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第231期:威廉麦克雷文2014德州大学演讲(4)

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Every morning in SEAL training

海豹训练中 每个早晨

my instructors, who at the time were all Viet Nam veterans

我的教官 当时都是一些越战老兵

would show up in my barracks room

他们会来到我的营房

and the first thing they would do was inspect my bed

第一件事就是检查我的床铺

If you did it right, the corners would be square, the covers pulled tight

被子要求叠得有棱有角 四四方方

the pillow centered just under the headboard

枕头要放在床头板下正中的位置

and the extra blanket folded neatly at the foot of the rack

多出来的床单要整齐地折叠到床脚下

It was a simple task, mundane at best

这是一个简单的任务 至少看起来平淡无奇

But every morning we were required to make our bed to perfection

每天早上 我们都被要求将床铺得尽善尽美

It seemed a little ridiculous at the time

看起来可能有些荒唐

particularly in light of the fact that were aspiring to be real warriors

特别是对于我们这样立志成为真正战士的人

tough battle hardened SEALs

吃苦耐劳 坚毅顽强的海豹成员

but the wisdom of this simple act has been proven to me many times over

但实际上 这一简单任务的智慧已经被证明过无数次

If you make your bed every morning you will have accomplished the first task of the day

早上起来铺好床 你就完成了这一天的第一个任务

It will give you a small sense of pride

它会让你有小小的成就感

and it will encourage you to do another task and another and another

并让你做下一个任务时更有信心 一个接一个 形成良性循环

By the end of the day, that one task completed

完成这一个不起眼的任务

will have turned into many tasks completed

在一天结束之前 会促成很多任务的完成

Making your bed will also reinforce the fact that little things in life matter

铺床还能让你体会到 小事的重要性

If you can't do the little things right, you will never do the big things right

小事如果都做不好 大事又怎么可能做得好呢

And, if by chance you have a miserable day

而且 就算一天下来 你过得很失败

you will come home to a bed that is made that you made

至少回去睡觉时还有一张铺好的床等着你 这是你铺的

and a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better

这张铺好的床能够鼓舞你 让你期待明天会更好

If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed

想要改变世界 请从铺好床开始

During SEAL training the students are broken down into boat crews

在海豹训练中 学员被分成了几组船员

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blanket ['blæŋkit]

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n. 毛毯,覆盖物,排字版
vt. 用毯子裹,

 
pride [praid]

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n. 自豪,骄傲,引以自豪的东西,自尊心
vt

 
seal [si:l]

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n. 印章,封条
n. 海豹
v.

 
mundane ['mʌndein]

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adj. 平凡的,世俗的,宇宙的

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encourage [in'kʌridʒ]

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vt. 鼓励,促进,支持

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perfection [pə'fekʃən]

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n. 完美,完善

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accomplished [ə'kɔmpliʃt]

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adj. 娴熟的,有造诣的,完成的,有成就的,毫无疑问的

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ridiculous [ri'dikjuləs]

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adj. 荒谬的,可笑的

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miserable ['mizərəbl]

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adj. 悲惨的,痛苦的,贫乏的

 
inspect [in'spekt]

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vt. 调查,检阅
vi. 调查

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