On Procrastination 3
Now, what is going on here?
The Instant Gratification Monkey does not seem like a guy you want behind the wheel. He lives entirely in the present moment.
ps:即刻满足的猴子看起来不像是你想要的人。他完全活在当下。
Instant立即的; 立刻的; 速食的; 即食的; 速溶的; 方便的; 瞬间; 片刻; 某一时刻
Monkey猴子; 顽皮的孩子; 调皮鬼; 捣蛋鬼; 500英镑; 胡闹; 捣蛋嘲弄
does not不; 不是; 否定就用
seem like仿佛…似的
guy男人; 小伙子; 家伙; 一群男人; 伙计们; 兄弟们; 盖伊模拟像(英国每年11月5日庆祝篝火之夜焚烧的身着古装的人体模型); 牵拉; 固定; 开…的玩笑; 取笑[俚语]逃亡; 逃走; 乱演某角色
lives住; 居住; 生存; 活着; live的第三人称单数和life的复数
entirely全部地; 完整地; 完全地
moment片刻; 瞬间; 准确时刻; 正是时候; 时机; 机遇; 时光;
Gratification英 [ˌɡrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃn] 美 [ˌɡrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃn] 满足感;满足
He has no memory of the past, no knowledge of the future, and he only cares about two things: easy and fun.
Now, in the animal world, that works fine.
If you're a dog and you spend your whole life doing nothing other than easy and fun things, you're a huge success!
And to the Monkey, humans are just another animal species. You have to keep well-slept, well-fed and propagating into the next generation, which in tribal times might have worked OK.
ps:对猴子来说，人类只是另一种动物。你必须保持良好的睡眠，良好的饮食和传播到下一代，这在部落时代可能已经工作得很好。
Monkey猴子; 顽皮的孩子; 调皮鬼; 捣蛋鬼; 500英镑; 胡闹; 捣蛋嘲弄
humans人; human的复数
animal兽; 牲畜; 动物; 肉体的; 肉欲的; 情欲的
species种，物种
have to必须; 不得不; 劝告或建议时用; 表示一定真实或肯定发生
well-fed营养充足的；肥胖的
propagating传播; 宣传; 繁殖; 增殖; propagate的现在分词
next generation下一代
tribal英 [ˈtraɪbl] 美 [ˈtraɪbl] adj.部落的;部族的n.(尤指南亚的)部落成员
worked做体力工作; 劳动; 干活; 受雇于; 从事…工作; 使工作; 使
But, if you haven't noticed, now we're not in tribal times. We're in an advanced civilization, and the Monkey does not know what that is.
Which is why we have another guy in our brain, the Rational Decision-Maker, who gives us the ability to do things no other animal can do.
ps:这就是为什么我们的大脑里有另一个人，理性的决策者，他给了我们做其他动物做不到的事情的能力。
why为什么，为何; 何必; 为什么，…的原因; 哎呀，呦，哟，嗨; 原因;理由;说明;难解的问题
guy男人; 小伙子; 家伙; 一群男人; 伙计们; 兄弟们; 盖伊模拟像(英国每年11月5日庆祝篝火之夜焚烧的身着古装的人体模型); 牵拉; 固定; 开…的玩笑; 取笑[俚语]逃亡; 逃走; 乱演某角色
brain脑; 动物脑髓; 智力; 脑力; 逻辑思维能力; 猛击…的脑袋致死
Rational合理的; 理性的; 明智的; 理智的; 清醒的; 合理的事物; 有理数; 懂道理的人; 人类; 〈英〉合理的服装
Decision-Maker决策者，判决者，裁判者
gives给; 交给; 赠送; 赠与; 送给; 提供，供给，供应; give的第三人称单数
ability能力; 才能; 本领; 才智
no other别无其他
animal兽; 牲畜; 动物; 肉体的; 肉欲的; 情欲的
We can visualize the future. We can see the big picture.
ps:我们可以想象未来。我们可以看到大局
visualize使形象化; 想象; 构思; 设想
see看见; 见到; 看出; 看得见; 看; 有视力; 观看; 主教教区; 主教权限; 牧座
We can make long-term plans. And he wants to take all of that into account.
