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Since that is not going to happen, I can______________ this is not a matter of lacking time; it's that I don't want to do it. Using this language ______________us that time is a choice. And ______________, there may be horrible consequences for making different choices, I will give you that. But we are smart people, and certainly over the long run, we have the______________to fill our lives with the things that ______________ to be there. So how do we do that？How do we treat our priorities as the ______________of that broken water heater？ Well, first we need to_____________________what they are. I want to give you two _____________ for thinking about this. The first, ____________________________: I'm sure many people coming up to the end of the year are giving or getting ______________ performance reviews. You look back over your successes over the year, your "opportunities for ______________." And this serves its purpose, but I find it's more ______________ to do this looking forward. So I want you to______________it's the end of next year. You're giving yourself a performance review, and it has been an absolutely amazing year for you ______________. What three to five things did you do that made it so______________? So you can write next year's performance review now. And you can do this for your personal life, too. I'm sure many of you, like me, come December, get cards that contain these__________________________________________, on which is written what is known as the family holiday letter.
Since that is not going to happen, I can acknowledge this is not a matter of lacking time; it's that I don't want to do it. Using this language reminds us that time is a choice. And granted, there may be horrible consequences for making different choices, I will give you that. But we are smart people, and certainly over the long run, we have the power to fill our lives with the things that deserve to be there.
既然那不可能发生，我可以说不是因为时间不够，而是我不想做。这么说提醒了我们，时间是一种选择。我会告诉你，当然，不同的选择有时候会带来可怕的后果。但是我们都是聪明人，从长远来看，我们有能力去选择一些值得做的事，来填补我们生命中的时间。
acknowledge /əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/v. 承认；认识；感谢；致谢
So how do we do that？How do we treat our priorities as the equivalent of that broken water heater？
那么我们应该怎么做呢？我们要如何像对待那个坏了的热水器一样对待我们的首要任务？
equivalent /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/adj. 等价的，相等的；n. 等价物，相等物
Well, first we need to figure out what they are. I want to give you two strategies for thinking about this. The first, on the professional side: I'm sure many people coming up to the end of the year are giving or getting annual performance reviews.You look back over your successes over the year, your "opportunities for growth." And this serves its purpose, but I find it's more effective to do this looking forward.
首先，我们需要找出哪些事最重要。我想给你们分享两个技巧。第一个，从职业的角度来说：我相信许多人在年底的时候会发出或者收到年度绩效审查。你回头看看这一年的成功和“成长的机会”。这的确起到了它的作用，但是我发现往前看会更有效。
figure out /ˈfɪɡə aʊt/ 估计 strategies /ˈstrætədʒiz/n. 策略，战略 (strategy 的复数形式) on the professional side /ɒn ðə prəˈfeʃənl saɪd/ 从职业的角度来说 annual /ˈænjuəl/n. 年报；adj. 每年的 reviews /rɪˈvjuːz/n. 综述；v. 回顾 effective /ɪˈfektɪv/adj. 有效的，起作用的
So I want you to pretend it's the end of next year. You're giving yourself a performance review, and it has been an absolutely amazing year for you professionally. What three to five things did you do that made it so amazing?
我想让你们把这当做下一年的年底。你在给自己做年度绩效审查，在专业方面，这一年的表现非常出众。是哪三到五件事使这一年变得如此出众?
So you can write next year's performance review now. And you can do this for your personal life, too. I'm sure many of you, like me, come December, get cards that contain these folded up sheets of colored paper, on which is written what is known as the family holiday letter.
你现在就可以写明年的绩效审查。你也可以在个人生活方面这么做。我相信你们许多人，包括我，在十二月，都会收到这种夹着彩色纸的卡片。上面写着“家庭假日信件”。
folded up 折叠起来 sheet n.床单；一张 (纸） folded up sheets of colored paper 折叠起来的彩色纸