envision: to imagine what a situation will be like in the future, especially a situation you intend to work towards
cottage: a small house, especially in the country
ailing: ill and not improving
miserable: very unhappy or uncomfortable
give in: to admit that you have been defeated by somebody/something
grudgingly: in a way that is given or done unwillingly
prophecy: DJ[ˋprɔfisi] a statement that something will happen in the future, especially one made by somebody with religious or magic powers
contention: anger between people who disagree
wedge: 在某人／某物之間挑起不和
comprehensive: including all, or almost all, the items, details, facts, information, etc., that may be involved
take into account: consider
apex: DJ[ˋeipeks] the top or highest part of something
dichotomous: dividing into two parts
mentality: the particular attitude or way of thinking of a person or group
politicking: political activity, especially to win support for yourself
rivalry: DJ[ˋraivəlri] a state in which two people, companies, etc. are competing for the same thing
mastermind: to plan and direct a complicated project or activity
eloquence: the ability to use language and express your opinions well, especially when you are speaking in public
thrive: to become, and continue to be, successful, strong, healthy, etc.
Insecure people think that all reality should be amenable to their paradigms. They have a high need to clone others, to mold them over into their own thinking. They do not realize that the very strength of the relationship is in having another point of view. Sameness is not oneness; uniformity is not unity. Unity, or oneness, is complementariness, not sameness. Sameness is uncreative and boring. The essence of synergy is to value the differences.
缺乏安全感的人總覺得現實應該迎合他們的思考模式。他們迫切希望別人能複製自己，把別人塑造成與自己完全相同的樣子。他們沒有意識到，關係中真正的力量恰恰在於彼此擁有不同的觀點。相同不等於合一和諧；一致也並非真正的統一。真正的合一和諧，是建立在互補之上，而非全然相同。單調的相同性既缺乏創意又令人乏味，而協同效應的精髓就在於欣賞和重視差異。
真正的關係力量在於不同觀點的交流與碰撞，這樣才能激發創意與活力。完全相同不僅無法代表真正的團結，反而會使人陷入單調與無趣；而真正的統一是基於互補，即各自發揮優勢、彼此補足。因此，只有尊重與接納差異，我們才能達成真正富有活力的協作與共融。
amenable: easy to persuade; willing to accept a suggestion
sameness: the fact of being the same; a lack of variety
oneness: the state of being completely united with somebody/something, or of being in complete agreement with somebody
uniformity: the fact of not varying and of being the same in all parts and at all times
unity: the state of being in agreement and working together; the state of being joined together to form one unit
complementariness (n.) complementary (adj.)
complementary: two people or things that are complementary are different but together form a useful or attractive combination of skills, qualities or physical features
embody: to express or represent an idea or a quality
authenticity: the quality of being true or what somebody claims it is
atrophy: if a part of the body atrophies, it becomes weak because it is not used or because it does not have enough blood
intuitive: obtained by using your feelings rather than by considering the facts
intriguing: very interesting because of being unusual or not having an obvious answer
pleasantry: a friendly remark made in order to be polite
ought to: used to say what is the right thing to do
gestalt: a set of things, such as a person’s thoughts or experiences, that is considered as a single system that is different from the individual thoughts, experiences, etc. within it
dumbness: the state or quality of being stupid
interrogate: to ask somebody a lot of questions over a long period of time, especially in an aggressive way
deposition: a formal statement, taken from somebody and used in court
Online Dictionaries Used:
hk.dictionary.search.yahoo.com
www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
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