中英文阅读：TED演讲 —只有自律，才能活出自己想要的人生！.docxVIP

TED演讲 —只有自律，才能活出自己想要的人生！ 自律，是指生活中在没有人监督的情况，自己要求自己，变被动为主动，自觉的遵循法度，用它来约束自己的一言一行，不受外界拘束和情感支配，完全由自己的意志来行事的道德原则。这种自觉自发的行动，在古代就已经被前人总结出来并加以实行，一直流传至今，虽然看上去很简单，但其实真正做起来要难得多，而能够坚持下来的人，最终才能真正活出自己想要的人生！ 演讲题目：只有自律，才能活出自己想要的人生！ Self-Discipline is Freedom... From Yourself. | Why its Important. 中英文对照翻译 If you have been following this channel for a while you might get the idea that I like structure. And I do. 如果你看这频道有一阵子了，你可能会发现我不只喜欢做事有结构性而且也确实做得到。 I love productivity, organization, order, and I try to be as disciplined as possible. 我做事喜欢有效率/有组织性/有先后顺序，我也很努力地当个自律的人。 When some people hear, they think that its boring.?They equate a disciplined life of structure to feelings of entrapment. 有些人一听到自律，就会觉得很乏味。他们把自律的生活当作是一种情感上的束博。 Before I get into my thoughts on the topic I want to tell you a story. 在我发表自己对自律的看法前，我想先告诉你们一个故事。 So its a hot sunny day out and there is this bee and her name is Bertha. 在某一个天气炎热的日子，有一只叫Bertha的蜜蜂。 Bertha is buzzing by her hive with some other bees. Just relaxing and having a good time. Bertha在她的蜂窝附近和其他蜜蜂嗡嗡叫，轻松快乐地玩耍。 Like the other bees, Bertha may? have some aspirations doing great things one day. Bertha像其他蜜蜂一样也有着远大的抱负。 I cant really say. Bees probably dont have that ability to think those kind of thoughts. 其实也不能这样说啦! 蜜蜂应该不会想那么多。 Suddenly a bear starts to approach her hive.?The bear is hungry for some honey and bee eggs. 突然，有只熊慢慢开始走向她的蜂窝。这只熊肚子饿了，想吃些蜂蜜和蜂蛹。 In an attempt to save her hive, Bertha stings the bear. Bertha为了拯救她的蜂窝，去叮了那只熊。 But its skin is so thick?that once she tries to pull her sting out she dismembers herself and dies. 但熊的皮肤太厚了，当她试着把针拔出来时，她自己肢解死掉了。 The sad part about the story is that Bertha had no choice. 这个故事悲伤的地方在于Bertha毫无选择权。 Through years of evolutionary wiring she is evolved to sting threats. 多年的生物演化使她本能性地去叮敌人。 Its a biological reaction to dangerous situation. 这是对危险状况的本能反应。 She has no idea that her sting will get stuck. And that she will die. 她完全不知道自己的针会卡在敌人身上，而且自己还会死。 If she had known she would have died, she might have flown away and saved he