Partnership

tamp something (down) to press something down hard, especially into a closed space

get on with something: to continue doing something, especially after you have been interrupted

service: a religious ceremony

cot: a light narrow bed that you can fold up and carry easily

soccer: DJ[ˋsɔkə]

punchy: having a strong effect because it expresses something clearly in only a few words

recount: to tell somebody about something, especially something that you have experienced

hysterics: DJ[hisˋteriks]

nemesis: punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided

in retrospect: thinking about a past event or situation, often with a different opinion of it from the one you had at the time

haze: a mental state in which your thoughts, feelings, etc. are not clear

affectation: behavior or an action that is not natural or sincere and that is often intended to impress other people

geekiness: the quality of being knowledgeable about and obsessively interested in a particular subject, especially one that is technical or of specialist or niche interest; the quality of being unfashionable and socially inept or boringly studious

obsessive: thinking too much about one particular person or thing, in a way that is not reasonable or normal

inept: acting or done with no skill

contraption: a machine or piece of equipment that looks strange or complicated and possibly does not work well

orb: an object like a ball in shape

electrocute: to injure or kill somebody by passing electricity through their body

soldering iron: a tool that is heated and used for joining metals and wires by soldering them

assorted: ​of various different sorts

scour: to search a place or thing carefully and completely in order to find

genre: DJ[ˋʒɑ:nrə]

deserted: (of a place) with no people in it

well versed in something having a lot of knowledge about something, or skill at something

seminal: very important and having a strong influence on later developments

rhapsodize: to talk or write with great enthusiasm about something

brim: the flat edge around the bottom of a hat that sticks out

mantra: a statement or slogan that is often repeated

shorthand (for something) a shorter way of saying or referring to something, which may not be as accurate as the more complicated way of saying it

goad: something that makes somebody do something, usually by annoying them

Scotch: the type of whisky made in Scotland

throw up: vomit

pass out: to become unconscious

lounge: DJ[laundʒ]

A joint is a rolled cannabis cigarette.

LSD: a powerful illegal drug that affects people’s minds and makes them see and hear things that are not really there

decline: to refuse politely to accept or to do something

tremendous: very great

A congressional page is a high school student, typically 16 or older, who works for a member of the U.S. Senate or House of Representatives.

stint: a period of time that you spend working somewhere or doing a particular activity

sophomore: a student in the second year of a course of study at a college or university

"On my shoulders" can mean the figurative burden of great responsibility

figurative: (of language, words, phrases, etc.) used in a way that is different from the usual meaning, in order to create a particular mental picture.

round-the-clock: ​lasting or happening all day and night

pay off: (of a plan or an action, especially one that involves risk) to be successful and bring good results

adviser: a person who gives advice, especially somebody who knows a lot about a particular subject

legacy: money or property that is given to you by somebody when they die

forge something: to put a lot of effort into making something successful or strong so that it will last

