Ted青少年演讲课 21-改变自己，你只需要两年时间 V
● 上节课回顾
上一期演讲中，作者建议我们通过各种小改变，比如开展晨间冥想，有意识地监控自己时间流向哪里，从而重新获取对健康、情绪和时间的掌控权。
注：解析中的音标采用的是英式音标；中文解释，一词多义的，采用该词汇文中含义。
Part 1 演 讲 视 频
Pre-watching 带着问题听演讲
How to improve yourself in two years?
如何在两年内精进自己？
戳下方原声视频先睹为快吧！
Part 2 段 落 学 习
Be kind with people.
善待他人
Start with your family, don’t go mad one more time.
从你的家庭生活开始，再也不要和家人发火
Stop judging, see the good in them and remember that you love them more than anything.
停止批判，看见他们好的那面，并记得你爱他们超过一切
In your working life, being kind and nice
在职场上，于人为善
can bring you more respect from people who surround you than being bossy and aggressive.
相比发号施令和争强好胜，这会让你周围的人更尊重你
Learn to say “No” often (for the right reasons),
学会在正当的理由下多说“不”
people will accept it more and value your “Yes” more,
这样人们会更容易接受，且更看重你说的“好”
because your time’s value will increase.
因为你的时间价值会增加
You don’t need to be scary to be respected.
你不用通过变的吓人去获得尊重
It’s about building trust and healthy long term relationships.
重点是要建立起互相信任且健康的长期关系
Try this and in two years from now your reality will be so different.
试试看，从现在开始起的两年，你的生活将会变的大不同
Silence your ego, love and trust others enough for two years, harvest for ten years or more.
用两年时间去压制你的自负，去爱和信任他人，十年甚至更长的时间都会因此受益
It has a lot to do with setting goals,
这和目标的设定有很大关系
but goals without actions are just wishes.
但光有目标没有行动就只能是美好的愿望而已
The easiest way to reach goals is through daily and consistent small (even tiny) actions.
最简单的达成目标的方法就是，每天都坚持微小的行动
It’s all about consistency, commitment,and regularity.
一切都要在于建立一致性、要坚持付出和养成规律
Success is not an event, it’s a process and a mindset. Small actions are putting you in the position of succeeding.
成功不是一个偶然事件，它是个长久的过程和心态，小的行动就能让你走上成功的正轨
Small actions make huge differences.
小的行动就能带来巨大的改变
Look at yourself in the mirror in two years and you’ll think “that was quick!”.
两年后在镜子里看看自己，你会想“时间过得真快啊！”
Part 3 重 点 解 析
Key Points 演讲重点
Key Points 演讲重点
In your working life, being kind and nice can bring you more respect from people who surround you than being bossy and aggressive.
在职场上，与人为善相比发号施令和争强好胜，会让你周围的人更尊重你。
respect /rɪˈspekt/
(n.) 敬重；尊重；注重；重视
New teachers have to earn/gain the respect of their students.新教师必须要赢得学生的尊重。
surround /səˈraʊnd/
(v.) 环绕，围绕，包围
Snow-capped mountains surround the city.山顶为积雪覆盖的群山环绕着这座城市。
bossy /ˈbɒs.i/
(adj.) 爱指挥人的；专横的
Girls of that age can get quite bossy. 女孩子到了那个年纪会变得很蛮不讲理。
aggressive /əˈɡres.ɪv/
(adj.)好斗的；富于攻击性的；挑衅的
If I criticize him, he gets aggressive and starts shouting.如果我批评他，他就会寻衅大吵大闹。
Key Points 演讲重点
It has a lot to do with setting goals, but goals without actions are just wishes.
The easiest way to reach goals is through daily and consistent small (even tiny) actions.
这和目标的设定有很大关系，但光有目标没有行动就只能是美好的愿望而已。最简单的达成目标的方法就是，每天都坚持微小的行动。
through /θruː/
(prep.) as a result of由于
The company lost the order through production delays.该公司由于生产延误失去了订单。
consistent /ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv/
(adj.) = not changing, 一贯的；坚持的；始终如一的
There has been a consistent improvement in her attitude.她的态度一直在改进。
Key Points 演讲重点
Success is not an event, it’s a process and a mindset. Small actions are putting you in the position of succeeding.
Small actions make huge differences.
成功不是一个偶然事件，它是个长久的过程和心态，小的行动就能让你走上成功的正轨。小小的行动就能带来巨大的改变。
event/ɪˈvent/
(n.)（尤指重大或不寻常的）事情，事件
The police are trying to determine the series of events that led up to the murder.警方正试图顺藤摸瓜，查清引发谋杀的一系列事件。
mindset/ˈmaɪnd.set/
(n.) 思想倾向；思维方式；观念模式
How hard it is to change the mindset of the public and the press. 要改变公众和媒体的思维模式是极其困难的。
position /pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
(n.) 位置，方位，地点
You've moved the furniture around - the sofa is in a different position.你把家具移动过了——沙发的位置变了。
be in a position to do sth
（通常指因为有经验、权威和金钱而）能够做…
I'm not in a position to reveal any of the details of the project at present.我目前不能披露这个计划的任何细节。
21期的TED系列结束了，通过每天小小的改变，把英语学习纳入日常习惯，你是否已经感觉到自己的改变了呢？