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TED演讲英文文稿Procrastination/prəʊˌkræstɪ'neɪʃn/(拖延症)

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Soincollege,Iwasagovernmentmajor(主修行政管理专业的学生),whichmeansIhadtowritealotofpapers.Now,whenanormalstudentwritesapaper,theymightspreadtheworkoutalittle(一点点地展开工作)likethis.So,youknow——

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yougetstarted(=start)maybealittleslowly,butyougetenoughdoneinthefirstweekthat,withsomeheavier(=busier)dayslateron(infml后来),everythinggetsdone,thingsstaycivil/ˈsɪvl/(文明的).

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33(Laughter/ˈlɑ:

ftə(r)/笑声)

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AndIwouldwanttodothatlikethat。

Thatwouldbetheplan.Iwouldhaveitallreadytogo,butthen,actually,thepaperwouldcomealong(出现),andthenIwouldkindof(用于表示不确定,“有点,可以这么说”)dothis.

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45(Laughter)

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47Andthatwouldhappeneverysinglepaper。

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Butthencamemy90—pageseniorthesis(/ˈθi:

sɪs/毕业论文),apaperyou'resupposedtospendayearon。

AndIknewforapaperlikethat,mynormalworkflow(工作流程)wasnotanoption(/ˈɒpʃn/选择).Itwasway(usedwithpreporadv.非常)toobigaproject。

SoIplannedthingsout(精心安排,筹划),andIdecidedIkindofhadtogosomethinglikethis.Thisishowtheyearwouldgo。

SoI’dstartoff(开始)light(ad。

轻松地),andI'dbumpitup(toincreasesth.)inthemiddlemonths,andthenattheend,Iwouldkickitupintohighgear(/gɪə(r)/全力冲刺)justlikealittlestaircase.Howhardcoulditbetowalkupthestairs?

Nobigdeal(没什么大不了的),right?

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Butthen,thefunniestthinghappened。

Thosefirstfewmonths?

Theycameandwent,andIcouldn’tquite(=really)dostuff/stʌf/.Sowehadanawesome(/ˈɔːsəm/verygood)newrevised(/rɪˈvaɪz/改变,调整)plan。

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30(Laughter)

01:

31Andthen--

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Butthenthosemiddlemonthsactuallywentby,andIdidn’treallywritewords,andsowewerehere。

Andthentwomonthsturnedintoonemonth,whichturnedintotwoweeks.AndonedayIwokeupwiththreedaysuntil(在…之前)thedeadline,stillnothavingwrittenaword,andsoIdidtheonlythingIcould:

Iwrote90pagesover72hours,pullingnotonebuttwoall—nighters-—humansarenotsupposedtopulltwoall-nighters(开两晚夜车)–sprinted(/sprɪnt/飞跑,冲刺)acrosscampus(/ˈkæmpəs/校园),dove(dive,扑向,冲向)inslowmotion(/ˈməʊʃn/移动,运动),andgotitin(——managetodosth。

)justatthedeadline.

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Ithoughtthatwastheendofeverything。

ButaweeklaterIgetacall,andit'stheschool。

Andtheysay,”IsthisTimUrban?

"AndIsay,”Yeah.”Andtheysay,”Weneedtotalkaboutyourthesis(/ˈθi:

sɪs/毕业论文)。

"AndIsay,”OK."Andtheysay,"It'sthebestonewe’veeverseen.”

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28(Laughter)

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z/掌声)

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35Thatdidnothappen。

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37(Laughter)

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39Itwasavery,verybadthesis.

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Ijustwantedtoenjoythatonemomentwhenallofyouthought,"Thisguyisamazing!

