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第235期:威廉麦克雷文2014德州大学演讲(7)

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That no matter how hard they tried to get the uniform right, it was unappreciated

他们花了很多精力去整制服 结果却没人赏识

Those students didn't make it through training

这些学员无法通过训练

Those students didn't understand the purpose of the drill

因为他们不能理解训练的目的

You were never going to succeed

你无法成功

You were never going to have a perfect uniform

制服永远无法完美

The instructors weren't going to allow it

教官压根就不想让你合格

Sometimes no matter how well you prepare

有时 无论你怎么准备

or how well you perform you still end up as a sugar cookie

无论你怎么表现 "糖曲奇"效应可能都会无法避免

It's just the way life is sometimes

生活有时就是如此

If you want to change the world

如果你想改变世界

get over being a sugar cookie and keep moving forward

别怕变成"糖曲奇" 勇往直前就行了

Every day during training you were challenged with multiple physical events

每天的训练都包括多重身体挑战

long runs, long swims, obstacle courses, hours of calisthenics

长跑 长距离游泳 障碍跨越 数小时的健身操

something designed to test your mettle

这些都是为了测试你的耐力

Every event had standards times you had to meet

每种挑战都有标准 包括时间标准

If you failed to meet those standards your name was posted on a list

如果不能达标 你的名字就会被记下来

and at the end of the day those on the list were invited to a "circus."

一天结束之后 被记下来的人会被请入"马戏表演"

A circus was two hours of additional calisthenics

"马戏"是额外两小时的健身操

designed to wear you down, to break your spirit, to force you to quit

这是为了让你累趴下 让你精神崩溃 逼你退出

No one wanted a circus

没人想"表演马戏"

A circus meant that for that day you didn't measure up

"马戏"表示那一天 你没有达标

A circus meant more fatigue

"马戏"意味着你会更累

and more fatigue meant that the following day would be more difficult

更累意味着下一天你会更困难

and more circuses were likely

这又更可能导致"马戏"

But at some time during SEAL training

有时 在海豹训练中

everyone made the circus list

每个人都被记了名字

But an interesting thing happened to those who were constantly on the list

有趣的是 经常被记名字的人

Overtime those students

随着时间的推移

who did 2 hours of extra calisthenics, got stronger and stronger

这两小时额外健身操让他们变得更强

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uniform ['ju:nifɔ:m]

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n. 制服
adj. 一致的,统一的

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mettle ['metl]

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n. 勇气,气质,性格

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constantly ['kɔnstəntli]

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adv. 不断地,经常地

 
drill [dril]

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n. 钻孔机,钻子,反复操练,播种机
v. 钻

 
perform [pə'fɔ:m]

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v. 执行,运转,举行,表演

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multiple ['mʌltipl]

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adj. 许多,多种多样的
n. 倍数,并联

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understand [.ʌndə'stænd]

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vt. 理解,懂,听说,获悉,将 ... 理解为,认为<

 
seal [si:l]

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n. 印章,封条
n. 海豹
v.

 
additional [ə'diʃənl]

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adj. 附加的,另外的

 
measure ['meʒə]

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n. 措施,办法,量度,尺寸
v. 测量,量

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