TED演讲:多元化的自己究竟有多大力量(3)

 　　So with this realization¹ in mind, I decided² to embrace all of the different versions of myself 带着这种认识，我决定接受一个截然不同的自己，

　　even allow myself to reinvent myself at times. 甚至允许自己以全新的面貌出现。

　　So for example, in high school, I have to confess I was a mega-nerd. 比如，在高中的时候，我不得不承认我是个书呆子。

　　I had no sense of fashion -- thick glasses, simple hairstyle -- you can get the idea. 对于时尚一窍不通--戴着厚眼镜，留着简单的发型，相信你们能想象出来。

　　I think, actually, I only had friends because I shared my homework. That's the truth. 我觉得，那时候我之所以有朋友，是因为我借作业给他们抄。是真的。

　　But once at university, I was able to find a new identity for myself, and the nerd became a popular girl. 但在大学的时候，我找到了自己新的身份，从书呆子变成了受欢迎的女孩。

　　But it was MIT, so I don't know if I can take too much credit for that. 但因为我在麻省理工，所以我也不知道这种改变到底有多大用处。

　　As they say over there, "The odds³ are good, but the goods are odd." 他们那儿有句话，“数量挺多的，质量却不好。”

　　I switched majors so many times that my advisors⁴ joked that I should get a degree in "random⁵ studies." 我换了很多次专业，最后我的顾问开玩笑说，我应该去修一个“随机专业”学位。

　　I told this to my kids. 我把这件事告诉了我的孩子们。

　　And then over the years, I have gained a lot of different identities. 这些年我有了许多不同的身份。

　　I started as an inventor, entrepreneur, social innovator⁶. 最开始我是作为一名发明者，企业家，社会革新者。

　　Then I became an investor⁷, a woman in tech, a teacher. 之后我成为了投资人，技术女性，老师。

　　And most recently, I became a mom, or as my toddler says repeatedly, "Mom!" day and night. 最近我成为了一名母亲，或者像我的小家伙不停叫着的，“妈～妈～”，从早到晚。

　　Even my accent was so confused -- its origin was so obscure, that my friends called it, "Rebecanese." 就连我的口音也很奇怪--它是如此复杂，以至于我的朋友管它叫“瑞贝卡语”。

1 realization   

n.实现；认识到，深刻了解

参考例句：

• We shall gladly lend every effort in our power toward its realization.我们将乐意为它的实现而竭尽全力。
• He came to the realization that he would never make a good teacher.他逐渐认识到自己永远不会成为好老师。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

4 advisors   

n.顾问，劝告者( advisor的名词复数 )；（指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• The governors felt that they were being strung along by their advisors. 地方长官感到他们一直在受顾问们的愚弄。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• We will consult together with advisors about her education. 我们将一起和专家商议她的教育事宜。 来自互联网

5 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

6 innovator   

n.改革者；创新者

参考例句：

• The young technical innovator didn't lose heart though the new system was not yet brought into a workable condition. 尽管这种新方法尚未达到切实可行的状况，这位青年技术革新者也没有泄气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Caesar planned vast projects and emerged as a great innovator. 恺撒制定了庞大的革新计划。 来自英汉非文学 - 文明史

7 investor   

n.投资者，投资人

参考例句：

• My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
• The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。