公眾人物畢業(yè)演講(MP3+字幕)第96(1)期:耶倫紐約大學(xué)(6)

We brainstormed and designed a host of programs to unclog the plumbing of the financial system and to keep credit flowing

我們通過頭腦風(fēng)暴 想出了一系列應(yīng)對措施來疏通整個金融系統(tǒng) 讓信貸保持流動

Not everything worked but we kept at it and were mained focused on the task at hand

并非所有措施都能奏效 但我們沒有放棄一直專注于手中緊要的任務(wù)

I learned the lesson during this period that one's response to the inevitable setbacks mattersas much as the balance of victories and defeats

這段時期讓我學(xué)到了一點：一個人對難以避免的錯誤所作出的反應(yīng)同勝利與失敗之間的平衡同樣重要

There is an unfortunate myth that success is mainly determined by something called "ability"

很不幸的是 很多人都誤以為成功主要由"能力"決定

But research indicates that our best measures of these qualities are unreliable predictors ofperformance in academics or employment

不過研究顯示 能力并不是成功的最主要決定因素它并不能可靠預(yù)測出誰會在學(xué)術(shù)上或職場中取得好成績

Psychologist Angela Lee Duckworth says that what really matters is a quality she calls "grit"

心理學(xué)家安吉拉·李·達(dá)克沃斯認(rèn)為最重要的品質(zhì)是"決心"

an abiding commitment to work hard toward long-range goals and to persevere through thesetbacks that come along the way

這需要堅持長遠(yuǎn)目標(biāo) 不懈地努力工作并在途中碰到挫折時具有百折不撓的精神

One aspect of grit that I think is particularly important is the willingness to take a stand whencircumstances demand it

我認(rèn)為 "決心"中最重要的一個方面就在于在環(huán)境需要的時候 勇于表明自己的立場

Such circumstances may not be all that frequent but in every life, there will be crucialmoments

這種環(huán)境可能不會經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)但在生活中 可能會有一些關(guān)鍵時刻

when having the courage to stand up for what you believe will be immensely important

需要有勇氣站起來 堅持自己認(rèn)為重要的事情