ps: 我们可以制定长期计划。他想把这些都考虑进去。
make制造; 做; 组装; 写; 出产; 制订; 铺床; 品牌，型号
long-term长期的; 长远的; 长期有效的; 近期不大可能改变的; 不大可能很快解决的
plans计划; 打算; 规划，方案; 精心安排; 详图; 谋划; 期待; 设计; 安排; 组织; 策划; plan的第三人称单数和复数
wants要; 想要; 希望; 需要; 需要…在场; 需要的东西; 想望的东西; 缺少; 缺乏; 不足; 贫穷; 贫困; 匮乏; want的第三人称单数和复数
take携带; 拿走; 取走; 运走; 带去; 引领; 使达到，把…推向，把…带到; 场景，镜头; 收入额; 进项; 看法; 意见
all of一共; 足足; 至少
into到…里面; 进入; 朝; 向; 对着; 撞上; 碰上
account账户; 账目; 赊销账; 赊欠账; 赊购; 认为是; 视为
And he wants to just have us do whatever makes sense to be doing right now.
ps:他想让我们做任何有意义的事。
Now, sometimes it makes sense to be doing things that are easy and fun, like when you're having dinner or going to bed or enjoying well-earned leisure time.
ps:现在，有时候做一些简单有趣的事情是有意义的，比如当你吃晚饭、睡觉或享受赚得盆满钵满的闲暇时光时。
sometimes有时; 间或
sense感觉官能; 感觉，意识; 理解力; 判断力; 感觉到; 意识到; 觉察出; 检测出
doing所做的事; 发生的事; 所作所为; 做，干，办; 做; 行动; 表现; 进展，进行; do的现在分词
fun享乐; 乐趣; 快乐; 享乐的事; 嬉戏; 逗乐; 玩笑; 逗乐的; 有趣的; 使人快乐的; 嬉闹; 开玩笑
having有; 持有; 占有; 由…组成; 显示出，带有; have的现在分词
dinner正餐，主餐; 宴会
bed床; 底; 花坛; 苗圃; 菜园; 把…固定在; 与发生性关系
enjoying享受…的乐趣; 欣赏; 喜爱; 过得快活; 玩得痛快; 得到乐趣; 享有; 享受; enjoy的现在分词
well-earned正当的；劳动所得的
leisure time空余时间
That's why there's an overlap.
ps:这就是为什么会有重叠。
overlap英 [ˌəʊvəˈlæp , ˈəʊvəlæp] 美 [ˌoʊvərˈlæp , ˈoʊvərlæp] v.(物体)部分重叠，交叠;使部分重叠;(时间上)部分重叠n.(范围方面的)重叠部分;(物体的)重叠部分，重叠量;(两事发生的)重叠时间，交接时期
Sometimes they agree.
But other times, it makes much more sense to be doing things that are harder and less pleasant, for the sake of the big picture.
ps:但其他时候，为了大局着想，做一些更难做、更不愉快的事情更有意义。
times乘以; 倍; 时间; 时间，钟点，时刻; 时，时间; 为…安排时间; 选择…的时机; 计时; 测定…所需的时间; 在某一时刻击球; time的第三人称单数和复数
makes制造; 做; 组装; 写; 出产; 制订; 铺床; make的第三人称单数
much more更; 何况
sense感觉官能; 感觉，意识; 理解力; 判断力; 感觉到; 意识到; 觉察出; 检测出
doing所做的事; 发生的事; 所作所为; 做，干，办; 做; 行动; 表现; 进展，进行; do的现在分词
things东西; 物; 物件; 物品; 事物; 用品，衣服; 用具; thing的复数
harder努力地; 费力地; 艰难地; 猛力地; 猛烈地; 彻底认真地; 坚固的; 坚硬的; 结实的; 难做的; 难懂的; 难以回答的; 困苦的; 艰苦的; 艰难的; hard的比较级
pleasant令人愉快的; 可喜的; 宜人的; 吸引人的; 友好的; 和善的; 文雅的
for the sake of为了…起见
And that's when we have a conflict.
And for the procrastinator, that conflict tends to end a certain way every time, leaving him spending a lot of time in this orange zone, an easy and fun place that's entirely out of the Makes Sense circle.
ps:而对于拖延者来说，这种冲突每次都会以某种方式结束，让他在这个橙色地带度过很多时间，这是一个完全不合情理的轻松有趣的地方。
conflict冲突; 争执; 争论; 战斗; 抵触; 矛盾; 不一致; 冲突，抵触
tends往往会; 常常就; 趋向; 走向; 倾向; 趋于; 照料; 照管; 护理; tend的第三人称单数
every time每次; 每当
leaving离开; 离开居住地点; 遗弃; 丢弃; leave的现在分词
a lot of许多
entirely全部地; 完整地; 完全地
out of从…里面；离开; 从…的状态中; 越出…之外
I call it the Dark Playground.
ps:我称之为黑暗的操场。
call给…命名; 称呼; 把…叫做; 认为…是; 把…看作; 把自己称为; 自诩; 打电话; 通话; 叫声; 喊声; 短暂拜访
Dark黑暗的; 昏暗的; 阴暗的; 深色的; 暗色的; 近乎黑色的; 黑暗; 暗处; 暗色; 阴影
Playground游戏场，游乐场; 操场; 园地，天地，活动场所
Now, the Dark Playground is a place that all of you procrastinators out there know very well.
