公众人物毕业演讲 第68期:金墉美国东北大学(7)

 　　Baumeister and his colleagues

　　鲍迈斯特和他的同事们

　　have shown that taking certain actions to improve willpower

　　已经证明 采取某些行动来提高意志力

　　is the surest way to a more successful life

　　是实现更成功的人生的最可靠的途径

　　Moreover, they've shown that willpower is like a muscle

　　此外 他们也已证明 意志力就像肌肉

　　that can be built with practice

　　可以通过锻炼来强化

　　but also that if you don't actively¹ exercise your willpower

　　而且如果你不积极锻炼你的意志力

　　your capacity to do so will atrophy²

　　你的能力就会像你的腹部肌肉一样

　　just like your stomach muscles if you stop doing sit-ups

　　在停止做仰卧起坐之后会出现萎缩

　　They've even learned that because willpower is associated with a certain part of your brain

　　他们甚至还了解到 由于意志力与大脑的某些部位有关

　　maintaining glucose³ levels in your blood to feed that part of your brain

　　保持血液里的血糖水平来滋养大脑的这个部位

　　is critical for sustaining your willpower

　　对于维持意志力至关重要

　　Looked at from another angle

　　从另一个角度看

　　a group of researchers has shown that, more than talent

　　一些研究人员已经证明 与天赋相比

　　practice is what determines mastery over any given skill or ability

　　实践才是决定能否掌握任何技能或能力的主要因素

　　Malcolm Gladwell, in his book Outliers

　　马尔科姆?格拉德威尔在他的《局外人》一书中

　　popularized an important body of work that showed

　　推广的一项重要研究成果表明

　　that the path to mastery requires 10,000 hours of practice

　　达到精通之路需要10000个小时的练习

　　Books with titles like "talent is overrated" have been published to make the point

　　《天赋被高估了》等书的出版就是为了说明这一点

　　Now I want you to know

　　现在 我希望你们了解

　　that there's really good news here

　　这里实际上有个好消息

　　especially for Northeastern graduates

　　尤其是对东北大学的毕业生来说

1 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

2 atrophy   

n./v.萎缩，虚脱，衰退

参考例句：

• Patients exercised their atrophied limbs in the swimming pool.病人们在泳池里锻炼萎缩的四肢。
• Many hoped he would renew the country's atrophied political system.很多人都期望他能使该国萎靡的政治体系振作起来。

3 glucose   

n.葡萄糖

参考例句：

• I gave him an extra dose of glucose to pep him up.我给他多注射了一剂葡萄糖以增强他的活力。
• The doctor injected glucose into his patient's veins.医生将葡萄糖注入病人的静脉。