TED英语演讲稿：无所畏惧 学无止境（共24页）16200字.docx

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TED英语演讲稿：

无所畏惧学无止境

　　简介:

尝试做新鲜事，你会紧张害怕吗?

个人效率大师TimFerriss给我们带来一个振奋人心的方法。

来问问自己“最坏的可能是什么?

”无所畏惧，学无止境。

　　ThisisTimFerrisscircaXXXX年A.D.Agetwo.Youcantellbythepowersquat,Iwasaveryconfidentboy--andnotwithoutreason.Ihadaverycharmingroutineatthetime,whichwastowaituntillateintheeveningwhenmyparentsweredecompressingfromahardday'swork,doingtheircrosswordpuzzles,watchingtelevision.Iwouldrunintothelivingroom,jumpuponthecouch,ripthecushionsoff,throwthemonthefloor,screamatthetopofmylungsandrunoutbecauseIwastheIncredibleHulk.（Laughter）Obviously,youseetheresemblance.Andthisroutinewentonforsometime.

　　WhenIwassevenIwenttosummercamp.Myparentsfounditnecessaryforpeaceofmind.Andatnooneachdaythecamperswouldgotoapond,wheretheyhadfloatingdocks.Youcouldjumpofftheendintothedeepend.Iwasbornpremature.Iwasalwaysverysmall.MyleftlunghadcollapsedwhenIwasborn.AndI'vealwayshadbuoyancyproblems.Sowaterwassomethingthatscaredmetobeginwith.ButIwouldgoinonoccasion.Andononeparticularday,thecamperswerejumpingthroughinnertubes,Theyweredivingthroughinnertubes.AndIthoughtthiswouldbegreatfun.SoIdovethroughtheinnertube,andthebullyofthecampgrabbedmyankles.AndItriedtocomeupforair,andmylowerbackhitthebottomoftheinnertube.AndIwentwildeyedandthoughtIwasgoingtodie.Acampcounselorfortunatelycameoverandseparatedus.FromthatpointonwardIwasterrifiedofswimming.ThatissomethingthatIdidnotgetover.Myinabilitytoswimhasbeenoneofmygreatesthumiliationsandembarrassments.ThatiswhenIrealizedthatIwasnottheIncredibleHulk.

　　Butthereisahappyendingtothisstory.Atage31--that'smyagenow--inAugustItooktwoweekstore-examineswimming,andquestionalltheoftheobviousaspectsofswimming.Andwentfromswimmingonelap--so20yards--likeadrowningmonkey,atabout200beatsperminuteheartrate--Imeasuredit--togoingtoMontaukonLongIsland,closetowhereIgrewup,andjumpingintotheoceanandswimmingonekilometerinopenwater,gettingoutandfeelingbetterthanwhenIwentin.AndIcameout,inmySpeedos,Europeanstyle,feelingliketheIncredibleHulk.

　　Andthat'swhatIwanteveryoneinheretofeellike,theIncredibleHulk,attheendofthispresentation.Morespecifically,Iwantyoutofeellikeyou'recapableofbecominganexcellentlong-distanceswimmer,aworld-classlanguagelearner,andatangochampion.AndIwouldliketosharemyart.IfIhaveanart,it'sdeconstructingthingsthatreallyscarethelivinghelloutofme.So,movingonward.

　　Swimming,firstprinciples.Firstprinciples,thisisveryimportant.Ifindthatthebestresultsinlifeareoftenheldbackbyfalseconstructsanduntestedassumptions.Andtheturnaroundinswimmingcamewhenafriendofminesaid,"Iwillgoayearwithoutanystimulants"--thisisasix-double-espresso-per-daytypeofguy--"ifyoucancompleteaonekilometeropenwaterrace."Sotheclockstartedticking.IstartedseekingouttriathletesbecauseIfoundthatlifelongswimmersoftencouldn'tteachwhattheydid.Itriedkickboards.Myfeetwouldslicethroughthewaterlikerazors,Iwouldn'tevenmove.Iwouldleavedemoralized,staringatmyfeet.Handpaddles,everything.EvendidlessonswithOlympians--nothinghelped.AndthenChrisSacca,whoisnowadearfriendmine,hadcompletedanIronManwith103degreetemperature,said,"Ihavetheanswertoyourprayers."AndheintroducedmetotheworkofamannamedTerryLaughlinwhoisthefounderofTotalImmersionSwimming.Thatsetmeontheroadtoexaminingbiomechanics.

　　Soherearethenewrulesofswimming,ifanyofyouareafraidofswimming,ornotgoodatit.Thefirstis,forgetaboutkicking.Verycounterintuitive.Soitturnsoutthatpropulsionisn'treallytheproblem.Kickingharderdoesn'tsolvetheproblembecausetheaverageswimmeronlytransfersaboutthreepercentoftheirenergyexpenditureintoforwardmotion.Theproblemishydrodynamics.Sowhatyouwanttofocusoninsteadisallowingyourlowerbodytodraftbehindyourupperbody,muchlikeasmallcarbehindabigcaronthehighway.Andyoudothatbymaintainingahorizontalbodyposition.Theonlywayyoucandothatistonotswimontopofthewater.Thebodyisdenserthanwater.95percentofitwouldbe,atleast,submergednaturally.