It's where leisure activities happen at times when leisure activities are not supposed to be happening.
ps:它是休闲活动发生在休闲活动不应该发生的时候。
The fun you have in the Dark Playground isn't actually fun, because it's completely unearned, and the air is filled with guilt, dread, anxiety, self-hatred -- all of those good procrastinator feelings.
ps:在黑暗的操场上，你的乐趣其实并不好玩，因为它完全是不劳而获的，空气中充满了内疚、恐惧、焦虑、自我憎恨——所有那些好的拖延者的感觉。
have in贮存；贮备; 把召到家中做某事
Playground游戏场，游乐场; 操场; 园地，天地，活动场所
unearned非劳动所得的
filled with充满
guilt内疚; 悔恨; 犯罪; 罪行; 有罪; 罪责; 责任; 罪过
dread非常害怕; 极为担心; 恐惧; 令人惧怕的事物
self-hatred英 [self ˈheɪtrɪd] 美 [self ˈheɪtrɪd] 自憎;自我憎恨;自我仇恨;自我厌恶;自恨
anxiety焦虑; 忧虑; 担心; 害怕; 渴望
all of一共; 足足; 至少
feelings感觉，感触; 想法; 看法; 信念; 态度; 意见; feeling的复数
And the question is, in this situation, with the Monkey behind the wheel, how does the procrastinator ever get himself over here to this blue zone, a less pleasant place, but where really important things happen?
ps:问题是，在这种情况下，当猴子在方向盘后面的时候，拖延者怎么能把自己带到这个蓝色区域，一个不那么令人愉快的地方，但是真正重要的事情发生在哪里呢？
situation情况; 状况; 形势; 局面; 地理位置，环境特点; 职业; 工作岗位
Monkey猴子; 顽皮的孩子; 调皮鬼; 捣蛋鬼; 500英镑; 胡闹; 捣蛋嘲弄
ever(用于否定句和疑问句，或与if连用的句子)在任何时候，从来; 以往任何时候，曾经; 不断地; 总是; 始终
himself他自己，自己; 强调句中的男性主语或宾语
over here在这边; 到这边; 在身处国
blue zone蓝区；蓝环
happen发生，出现; 出现，发生; 碰巧; 恰好
Well, turns out the procrastinator has a guardian angel, someone who's always looking down on him and watching over him in his darkest moments -- someone called the Panic Monster.
ps:好吧，事实证明拖延者有一个守护天使，一个在他最黑暗的时刻总是看不起他并守护着他的人，一个叫恐慌怪物的人。
turns转动，旋转; 转身; 扭转; 翻转; 翻动; 把…翻过来; turn的第三人称单数
someone某人; 重要人物
watching看; 注视; 观看; 观察; 照看，看护，照管; 小心; 当心; 留意; watch的现在分词
darkest黑暗的; 昏暗的; 阴暗的; 深色的; 暗色的; 近乎黑色的; dark的最高级
moments片刻; 瞬间; 准确时刻; 正是时候; 时机; 机遇; 时光; 做某事的时刻; moment的复数
Panic惊恐; 恐慌; 人心惶惶的局面; 惶恐不安; 惊慌，惊慌失措
Monster怪物，怪兽; 庞然大物; 庞大的丑怪物; 丑恶的东西; 恶棍; 恶魔; 巨大的; 庞大的
Questions:
1. According to Urban, why does the Instant Gratification Monkey exist?
It reflects human's earlier animal instincts.
2. According to Urban, what does the Rational Decision-Maker allow people to do?
focus on long-term goals and plans
3. What is the main conflict between procrastinating and rational decision making?
Short-term gratification can hurt long-term goals.
Fill in the blanks:
the Dark Playground is a place that all of you procrastinators out there know very well.It's where leisure activities happen at times when leisure activities are not supposed to be happening.