embolden: to make somebody feel braver or more confident

mull over: to spend time thinking carefully about a plan or proposal

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仁

人不知，而不慍，不亦君子乎？

人家不了解我，我卻不怨恨，不也是君子嗎？

君子務本，本立而道生。

君子專心致力於基礎工作，基礎樹立了，「道」就會產生。

巧言令色，鮮矣仁！

花言巧語，偽善的面貌，這種人，「仁德」是不會多的。

謹而信。

寡言少語，說則誠實可信。

無友不如己者。

不要跟不如自己的人交朋友。

禮之用，和為貴。

禮的作用，以遇事都做得恰當為可貴。

恭近於禮，遠恥辱也。

態度容貌的莊矜合於禮，就不致遭受侮辱。

敏於事而慎於言。

對工作勤勞敏捷，說話卻謹慎。

不患人之不己知，患不知人也。

別人不了解我，我不急；我急的是自己不了解別人。

視其所以，觀其所由，察其所安，人焉廋哉？

考查一個人所結交的朋友；觀察他為達到一定目的所採用的方式方法；了解他的心情，安於什麼，不安於什麼。那麼，這個人怎樣隱藏得住呢？

君子周而不比。

君子是團結，而不是勾結。

知之為知之，不知為不知，是知也。

知道就是知道，不知道就是不知道，這就是聰明智慧。

人而無信，不知其可也。

作為一個人，卻不講信譽，不知那怎麼可以。

見義不為，無勇也。

眼見應該挺身而出的事情，卻袖手旁觀，這是怯懦。

君子無所爭。

君子沒有什麼可爭的事情。

君使臣以禮，臣事君以忠。

君主應該依禮來使用臣子，臣子應該忠心地服事君主。

成事不說，遂事不諫，既往不咎。

已經做了的事不再解釋了，已經完成的事不便再挽救了，已經過去的事不便再追究了。

唯仁者能好人，能惡人。

只有仁人才能夠喜愛某人，厭惡某人。

惡不仁者，其為仁矣，不使不仁者加乎其身。

厭惡不仁德的人，他行仁德只是不使不仁德的東西加在自己身上。

觀過，斯知仁矣。

仔細考察某人所犯的錯誤，就可以知道他是什麼樣式的人了。

放於利而行，多怨。

依據個人利益而行動，會招致很多的怨恨。

不患無位，患所以立。不患莫己知，求為可知也。

不發愁沒有職位，只發愁沒有任職的本領；不怕沒有人知道自己，去追求足以使別人知道自己的本領好了。

夫子之道，忠恕而已矣。

他老人家的學說，只是忠和恕罷了。

見不賢而內自省也。

看見不賢的人，便應該自己反省，有沒有和他類似的毛病。

古者言之不出，恥躬之不逮也。

古時候言語不輕易出口，就是怕自己的行動趕不上。

匿怨而友其人，左丘明恥之，丘亦恥之。

內心藏著怨恨，表面上卻同他要好，這種行為，左丘明認為可恥，我也認為可恥。

顏淵曰︰「願無伐善，無施勞。」

顏淵道︰「願意不誇耀自己的好處，不表白自己的功勞。」

已矣乎，吾未見能見其過而內自訟者也。

算了吧，我沒有看見過能夠看到自己的錯誤便自我責備的呢。

有顏回者好學，不遷怒，不貳過。

有一個叫顏回的人好學，不拿別人出氣；也不再犯同樣的過失。

人之生也直，罔之生也幸而免。

人的生存由於正直，不正直的人也可以生存，那是他僥倖地免於禍害。

仁者先難而後獲，可謂仁矣。

仁德的人付出一定的力量，然後收獲果實，可以說是仁德了。

中庸之為德也，其至矣乎！民鮮久矣。

中庸這種道德，該是最高的了，大家已經是長久地缺乏它了。

己欲立而立人，己欲達而達人。

自己要站得住，同時也使別人站得住；自己要事事行得通，同時也使別人事事行得通。

不義而富且貴，於我如浮雲。

幹不正當的事而得來的富貴，我看來好像浮雲。

多聞，擇其善者而從之；多見而識之；知之次也。

多多地聽，選擇其中好的加以接受；多多地看，全記在心裡。這樣的知，是僅次於「生而知之」的。

直而無禮則絞。

心直口快，卻不知禮，就會尖刻刺人。

人而不仁，疾之已甚，亂也。

對於不仁的人，痛恨太甚，也是一種禍害。

不在其位，不謀其政。

不居於那個職位，便不考慮它的政務。

學如不及，猶恐失之。

做學問好像生怕趕不上，還生怕丟掉了。

毋意，毋必，毋固，毋我。

不懸空揣測，不絕對肯定，不拘泥固執，不唯我獨是。

逝者如斯夫！不舍晝夜。

消逝的時光像河水一樣呀！日夜不停地流去。

知者不惑，仁者不憂，勇者不懼。

聰明人不致疑惑，仁德的人經常樂觀，勇敢的人無所畏懼。

為仁由己，而由人乎哉？

實踐仁德，全憑自己，還憑別人嗎？

內省不疚，夫何憂何懼？

自己問心無愧，那有什麼可以憂愁和恐懼的呢？

浸潤之譖，膚受之愬，不行焉，可謂明也已矣。

點滴而來，日積月累的讒言和肌膚所受、急迫切身的誣告都在你這裡行不通，那你可以說是看得明白的了。

政者，正也。子帥以正，孰敢不正？

政字的意思就是端正。您自己帶頭端正，誰敢不端正呢？

夫達也者，質直而好義，察言而觀色，慮以下人。

怎樣才是達呢？品質正直，遇事講理，善於分析別人的言語，觀察別人的容色，從思想上願意對別人退讓。

先是後得，非崇德與？攻其惡，無攻人之惡，非修慝與？一朝之忿，忘其身，以及其親，非惑與？

首先付出勞動，然後收穫，不是提高品德了嗎？批判自己的壞處，而不去批判別人的壞處，不就消除無形的怨恨了嗎？因為偶然的忿怒，便忘記自己，甚至也忘記了父母，不是糊塗嗎？

