守护天使英文

TED演讲英文文稿Procrastination/prkrst'nen/(拖延症)

00:11

Soincollege,Iwasagovernmentmajor(主修行政管理专业的学生),whichmeansIhadto

,whenanormalstudentwritesapaper,theymightspreadthework

outalittle(一点点地展开工作),youknow--

00:25

yougetstarted(=start)maybealittleslowly,butyougetenoughdoneinthefirstweekthat,

withsomeheavier(=busier)dayslateron(infml后来),everythinggetsdone,thingsstay

civil/svl/(文明的).

00:33(Laughter/lɑ:ft(r)/笑声)

00:34

haveitallreadytogo,

butthen,actually,thepaperwouldcomealong(出现),andthenIwouldkindof(用于表示不确

定，“有点，可以这么说”)dothis.

00:45(Laughter)

00:47Andthatwouldhappeneverysinglepaper.

00:50

Butthencamemy90-pageniorthesis(/θi:ss/毕业论文),apaperyou'resuppodtospenda

ewforapaperlikethat,mynormalworkflow(工作流程)wasnotan

option(/pn/选择).Itwasway(udwithpreporadv.非常)nnedthings

out(精心安排，筹划),howthe

'dstartoff(开始)light(ad.轻松地),andI'dbumpitup(toincreasth.)in

themiddlemonths,andthenattheend,Iwouldkickitupintohighgear(/g(r)/全力冲刺)just

dcoulditbetowalkupthestairsNobigdeal(没什么大不了的),

right

01:22

Butthen,irstfewmonthsTheycameandwent,andI

couldn'tquite(=really)dostuff/stf/.Sowehadanawesome(/sm/verygood)newrevid(/rvaz/

改变，调整)plan.

01:30(Laughter)

01:31Andthen--

01:32(Laughter)

01:34

Butthenthomiddlemonthsactuallywentby,andIdidn'treallywritewords,andsowewere

ntwomonthsturnedintoonemonth,dayI

wokeupwiththreedaysuntil(在…之前)thedeadline,stillnothavingwrittenaword,andsoI

didtheonlythingIcould:Iwrote90pagesover72hours,pullingnotonebuttwoall-nighters

--humansarenotsuppodtopulltwoall-nighters(开两晚夜车)–sprinted(/sprnt/飞跑，冲刺)

acrosscampus(/kmps/校园),dove(dive,扑向，冲向)inslowmotion(/mn/移动，运动),andgot

itin(--managetodosth.)justatthedeadline.

02:10

eklaterIgetacall,andit'

theysay,"IsthisTimUrban"AndIsay,"Yeah."Andtheysay,"Weneedtotalkaboutyour

thesis(/θi:ss/毕业论文)."AndIsay,"OK."Andtheysay,"It'sthebestonewe'veeveren."

02:28(Laughter)

02:31(Applau/pl:z/掌声)

02:35Thatdidnothappen.

02:37(Laughter)

02:39Itwasavery,verybadthesis.

02:42(Laughter)

02:44

Ijustwantedtoenjoythatonemomentwhenallofyouthought,"Thisguyisamazing!"

02:50(Laughter)

02:51

No,no,itwasvery,(不管怎么说),todayI'

upleofyearsago,Idecidedtowriteaboutprocrastination

(/prkrst'nen/拖延症).Mybehaviorhasalwaysperplexed(/ppleks/使迷惑)the

non-procrastinators(/.t/拖延者)aroundme,andIwantedtoexplaintothe

non-procrastinatorsoftheworldwhatgoesonintheheadsofprocrastinators,andwhyweare

,Ihadahypothesis(/hapθss/假设)thatthebrainsofprocrastinatorswere

estthis,IfoundanMRI(核磁共振成

像)labthatactuallyletmescan(/skn/扫描)bothmybrainandthebrainofaproven

non-procrastinator,llybroughtthemheretoshowyoutoday.I

hatifyou'renot

atrainedbrainexpert,it'snotthat(=so)obvious(/bvis/明显的),butjusttakealook,OKSo

here'sthebrainofanon-procrastinator.

03:42(Laughter)

03:45Now...here'smybrain.

03:49(Laughter)

03:54

ainshaveaRational(/rnl/理智的)Decision-Makerinthem,but

theprocrastinator'sbrainalsohasanInstantGratification(/grtfken/满足),what

doesthismeanfortheprocrastinatorWell,itmeanverything'sfineuntilthishappens.

