushing by.I saw my wife smiling and（5） （指向）to a coin she had balanced on the table.She took another coin and balanced it next to the first，and then another，until she had a（6） （行）of coins.They stood there on the table for more than 20 minutes before one finally fell over.
After that，we（7） （两个都）went back to reading and enjoying the beauty outside.We felt quite（8） （放松的）.Then，before we knew it，we heard the announcement that we were arriving in Beijing.For 1，318 kilometers，we（9） （花费）only 4 hours and 38 minutes.Thanks to high speed trains，we can travel in China much more conveniently.No（10） （疑惑），they will also bring the people of the country closer together，and in time bring about deep social changes，the full nature of which no one can fully guess.
A bookstore in Kaohsiung got international attention after CNN reported on the unusual decoration （装饰）in it.The store，Wuguan Books，is known as（1） "experimental bookstore" because of the dark lighting used to show the books on sale，Wuguan Books
（2） （lie）at Pier﹣2 Culture Center，which is full（3） special cafes and exhibits.The bookstore is almost（4） （complete）dark，except for the shelves （书架）of books.There are over 400 shelves of books in the store，with many（5） （light）placed around books.It appears as if books themselves are lighting up the darkness.
The bookstore（6） （create）by Chu Chih﹣kung not long ago，with the purpose of increasing people's senses when（7） read books.Su Yu﹣shan，the
（8） （ manage）of the store，says the environment can help people learn to do "soul （灵魂）reading" by（9） （provide）a private experience with each book that draws one's attention.（10） it might not be for everyone，Wuguan Books creates a very different kind of environment from most bookstores.
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