AEE Episode 34: New Year’s English Reverse Resolutions

这是《All Ears English》播客第34期。

This is an All Ears English Podcast episode 34.

新年英语反向决心。

New Year's English Reverse Resolutions.

欢迎收听《All Ears English》播客，在这里你将真正听到地道的英语对话，提升商务和生活中的英语流利度。

Welcome to the All Ears English Podcast where you'll finally get real native English conversation and fluency for business and life.

我们相信，学英语的关键在于交流，而不是完美。

We believe in connection, not perfection when it comes to learning English.

接下来是你们的主持人——英语冒险家林赛·麦马洪，和纽约电台女孩米歇尔·卡普兰，她们从波士顿和纽约市为大家带来本期节目。

Now here are your hosts, Lindsey McMahon, the English adventurer, and Michelle Kaplan, the New York radio girl coming to you from Boston and New York City, USA.

本期节目中，我们会讲讲奥布里如何定下多打排球的目标，然后教你回看2013年的目标，反过来推导出你成功的路径。

In this episode, learn how Aubrey set a goal to play more volleyball, and then find out how you can look back at your twenty thirteen goals to reverse engineer your success.

嘿，奥布里。

Hey, Aubrey.

今天一切都还好吗？

How's everything today?

我很好。

I am great.

昨晚我去打了排球，那真让一整天都特别开心。

I was able to go play volleyball last night, and that always makes my day.

所以今天早上醒来，我感觉特别愉快。

So I woke up feeling really happy today.

是的。

Yeah.

我听说你打排球。

I heard you're a volleyball player.

太棒了。

That's so cool.

你居然能把这么多事安排进日程里。

You managed to get a lot into your schedule.

我确实做到了。

I do.

我得学会合理安排时间，不过我确实做到了。

I have to be kind of wise with my time, but I do.

那时候已经很晚了。

It was late.

我从八点打到十点，因为之前得哄孩子睡觉。

I played from, like, eight to 10PM because, you know, before that, I'm getting kids to bed.

所以有时候就得抓住空隙，哪儿有时间就哪儿锻炼。

And so sometimes you have to sneak in the exercise where you can fit it in.

不过你真棒。

But good for you.

这太棒了。

That is awesome.

很高兴今天我们聊了点锻炼的事。

And and I'm glad we're talking about exercise a little bit today.

这周快到2013年底了，大家最近都在讨论新的一年，2014年想做些什么。

This week, of course, we're coming to the end of 2013, guys, and we're talking a lot about looking at the new year, what we wanna do in 2014.

明年一定会是精彩的一年。

It's gonna be a great year.

那我们该设定哪些目标呢？

And what are the goals that we wanna set?

奥布里，你有没有听说过这种倒推成功的方法？

But have you ever heard of the concept, Aubrey, of kinda reverse engineering success?

有听过。

Yes.

我觉得这种做法特别聪明，尤其是当你回头审视自己做过的事情时。

And I think this is so wise when you're more looking back, right, on what you've done.

这个目标真的好吗？

Was it a good goal?

下次该怎么调整才更有效？

How could I adjust it going forward?

没错。

Exactly.

我们了解哪些方法有效，主要是看过去哪些做法真的管用。

And the way we learn about what works is based on what's worked in the past.

我觉得就是这样运作的。

Think that's how it works.

那我们不妨给这个想法加点具体的背景。

So maybe let's put this into a little bit of context.

当我们想逆向规划成功、设定目标时，不妨回头看看去年的情况，我拿锻炼给你举个例子，Aubrey。

So when we're gonna reverse engineer our success, when it comes to setting goals, let's look back at last year and let's use an example for you, Aubrey, of exercising.

明白吗？

Alright?

你觉得这样安排怎么样？

How does that sound for us?

当然可以。

For sure.

我去年确实定过一个目标。

So I can share, I made a goal last year.

对。

Yep.

我想多运动，但更重要的是让运动变得有趣。

I wanted to, exercise more, but I was going to be more aware of making it fun.

因为如果我只是想着，‘我要去健身房’。

Because if I'm like, I'm gonna go to the gym.

我其实特别讨厌去健身房。

I hate going to the gym.

结果就根本去不了。

I don't end up doing it.

所以我意识到，如果我不让运动变得开心、有意思，我就根本坚持不下去。

So I was recognizing in myself a need to make it enjoyable and more fun, or I wasn't going to do it.

我特别喜欢打排球，于是我就更重视这个了。

So I I love volleyball and I just prioritized more.

我还加入了一个排球联赛。

I joined a league.

我约了一些朋友，主动创造更多打排球的机会，还把时间固定下来，这样我就不会让别人失望，毕竟打排球得凑够人数才行。

I got together with some more friends and was more proactive about creating opportunities to play that and having it scheduled so that, you know, I'm not going to let people down because with volleyball you need a certain amount of people to play.

