Learn Advanced English with TED Talks: Inside a Mind of a Procrastinator · FluentU English
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Procrastination is the act of delaying or postponing something and in this video,
拖延是指推迟或延缓做某事的行为。在这段视频中……
we're breaking down a helpful tent talk about the mind of procrastinators or people who procrastinate.
我们正在分析一段非常有用的谈话内容，这些内容探讨了拖延者的心理特征以及他们为什么会拖延。
Let's learn some advanced English vocabulary as
让我们学习一些高级的英语词汇吧。
we find out what's so different about a procrastinator's brain and why it affects their ability to get things done.
我们将弄清楚拖延者的大脑与普通人的大脑有何不同，以及这种差异为何会影响他们完成事情的能力。
First, we'll watch part of the clip with subtitles.
首先，我们会观看带有字幕的片段。
All right, I had a hypothesis that the brains of procrastinators were actually different than the brains of other people.
好吧，我曾提出一个假设：拖延者的脑部结构实际上与其他人的脑部结构有所不同。
So here's the brain of a non - procrastinator.
以下就是不拖延者的思维方式（或者说，不拖延者的“大脑运作方式”）。
Now, here's my brain.
现在，让我来解释一下我的想法（或者说，让我来“展示”一下我的思维过程）。
Both brains have a rational decision maker in them, but the procrastinator's brain also has an instant gratification monkey.
这两个大脑中都存在能够做出理性决策的机制；然而，拖延者的头脑中还存在另一个“追求即时满足”的因素（或者说，大脑中存在一个倾向于追求快速满足感的“冲动机制”）。
So the rational decision maker will make the rational decision to do something productive,
因此，理性的决策者会做出理性的选择，去做一些有意义、能够产生积极结果的事情。
but the monkey doesn't like that plan.
但是那只猴子不喜欢这个计划。
And he says, actually, let's read the entire Wikipedia page of the Nancy Kerrigan Tanya Harding scandal, because I just remember that that happened.
他说：“其实，我们应该把维基百科上关于南希·凯里根（Nancy Kerrigan）和塔尼娅·哈丁（Tanya Harding）这起丑闻的整个页面都读一遍，因为我只是记得这件事确实发生过而已。
The instant gratification monkey does not seem like a guy you want behind the wheel.
那种总是追求即时满足的人，显然不适合被放在驾驶座上。
He lives entirely in the present moment.
他完全活在当下这一刻。
He only cares about two things, easy and fun.
他只在乎两件事：事情是否简单、以及是否有趣。
Now, let's break down each line and also watch the rest of the clip.
现在，让我们逐行分析这段文字，并同时观看视频的其余部分。
Now, I had a hypothesis that the brains of procrastinators were actually different than the brains of other people.
我有一个假设：拖延者的脑部结构实际上与其他人的脑部结构有所不同。
A hypothesis is an idea or explanation that can be tested by experimenting and studying.
假设是一种可以通过实验和研究来验证的想法或解释。
For instance, I have a hypothesis that the water is cleaner in Florida compared to California.
例如，我有一个假设：佛罗里达州的水比加利福尼亚州的水更干净。
Let's test the water from both places to see if my hypothesis is correct.
让我们从这两个地方采集水样进行检测，看看我的假设是否正确。
Hypothesis is a more technical scientific term.
Hypothesis”是一个更具技术性的科学术语。
In everyday conversations, people will typically say theory instead.
在日常对话中，人们通常会使用“theory”这个词来代替“theory of…”。
For instance, my theory is that the business will close in a few months.
例如，我的理论认为这家企业将在几个月内倒闭。
And we briefly defined procrastination at the beginning of this video, the act of delaying or postponing something.
在这段视频的开头，我们简要地定义了“拖延”这一概念：即推迟或延缓做某事的行为。
So a procrastinator is a person who procrastinates.
那么，拖延者就是那种总是拖延事情的人。
So if you get a deadline at work or school and you choose to wait until the last minute to get it done,
那么，如果你在工作中或学校里遇到了一个截止日期，却选择等到最后一刻才去完成任务，
you're a procrastinator.
你是个拖延症患者。
Now, I had a hypothesis that the brains of procrastinators were actually different than the brains of other people.
现在，我提出了一个假设：拖延者的脑部结构实际上与其他人的脑部结构有所不同。
So here's the brain of a non - procrastinator.
以下就是不拖延者的思维方式（或者说，不拖延者的大脑运作方式）。
Non is a prefix that means absence or not there.
Non”是一个前缀，表示“不存在”或“没有”。
So a non - procrastinator is someone who doesn't procrastinate.
那么，一个不会拖延的人，就是那些从不拖延的人。
Another example is a non -aggressive dog, meaning the dog is not aggressive or harmful to others.
另一个例子是一只不具有攻击性的狗，也就是说这种狗不会对他人表现出攻击性或造成伤害。
So let's take a look at the brains of the procrastinator and non - procrastinator.
那么，让我们来看看拖延者与不拖延者的大脑结构有何不同吧。
So here's the brain of a non - procrastinator.
以下就是不拖延者的思维方式（或者说，不拖延者的“大脑运作方式”）。
Now, here's my brain.
现在，让我来解释一下我的想法（或者说，让我来“展示”一下我的思维过程）。
Both brains have a rational decision maker in them, but the procrastinator's brain also has an instant gratification monkey.
这两个大脑中都存在能够做出理性决策的机制；然而，拖延者的脑子里还存在着一个“追求即时满足”的冲动（或说是“渴望快速获得快乐”的机制）。
When someone says you're rational, it means you make smart decisions based on logic.
当有人说你很理性时，这意味着你会根据逻辑做出明智的决策。
So next time someone asks you to make a rational decision, make sure to think about it logically and not emotionally.
所以下次当有人要求你做出一个理性的决定时，一定要从逻辑角度而不是情感角度来思考问题。
A decision is a conclusion or resolution reached after consideration.
决策是指在经过充分考虑后得出的结论或决定。
Like, I'll make the decision soon about where I'm going to college.
我很快就会决定要去哪所大学上学。