生活英語聽力文章：QT(安靜時(shí)間)在達(dá)到目標(biāo)中起關(guān)鍵性作用

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"安靜時(shí)間"在達(dá)到目標(biāo)中起關(guān)鍵性作用

In today’s fast paced electronic world, the need for quiet time has never been more crucial. The number of interruptions and resulting stress coming from texts, calls, emails, and social sites has increased. And, of course, as if we don’t all have enough already going on, we have an endless supply of addictive options at our fingertip to fill our heads with chatter.

在今天的快節(jié)奏的電子世界，對(duì)安靜時(shí)間的需要從未如此重要過。中斷的數(shù)量和壓力的產(chǎn)生主要是短信，電話，電子郵件和社交網(wǎng)站的增加。當(dāng)然，如果我們沒有做好充足的向前的準(zhǔn)備，我們會(huì)有無休止的上癮的選擇在我們的指尖和嘮叨充滿我們的大腦。

If you want to advance your life forward, it’s absolutely critical that you block out time when you turn off the noise so you can think and process information in silence.

如果你想提高你的生活質(zhì)量，關(guān)掉時(shí)間的噪音，在沉默中思考和處理信息，這絕對(duì)是至關(guān)重要的。

The Value of Quiet Time

安靜時(shí)間的價(jià)值

You’ve heard it before, but it’s a quote worth memorizing. Jim Rohn said, “Success comes from a series of good decisions made over time while failure comes from a series of poor decisions made over time.” After more than 15 years of thinking about this statement and watching it play out in the lives of people I know, I am convinced that our lives are a mirror image of our decisions.

你或許之前聽說過，但是這是一個(gè)值得回憶的概述。吉姆·羅恩說“成功來自于一系列的隨著時(shí)間推移的好決策，而失敗來自于一系列糟糕的決策。”經(jīng)過十五年思考這句話，看著我認(rèn)識(shí)的人的生活，我相信我們的生活是我們決定的鏡像。

If you want to make sensible life-planning decisions, the kind of decisions that allow you to move ahead in life, you need quiet time to think and process the things going on in your life.

如果你想過明智的生活——規(guī)劃決策，這種決策讓你的生活前進(jìn)。你需要安靜的時(shí)間去思考并處理出現(xiàn)在你生活中的事情。

I assume that you want to build a stronger relationship with your spouse or significant other, that you want to be an understanding parent, that you want to enjoy a successful career, and that you want to make enough money to stay out of debt and enjoy the good things life has to offer. Am I right?

我假設(shè)你想和你的伴侶或者其他重要的人建立一個(gè)穩(wěn)固的關(guān)系，或者是你想去理解你的父母，或者你想有一份令人滿意的成功的事業(yè)，或者是你想掙足夠的錢來還清債務(wù)并且去享受你生活中美好的事情。我說的對(duì)嗎?

If these things really are important, then ask yourself: How much time have I spent in the last month quietly thinking about these issues?

如果這些事情真的這么重要，然后告訴你自己：我上個(gè)月花費(fèi)了多少時(shí)間來安靜的思考這些問題?

How can I manage my money more efficiently

How can I increase my market value

What would I like to accomplish over the next year

How can I fulfill the needs and desires of my spouse or significant other

How can I improve the connection with my children or friends

Was the time you spent thinking about each of these congruent with their level of importance in your life? Yes or No? If your answer is no, then think about how much time you have spent in the last month with each of these activities:

我如何能有效的管理我的錢;我怎樣才能提高我的市場(chǎng)價(jià)值;我想在明年完成什么;我怎樣才能完成我的需求，我的伴侶或者其他重要的人的欲望;如何才能增進(jìn)我和我的孩子，我和朋友的關(guān)系;你是否花費(fèi)時(shí)間去思考它們?cè)谀闵钪械牡匚缓椭匾?是還是不是?如果你的回答是否定的，那么思考一下上個(gè)月你有多少時(shí)間花費(fèi)在這些活動(dòng)中：

Listening to music or the radio

Watching TV

Checking out the social sites

Reading books unrelated to your goals

Surfing the Web

How can you say something is important, but yet not allocate time to think about it and make thoughtful decisions as to how you can improve that area of your life?

聽音樂或者是收音機(jī);看電視;上社交網(wǎng)站;讀一些與你目標(biāo)無關(guān)的書;網(wǎng)上沖浪。你怎么能說它們是重要的，你沒有拿出時(shí)間來思考并深思熟慮的做決定，怎么能提高你的生活在這些方面的質(zhì)量呢?

If achieving your goals is really important, then you must make it a priority to block out time to sit in silence and process what’s going on in your life and make good course-correcting decisions.

如果實(shí)現(xiàn)你的目標(biāo)是非常重要的，那么你必須拿出時(shí)間優(yōu)先的去安靜的思考你生命中的過程在這些過程中的決策。

Let me offer you a few suggestions:

我來告訴你一些建議：

1. Start your mornings by sitting in silence. Rather than watching the news, reading the morning paper, or opening your computer, find a quiet place to just sit and think.

1.從早晨開始坐下來沉思。與看新聞，讀早報(bào)打開你的電腦相比不如找一個(gè)安靜的地方坐下來去思考。

2. While driving alone turn off the music and talk shows. Turn your car into a think tank where you process life and make good decisions.

2.當(dāng)一個(gè)人開車時(shí)，關(guān)掉音樂和談話節(jié)目。把你的車變成一個(gè)智囊團(tuán)來處理你的生活做出好的決定。

3. Go for a daily walk and leave the music at home. Pick a topic to concentrate on. Almost all of my major decisions are made on my walks. Here are my three favorite questions I ask myself when choosing to think about a specific subject:

3.把音樂留在家里，每天去散步。集中精力于一個(gè)話題。幾乎我所有的重要的決定都是在散步中做出的。在選擇去思考一個(gè)特定的主題時(shí)，我最喜歡問我自己的三個(gè)問題是：

What’s going on? Think about the subject you have selected.

What are my options? Consider all available options.

What’s my plan? Make a decision on what you will do.

4. If you have a major decision to make, block out a day, get out of your home, and go somewhere where you can think in peace and quiet. As you do, consider all aspects of your decisions: options, pros, cons, risks, rewards, and possible outcomes.

發(fā)生了什么事?考慮一下你選擇的主題;我的選擇是什么?考慮一下所有可能的選項(xiàng);我的計(jì)劃是什么?決定你會(huì)做什么。 如果你有一個(gè)重大的決定阻擋了一天，離開你家，然后去一個(gè)你可以安靜的思考的地方。像你所做的，考慮你決定的所有方面：選擇、優(yōu)點(diǎn)、缺點(diǎn)、風(fēng)險(xiǎn)報(bào)酬和可能的結(jié)果。

When you make it a priority to block out time in your busy schedule to just sit in silence and think about your life and where you are going, you will immediately begin to see the benefits of quiet time.

當(dāng)你優(yōu)先的在百忙之中抽出時(shí)間只是安靜的坐著想你的生活和你將要去哪里，你很快就開始看到安靜時(shí)間對(duì)你的好處。

Will you agree to test this lesson by finding 15 minutes TODAY to sit in silence and think about an important decision you need to make?

你是不是愿意做一個(gè)測(cè)試：今天拿出十五分鐘的時(shí)間安靜的坐下來并去認(rèn)真的思考你需要做的重要的決定?

If you agree with the importance of taking quiet time, please share what you do during your quiet time and how it helps you make better decisions?

如果你同意安靜時(shí)間的重要性，請(qǐng)分享一下你在安靜時(shí)間做了什么和它是如何幫助你做出更好的決定的?