这真的让我更常参与，也更积极了。

And that has really pushed me to do it more, to be more active.

今年我锻炼的次数比以往任何时候都多，因为我真正去做自己喜欢的事了。

And I have I've exercised more this year than probably ever in the past because I'm actually proactively doing something I enjoy.

这太棒了。

That's fantastic.

所以说到第一步，我们常对听众说，回头想想，你当初的目标是什么？

So so when we think about the first step here, right, what we tell our listeners to do is we think back and we say, what were your goals?

对吧？

Right?

对你们来说，目标可能是学英语，或者就是生活本身。

And and for you guys, it would be English for our listeners, something or life.

我们这个节目也经常聊生活这件事。

We talk about life on this show a lot too.

但对你来说，奥布里，你好像说过，你希望有90%的锻炼都来自排球。

But for you, Aubrey, you said maybe I'm gonna say I'm guessing maybe you said you want 90% of your exercise to come from volleyball.

这么说对吗？

Does that sound about right?

哦，你喜欢用数字来界定，这点真好，我平时很少这么做，但我觉得特别明智。

Oh, and I like that you're putting a number to it because I don't always do that and I think it's so wise, right?

我可能只会说‘我想多运动’。

I might just say like I wanna exercise more.

但要是我说，我每天至少要锻炼一小时，那就不一样了。

But if I'm saying instead I want to exercise every day for at least an hour Yes.

而且我会明确说，为了让我觉得有趣，有百分之九十的运动得是排球。

And to put a a a percentage on how much of it should be volleyball in order to be fun for me.

是的。

Yeah.

没错，我就希望有90%的锻炼是排球。

Definitely, I could say I want 90% of it to be volleyball.

我以前没这么做，我觉得如果早点这样，效果会更好，也更容易衡量。

And I didn't do that, and I think that would have actually helped even more to make it more measurable.

是的。

Yeah.

顺便问一下，你打的是沙滩排球吗？

And just a side question, is this sand volleyball?

不是沙滩排球。

Like, beach no.

不是在海滩上打的排球。

Not beach volleyball.

我们这儿在亚利桑那。

We're in Arizona here.

对吧？

So right?

哦，我打的是

Oh, I play

很多

a lot

沙子很多，不过在亚利桑那我们不叫它沙滩排球，因为没海，但确实经常打沙地排球。

of sand But, yeah, we don't call it beach volleyball in Arizona because there's no beach, but we do play a lot of sand ball.

明白了。

Okay.

还有室内排球。

But also indoor.

我打室内排球也很多，尤其是天热的时候。

I I play a lot of indoor, especially if it's hot out.

但十二月在这里亚利桑那天气特别舒服，所以我们经常打沙地排球。

But here in December, it's really nice in Arizona, so we play a lot of sand volleyball.

顺便问一下，哪种锻炼效果更好？

And which is the better workout, by the way?

肯定是沙地排球。

Is it more Definitely sand.

好的。

Okay.

因为沙地不平，你得花更多力气跳起来击球，跑动接球也困难得多。

Sand because the with the unlevel ground and you have to, like, put so much more energy into jumping to get up and hit, and it's so much harder to get to the ball.

所以很明显，打沙滩排球后我更累，能明显感觉到锻炼得更充分。

So there's definitely I'm definitely more sore, more I can feel a harder workout when I'm playing sand volleyball.

我特别喜欢这一点。

I love that.

明白了。

Okay.

所以我们已经清楚你的目标了。

So we've got so we know what you set as a goal.

你希望大部分锻炼都来自排球。

You wanted most of your exercise to come from volleyball.

再跟我们说说，你实际是怎么做的？

So tell us again, what did you actually do?

那你具体采取了哪些行动来实现这些目标呢？

Like, what actions did you take towards those goals?

简单说一下。

Just real quick.

差不多吧。

Kind of.

对。

Yeah.

是的。

Yeah.

我加入了一个联赛。

I joined a league.

这很重要，因为费用不低。

So that was big because it's not cheap.

对吧？

Right?

你得花上一笔固定的钱。

You have to spend a certain amount of money.

而且我们是四个人一组打。

And, you're playing with, so we were playing fours.

平时有时候是两人一组，给萨姆·布里贝尔打，但我们这次是四人组。

Often, would play twos for Sam Blibel, but we were playing fours.

这是个不能拖队友后腿的团队。

It was a team where you can't let them down.

要是你没法去，就得找人替你。

You have to find a sub if you can't play.

所以我把这事放在优先位置，专门安排时间，确保能去参加。

So I was prioritizing it and planning around it to make sure and go.

联赛安排在晚上，所以我即使有孩子，也更容易抽身去打。

And it was a league that's in the evening, so it was a little easier for me to go even though I have kids.

