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What we're really looking for with work is an ________________. And as I like to say, work is better than ________ --so if you're ____________ ...it's not the worst. But the truth is, it's also not a ________________________. For many of us, we ________________ the pattern of busyness, of ____________. It's hard sometimes even to remember what it was like before. Oftentimes ____________________, when we think of busyness, what we think of is this. What we think of is triumphant success and the world ________. The truth is, more often, busyness looks like this. It looks like___________ . It looks like___________ . It looks like having a life that's not really______________________. So I would like to ________ that we make a change. Because if we are ever going to succeed in ________________ once and for all, first of all, we have to ____________________________ what is actually ____________ some of the busyness that is. We have to really get honest about what it is that's ________________ so that we can ________________________. Because it is about our choice. We need to ____________ that ____________________________________________ so that we can breathe, the space so that we can think. Ultimately, real freedom is about choosing how and ____________________________________________.
What we're really looking for with work is an anesthetic. And as I like to say, work is better than crack --so if you're choosing ...it's not the worst. But the truth is, it's also not a sustainable solution. For many of us, we get trapped in the pattern of busyness, of overwork. It's hard sometimes even to remember what it was like before. Oftentimes in our mind's eye, when we think of busyness, what we think of is this.
我们真正需要的是一种麻醉剂。正如我想说的, 工作总比吸毒好-- 所以如果你选择了……这也不是最糟的。但事实上，这也不是一个可持续的解决方案。对我们中的许多人来说，我们陷入忙碌的状态，过度劳累，有时甚至很难回忆起以前的情形。常常在我们的脑海中, 当我们想到忙碌, 我们想到的是这个。
anesthetic [ˌænəsˈθetɪk] adj. 麻醉的；感觉缺失的 n. 麻醉剂，麻药 crack [kræk] v. 破裂，裂开, 垮掉 n. 裂缝，裂纹；缝隙，窄缝；瑕疵；爆裂声，强效可卡
What we think of is triumphant success and the world at your fingertips. The truth is, more often, busyness looks like this. It looks like loneliness. It looks like frustration. It looks like having a life that's not really in your full control.
我们想到的是取得胜利式的成功，世界就在你的掌控之中。事实上，更常见的忙碌是这样的。看起来像是孤独。像是沮丧。看起来像是有了自己的生活，这不是你能完全控制的。
sustainable solution 可持续的解决方案 sustainable [səˈsteɪnəbl] 可持续的;(对自然资源和能源的利用)不破坏生态平衡的，合理利用的 派生词： sustainability n. oftentimes [ˈɔːfntaɪmz] 时常地
So I would like to propose that we make a change. Because if we are ever going to succeed in beating back busynessonce and for all, first of all, we have to get real and acknowledge what is actually behind some of the busyness that is filling our days. We have to really get honest about what it is that's motivating us so that we can make a different choice.
所以我（想）建议我们做出一些改变。因为如果我们要成功地、一劳永逸地避免庸碌，首先，我们得面对现实，承认在忙碌的背后，究竟是什么充斥了我们的日常生活。我们必须诚实地面对，是什么激励着我们，这样我们就能做出不同的选择。
beat back busyness 避免庸碌 beat [biːt] v. （反复地）敲，击，打；狠打，猛抽；搅拌，避免 once and for all 彻底地 ; 一劳永逸地 acknowledge [əkˈnɑːlɪdʒ] v. 承认；认可； 跟……打招呼，理会；告知收到；（公开）感谢 motivate [ˈmoʊtɪveɪt] v. 成为……的动机，是……的原因；激励，激发
Because it is about our choice. We need to recognize that real freedom is about creating the space so that we can breathe, the space so that we can think. Ultimately, real freedom is about choosing how and with whom we want to be spending our time.Thank you.
因为这是我们的选择。我们需要认识到，真正的自由是创造属于自己的空间。这样我们才能自由呼吸，有自我思考的空间。最终，真正的自由是选择如何度过我们的时间，以及和谁一起度过。谢谢。
Ultimately [ˈʌltɪmətli] adv.最终