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Getting _________ on the internet and nearly losing my career _______________________________________of all the types of wine. I know I sound like a consummate ____________, but I’m really not. I ________________________ all the time. Sometimes everything just feels completely ____________. I know the _________ of living your life through the _________ perfectionism. And I know that I'm talking to a group of perfectionists because you are here today graduating from NYU. And so this may be hard for you to hear: In your life,you will inevitably ____________,trust the wrong people , under-react, _________, hurt the people who didn't ____________, _________, not think at all, _______________, create a _________ where only your experience exists, ______ perfectly good moments for yourself and others, ________________________, not take the ________ to make it right, feel very ________, let the guilt ____________ you, hit ____________, finally ________ the pain you caused, try to do better next time, rinse, ___________.

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Getting canceled on the internet and nearly losing my career gave me an excellent knowledge of all the types of wine. I know I sound like a consummate optimist, but I'm really not. I lose perspective all the time. Sometimes everything just feels completely pointless.

遭到网络暴力几乎断送了我的职业生涯,也让我对各种类型的酒如数家珍(意译,字面意思是让我对各类红酒有丰富的知识)。我知道我听起来像个完美的乐观主义者,但我真的不是。我也总是感到迷茫。有时候我感觉一切都毫无意义。

canceled [ˈkænsld] v. 取消;宣布作废;废除(文件)(cancel 的过去式及过去分词),这里意思是网络抵制,意译为网络暴力 consummate [ˈkɑːnsəmət] adj. 至上的;完美的;圆满的 vt. 完成;作成;使达到极点 optimist [ˈɑːptɪmɪst] n. 乐观主义者,乐天派 perspective [pərˈspektɪv] n. (观察问题的)视角,观点;adj. 透视的 这里失去视角 lose perspective 意译为感到迷茫 pointless [ˈpɔɪntləs] adj. 毫无意义的,毫无目标的

I know the pressure of living your life through the lens of perfectionism. And I know that I’m talking to a group of perfectionists because you are here today graduating from NYU.

我知道在生活中贯彻完美主义是一件很有压力的事情(意译,字面意思是通过完美主义的镜头来生活)。我也知道在做的各位都是一群完美主义者,因为你们可都是纽约大学的毕业生呀。 And so this may be hard for you to hear: In your life,you will inevitably misspeak 说错话, trust the wrong people 错信他人, under-react反应过慢, overreact反应过激, hurt the people who didn’t deserve it 伤害不应该伤害的人; 所以这些话对你们来说可能会有些残酷:在你的生活中,你会不可避免地说错话,错信他人,反应过慢,反应过度,伤害不应该伤害的人; overthink思虑过多, not think at all掉以轻心, self sabotage自暴自弃, create a reality where only your experience exists幻想一个以你自己为中心的世界, ruin perfectly good moments for yourself and others破坏自己和他人的美好时光; 思虑过多,掉以轻心,自暴自弃,幻想一个以你自己为中心的世界,破坏自己和他人的美好时光; deny any wrongdoing否认过错, not take the steps to make it right不思悔改, feel very guilty感到内疚, let the guilt eat at you让内疚侵蚀自己, hit rock bottom跌入谷底, 否认过错、不思悔改,感到内疚,让内疚侵蚀自己,跌入谷底, finally address the pain you caused, try to do better next time, rinse冲洗伤口, repeat重蹈覆辙. 最后不得不去解决你造成的痛苦,之后去努力做的更好,冲洗伤口,然后重蹈覆辙。

lens [lenz] n. 透镜,镜片;(相机的)镜头;隐形眼镜 v. 给……摄影 perfectionism [pərˈfekʃənɪzəm] n. 至善论;完美主义 inevitably [ɪnˈevɪtəbli] adv. 不可避免地,必然地 misspeak [ˌmɪsˈspiːk] vt. 讲错;发错……的音 vi. 讲错 under-react [ʌndərɪˈækt] vi. 未作出应有的反应 overreact [ˌoʊvəriˈækt] vi. 反应过度;反作用过强 deserve [dɪˈzɜːrv] v. 值得,应受,应受的 You deserve it 你自讨苦吃 sabotage [ˈsæbətɑːʒ] v. 蓄意破坏,故意毁坏;妨碍,捣乱,阻挠 n. 蓄意毁坏 wrongdoing [ˈrɔːŋduːɪŋ] n. 坏事;不道德的行为