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TED演讲procastination英文文稿
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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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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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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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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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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..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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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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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'sterrifiedofthePanicMo