Dealing With Criticism?

Dealing¹ With Criticism?

The people who like to think negatively, will cling to their conviction³, even in the face⁴ of the most obvious⁵ contradiction⁶. The story is told⁷ that when Robert Fulton gave the first public demonstration⁸ of a steamboat⁹, one man, who believed that it was impossible¹⁰  for a boat with no sails¹¹ to ever move,  was standing in the crowd¹², along the shore¹³, shouting¹⁴, "He can't start it!" Suddenly¹⁵ there was a belch of steam¹⁶ and the boat began to move forward slowly. Startled¹⁷, the man stared¹⁸ for a moment and then began to yell¹⁹, "He can't stop it!"

1.     dealing (to deal) – иметь дело, бороться

2.     cling – цепляться  

3.     conviction – убеждение

4.     in the face – (дословно: в лицо)  лицом к лицу

5.     obvious – очевидно

6.     contradiction – опровержение, противоречие

7.     the story is told – (дословно: история рассказана) говорят, рассказывают

8.     public demonstration – демонстрация для публики

9.     steamboat – пароход

10.                        impossible – невозможно

11.                        sails – паруса

12.                        crowd – толпа

13.                         along the shore – вдоль берега

14.                        shouting (to shout) – крича

15.                        suddenly – вдруг, внезапно

16.                        was a belch of steam – вырвался столб пара

17.                        startled – потрясенный, ошеломленный  

18.                        stared (to stare) –пялился, глазел  

19.                        yell - кричать

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