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TED演讲英文文稿Procrastination/prəʊˌkræstɪ'neɪʃn/(拖延症)00:11Soincollege,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--00:25yougetstarted(=start)maybealittleslowly,butyougetenoughdoneinthefirstweekthat,withsomeheavier(=busier)dayslateron(infml后来),everythinggetsdone,thingsstaycivil/ˈsɪvl/(文明的).00:33(Laughter/ˈlɑ:ftə(r)/笑声)00:34AndIwouldwanttodothatlikethat.Thatwouldbetheplan.Iwouldhaveitallreadytogo,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.00:50Butthencamemy90-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?01:22Butthen,thefunniestthinghappened.Thosefirstfewmonths?Theycameandwent,andIcouldn'tquite(=really)dostuff/stʌf/.Sowehadanawesome(/ˈɔːsəm/verygood)newrevised(/rɪˈvaɪz/改变，调整)plan.01:30(Laughter)01:31Andthen--01:32(Laughter)01:34Butthenthosemiddlemonthsactuallywentby,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.02:10Ithoughtthatwastheendofeverything.ButaweeklaterIgetacall,andit'stheschool.Andtheysay,IsthisTimUrban?AndIsay,Yeah.Andtheysay,Weneedtotalkaboutyourthesis(/ˈθi:sɪs/毕业论文).AndIsay,OK.Andtheysay,It'sthebestonewe'veeverseen.02:28(Laughter)02:31(Applause/əˈplɔ:z/掌声)02:35Thatdidnothappen.02:37(Laughter)02:39Itwasavery,verybadthesis.02:42(Laughter)02:44Ijustwantedtoenjoythatonemomentwhenallofyouthought,Thisguyisamazing!02:50(Laughter)02:51No,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.03:42(Laughter)03:45Now...here'smybrain.03:49(Laughter)03:54Thereisadifference.BothbrainshaveaRational(/ˈræʃnəl/理智的)Decision-Makerinthem,buttheprocrastinator'sbrainalsohasanInstantGratification(/ˌgrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/满足)Monkey.Now,whatdoesthismeanfortheprocrastinator?Well,itmeanseverything'sfineuntilthishappens.04:08[Thisisaperfecttimetogetsomeworkdone.][Nope!]04:11SotheRationalDecision-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.04:27(Laughter)04:28Then--04:29(Laughter)04:30Thenwe'regoingtogoovertothefridge(/frɪdʒ/冰箱),toseeifthere'sanythingnewintheresince10minutesago.Afterthat,we'regoingtogoonaYouTubespiral(/ˈspaɪrəl/)thatstartswithvideosofRichardFeynmantalkingaboutmagnets(/ˈmægnət/磁铁)andendsmuch,muchlaterwithuswatchinginterviewswithJustinBieber'smom.04:46(Laughter)04:48Allofthat'sgoingtotakeawhile,sowe'renotgoingtoreallyhaveroomonthescheduleforanyworktoday.Sorry!04:54(Sigh/saɪ/叹气)04:57Now,whatisgoingonhere?TheInstantGratificationMonkeydoesnotseemlikeaguyyouwantbehindthewheel.Helivesentirely(=completely)inthepresentmoment.Hehasnomemoryofthepast,noknowledgeofthefuture,andheonlycaresabouttwothings:easyandfun.05:15Now,intheanimalworld,thatworksfine.Ifyou'readogandyouspendyourwholelifedoingnothingotherthan(除了)easyandfunthings,you'reahugesuccess!05:24(Laughter)05:26AndtotheMonkey,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'renotintribaltim