我还结识了不少新朋友，也联系了几个认识的打排球的朋友，约好了一起打球。

And I also made friends and contacted some friends that I knew that played volleyball and planned times to play with them as well.

所以我一直都在安排时间打。

So I knew that I was scheduling it.

排球这种运动，不可能临时喊人就来打吧？

It's a hard sport to just say, like, who wants to play volleyball out of the blue?

你得提前规划好。

You have to plan ahead.

你得提前定好时间。

You have to schedule it.

而且真的特别开心。

And, and it's been so fun.

我不仅锻炼了身体，还交到了很多知心朋友。

I've been able to make a lot of really close friendships while getting a good workout.

这太棒了。

That's awesome.

我特别喜欢这样。

I love that.

所以你跟我们说了，为了实现你的英语目标，你具体会采取哪些行动。

And so you've told us what actions and, guys, you're gonna do this with your English goal.

你会告诉我们，最后你实际采取了哪些措施来推进这些目标。

You're gonna tell us what actions you ended up taking towards those goals.

最后一个问题是，奥布里，你觉得你达成目标了吗？

And then the final question is, do you feel like you achieved your goal, Aubrey?

你达成目标了吗？

Did you achieve your goal?

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

毫无疑问。

Definitely.

我每周都打，有时候一周打两次。

I played weekly, sometimes, twice a week.

是的。

Yeah.

过去这一年，我锻炼的频率比以往任何时候都高。

And I exercised more this past year than I think ever in the past.

以前我的目标太笼统，比如‘我要锻炼’，结果就跑几次，可能还办了张健身卡，但从来不去。

Because when my goals were more general, like I need to exercise, I'd go run a couple times, maybe join a gym but never go.

所以这次我更有意识地思考：当我设定目标时，怎么才能保持动力？

And so this was much more effective for me to think about when I'm thinking about my goal, how can I stay motivated?

怎么才能让自己持续投入？

How can I stay engaged?

我得确保这件事有意思，这样我才能坚持下去。

I need to make sure it's enjoyable, so I'll stick to it.

对。

Yeah.

我太喜欢这个了。

I love this.

所以我们现在可以回头看看，分析一下当初取得成功的关键因素是什么。

And so now we can think back and we can reverse engineer what were the elements that were there for success.

对吧？

Right?

然后你就可以把这些新学到的经验用到下一个目标上。

And then you can apply that new those insights the next goal.

我听下来觉得，你身边有朋友参与，这一点挺重要的。

I mean, it seems like one thing I'm hearing is that you had friends involved.

没错。

Yes.

这一点特别关键。

And that is huge.

对吧？

Right?

尤其是排球，本来就是个很社交的运动。

If especially well, for volleyball, it's a social sport.

打排球不可能一个人玩，学语言也是一样。

You cannot play volleyball on your own, and it's the same with learning a language.

你们现在学英语，全靠自己，从来不找别人互动。

You guys are trying to learn English just by yourself and never involving anyone else.

光靠这个播客，很难保持动力和专注。

It is hard to stay engaged and motivating motivated, at least with this podcast.

我们一直陪着你，对吧？

We're here with you, right?

是的。

Yeah.

至少我们三个在这儿一起呢。

With us three together, at least.

你还是得找人练习说话，对吧？

But you should be finding people to speak with, right?

多听不同场景的对话，多聊一聊。

Listening in other contexts and chatting.

你可以在网上或者你所在的城市通过聚会小组找人，和一起学英语的人交朋友、互动。

Find people online or in the city where you live through, like, meetup groups so that you can make friends, engage with other people learning English.

没错。

Exactly.

我觉得你计划里的另一点是了解自己，你知道健身房根本不适合你。

And I think another piece of your plan here was knowing yourself, and you knew that the gym was just not working for you.

对吧？

Right?

那真的不是你的风格。

You just it's just not your thing.

阴暗又陈旧的健身房，根本和你的性格合不来。

Dark, dingy gyms just not doesn't isn't compatible with who you are.

对吧？

Right?

所以

So

是的。

Yes.

你制定了另一个计划。

You made another plan.

这些都是成功的关键因素。

So these are all elements of success.

所以我们希望你们回顾一下，看看哪些目标你达成了，然后反过来分析：为什么那些事情能成功？

So we want you guys to look back, see what goals you were successful at, and then reverse engineer what why did those things work.

对吧？

Right?

对。

Yeah.

或者那些没成功的。

Or not work.

对吧？

Right?

如果你有个目标没实现，那说明你根本没去做。

If you have a goal that you it didn't work, you didn't do it.

为什么呢？

Why?

想想你定目标的时候，有没有把它变成可衡量的？

Think about when you set it, did you make it measurable?

我确实可以做得更好，对吧？

I definitely could have done that better, right?