04:08

[Thisisaperfecttimetogetsomeworkdone.][Nope!]

04:11

SotheRationalDecision-Makerwillmaketherationaldecisiontodosomething

productive(/prdktv/富有成效的),buttheMonkeydoesn'tlikethatplan,soheactuallytakesthe

wheel(/wi:l/方向盘),andhesays,"Actually,let'sreadtheentire(/nta(r)/整个，全部)

Wikipedia(维基百科)pageoftheNancyKerrigan/TonyaHardingscandal(/skndl/丑闻),

becauIjustrememberedthatthathappened.

04:27(Laughter)

04:28Then--

04:29(Laughter)

04:30

Thenwe'regoingtogoovertothefridge(/frd/冰箱),toeifthere'sanythingnewinthere

hat,we'regoingtogoonaYouTubespiral(/sparl/)thatstartswith

videosofRichardFeynmantalkingaboutmagnets(/mgnt/磁铁)andendsmuch,muchlater

withuswatchinginterviewswithJustinBieber'smom.

04:46(Laughter)

04:48

"Allofthat'sgoingtotakeawhile,sowe'renotgoingtoreallyhaveroomontheschedulefor

!"

04:54(Sigh/sa/叹气)

04:57

Now,whatisgoingonhereTheInstantGratificationMonkeydoesnotemlikeaguyyou

ntirely(=completely)o

memoryofthepast,noknowledgeofthefuture,andheonlycaresabouttwothings:easyand

fun.

05:15

Now,intheanimalworld,'readogandyouspendyourwholelifedoing

nothingotherthan(除了)easyandfunthings,you'reahugesuccess!

05:24(Laughter)

05:26

AndtotheMonkey,humansarejustanotheranimalspecies(/spi:i:z/物种).Youhavetokeep

well-slept,well-fedandpropagating(/prpget/繁衍)intothenextgeneration,whichin

tribal(/trabl/部落的)times(时代),ifyouhaven'tnoticed,now

we''reinanadvancedcivilization(/svlazen/文明),andtheMonkey

swhywehaveanotherguyinourbrain,theRational

Decision-Maker,

visualize(/vulaz/设想)akelong-termplans.

Andhewantstotakeallofthatintoaccount/kant/(把…考虑在内).Andhewantstojusthave

usdowhatevermakesn(有意义，合理),sometimesitmakes

ntobedoingthingsthatareeasyandfun,likewhenyou'rehavingdinnerorgoingtobed

orenjoyingwell-earnedleisure(/le(r)/闲暇)'swhythere'san

overlap(/vlp/重叠).Sometimestheyagree(一致).Butothertimes,itmakesmuchmorento

bedoingthingsthatareharderandlesspleasant,forthesakeof(为了,因为)thebigpicture.

Andthat'theprocrastinator,thatconflicttendstoenda

certainwayeverytime,leavinghimspendingalotoftimeinthisorangezone(/zn/区域),an

easyandfunplacethat'ttheDarkPlayground.

06:41(Laughter)

06:42

Now,theDarkPlaygroundisaplacethatallofyouprocrastinatorsoutthereknowverywell.

It'swhereleisure(/le(r)/)activities(休闲活动)happenattimes(=sometimes)whenleisure

youhaveintheDarkPlaygroundisn't

actuallyfun,becauit'scompletelyunearned(不应得的),andtheairisfilledwithguilt,

dread(/dred/忧虑,恐惧),anxiety(/zati/焦虑),lf-hatred(/hetrd/自我憎恨)--allofthogood

questionis,inthissituation,withtheMonkeybehindthewheel,

howdoestheprocrastinatorevergethimlfoverheretothisbluezone,alesspleasantplace,

butwherereallyimportantthingshappen

07:16

Well,turnsouttheprocrastinatorhasaguardian(/gɑ:din/)angel(守护天使),someonewho's

alwayslookingdownon(俯瞰)himandwatchingover(照看)himinhisdarkestmoments--

someonecalledthePanic(/pnk/恐慌)Monster(怪物).

