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Also,we know --we know what else... email. A study a while back by McKinsey showed that the average professional spends 28 percent of their time just ________________. Of course that ________us, of course that makes us busy. But the truth is, it's also, I believe, not the ________________. Those are ________________. Those are problems, legitimately. But there are also some other things going ________________________, reasons that perhaps we are, in some ways, ________________________. Because for so long almost all of us have said we want desperately to be ________________, and yet we keep making choices that put ourselves in the ________ ________________________________ we’ve always been. What is going on? Well, some research out of Columbia University ________________________ ________ this. Silvia Bellezza and her ___________ have done interesting __________________ the fact that in some cultures -- American culture chief among them -- busyness is actually ____________________.
Also,we know --we know what else... email. A study a while back by McKinsey showed that the average professional spends 28 percent of their time just responding to email. Of course that drains us, of course that makes us busy.
而且我们知道，一些其他的例子电子邮件。麦肯锡不久前的一项研究表明，职业人士平均花费 28% 的时间用来专门回复邮件。当然，这耗费精力也让我们变得忙碌起来。
drain [dreɪn] v. （使）排出，滤干；喝光，喝干；使劳累，使疲惫
But the truth is, it's also, I believe, not the full picture. Those are manifestations. Those are problems, legitimately. But there are also some other things going on underneath the surface, reasons that perhaps we are, in some ways, working at cross-purposes.
但我相信事实全貌并非如此。这些都只是表现形式。这些都是合理的问题。但在表面之下，还有其他一些情况在发生，原因或许是在某些方面，我们的行动目标相互冲突。
picture 除了表示图片，还可以表示画面，full picture意思是全部画面，即全貌 manifestation [ˌmænɪfeˈsteɪʃn] n. 表现，显现；表现形式 legitimately [lɪˈdʒɪtɪmətli] adv. 合理地；正当地 underneath [ˌʌndərˈniːθ] prep. 在……下面，在……底下；在……底面 cross-purpose n. 相反的目的
Because for so long almost all of us have said we want desperately to be less busy, and yet we keep making choices that put ourselves in the position where we're just as busy as we've always been.
因为这么久以来，几乎我们所有人都说过，我们迫切希望能少忙碌一点，但我们还是不断选择让自己陷入一如既往的忙碌之中。 What is going on? Well, some research out of Columbia University sheds a little bit of light on this. Silvia Bellezza and her colleagues have done interesting research into the fact that in some cultures -- American culture chief among them -- busyness is actually a form of status. 这是怎么回事？ 一些哥伦比亚大学的研究给我们提供了一些启示，Silvia Bellezza 和她的同事们做了一项有趣的研究。在某些文化中--其中，尤其是美国文化-- 忙碌是一种社会身份。
desperately [ˈdɛspərətli] adv.拼命地;绝望地;不顾一切地;极度地;猛烈地 put ourselves in the position 这里the position指忙碌的状态，动词put意译为使得 sheds light on this 这里意译为提供了一些启示 shed [ʃed] n.棚;库房;剪羊毛棚;挤奶棚 vt.摆脱;去除;使落下;使掉下;散发出光 a form of status 一种身份，form n.形式，a form of 一种..