《Succeed》翻译作业（14）

《Succeed》翻译作业（14）
This is probably a good time to point out that while we do sometimes fail to reach our goals because we don't know what we need to do to reach them, it's more often the case that we know exactly what needs to happen, and still we fail. Everyone knows that eating less and exercising more will help you loss weight. But knowing is one thing, and actually doing it is another thing entirely. Many of us can look at our own struggles with whatever it may be and see that very clearly--whether it's weight loss, quitting smoking, realizing our potential at school or work, repairing(or staying out of)dysfunctional relationships. We seem to make the same mistakes over and over again, eventhough we feel we know better--even when failing to reach our goal subject us to unpleasant, often cruel pubic scrutiny.

这可能是一个很好的时机，指出为什么我们有时候不能达成目标，那是因为我们不知道如何达成目标。更常见的情况是我们知道该怎么做，但是我们还是失败了。所有人都知道少吃和锻炼能够减肥，但是知道是一回事，做到又是另一回事了。我们当中的许多人都能看到自己的挣扎并且无论是做什么都能看得清楚——无论是减肥、戒烟，发现在学习或工作中的潜力，修复（或结束）不正常的人际关系。我们似乎反复犯着同样的错误，尽管我们都知道该怎样做——尽管没有达成目标让我们不快，并受到严酷的舆论评价。