如不善而莫之違也，不幾乎一言而喪邦乎？

假若說的話不正確而也沒有人違抗，不近於一句話便喪失國家麼？

人而無恆，不可以作巫醫。

人假若沒有恆心，連巫醫都做不了。

君子和而不同。

君子用自己正確意見來糾正別人的錯誤意見，使一切都做到恰到好處，卻不肯盲從附和。

小人難事而易說也。說之雖不以道，說也；及其使人也，求備焉。

在小人底下工作很難，討他的歡善卻容易。用不正當的方式去討他的歡喜，他會歡喜的；等到他使用人的時候，便會百般挑剔，求全責備。

君子恥其言而過其行。

說得多，做得少，君子以為恥。

不患人之不己知，患其不能也。

不著急別人不知道我，只著急自己沒有能力。

以直報怨，以德報德。

拿公平正直來回報怨恨，拿恩惠來酬答恩惠。

躬自厚而薄責於人，則遠怨矣。

多責備自己，而少責備別人，怨恨自然不會來了。

小不忍，則亂大謀。

小事情不忍耐，便會敗壞大事情。

吾嘗終日不食，終夜不寢，以思，無益，不如學也。

我曾經整天不吃，整夜不睡，去想，沒有益處，不如去學習。

道不同，不相為謀。

主張不同，不互相商議。

辭達而已矣。

言辭，足以達意便罷了。

益者三友，損者三友。友直，友諒，友多聞，益矣。友便辟，友善柔，友便佞，損矣。

有益的朋友三種，有害的朋友三種。同正直的人交友，同信實的人交友，同見聞廣博的人交友，便有益了。同諂媚奉承的人交友，同當面恭維背面譭謗的人交友，同誇誇其談的人交友，便有害了。

不學禮，無以立。

不學禮，便沒有立足社會的依據。

性相近也，習相遠也。

人性情本相近，因為習染不同，便相距懸遠。

敏則有功。

勤敏就會工作效率高、貢獻大。

道聽而塗說，德之棄也。

聽到道路傳言就四處傳播，這是應該革除的作風。

子日︰「有惡︰惡稱人之惡者，惡居下流而訕上者，惡勇而無禮者，惡果敢而窒者。」

孔子憎恨一味傳播別人壞處的人，憎恨在下位而譭謗上級的人，憎恨勇敢卻不懂禮節的人，憎恨勇於貫徹自己的主張，卻頑固不通，執拗到底的人。

小人之過也必文。

小人對於錯誤一定加以掩飾。

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職場生存學

勢者，因利而制權也。

所謂勢，就是根據於己有利的原則而採取臨機應變的作戰行動。

不戰而屈人之兵，善之善者也。

不經過交戰而能使敵人屈服，才算是高明中的最高明。

不若則能避之。

實力不如敵人，就要避免決戰。

善守者，藏於九地之下。

善於防守的人，隱藏自己的兵力就像藏在地下，深不可見。

奇正之變，不可勝窮也。

奇正的錯綜變化，卻是無窮無盡。

故善戰者，求之於勢，不責於人，故能擇人而任勢。

所以，善於指揮作戰的將帥，總是設法尋求有利的態勢，不強求自己的部屬，這樣他們的注意力就能不放在強求人上，而放在充分利用有利的態勢上。

兵之勝，避實而擊虛。

作戰取得勝利，是由於避開敵人實處而攻擊敵人的虛處。

無邀正正之旗，勿擊堂堂之陳，此治變者也。

不要去攔截那種旗幟整齊、陣形嚴密的敵軍，不要去攻擊那種陣容盛大、實力雄厚的敵軍，這是掌握戰術變化的方法。

故用兵之法，無恃其不來，恃吾有以待也。

所以用兵的法則是，不要指望敵人不來，而要依靠自己作好準備，嚴陣以待。

廉潔，可辱也。

自愛廉潔，就可能受不了敵人污辱而落入圈套。

兵非多益，惟無武進，足以併力、料敵、取人而已。

打勝仗不在於兵力越多越好，只要不是輕敵貿進，能集中兵力、判明敵情、取得人心就足夠了。

主不可以怒而興師，將不可以慍而致戰。

國君不可因一時惱怒而發動戰爭，將帥不可因一時氣憤而進行戰爭。

吳仁傑《新譯孫子讀本》

Chapter Quiz

In C++, a member function is simply a function that belongs to a class (or struct). It operates on objects of that class and has access to the class’s data members (including private ones).

The -> is called the arrow operator in C++. It’s used when you have a pointer to an object (or struct) and you want to access one of its members (a variable or a function).