07:27(Laughter)

07:33

Now,thePanicMonsterisdormant(/d:mnt/蛰伏的)mostofthetime,buthesuddenlywakesup

anytimeadeadlinegetstoocloorthere'sdangerofpublicembarrassment(/mbrsmnt/难堪),a

careerdisasterorsomeotherscary(/skeri/使人恐慌的)conquence(/knskwns/结果).And

importantly,he'stheonlythingtheMonkeyisterrified(/terfad/)of(非常害怕).Now,hebecame

veryrelevant(/relvnt/密切相关的)inmylifepretty(=quite)recently,becauthepeopleofTED

reachedouttome(=contact联系到我)aboutsixmonthsagoandinvitedmetodoaTEDTalk.

08:00(Laughter)

08:06

Now,ofcour,'salwaysbeenadreamofminetohavedoneaTEDTalkinthe

past.

08:11(Laughter)

08:15

(Applau)Butinthemiddleofallthixcitement,theRationalDecision-Makeremedto

aying,"AreweclearonwhatwejustacceptedDo

wegetwhat'sgoingtobenowhappeningonedayinthefutureWeneedtositdownandwork

onthisrightnow."AndtheMonkeysaid,"Totallyagree,butlet'sjustopenGoogleEarthand

zoomin(拉近镜头)tothebottomofIndia,like200feetabovetheground,andscroll(/skrl/)

up(向上)fortwoandahalfhourstillwegettothetopofthecountry,sowecangetabetter

feel(总体印象)forIndia."

08:48(Laughter)

08:54Sothat'swhatwedidthatday.

08:55(Laughter)

08:59

Assixmonthsturnedintofourandthentwoandthenone,thepeopleofTEDdecidedto

relea(/rli:s/公布)enedupthewebsite,andtherewasmyfacestaring

sswhowokeup

09:12(Laughter)

09:16

SothePanicMonsterstartslosinghismind(发疯,抓狂),andafewcondslater,thewhole

system'sinmayhem(/mehem/混乱).

09:21(Laughter)

09:26

AndtheMonkey--remember,he'sterrifiedofthePanicMonster–boom(吼叫),he'supthe

tree!Andfinally,finally,theRationalDecision-MakercantakethewheelandIcanstart

workingonthetalk.

09:36

Now,thePanicMonsterexplainsallkindsofprettyinsane(/nn/疯狂的，精神失常的)

procrastinatorbehavior,likehowsomeonelikemecouldspendtwoweeksunabletostartthe

openingntenceofapaper,andthenmiraculously(/m'rkjlsl/奇迹般地)findtheunbelievable

workethic(/eθk/)(职业操守)ntiresituation,

withthethreecharacters--thisistheprocrastinator''snotpretty,butintheend,it

whatIdecidedtowriteaboutontheblogacoupleofyearsago.

10:08

WhenIdid,lly(/ltrli/毫不夸张地)thousandsofemails

camein,fromalldifferentkindsofpeoplefromallovertheworld,doingalldifferentkindsof

repeoplewhowerenurs,bankers,painters,engineersandlotsandlotsofPhD

students.

10:23(Laughter)

10:25

Andtheywereallwriting,sayingthesamething:"Ihavethisproblemtoo."Butwhat

struck(strike打动，触动)mewasthecontrast(/kɑntrst/差异，悬殊)betweenthelight

tone(/tn/语气)ofthepost(apieceofwritingthatformspartofablog)andtheheavinessoftheemails.

Thepeoplewerewritingwithinten(/ntens/强烈的)frustration(/frstren/挫败)aboutwhat

procrastinationhaddonetotheirlives,

thoughtaboutthis,andIsaid,well,iftheprocrastinator'ssystemworks,thenwhat'sgoingon

Whyareallofthepeopleinsuchadarkplace

10:54

Well,itturnsoutthatthere'hingI'vetalkedabouttoday,

theexamplesI'vegiven,nthere'sdeadlines,theeffectsof

procrastinationarecontained(/knten/控制)totheshorttermbecauthePanicMonstergets

involved(介入).Butthere'sacondkindofprocrastinationthathappensinsituationswhen

uwantedacareerwhereyou'realf-starter(主动做事的人)--

somethinginthearts,somethingentrepreneurial(/ntrprnril/创业的)--there'snodeadlineson

thothingsatfirst,becaunothing'shappening,notuntilyou'vegoneoutanddonethehard

worktogetmomentum(/mmentm/推动力),'salsoallkindsofimportant

thingsoutsideofyourcareerthatdon'tinvolveanydeadlines,likeeingyourfamilyor

exercisingandtakingcareofyourhealth,workingonyourrelationshiporgettingoutofa

relationshipthatisn'tworking.