你有没有明确计划好，每周几天、每天具体要做些什么？

Did you decide how long, how many days a week, what exactly are you going to do?

这些都要在心里清清楚楚。

Have that really clear in your mind.

不然的话，很难真正做成。

Otherwise, it's hard to make it work.

天哪。

Oh my gosh.

我之前听到你说排球，还以为是八个人一组的团队呢。

So I didn't realize when you said volleyball, I was envisioning a team of, like, eight people.

所以我以为场上没多少跑动，结果你指的是两人对两人或者四人对四人。

So I was thinking, like, there's not a ton of movement there, but you're talking two on two or four on four.

这听起来简直是超强的锻炼。

That's that seems like an incredible workout.

是的。

Yes.

而且你可能想不到，要是打六人制室内排球，像我这种水平，真的会喘不过气。

And surprisingly, if you if you play volleyball with six on a team indoor, at at the level that, you know, I'm playing volleyball, it is you're breathing hard.

这锻炼特别累，因为你得固定位置打。

It's a really hard workout because you're playing positions.

所以你得满场跑。

So you're running all over.

还得跳起来拦网。

You're jumping and blocking.

你又要跳又要扣球。

You're jumping and hitting.

你得跑动然后扑救接球，对吧？

You're running and diving to get right?

这跟你想象中那种家庭聚会时随便把球打过去的游戏完全不一样。

So it's not what you're imagining maybe with, like, a family reunion, recreation volleyball where you're just dumping it over.

你得

You got

手里还拿着饮料。

a a drink in your hand.

说起来有点不好意思，但你想想奥运会的室内排球比赛，那才是真正的高强度、快节奏。

Feels a little like maybe I shouldn't be saying this, but it's what you see when you see, indoor volleyball on the Olympics Olympics where it's very high energy and active.

是的。

Yeah.

那种才更接近真实情况，而不是家庭聚会时的玩闹式排球。

It's it's closer to that than to family reunion volleyball.

我不是奥运选手，但打起来确实有那种水平，特别带劲。

Not that I'm an Olympian, but it's more at that level and fun.

打到这个水平的时候，真的特别过瘾。

It's it's really fun when you get to that level.

你要是跳起来扣球，我可不敢站在对面接。

Well, I definitely don't wanna be on the other side of the net when you come up and spike it down up.

对吧？

Right?

我肯定得躲得远远的。

I'm gonna stay away from that for sure.

最安全的地方就是你，林赛，站在网前跳起来拦网。

That's the safest place to be, Lindsay, is right on the net jumping and blocking.

最危险的是有人会站得离网四五英尺远。

And the worst is someone will sometimes stand, like, four or five feet back.

那时候球准会直接砸你脸上。

That's when you're gonna get a ball right in the face.

那个人就是我。

That would be me.

那个人就是我。

That would be me.

有人打过球砸断鼻子之类的吗？

Has anyone, like, broken a nose or anything?

当然有。

Oh, yeah.

拦网时手指被砸断很常见，要是球直接打在脸上，鼻子也可能断掉。

I've seen people break fingers when they're blocking, break a nose if you take one to the face.

我老公现在还带着脑震荡呢，打沙滩排球时被球砸中了头。

My husband actually has a concussion as we speak for taking a volleyball to the head when we're playing sand volleyball.

天哪。

Oh my gosh.

明白了。

Okay.

好吧。

Alright.

我知道我以后不玩哪种运动了。

I know what sport I'm not gonna play now.

明白了。

Good to know.

这运动有点暴力，也有点危险。

It can be a little violent, a little unsafe.

哦，这太有意思了。

Oh, that's so funny.

我喜欢这个。

I love it.

所以，各位，事情就是这样做的。

So, guys, this is how it's done.

我们刚刚分析了奥布里发给我们的那个目标，还有她是如何在2013年取得成功的。

We've just analyzed the goal that Aubrey sent us, set up for 2013 and what you know, how she became successful.

所以我们希望你们回顾一下这一年，好好想想。

So we want you to do this, look back at your year, and then think, okay.

2014年你的目标是什么？你打算怎么实现？

What's my goal for 2014, and how am I gonna get there?

太棒了。

Love it.

对。

Yes.

太好了。

Awesome.

这真不错。

This is great.

我很期待听听你们的目标。

I'm excited to hear about you guys' goals.

对。

Mhmm.

请在社交媒体上告诉我们你的目标是什么

Let us

了解你的目标

know on social media what goals you're setting.

是的

Yes.

没错

Yeah.

完全正确

Totally.

也记得关注这个节目

And hit follow on this show.

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准备好啦，奥布里。

So get ready for it, Aubrey.

太棒了。

Awesome.

是的。

Yes.

很期待。

Looking forward to it.

好的。

Alright.

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Bye.

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Bye.

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