TED英语演讲稿无所畏惧 学无止境.docx

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TED英语演讲稿无所畏惧学无止境

TED英语演讲稿：

无所畏惧学无止境

　　简介:

尝试做新鲜事，你会紧张害怕吗?

个人效率大师timferriss给我们带来一个振奋人心的方法。

来问问自己“最坏的可能是什么?

”无所畏惧，学无止境。

　　thisistimferrisscirca1979　agetwo.youcantellbythepowersquat,iwasaveryconfidentboy--andnotwithoutreason.ihadaverycharmingroutineatthetime,whichwastowaituntillateintheeveningwhenmyparentsweredexxpressingfromahardday'swork,doingtheircrosswordpuzzles,watchingtelevision.iwouldrunintothelivingroom,jumpuponthecouch,ripthecushionsoff,throwthemonthefloor,screamatthetopofmylungsandrunoutbecauseiwastheincrediblehulk.（laughter）obviously,youseetheresemblance.andthisroutinewentonforsometime.

　　wheniwasseveniwenttosummercamp.myparentsfounditnecessaryforpeaceofmind.andatnooneachdaythecamperswouldgotoapond,wheretheyhadfloatingdocks.youcouldjumpofftheendintothedeepend.iwasbornpremature.iwasalwaysverysmall.myleftlunghadcollapsedwheniwasborn.andi'vealwayshadbuoyancyproblems.sowaterwassomethingthatscaredmetobeginwith.butiwouldgoinonoccasion.andononeparticularday,thecamperswerejumpingthroughinnertubes,theyweredivingthroughinnertubes.andithoughtthiswouldbegreatfun.soidovethroughtheinnertube,andthebullyofthecampgrabbedmyankles.anditriedtoxxeupforair,andmylowerbackhitthebottomoftheinnertube.andiwentwildeyedandthoughtiwasgoingtodie.acampcounselorfortunatelycameoverandseparatedus.fromthatpointonwardiwasterrifiedofswimming.thatissomethingthatididnotgetover.myinabilitytoswimhasbeenoneofmygreatesthumiliationsandembarrassments.thatiswhenirealizedthatiwasnottheincrediblehulk.

　　butthereisahappyendingtothisstory.atage31--that'smyagenow--inaugustitooktwoweekstore-examineswimming,andquestionalltheoftheobviousaspectsofswimming.andwentfromswimmingonelap--so20yards--likeadrowningmonkey,atabout200beatsperminuteheartrate--imeasuredit--togoingtomontaukonlongisland,closetowhereigrewup,andjumpingintotheoceanandswimmingonekilometerinopenwater,gettingoutandfeelingbetterthanwheniwentin.andicameout,inmyspeedos,europeanstyle,feelingliketheincrediblehulk.

　　andthat'swhatiwanteveryoneinheretofeellike,theincrediblehulk,attheendofthispresentation.morespecifically,iwantyoutofeellikeyou'recapableofbexxinganexcellentlong-distanceswimmer,aworld-classlanguagelearner,andatangochampion.andiwouldliketosharemyart.ifihaveanart,it'sdeconstructingthingsthatreallyscarethelivinghelloutofme.so,movingonward.

　　swimming,firstprinciples.firstprinciples,thisisveryimportant.ifindthatthebestresultsinlifeareoftenheldbackbyfalseconstructsanduntestedassumptions.andtheturnaroundinswimmingcamewhenafriendofminesaid,"iwillgoayearwithoutanystimulants"--thisisasix-double-espresso-per-daytypeofguy--"ifyoucanxxpleteaonekilometeropenwaterrace."sotheclockstartedticking.istartedseekingouttriathletesbecauseifoundthatlifelongswimmersoftencouldn'tteachwhattheydid.itriedkickboards.myfeetwouldslicethroughthewaterlikerazors,iwouldn'tevenmove.iwouldleavedemoralized,staringatmyfeet.handpaddles,everything.evendidlessonswitholympians--nothinghelped.andthenchrissacca,whoisnowadearfriendmine,hadxxpletedanironmanwith103degreetemperature,said,"ihavetheanswertoyourprayers."andheintroducedmetotheworkofamannamedterrylaughlinwhoisthefounderoftotalimmersionswimming.thatsetmeontheroadtoexaminingbiomechanics.

　　soherearethenewrulesofswimming,ifanyofyouareafraidofswimming,ornotgoodatit.thefirstis,forgetaboutkicking.verycounterintuitive.soitturnsoutthatpropulsionisn'treallytheproblem.kickingharderdoesn'tsolvetheproblembecausetheaverageswimmeronlytransfersaboutthreepercentoftheirenergyexpenditureintoforwardmotion.theproblemishydrodynamics.sowhatyouwanttofocusoninsteadisallowingyourlowerbodytodraftbehindyourupperbody,muchlikeasmallcarbehindabigcaronthehighway.andyoudothatbymaintainingahorizontalbodyposition.theonlywayyoucandothatistonotswimontopofthewater.thebodyisdenserthanwater.95percentofitwouldbe,atleast,submergednaturally.

