英语演讲：如何使我们的生活变得更好.docx

英语演讲：如何使我们的生活变得更好

第一篇：英语演讲：如何使我们的生活变得更好Forexample,seethispieceoffruit?Seethislittlesticker?Thatstickerwasn'ttherewhenIwasakid.Butsomewhereastheyearspassed,someonehadthebrightideatoputthatstickeronthefruit.Why?Soitcouldbeeasierforustocheckoutatthegrocerycounter.01:22Wellthat'sgreat,wecangetinandoutofthestorequickly.Butnow,there'sanewproblem.Whenwegethomeandwe'rehungryandweseethisripe,juicypieceoffruitonthecounter,wejustwanttopickitupandeatit.Exceptnow,wehavetolookforthislittlesticker.Anddigatitwithournails,damagingtheflesh.Thenrollingupthatsticker--youknowwhatImean.Andthentryingtoflickitoffyourfingers.(Applause)It'snotfun,notatall.01:58Butsomethinginterestinghappened.Seethefirsttimeyoudidit,youprobablyfeltthosefeelings.Youjustwantedtoeatthepieceoffruit.Youfeltupset.Youjustwantedtopein.Bythe10thtime,youstartedtobecomelessupsetandyoujuststartedpeelingthelabeloff.Bythe100thtime,atleastforme,Ibecamenumbtoit.Isimplypickedupthepieceoffruit,dugatitwithmynails,triedtoflickitoff,andthenwondered,“Wasthereanothersticker?”02:34Sowhyisthat?Whydowegetusedtoeverydaythings?Wellashumanbeings,wehavelimitedbrainpower.Andsoourbrainsencodetheeverydaythingswedointohabitssowecanfreeupspacetolearnnewthings.It'saprocesscalledhabituationandit'soneofthemostbasicways,ashumans,welearn.03:37Sothere'sagoodreasonwhyourbrainshabituatethings.Ifwedidn't,we'dnoticeeverylittledetail,allthetime.Itwouldbeexhausting,andwe'dhavenotimetolearnaboutnewthings.03:51Butsometimes,habituationisn'tgood.Ifitstopsusfromnoticingtheproblemsthatarearoundus,well,that'sbad.Andifitstopsusfromnoticingandfixingthoseproblems,well,thenthat'sreallybad.04:54Seethis,thisperson,thisisMaryAnderson.In1902inNewYorkCity,shewasvisiting.Itwasacold,wet,snowydayandshewaswarminsideastreetcar.Asshewasgoingtoherdestination,shenoticedthedriveropeningthewindowtocleanofftheexcesssnowsohecoulddrivesafely.Whenheopenedthewindow,though,heletallthiscold,wetairinside,makingallthepassengersmiserable.Nowprobably,mostofthosepassengersjustthought,“It'saf