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Profits of praise Janet Graham 1. It was the end of my exhausting first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone awry, my apron was stained, my feet ached. The loaded trays I carried felt heavier and heavier. Weary and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything right. As I made out a complicated check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream order a dozen times, I was ready to quit. 2. Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. “ Well done,” he said. “ You’ve looked after us really well.” Janet Graham Some useful phrases: in praise of 歌颂；为赞扬 praise for 因为...赞美 public praise 口碑，公众的称赞 full of praise 赞不绝口 song of praise 赞歌 with high praise 受到高度赞扬 beyond all praise 赞美不完 criticism and praise 批评和赞扬 Profits of praise It was the end of my exhausting first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone awry, my apron was stained, my feet ached. The loaded trays I carried felt heavier and heavier. Weary and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything right. As I made out a complicated check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream order a dozen times, I was ready to quit. Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. “ Well done,” he said. “ You’ve looked after us really well.” exhausting a. 使筋疲力尽的exhaust vt.tire out 使筋疲力尽的 习惯用语 be exhausted by 因...而疲劳 be exhausted with 因...而疲劳 feel exhausted 感到疲劳 Weary and discouraged, I didnt seem able to do anything right. 这句话相当于： Because I was weary and discouraged, I didn‘t seem able to do anything right.。 其中，weary和discouraged分别是形容词和过去分词, 在句中作状语，表示原因。这样的结构还有很多。 例如： 1.Modest and easy to approach, Prof. Long soon put every one of us completely at ease. 2. Now able to pay his own expenses, Einstein continued his schooling at the University of Zurich. 3. Not discouraged by failures, they went on with their experiment and finally succeeded. make out开出，填写；理解，领悟；假装，装作；看清，辨认出；凑足，完成；推断出，得到…的