Now, the Panic Monster is dormant most of the time, but he suddenly wakes up anytime a deadline gets too close or there's danger of public embarrassment, a career disaster or some other scary consequence.
ps:现在，恐慌怪兽大部分时间都处于休眠状态，但每当最后期限临近，或有公共尴尬、职业灾难或其他可怕后果的危险时，他就会突然醒来。
Panic惊恐; 恐慌; 人心惶惶的局面; 惶恐不安; 惊慌，惊慌失措
dormant英 [ˈdɔːmənt] 美 [ˈdɔːrmənt] adj.休眠的;蛰伏的;暂停活动的派生词： dormancy n.
most of the time时常
wakes醒; 醒来; 唤醒; 弄醒; 唤起; 使再次感觉到; wake的第三人称单数
deadline最后期限; 截止日期
danger of危险
embarrassment害羞; 窘迫; 愧疚; 难堪; 使人为难的处境; 困境; 令人为难的人
disaster灾难; 灾祸; 灾害; 不幸; 祸患; 彻底失败的人
scary恐怖的; 吓人的
consequence结果; 后果; 重要性
And importantly, he's the only thing the Monkey is terrified of.
Now, he became very relevant in my life pretty recently, because the people of TED reached out to me about six months ago and invited me to do a TED Talk.
ps:现在，他在我的生活中变得非常重要，因为泰德的人在六个月前联系我，邀请我做一个泰德演讲。
became开始变得; 变成; 适合; 与…相称; 使显得漂亮; 使好看; become的过去式
relevant紧密相关的; 切题的; 有价值的; 有意义的
my life我的生活; 我的生命; 情深到来生
pretty颇; 相当; 十分; 非常; 极; 很; 漂亮的; 标致的; 妩媚的; 动人的; 赏心悦目的; 动听的; 美观的; 精致的; 漂亮的人
TED转移电子器件; 同 Teddy boy， 阿飞（指 20 世纪 50 年代穿潮流服饰，爱好摇滚乐的年轻男子）; 翻晒
reached到达; 抵达; 引起…的注意; 增加到，提升到; reach的过去分词和过去式
to me对我而言
invited邀请; 邀请，请求，要求; 招致; invite的过去分词和过去式
Talk说话; 讲话; 谈话; 讨论，谈论，商谈，洽谈; 讲，说; 交谈; 讨论; 商讨; 洽谈，
Now, of course, I said yes. It's always been a dream of mine to have done a TED Talk in the past.
But in the middle of all this excitement, the Rational Decision-Maker seemed to have something else on his mind.
ps:但在所有这些兴奋之中，理性的决策者似乎还有别的想法。
in the middle of正忙于
all所有; 全部; 全体; 一切; 全部的，整个的; 唯一的事物; 所有的事物; 完全; 很; 十分; 非常; 太; 过分
excitement激动; 兴奋; 刺激; 令人激动的事
Rational合理的; 理性的; 明智的; 理智的; 清醒的; 合理的事物; 有理数; 懂道理的人; 人类; 〈英〉合理的服装
Decision-Maker决策者，判决者，裁判者
seemed好像，似乎，看来; 感到好像，觉得似乎; 看来好像; seem的过去分词和过去式
have有; 持有; 占有; 由…组成; 显示出，带有; 与过去分词连用构成完成时
something else另一回事
his他的; 上帝的; 属于上帝的; 属于他的
mind头脑; 大脑; 思考能力; 智慧; 思维方式; 聪明人; 富有才智的人; 对烦恼，苦
He was saying, "Are we clear on what we just accepted?
Do we get what's going to be now happening one day in the future? We need to sit down and work on this right now."
And the Monkey said, "Totally agree, but let's just open Google Earth and zoom in to the bottom of India, like 200 feet above the ground, and scroll up for two and a half hours til we get to the top of the country, so we can get a better feel for India."
ps: 猴子说：“完全同意，但是我们打开谷歌地球，放大到印度的底部，离地面200英尺，然后向上滚动两个半小时，直到我们到达印度的顶部，这样我们就能更好地感受印度。”
Monkey猴子; 顽皮的孩子; 调皮鬼; 捣蛋鬼; 500英镑; 胡闹; 捣蛋嘲弄
Totally完全; 全部地; 整个地
zoom in拉近镜头，进行近景拍摄
scroll长卷纸，卷轴; 涡卷形装饰; 滚屏; 滚动
til胡麻
get to开始; 到达，抵达; 抓住；接触，和…取得联系
feel for摸索着寻找; 同情; 可怜; 怜悯
So that's what we did that day.