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No,no,itwasvery,verybad。

Anyway(不管怎么说),todayI’mawriter—bloggerguy.IwritetheblogWaitButWhy.Andacoupleofyearsago,Idecidedtowriteaboutprocrastination

(/prəʊˌkræstɪ’neɪʃn/拖延症)。

Mybehaviorhasalwaysperplexed(/pəˈpleks/使迷惑)thenon—procrastinators(/proʊˈkræs。

tə.neɪ.t̬ɚ/拖延者)aroundme,andIwantedtoexplaintothenon-procrastinatorsoftheworldwhatgoesonintheheadsofprocrastinators,andwhywearethewayweare.Now,Ihadahypothesis(/haɪˈpɒθəsɪs/假设)thatthebrainsofprocrastinatorswereactuallydifferentthanthebrainsofotherpeople.Andtotestthis,IfoundanMRI(核磁共振成像)labthatactuallyletmescan(/skæn/扫描)bothmybrainandthebrainofaprovennon—procrastinator,soIcouldcomparethem.Iactuallybroughtthemheretoshowyoutoday.Iwantyoutotakealookcarefullytoseeifyoucannoticeadifference。

Iknowthatifyou’renotatrainedbrainexpert,it'snotthat(=so)obvious(/ˈɒbviəs/明显的),butjusttakealook,OK?

Sohere’sthebrainofanon—procrastinator.

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42(Laughter)

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45Now。

here'smybrain。

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Thereisadifference。

BothbrainshaveaRational(/ˈræʃnəl/理智的)Decision-Makerinthem,buttheprocrastinator'sbrainalsohasanInstantGratification(/ˌgrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/满足)Monkey。

Now,whatdoesthismeanfortheprocrastinator?

Well,itmeanseverything'sfineuntilthishappens.

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[Thisisaperfecttimetogetsomeworkdone。

][Nope!

]

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SotheRationalDecision—Makerwillmaketherationaldecisiontodosomethingproductive(/prəˈdʌktɪv/富有成效的),buttheMonkeydoesn’tlikethatplan,soheactuallytakesthewheel(/wi:

l/方向盘),andhesays,”Actually,let’sreadtheentire(/ɪnˈtaɪə(r)/整个,全部)Wikipedia(维基百科)pageoftheNancyKerrigan/TonyaHardingscandal(/ˈskændl/丑闻),becauseIjustrememberedthatthathappened.

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27(Laughter)

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28Then——

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Thenwe’regoingtogoovertothefridge(/frɪdʒ/冰箱),toseeifthere'sanythingnewintheresince10minutesago.Afterthat,we'regoingtogoonaYouTubespiral(/ˈspaɪrəl/)thatstartswithvideosofRichardFeynmantalkingaboutmagnets(/ˈmægnət/磁铁)andendsmuch,muchlaterwithuswatchinginterviewswithJustinBieber'smom。

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”Allofthat’sgoingtotakeawhile,sowe’renotgoingtoreallyhaveroomonthescheduleforanyworktoday。

Sorry!

"

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Now,whatisgoingonhere?

TheInstantGratificationMonkeydoesnotseemlikeaguyyouwantbehindthewheel.Helivesentirely(=completely)inthepresentmoment。

Hehasnomemoryofthepast,noknowledgeofthefuture,andheonlycaresabouttwothings:

easyandfun。

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Now,intheanimalworld,thatworksfine.Ifyou’readogandyouspendyourwholelifedoingnothingotherthan(除了)easyandfunthings,you'reahugesuccess!

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AndtotheMonkey,humansarejustanotheranimalspecies(/ˈspi:

ʃi:

z/物种).Youhavetokeepwell-slept,well-fedandpropagating(/ˈprɒpəgeɪt/繁衍)intothenextgeneration,whichintribal(/ˈtraɪbl/部落的)times(时代)mighthaveworkedOK.But,ifyouhaven'tnoticed,nowwe’renotintribaltimes。

We’reinanadvancedcivilization(/ˌsɪvəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/文明),andtheMonkeydoesnotknowwhatthatis.Whichiswhywehaveanotherguyinourbrain,theRationalDecision-Maker,whogivesustheabilitytodothingsnootheranimalcando。

