TED英语演讲：你该如何面对艰难选择Howtomakehardchoices演讲者：RuthChang|中英对照演讲稿|Thinkofahardchoiceyou'llfaceinthenearfuture.Itmightbebetweentwocareers--artistandaccountant--orplacestolive--thecityorthecountry--orevenbetweentwopeopletomarry--youcouldmarryBettyoryoucouldmarryLolita.Oritmightbeachoiceaboutwhethertohavechildren,tohaveanailingparentmoveinwithyou,toraiseyourchildinareligionthatyourpartnerlivesbybutleavesyoucold.Orwhethertodonateyourlifesavingstocharity.设想在不久的未来，你将面对一个艰难的决定。这也许是在两份职业中做出一个选择，艺术家还是会计师;也许是选择居住的地方，城市还是乡村;也许是在两个人中选择和谁结婚，Betty或者是Lolita;抑或思考是否要孩子;是否让年老体衰的父母跟你一起住;是否让你的孩子信奉你配偶信仰的宗教，即便你会因自身不信奉而被冷落;又或者说，是否将毕生积储捐赠给慈善机构。Chancesare,thehardchoiceyouthoughtofwassomethingbig,somethingmomentous,somethingthatmatterstoyou.Hardchoicesseemtobeoccasionsforagonizing,hand-wringing,thegnashingofteeth.ButIthinkwe'vemisunderstoodhardchoicesandtheroletheyplayinourlives.Understandinghardchoicesuncoversahiddenpowereachofuspossesses.有可能，你所思考的这些艰难抉择都十分庞大，十分重要你也十分重视。每当困难的选择出现，他都会让你感到痛苦、绝望，让你咬牙切齿。但我认为我们误解了艰难抉择的定义，更误解了其在我们生活中扮演的角色。倘若能理解这些艰难决定，我们每个人便会发掘出一种隐藏的潜力。Whatmakesachoicehardisthewaythealternativesrelate.Inanyeasychoice,onealternativeisbetterthantheother.Inahardchoice,onealternativeisbetterinsomeways,theotheralternativeisbetterinotherways,andneitherisbetterthantheotheroverall.Youagonizeoverwhethertostayinyourcurrentjobinthecityoruprootyourlifeformorechallengingworkinthecountry,becausestayingisbetterinsomeways,movingisbetterinothers,andneitherisbetterthantheotheroverall.一个抉择之所以难是由于选项之间相互关联。任何简单的抉择中，总有一种选择比另一种要好。可在艰难抉择中，一种选择在某些方面较好，另一种选择在其他方面较好，二者各有千秋让人无法定夺。你痛苦地纠结于应该继续呆在这座城市里干这份工作，还是改变一下你的生活方式到乡村去接受更具挑战性的工作，因为留下有留下的好处，离开也有好处，两种选择各有千秋难以定夺。Weshouldn'tthinkthatallhardchoicesarebig.Let'ssayyou'redecidingwhattohaveforbreakfast.Youcouldhavehighfiberbrancerealorachocolatedonut.Supposewhatmattersinthechoiceistastinessandhealthfulness.Thecerealisbetterforyou,thedonuttasteswaybetter,butneitherisbetterthantheotheroverall,ahardchoice.我们不应该认为所有的艰难抉择都很庞大。打个比方，你正决定吃什么早餐。你可以吃高纤维全谷干麦片，或者吃巧克力甜甜圈。假设在此抉择中的决定性