　　Soyouendup,numberthree,notswimming,inthecaseoffreestyle,onyourstomach,asmanypeoplethink,reachingontopofthewater.Butactuallyrotatingfromstreamlinedrighttostreamlinedleft,maintainingthatfuselagepositionaslongaspossible.Solet'slookatsomeexamples.ThisisTerry.Andyoucanseethathe'sextendinghisrightarmbelowhisheadandfarinfront.Andsohisentirebodyreallyisunderwater.Thearmisextendedbelowthehead.Theheadisheldinlinewiththespine,sothatyouusestrategicwaterpressuretoraiseyourlegsup--veryimportant,especiallyforpeoplewithlowerbodyfat.Hereisanexampleofthestroke.Soyoudon'tkick.Butyoudouseasmallflick.Youcanseethisistheleftextension.Thenyouseehisleftleg.Smallflick,andtheonlypurposeofthatistorotatehishipssohecangettotheoppositeside.Andtheentrypointforhisrighthand--noticethis,he'snotreachinginfrontandcatchingthewater.Rather,heisenteringthewaterata45-degreeanglewithhisforearm,andthenpropellinghimselfbystreamlining--veryimportant.Incorrect,above,whichiswhatalmosteveryswimmingcoachwillteachyou.Nottheirfault,honestly.AndI'llgettoimplicitversusexplicitinamoment.BelowiswhatmostswimmerswillfindenablesthemtodowhatIdid,whichisgoingfrom21strokesper20-yardlengthto11strokesintwoworkoutswithnocoach,novideomonitoring.AndnowIloveswimming.Ican'twaittogoswimming.I'llbedoingaswimminglessonlater,formyself,ifanyonewantstojoinme.

　　Lastthing,breathing.Aproblemalotofushave,certainly,whenyou'reswimming.Infreestyle,easiestwaytoremedythisistoturnwithbodyroll,andjusttolookatyourrecoveryhandasitentersthewater.Andthatwillgetyouveryfar.That'sit.That'sreallyallyouneedtoknow.

　　Languages.Materialversusmethod.I,likemanypeople,cametotheconclusionthatIwasterribleatlanguages.IsufferedthroughSpanishforjuniorhigh,firstyearofhighschool,andthesumtotalofmyknowledgewasprettymuch,"Dondeestaelbano?

"AndIwouldn'tevencatchtheresponse.Asadstateofaffairs.ThenItransferredtoadifferentschoolsophomoreyear,andIhadachoiceofotherlanguages.MostofmyfriendsweretakingJapanese.SoIthoughtwhynotpunishmyself?

I'lldoJapanese.SixmonthslaterIhadthechancetogotoJapan.Myteachersassuredme,theysaid,"Don'tworry.You'llhaveJapaneselanguageclasseseverydaytohelpyoucope.Itwillbeanamazingexperience."Myfirstoverseasexperienceinfact.Somyparentsencouragedmetodoit.Ileft.

　　IarrivedinTokyo.Amazing.Icouldn'tbelieveIwasontheothersideoftheworld.Imetmyhostfamily.ThingswentquitewellIthink,allthingsconsidered.Myfirstevening,beforemyfirstdayofschool,Isaidtomymother,verypolitely,"Pleasewakemeupateighta.m."So,（Japanese）ButIdidn'tsay（Japanese）.Isaid,（Japanese）.Prettyclose.ButIsaid,"Pleaserapemeateighta.m."（Laughter）You'veneverseenamoreconfusedJapanesewoman.（Laughter）

　　Iwalkedintoschool.Andateachercameuptomeandhandedmeapieceofpaper.Icouldn'treadanyofit--hieroglyphics,itcouldhavebeen--becauseitwasKanji,ChinesecharactersadaptedintotheJapaneselanguage.Askedhimwhatthissaid.Andhegoes,"Ahh,okayokay,eehto,WorldHistory,ehh,Calculus,TraditionalJapanese."Andsoon.Andsoitcametomeinwaves.Therehadbeensomethinglostintranslation.TheJapaneseclasseswerenotJapaneseinstructionclasses,perse.TheywerethenormalhighschoolcurriculumforJapanesestudents--theother4,999studentsintheschool,whowereJapanese,besidestheAmerican.Andthat'sprettymuchmyresponse.（Laughter）

　　Andthatsetmeonthispanicdrivensearchfortheperfectlanguagemethod.Itriedeverything.IwenttoKinokuniya.Itriedeverypossiblebook,everypossibleCD.NothingworkeduntilIfoundthis.ThisistheJoyoKanji.ThisisaTabletrather,oraposterofthe1,945common-usecharactersasdeterminedbytheMinistryofEducationinXXXX年.ManyofthepublicationsinJapanlimitthemselvestothesecharacters,tofacilitateliteracy--somearerequiredto.AndthisbecamemyHolyGrail,myRosettaStone.

　　AssoonasIfocusedonthismaterial,Itookoff.IendedupbeingabletoreadAsahiShinbu,Asahinewspaper,aboutsixmonthslater--soatotalof11monthslater--andwentfromJapaneseItoJapaneseVI.Endedupdoingtranslationworkatage16whenIreturnedtotheU.S.,andhavecontinuedtoapplythismaterialovermethodapproachtoclosetoadozenlanguagesnow.Someonewhowasterribleatlanguages,andatanygiventime,speak,readandwritefiveorsix.Thisbringsustothepoint,whichis,it'softentimeswhatyoudo,nothowyoudoit,thatisthedeterminingfactor.Thisisthedifferencebetweenbeingeffective--doingtherightthings--andbeingefficient--doingthingswellwhetherornotthey'reimportant.

　　Youcanalsodothiswithgrammar.Icameupwiththesesixsentencesaftermuchexperimentation.Havinganativespeakerallowyoutodeconstructtheirgrammar,bytranslatingthesesentencesintopast,present,fut