PART 1 Words and Expressions
1.subordinate
①in a less important position than someone else adj.下级的；从属的
②to put someone or something in a less important position v.使处于次要地位，使从属于
前缀sub表示在…下面，比如subway地铁。ordi是order秩序的意思，合起来就是下级，处于次要地位的意思。
subordinate sb/sth to sb/sth
e.g. I subordinate my personal interests to those of the people.
2.sedentary
spending a lot of time sitting down, and not moving or exercising very much adj.久坐不动的
这个词来自法语sedēre意思是‘’to sit",例如settle有定居的意思。
e.g. The sedentary lifestyle does harm to our health.
3.tone
to improve the strength and firmness of your muscles, skin etc v. 使〔皮肤、肌肉等〕更强健，使更结实
tone做名词意为语气、口气，它还可以做动词，使强健。
e.g.Aiming to tone muscle, he goes to the gym five times a week.
4.fatigue
very great tiredness n.疲劳，疲乏，劳累
e.g. After whole day's work ,I felt physical and mental fatigue.
5.discord
disagreement or arguing between people n.不和，纷争
"dis" means "different"， "cord" means"heart"，例如核心这个词是core。心不齐就是有不和，纷争。
e.g.Facing powerful enemies，we should avoid discord.
6.stale
①bread or cake that is stale is no longer fresh or good to eat adj.〔面包、蛋糕〕不新鲜的，变味的
②not interesting or exciting any more adj.不再有趣的，没有新意的，乏味的
stale来自法语estaler 表示"to halt"，halt是停滞，阻止
e.g.His marriage went flat and stale.
PART 2 Summary
Habit 7 is taking time to sharpen the saw and is renewing the four dimensions of your nature-physical, spiritual, mental, and social/emotional.
The physical dimension involves caring effectively for our physical body in three areas:endurance, flexiblility, and strength.Renewing the spiritual dimension related to Habit 2 provides leadership to your life.The mental dimension associated with Habit 2 and 3 is expanded by high-levere Quadrant Ⅱ activities,such as reading good literature and writing instead of watching television. The social/emotional dimension focuses on Habits 4, 5, and 6 -- centered on the principles of interpersonal leadership, empathic communication , and creative cooperation.
And, with the Abundance Mentality, we can help script others as principle-centered, value-based, independent, worthwhile individuals, which increasing the opportunities for effective interaction with other proactive people.The self-renewal process must include balanced renewal which is optimally synergetic in all four dimensions of our nature.The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People create optimum synergy among these dimensions.
We must keep conscience ,learning ,commiting,and doing in order to move on an upward spiral of growth and change ,of continuous improvement. Finally, there are four application suggestions helping us practice Habit 7.
PART 3 Thoughts
读这一节，我感受到了厚积薄发的威力，我们总是惊羡别人好像一夜之间功成名就，然后去打听有什么捷径可走，其实哪有什么捷径，只要认准了方向，选择一个合适的方法，踏踏实实的一点一滴去积累。知识的学习都是自带加速度的，先把基础打牢，功夫下到了，有量变才有质的突破，有了‘’厚积‘’，而后才能‘’薄发‘’。
这跟我们学英语一样，方法千千万，看美剧，背新概念，听新闻这些都是好方法，关键在于我们有没有静下心来分析思考手里的语言材料，真正的记在脑子里，做到物尽其用，而不是走马观花。只要用心，用脑，生活中处处都可以学英语。
信息爆炸让现在的我们太急功近利了，好像到处都是有用的知识，我都想学习。暑假过了一半的我觉得时间真的不够用，想看几本英文原版书，复习复习专业课，还有那么多的小说等我去读。后来我懂了，怕什么真理无穷，进一寸有一寸的欢喜。把眼前的书学好，学一点是一点，不要贪多贪快，掌握好自己的节奏，多总结多思考多实践才能做到知识的内化。
