TED演讲:性格的迷思--你究竟是谁(10)

 Sometimes we may find that we don't take care of ourselves.  有时候我们对自己太狠。

I find, for example, after a period of pseudo-extroverted behavior,  我发现自己在假装外向性格一段时间之后，

I need to repair somewhere on my own.  我需要自己躲起来疗伤。

As Susan Cain said in her "Quiet" book,  就像苏珊·凯恩在《安静》这本书中所写，

in a chapter that featured the strange Canadian professor who was teaching at the time at Harvard, 其中一章提到一位古怪的加拿大教授，当时他在哈佛大学教书，

I sometimes go to the men's room to escape the slings² and arrows of outrageous³ extroverts⁴. 他有时候会跑到男厕所，为了躲避烦人的外向者投来的明枪暗箭。

I remember one particular day when I was retired⁵ to a cubicle⁶, trying to avoid overstimulation. 有一次我自己也躲进了小隔间，为了暂避外界纷扰。

And a real extrovert¹ came in beside me -- not right in my cubicle, but in the next cubicle over 这时来了一个外向者到我旁边，当然不是在一个小隔间，是在我旁边的小隔间

and I could hear various evacuatory noises,  我听见了一连串物体落水的声音，

which we hate -- even our own, that's why we flush during as well as after. 这声音是很烦人的，哪怕是我们自己的，所以我们才会在上大号的中途也冲水。

And then I heard this gravelly voice saying,  随后我就听到了一个沙哑的声音，

"Hey, is that Dr. Little?" “嘿，请问是利特尔博士吗？”

If anything is guaranteed to constipate an introvert⁷ for six months, it's talking on the john. 如果有什么事情能让内向者便秘6个月，那一定是在上大号的时候聊天。

That's where I'm going now. Don't follow me. Thank you. 我现在就想去洗手间静静。别跟着我。谢谢您啦。

1 extrovert   

n.性格外向的人

参考例句：

• A good salesman is usually an extrovert,who likes to mingle with people.一个好的推销员通常很外向，喜欢和人们交往。
• Do you think you're an extrovert or introvert?你认为你是个性外向的人还是个性内向的人？

2 slings   

抛( sling的第三人称单数 )； 吊挂； 遣送； 押往

参考例句：

• "Don't you fear the threat of slings, Perched on top of Branches so high?" 矫矫珍木巅，得无金丸惧？ 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
• Used for a variety of things including slings and emergency tie-offs. 用于绳套，设置保护点，或者紧急情况下打结。

3 outrageous   

adj.无理的，令人不能容忍的

参考例句：

• Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
• Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。

4 extroverts   

性格外向的人( extrovert的名词复数 )； 活跃、愉快、爱交际的人

参考例句：

• In the second half, the students were criticized. Extroverts were unfazed. 在后半部分，举不动时学生要受批评，外向性格的学生表现出不满。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 大脑与疾病
• Extroverts prefer lively conversation to brooding on the meaning of life. 性格外向的人喜欢高谈阔论，而不愿思索人生的意义。

5 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

6 cubicle   

n.大房间中隔出的小室

参考例句：

• She studies in a cubicle in the school library.她在学校图书馆的小自习室里学习。
• A technical sergeant hunches in a cubicle.一位技术军士在一间小屋里弯腰坐着。

7 introvert   

n.性格内向的人

参考例句：

• You are very much an introvert.你是一位地道的内向性格者。
• The same conversation that energizes the extravert also drains the introvert.同样的交谈能让外向者荣光焕发，却让内向者精神颓靡。