　　soyouendup,numberthree,notswimming,inthecaseoffreestyle,onyourstomach,asmanypeoplethink,reachingontopofthewater.butactuallyrotatingfromstreamlinedrighttostreamlinedleft,maintainingthatfuselagepositionaslongaspossible.solet'slookatsomeexamples.thisisterry.andyoucanseethathe'sextendinghisrightarmbelowhisheadandfarinfront.andsohisentirebodyreallyisunderwater.thearmisextendedbelowthehead.theheadisheldinlinewiththespine,sothatyouusestrategicwaterpressuretoraiseyourlegsup--veryimportant,especiallyforpeoplewithlowerbodyfat.hereisanexampleofthestroke.soyoudon'tkick.butyoudouseasmallflick.youcanseethisistheleftextension.thenyouseehisleftleg.smallflick,andtheonlypurposeofthatistorotatehishipssohecangettotheoppositeside.andtheentrypointforhisrighthand--noticethis,he'snotreachinginfrontandcatchingthewater.rather,heisenteringthewaterata45-degreeanglewithhisforearm,andthenpropellinghimselfbystreamlining--veryimportant.incorrect,above,whichiswhatalmosteveryswimmingcoachwillteachyou.nottheirfault,honestly.andi'llgettoimplicitversusexplicitinamoment.belowiswhatmostswimmerswillfindenablesthemtodowhatidid,whichisgoingfrom21strokesper20-yardlengthto11strokesintwoworkoutswithnocoach,novideomonitoring.andnowiloveswimming.ican'twaittogoswimming.i'llbedoingaswimminglessonlater,formyself,ifanyonewantstojoinme.

　　lastthing,breathing.aproblemalotofushave,certainly,whenyou'reswimming.infreestyle,easiestwaytoremedythisistoturnwithbodyroll,andjusttolookatyourrecoveryhandasitentersthewater.andthatwillgetyouveryfar.that'sit.that'sreallyallyouneedtoknow.

　　languages.materialversusmethod.i,likemanypeople,cametotheconclusionthatiwasterribleatlanguages.isufferedthroughspanishforjuniorhigh,firstyearofhighschool,andthesumtotalofmyknowledgewasprettymuch,"dondeestaelbano?

"andiwouldn'tevencatchtheresponse.asadstateofaffairs.thenitransferredtoadifferentschoolsophomoreyear,andihadachoiceofotherlanguages.mostofmyfriendsweretakingjapanese.soithoughtwhynotpunishmyself?

i'lldojapanese.sixmonthslaterihadthechancetogotojapan.myteachersassuredme,theysaid,"don'tworry.you'llhavejapaneselanguageclasseseverydaytohelpyoucope.itwillbeanamazingexperience."myfirstoverseasexperienceinfact.somyparentsencouragedmetodoit.ileft.

　　iarrivedintokyo.amazing.icouldn'tbelieveiwasontheothersideoftheworld.imetmyhostfamily.thingswentquitewellithink,allthingsconsidered.myfirstevening,beforemyfirstdayofschool,isaidtomymother,verypolitely,"pleasewakemeupateight"so,（japanese）butididn'tsay（japanese）.isaid,（japanese）.prettyclose.butisaid,"pleaserapemeateight"（laughter）you'veneverseenamoreconfusedjapanesewoman.（laughter）

　　iwalkedintoschool.andateachercameuptomeandhandedmeapieceofpaper.icouldn'treadanyofit--hieroglyphics,itcouldhavebeen--becauseitwaskanji,chinesecharactersadaptedintothejapaneselanguage.askedhimwhatthissaid.andhegoes,"ahh,okayokay,eehto,worldhistory,ehh,calculus,traditionaljapanese."andsoon.andsoitcametomeinwaves.therehadbeensomethinglostintranslation.thejapaneseclasseswerenotjapaneseinstructionclasses,perse.theywerethenormalhighschoolcurriculumforjapanesestudents--theother4,999studentsintheschool,whowerejapanese,besidestheamerican.andthat'sprettymuchmyresponse.（laughter）

　　andthatsetmeonthispanicdrivensearchfortheperfectlanguagemethod.itriedeverything.iwenttokinokuniya.itriedeverypossiblebook,everypossiblecd.nothingworkeduntilifoundthis.thisisthejoyokanji.thisisatabletrather,oraposterofthe1,945xxmon-usecharactersasdeterminedbytheministryofeducationin1981.manyofthepublicationsinjapanlimitthemselvestothesecharacters,tofacilitateliteracy--somearerequiredto.andthisbecamemyholygrail,myrosettastone.

　　assoonasifocusedonthismaterial,itookoff.iendedupbeingabletoreadasahishinbu,asahinewspaper,aboutsixmonthslater--soatotalof11monthslater--andwentfromjapaneseitojapanesevi.endedupdoingtranslationworkatage16whenireturnedtothe,andhavecontinuedtoapplythismaterialovermethodapproachtoclosetoadozenlanguagesnow.someonewhowasterribleatlanguages,andatanygiventime,speak,readandwritefiveorsix.thisbringsustothepoint,whichis,it'softentimeswhatyoudo,nothowyoudoit,thatisthedeterminingfactor.thisisthedifferencebetweenbeingeffective--doingtherightthings--andbeingefficient--doingthingswellwhetherornotthey'reimportant.

　　youcanalsodothiswithgrammar.icameupwiththesesixsentencesaftermuchexperimentation.havinganativespeakerallowyoutodeconstructtheirgrammar,bytranslatingthesesentencesintopast,prese