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1、TED演讲英文文稿Procrastination/prəʊˌkræstɪ'neɪʃn/(拖延症)00:11Soincollege,Iwasagovernmentmajor(主修行政管理专业的学生),whichmeansIhadtowritealotofpapers.Now,whenanormalstudentwritesapaper,theymightspreadtheworkoutalittle(一点点地展开工作)likethis.So,youknow--00:25yougetstarted(=start)maybealittleslowly,buty
2、ougetenoughdoneinthefirstweekthat,withsomeheavier(=busier)dayslateron(infml后来),everythinggetsdone,thingsstaycivil/ˈsɪvl/(文明的).00:33(Laughter/ˈlɑ:ftə(r)/笑声)00:34AndIwouldwanttodothatlikethat.Thatwouldbetheplan.Iwouldhaveitallreadytogo,butthen,actually,thepaperwouldcomealong(出现),an
3、dthenIwouldkindof(用于表示不确定,“有点,可以这么说”)dothis.00:45(Laughter)00:47Andthatwouldhappeneverysinglepaper.00:50Butthencamemy90-pageseniorthesis(/ˈθi:sɪs/毕业论文),apaperyou'resupposedtospendayearon.AndIknewforapaperlikethat,mynormalworkflow(工作流程)wasnotanoption(/ˈɒpʃn/选择).Itwasway(usedwithpr
4、eporadv.非常)toobigaproject.SoIplannedthingsout(精心安排,筹划),andIdecidedIkindofhadtogosomethinglikethis.Thisishowtheyearwouldgo.SoI'dstartoff(开始)light(ad.轻松地),andI'dbumpitup(toincreasesth.)inthemiddlemonths,andthenattheend,Iwouldkickitupintohighgear(/gɪə(r)/全力冲刺)justlikealittlestaircas
5、e.Howhardcoulditbetowalkupthestairs?Nobigdeal(没什么大不了的),right?01:22Butthen,thefunniestthinghappened.Thosefirstfewmonths?Theycameandwent,andIcouldn'tquite(=really)dostuff/stʌf/.Sowehadanawesome(/ˈɔːsəm/verygood)newrevised(/rɪˈvaɪz/改变,调整)plan.01:30(Laughter)01:31Andthen--01:32(Laugh
6、ter)01:34Butthenthosemiddlemonthsactuallywentby,andIdidn'treallywritewords,andsowewerehere.Andthentwomonthsturnedintoonemonth,whichturnedintotwoweeks.AndonedayIwokeupwiththreedaysuntil(在…之前)thedeadline,stillnothavingwrittenaword,andsoIdidtheonlythingIcould:Iwrote90pagesover72hour
7、s,pullingnotonebuttwoall-nighters--humansarenotsupposedtopulltwoall-nighters(开两晚夜车)–sprinted(/sprɪnt/飞跑,冲刺)acrosscampus(/ˈkæmpəs/校园),dove(dive,扑向,冲向)inslowmotion(/ˈməʊʃn/移动,运动),andgotitin(--managetodosth.)justatthedeadline.02:10Ithoughtthatwastheendofeverything.ButaweeklaterIgeta
8、call,andit'stheschool.Andtheysay,"Isthis