11:38

Nowiftheprocrastinator'sonlymechanism(/meknzm/行为方式)ofdoingthehardthingsisthe

PanicMonster,that'saproblem,becauinallofthenon-deadlinesituations,thePanic

Monsterdoesn'othingtowakeupfor,sotheeffectsofprocrastination,

they'renotcontained;theyjustextend(/kstend/扩及,波及)outward(向外地)'sthis

long-termkindofprocrastinationthat'smuchlessvisible(/vzbl/明显的)andmuchlesstalked

aboutthanthefunnier,'susuallysufferedquietlyand

privately(/'pravtl/私下地).Anditcanbethesourceofahugeamountoflong-termunhappiness,

andregrets(后悔).AndIthought,that'swhythopeopleareemailing,andthat'swhythey're

'snotthatthey'recramming(/krm/)for(急匆匆地做,突击学习)some

'sthatlong-termprocrastinationhasmadethemfeellikea

spectator(/spektet(r)/旁观者),attimes(=sometimes),stration

(/frstren/挫败)isnotthattheycouldn'tachievetheirdreams;it'sthattheyweren'tevenableto

startchasing(cha/tes/追寻)them.

12:35

SoIreadtheemailsandIhadalittlebitofanepiphany(/'pfni/顿悟,突然明白)--thatIdon't

',you

mightnotallbeamess(/mes/一团糟的人,看上去邋遢的人),likesomeofus,

12:52(Laughter)

12:53

andsomeofyoumayhaveahealthyrelationshipwithdeadlines,butremember:theMonkey's

sneakiest(/sni:ki/偷偷摸摸地)trick(/trk/诡计,花招)iswhenthedeadlinesaren'tthere.

13:02

Now,'soneboxforevery

'snotthat(=so)manyboxes,especiallysincewe'vealreadyuda

bunch(/bnt/)of(=anumberof)nkweneedtoalltakealong,hard(费劲地)lookat

thatcalendar(/klnd(r)/日程表).Weneedtothinkaboutwhatwe'rereallyprocrastinatingon,

tostayawareof(注意到…存

在)'authere'snotthat

manyboxesonthere,it'sajobthatshouldprobablystarttoday.

13:44Well,maybenottoday,but...

13:47(Laughter)

13:mesoon.

WhereDoestheTimeGo

----AGreatBigWorld

Wheredoesthetimego时间都去哪了

Idon'twantthistoend我不想就这样结束

Wheredoesthetimego时间都去哪了

Let'shangontothemomentwe'rein让我们活在当下

-----y

Ofallthethingswewillremember那些我们会记住的事情

Thegoodthebadandalltheblessingsindisgui(/dsgaz/n.假装)

有的好，有的坏，有的是虚假的祝福

Todaywillstickwithmeforever我会永远记住今天

tostayclotosb.

Evenifwehavetosaygoodbye就算我们要各奔东西

Wheredoesthetimego

Ikeeplosingtrack/trk/我总是迷失方向

direction

Wheredoesthetimego

We'retooyoungtogetlostlookingback我们还是太年轻，才会迷失在过去

Lifedoesn'talwaysgiveusanswers生活不会总是给出正确的答案

Somedotstheywon'tconnectuntiltheyearsgoby

多年以后，那些人才会明白那些事吧(connectdots理清头绪，琢磨出答案)

Ifwe'renotmeanttobetogether如果我们以后不会在一起了

bemeanttodosth.注定要做某事

Somedaywe'llknowthereasonswhy总有一天，我们也会明白为什么

Ofallthethingswewillremember那些我们会记住的事情

Thegoodthebadandalltheblessingsindisgui有的好，有的坏，有的是虚假的祝福

Todaywillstickwithmeforever我会永远记住今天

Evenifwehavetosaygoodbye就算我们要各奔东西

Wheredoesthetimego时间都去哪了

Idon'twantthistoend我不想这样结束

Wheredoesthetimego时间都去哪了

Let'shangontothemomentwe'rein让我们活在当下