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Recording two.
錄音二
We are very susceptible to the influence of the people around us.
我們很容易受到周圍人的影響。
For instance, you may have known somebody who has gone overseas for a year or so and has returned with an accent perhaps.
例如，你可能認識一個人，他出國一年左右，回來的時候也許會帶著口音。
We become part of our immediate environment.
我們會成為周圍環境的一部分。
None of us are immune to the influences of our own world and let us not kid ourselves that we are untouched by the things and the people in our life.
沒有人能免疫周圍世界對自己的影響，并且讓我們不要自欺欺人地認為我們沒有受到生活中的人和事的影響。
Fred goes off to his new job at a factory.
弗雷德到一家工廠去工作。
Fred takes his 10 minute coffee break, but the other workers take a half an hour.
弗雷德只休息10分鐘用來喝杯咖啡，而其他員工會休息半小時。
Fred says, what's the matter with you guys? Two weeks later, Fred is taking 20 minute breaks.
弗雷德說，你們怎么回事？兩周后，弗雷德休息20分鐘。
A month later, Fred takes his half hour.
一個月后，弗雷德也會休息半小時。
Fred is saying, if you can't beat them, join them. Why should I work any harder than the next guy?
弗雷德說，如果你不能改變他們，那就加入他們。我為什么要比別人更加努力呢?
The fascinating thing about being human is that generally we are unaware that there are changes taking place in our mentality.
作為人類的迷人之處就在于，我們通常都沒有意識到我們的心態正在發生變化。
It is like returning to the city smog after some weeks in the fresh air.
這就像在新鮮空氣中呼吸了幾周后又回到了城市的霧霾中。
Only then do we realize that we have become accustomed to the nasty smells.
只有到那時，我們才意識到，我們已經習慣了城市的骯臟氣味兒。
Mix with critical people, and we learn to criticize.
和挑剔的人在一起，我們學會了挑剔。
Mixed with happy people, and we learn about happiness.
和快樂的人在一起，我們學會了快樂。
What this means is that we need to decide what we want from life and then choose our company accordingly.
這意味著我們要決定想從生活中得到什么，然后相應地選擇我們的同伴。
You may well say that is going to take some effort.
你完全可以說，這需要一些努力。
It may not be comfortable. I may offend some of my present company. Right.
這可能會讓你不太舒服。我可能會得罪現在的某些同伴。
But it is your life. Fred may say I'm always broke frequently depressed.
但這是你的生活。弗雷德說我總是破產，經常沮喪。
I'm going nowhere and I never do anything exciting.
我哪兒也不去，也從來不會做興奮的事。
Then we discover that Fred's best friends are always broke, frequently depressed, going nowhere and wishing that life was more exciting.
然后我們發現弗雷德最好的朋友也總是破產，經常沮喪，哪兒也不去，并且希望生活能更令人興奮一些。
This is not coincidence, nor is it our business to stand in judgment of Fred.
這并不是個巧合，我們也沒有資格去評判弗雷德。
However, if Fred ever wants to improve his quality of life, the first thing he'll need to do is recognize what has been going on all these years.
然而，如果弗雷德想要改善他的生活質量，他需要做的第一件事就是搞清楚這些年都發生了什么。
It's no surprise that doctors as a profession suffer a lot of ill health because they spend their lives around sick people.
職業醫生經常會生病，這并不奇怪，因為他們生活在病人周圍。
Psychiatrists have a higher incidence of suicide in their profession for related reasons.
由于相關原因，精神病醫生這個職業的自殺率更高。
Traditionally, nine out of ten children whose parents' smoke, smoke themselves.
一般來說，父母吸煙的孩子，十有八九自己也吸煙。
Obesity is in part an environmental problem.
肥胖在某種程度上是個環境問題。
Successful people have successful friends. And so the story goes on.
成功的人有成功的朋友。等等等等。
19. What does the speaker say about us as human beings?
19. 關于我們人類，說話者說了什么?
20. What does the speaker say Fred should do first to improve his quality of life?
20.說話者說弗雷德要想提高生活質量，他首先應該做什么?
21.What does the speaker say about psychiatrists?
21.關于精神病學家，說話者說了什么?
