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With any decision you make, you first have to determine the stakes, as this will inform your decision-making strategy. 在你做出任何决定时,首先你必须确定利害关系,因为这将指导你的决策策略。
Your goal is to clear your plate, not to kick the can down the road. (字面意思:你的目标是清理你的盘子,而不是把罐子踢到路上。)意译:你的目的是解决问题,而不是制造问题。
Repeat this process until you get down to one final choice. 重复刚才的步骤,直到你能得出最终选择。
Over analysis can negatively impact both your personal and professional life。过度分析会对你的生活和工作都产生负面影响
Whatever we do in life, whatever work we produce, however much money we make, we cannot be fully happy until we know that someone else needs us, that someone else depends on our accomplishments, or on the love that we have to share. 无论我们在生活中做什么、做什么工作、赚多少钱,都需要知道别人需要我们,知道别人依赖我们的成就,或者依赖我们分享的爱,我们才能满心欢喜。
For people who think there's nothing to live for and nothing more to expect from life, the question is getting these people to realize that life is still expecting something from them. 对于那些认为生活没有意义,对生活也没有更多期望的人来说,需要做的是让这些人意识到生活仍然有希望。
Doing something with someone else in mind can carry you through the toughest times.把别人放在心上去做事情可以帮你度过最艰难的时刻。
Confidence comes from character, not our looks.自信源自品质,而不是长相。
Why are coworkers often attracted to each other?为什么同事之间经常互相吸引?
People tend to be attracted to each other the more time they spend together.人们在一起的时间越长, 就越容易被对方吸引。
Opposites attract.异性相吸
Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚
What is the key to your organization's success?你认为你的团队成功的关键是什么?
97 percent said long-term strategic thinking. 97% 的受访者认为是长期的战略性思考。
There is near unanimity that being a long-term thinker--having perspective, having the ability to think and ask big questions--is essential to our success. 人们几乎一致认为,有远见,有思考、提出重大问题的能力-- 是我们获得成功的基础。
unanimity /ˌjuːnəˈnɪməti/ n.一致同意;全体赞同
The average professional attends 60 meetings per month. 职场精英每个月平均参加 60次会议。
But the truth is, it's also not the full picture. 但事实全貌并非如此。
There are also some other things going on underneath the surface. 在表面之下,还有一些其他的事情在发生,
We get trapped in the pattern of busyness, of overwork. 我们陷入忙碌的状态,过度劳累。
There is never enough time.时间永远不够用
(部分来源于名人名言,没有严格在TED演讲里找)
词组
determine the stakes 确定利害关系 get down to one final choice 做出最终选择 personal and professional life 生活和工作 negatively impact xx 对xx产生负面影响 tend to do sth 倾向于/ 更容易/往往会 long-term strategic thinking 长期的战略性思考