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当你大概想表达的意思：
信念对一个人的影响能有多大？我给大家举个大象的例子。
有一头大象，明明力气很大，却甘愿被一跟细绳捆着，完全不挣脱。为什么？
因为这只大象小时候就被捆着，那时候它力气还很小，努力尝试过，发现无法挣脱，就以为自己永远做不到。
这就是信念束缚了它。
不会组织语言的人说的：
How much can belief affect a person? Let me give you an example about an elephant.
There is an elephant. It is very strong, but it is willing to be tied by a small rope. And the elephant doesn't run away at all. Why?
Because when this elephant was small, it was tied there. At that time, it was very weak. It tried very hard, but found it couldn't run away. So it thought it could never do it.
This is the belief that stop it.
问题点评：
主要问题在用词上，由于口语词汇匮乏，词组搭配掌握不够，很多词用的不准确，或者词不达意
"run away" 重复使用，可替换为 "break free"（挣脱）或 "escape"（逃跑），丰富表达，也更准确。
"small rope" 可改为 "thin rope"（更准确描述 “细绳”）。
willing带有主观意愿，但大象被束缚是被迫的，用 "forced" 或 "made to" 更贴切
stop it 首先是语法上应该是stops it，其次用holds it back 更准确
TED中超强组织语言
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How much can beliefs impact a person? Let me give you an example of an elephant.
信念对一个人的影响能有多大？我给大家举个大象的例子。
An elephant has incredible strength. She can uproot a tree with her trunk alone. Yet she will remain in captivity, held by only a light rope. Despite her ability to easily break away, she doesn't even try. Why?
一头大象力大无穷，仅用象鼻就能把树连根拔起。然而，它却被一根细绳束缚，处于囚禁状态。尽管它完全有能力轻易挣脱，却连尝试都不尝试。为什么呢？
uproot /ˌʌpˈruːt/ v.将…连根拔起；(使)离开家园
It starts when she is young. She is first tied down when she is small and not yet strong enough to break the rope. She'll try at first, try as hard as she can to break free, and try and try, but eventually realize she can't. Suddenly, something attaches itself to her that is stronger than any rope or chain or fence. It's the belief that she can't break free. It's this belief that holds her back — even though she has the physical ability to escape.
这要从它年幼时说起。它还小、力气尚不足以挣断绳子时就被拴住了。一开始它会努力尝试挣脱，一遍又一遍地尝试，但最终意识到自己做不到。突然之间，某种比绳索、铁链或围栏都更强大的东西与它紧密相连。那就是它认为自己无法挣脱的信念。正是这种信念束缚了它 —— 尽管它在体能上有能力逃脱。
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