As six months turned into four and then two and then one, the people of TED decided to release the speakers.
ps:六个月变成了四个月，然后是两个月，然后是一个月，泰德的人决定释放演讲者。
turned转动，旋转; 转身; 扭转; 翻转; 翻动; 把…翻过来; turn的过去分词和过去式
four四; 四个; 第四四的; 四个一组之物
and then然后
two二
then当时，那时; 到那时，届时; 然后; 接着; 其后; 后来; 那么; 因此; 既然如此; 当时的
TED转移电子器件; 同 Teddy boy， 阿飞（指 20 世纪 50 年代穿潮流服饰，爱好摇滚乐的年轻男子）; 翻晒
decided明显的; 明白无误的; 确实无疑的; 对…作出抉择; 决定; 选定; 裁决; 判决; 影响…的结果; decide的过去分词和过去式
release释放; 放出; 放走; 放开; 松开; 使自由移动; 发泄; 宣泄; 获释; 公开; 发行; 发布; 新发行的东西; 新激光唱片，新电影
speakers发言者; 演讲者; 说话者; 讲的人; speaker的复数
And I opened up the website, and there was my face staring right back at me. And guess who woke up?
So the Panic Monster starts losing his mind, and a few seconds later, the whole system's in mayhem.
ps:所以恐慌怪物开始失去理智，几秒钟后，整个系统陷入混乱。
Panic惊恐; 恐慌; 人心惶惶的局面; 惶恐不安; 惊慌，惊慌失措
Monster怪物，怪兽; 庞然大物; 庞大的丑怪物; 丑恶的东西; 恶棍; 恶魔; 巨大的; 庞大的
starts开始，着手，动手; 发生，开始进行; 开动; 发动; 启动; start的第三人称单数
losing遗失; 丢失; 损失，丧失，失去; 被…夺去; lose的现在分词
mind头脑; 大脑; 思考能力; 智慧; 思维方式; 聪明人; 富有才智的人; 对烦恼，苦恼，焦虑; 介意
a few几个; 〔反语〕很多; 一点点
seconds秒; 片刻; 瞬间; 支持，赞成; 附议; 临时调派; 短期调任; second的第三人称单数和复数
later后来; 以后; 其后; 随后; 再见; 后来的; 以后的; 接近末期的; 晚年的; late的比较级
whole全部的; 整体的; 完全的; 所有的; 整个的; 完整的; 完好无损的; 整个; 整体; 全部; 全体; 所有
mayhem骚乱; 慌乱英 [ˈmeɪhem] 美 [ˈmeɪhem]
And the Monkey -- remember, he's terrified of the Panic Monster -- boom, he's up the tree!
And finally, finally, the Rational Decision-Maker can take the wheel and I can start working on the talk.
ps:最后，最后，理性的决策者可以掌舵，我可以开始讨论这个话题。
And和; 与; 同; 又; 而; 加; 加上; 然后; 接着
finally终于; 最终; 最后; 彻底地; 决定性地
Rational合理的; 理性的; 明智的; 理智的; 清醒的; 合理的事物; 有理数; 懂道理的人; 人类; 〈英〉合理的服装
Decision-Maker决策者，判决者，裁判者
take the wheel开车， 驾驶
start开始，着手，动手; 发生，开始进行; 开动; 发动; 启动; 开头; 开端; 开始; 起始优势; 良好的基础条件
working on致力于；作用于；继续工作
talk说话; 讲话; 谈话; 讨论，谈论，商谈，洽谈; 讲，说; 交谈; 讨论; 商讨; 洽谈，会谈
Exercises:
1. According to Urban, what does the Panic Monster represent?
anxiety people feel when a deadline approaches
2. Why does Urban talk about how he prepared for his TED talk?
to highlight how panic is a powerful motivator
3.what happened when urban saw his face on the ted website?
he started to be panic
3. To lose one's mind means to go insane.
4.if something lies dormant, it is not active at the present time.
5.What is the relationship between panic and procrastination?
the more people worry about finishing something ,the less they procrastinate.
6.After urban agree to do his Ted-talk ,he put off working on it for five months.
Fill in the blanks :
The Panic Monster is dormant most of the time, but he suddenly wakes up anytime a deadline gets too close or there's danger of public embarrassment, a career disaster or some other scary consequence.
Put the sentences below in order:
As six months turned into four and then two and then one, the people of TED decided to release the speakers.And I opened up the website, and there was my face staring right back at me. And guess who woke up?So the Panic Monster starts losing his mind, and a few seconds later, the whole system's in mayhem.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. And I opened up the website, and there was my face staring right back at me.
2.When we procrastinate, we just do whatever makes sense to be doing right now.
3. The fun you have in the Dark Playground isn't actually fun, because it's completely unearned, and the air is filled with guilt, dread, anxiety, self-hatred -- all of those good procrastinator feelings.
4. The Panic Monster is dormant most of the time, but he suddenly wakes up anytime a deadline gets too close or there's danger of public embarrassment, a career disaster or some other scary consequence.