Wecanvisualize(/ˈvɪʒuəlaɪz/设想)thefuture。

Wecanseethebigpicture.Wecanmakelong-termplans。

Andhewantstotakeallofthatintoaccount/əˈkaʊnt/(把…考虑在内)。

Andhewantstojusthaveusdowhatevermakessense(有意义,合理)tobedoingrightnow.Now,sometimesitmakessensetobedoingthingsthatareeasyandfun,likewhenyou’rehavingdinnerorgoingtobedorenjoyingwell-earnedleisure(/ˈleʒə(r)/闲暇)time.That'swhythere’san

overlap(/ˌəʊvəˈlæp/重叠)。

Sometimestheyagree(一致).Butothertimes,itmakesmuchmoresensetobedoingthingsthatareharderandlesspleasant,forthesakeof(为了,因为)thebigpicture。

Andthat'swhenwehaveaconflict.Andfortheprocrastinator,thatconflicttendstoendacertainwayeverytime,leavinghimspendingalotoftimeinthisorangezone(/zəʊn/区域),aneasyandfunplacethat'sentirelyoutoftheMakesSensecircle。

IcallittheDarkPlayground.

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Now,theDarkPlaygroundisaplacethatallofyouprocrastinatorsoutthereknowverywell.It’swhereleisure(/ˈleʒə(r)/)activities(休闲活动)happenattimes(=sometimes)whenleisureactivitiesarenotsupposedtobehappening.ThefunyouhaveintheDarkPlaygroundisn'tactuallyfun,becauseit'scompletelyunearned(不应得的),andtheairisfilledwithguilt,dread(/dred/忧虑,恐惧),anxiety(/æŋˈzaɪəti/焦虑),self-hatred(/ˈheɪtrɪd/自我憎恨)-—allofthosegoodprocrastinatorfeelings.Andthequestionis,inthissituation,withtheMonkeybehindthewheel,howdoestheprocrastinatorevergethimselfoverheretothisbluezone,alesspleasantplace,butwherereallyimportantthingshappen?

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Well,turnsouttheprocrastinatorhasaguardian(/ˈgɑ:

diən/)angel(守护天使),someonewho’salwayslookingdownon(俯瞰)himandwatchingover(照看)himinhisdarkestmoments-—someonecalledthePanic(/ˈpænɪk/恐慌)Monster(怪物).

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Now,thePanicMonsterisdormant(/ˈdɔ:

mənt/蛰伏的)mostofthetime,buthesuddenlywakesupanytimeadeadlinegetstoocloseorthere’sdangerofpublicembarrassment(/ɪmˈbærəsmənt/难堪),acareerdisasterorsomeotherscary(/ˈskeəri/使人恐慌的)consequence(/ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/结果).Andimportantly,he’stheonlythingtheMonkeyisterrified(/ˈterɪfaɪd/)of(非常害怕)。

Now,hebecameveryrelevant(/ˈreləvənt/密切相关的)inmylifepretty(=quite)recently,becausethepeopleofTEDreachedouttome(=contact联系到我)aboutsixmonthsagoandinvitedmetodoaTEDTalk.

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Now,ofcourse,Isaidyes.It’salwaysbeenadreamofminetohavedoneaTEDTalkinthepast.

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(Applause)Butinthemiddleofallthisexcitement,theRationalDecision-Makerseemedtohavesomethingelseonhismind.Hewassaying,"Areweclearonwhatwejustaccepted?

Dowegetwhat’sgoingtobenowhappeningonedayinthefuture?

Weneedtositdownandworkonthisrightnow。

"AndtheMonkeysaid,"Totallyagree,butlet’sjustopenGoogleEarthandzoomin(拉近镜头)tothebottomofIndia,like200feetabovetheground,andscroll(/skrəʊl/)up(向上)fortwoandahalfhourstillwegettothetopofthecountry,sowecangetabetterfeel(总体印象)forIndia。

"

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08:

54Sothat'swhatwedidthatday。

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Assixmonthsturnedintofourandthentwoandthenone,thepeopleofTEDdecidedtorelease(/rɪˈli:

s/公布)thespeakers.AndIopenedupthewebsite,andtherewasmyfacestaringrightbackatme.Andguesswhowokeup?

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SothePanicMonsterstartslosinghismind(发疯,抓狂),andafewsecondslater,thewholesystem’sinmayhem(/ˈmeɪhem/混乱)。

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AndtheMonkey——remember,he’sterrifiedofthePanicMonster–boom(吼

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