The dot operator (.) in C++ is called the direct member access operator. It’s used to access data members (variables) and member functions (methods) of an object, structure, or union directly.

In C++, an object is an instance of a class.

Think of it this way:

• A class is like a blueprint (it defines attributes and behaviors).
• An object is the real thing created from that blueprint.

Using "this" inside constructor:

ComplexNumber(float real, float im){

 this->real_part = real;

 this->im_part = im;

}

An include guard in C++ is a technique used in header files to prevent the same file from being included multiple times during compilation. Without it, if a header is included more than once (directly or indirectly), you’ll get redefinition errors because classes, functions, or variables would be declared multiple times.

#ifndef HEADER_FILE_NAME   // If not defined yet

#define HEADER_FILE_NAME   // Define it now

// Your header file content goes here

class MyClass {

public:

    void hello();

};

#endif // HEADER_FILE_NAME

#ifndef MYCLASS_H

#define MYCLASS_H

class MyClass {

public:

    void greet();

};

#endif




#pragma once is a preprocessor directive in C++ that tells the compiler to include a header file only once per compilation, no matter how many times it’s referenced.

It serves the same purpose as traditional include guards (#ifndef … #define … #endif), but it’s shorter and less error‑prone.

parse something: to divide a sentence into parts and describe the grammar of each word or part

Operator overloading in C++ is a way to give special meaning to operators (like +, -, ==, [], etc.) when they are used with user‑defined types (classes or structs). It’s a form of compile‑time polymorphism that makes objects behave more like built‑in types.

When you define a member function outside the class, you use the scope resolution operator to tell the compiler which class the function belongs to.

A global function is defined outside of any class. If there’s a naming conflict (e.g., a local variable or function with the same name), you can use the global scope resolution operator (::) to explicitly call the global version.

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"Hello, World!\n"; → A string literal. The \n is an escape sequence that inserts a newline after printing.

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;   // brings all names from std into scope

int main() {

    cout << "Hello" << endl;       // works because of 'using namespace std;'

    std::cout << "World" << std::endl; // also works, fully qualified

    return 0;

}

Death of his friend

"Retreat into myself" means to withdraw from the outside world to focus on your inner thoughts, feelings, and well-being, often for reflection and recharging.

recollection: memory

wash over somebody: (of a feeling) to suddenly affect somebody strongly, so that they are not aware of anything else

frantic: done quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very well organized

schemer: a person who plans secretly to do something for their own advantage

entrepreneur: DJ[͵ɔntrəprəˋnə:]

accomplished: very good at a particular thing; having a lot of skills

ungainly: moving in a way that is not smooth or attractive

spindly: very long and thin and not strong

contained: calm and controlled, and not showing a lot of emotion or trying to attract attention

goofy: silly; stupid

glimpse: a sight of somebody/something for a very short time, when you do not see the person or thing completely

sob: to cry noisily, taking sudden, sharp breaths

marooned: left in a place from which you cannot escape

cork: a light, soft material that is the thick bark of a type of Mediterranean oak tree

chute: a tube or passage down which people or things can slide

avalanche: a mass of snow, ice and rock that falls down the side of a mountain

To "careen down" means to move forward quickly while swaying or lurching from side to side, often in an uncontrolled or reckless manner.

lurch: to make a sudden, unsteady movement forward or to one side

stumble: to walk or move in an unsteady way

tumble: to fall downwards, often hitting the ground several times, but usually without serious injury; to make somebody/something fall in this way

igloo: a small round house or shelter built from blocks of hard snow by the Inuit people of northern North America and Greenland

gung-ho: too enthusiastic about something, without thinking seriously about it, especially about fighting and war

peril: serious danger

harbor something to keep feelings or thoughts, especially negative ones, in your mind for a long time

overland: across the land; by land, not by sea or by air

ranger: a person whose job is to take care of a park, a forest or an area of countryside

profound: very great; felt or experienced very strongly

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Constructor

public:

    Person(const std::string& name, float energy, float happiness, float health)

        : name(name), energy(energy), happiness(happiness), health(health) {}

parameterized constructor with a member initializer list




Person(...) → Constructor for the Person class.




const std::string& name → Passes the string by reference (avoids copying) and const ensures it won’t be modified inside the constructor.

A reference is an alias for another variable. 

float energy, float happiness, float health → Parameters to initialize the object’s state.




: name(name), energy(energy), happiness(happiness), health(health) → This is the member initializer list.

It directly initializes the data members with the values passed in.

More efficient than assigning inside the constructor body, especially for complex types like std::string.




{} → Empty body, since all initialization is already done in the initializer list.

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