【TED-Ed】为什么你在感觉不好的时候会拖延（中英字幕）
deliberately
/dɪˈlɪbərətli/
adv. 故意地；从容不迫地，小心翼翼地
A day can really slip by when you are deliberately avoiding what you are supposed to do.
buckle down to do something
认真干某事
It's time to buckle down.
catch up on
赶上；得到……消息；弥补
Maybe catch up on your favorite YouTube channel.
procrastination
/prəˌkræstɪˈneɪʃn/
n. 耽搁，拖延；拖延症
This is the cycle of procrastination, and I promise you, we have all been there.
consequence
/ˈkɑːnsɪkwens/
n. 结果，后果；重要性，价值
Procrastination is when we avoid a task we said we would do, for no good reason, despite expecting our behavior to bring negative consequences.
irrational
/ɪˈræʃən(ə)l/
adj. 非理性的，不合逻辑的，荒谬的；无理的
Obviously, it's irrational to do something you expect to harm you.
ironically
/aɪˈrɑːnɪkli/
adv. 具有讽刺意味的是；反讽地，讽刺地
But ironically, procrastination is the result of our bodies trying to protect us.
threatening
/ˈθretnɪŋ/
- adj. 威胁（性）的，恐吓（性）的；（天气状况）险恶的，（海）险恶的；凶兆的
- v. 威胁，恐吓；危及，对……构成威胁；预示凶兆，有……危险（threaten 的现在分词）
Avoid a task we see as threatening.
panic
/ˈpænɪk/
- n. 恐慌，惊慌；人心惶惶，惶恐不安；忙乱，慌乱；粟，稷，糜子
- adj. 恐慌的
- v. （使）恐慌，（使）惊慌失措
in favor of
有利于；支持；赞同
And it’s in the midst of this fight, flight, or freeze response that you decide to handle the threat by avoiding it in favor of some less stressful task.
extreme
/ɪkˈstriːm/
- adj. 极大的，极度的；极端的，严重的；过分的，偏激的；尽头的，末端的；极限的，从事极限运动的
- n. （观点或行为方式的）极端；（事物的）极度；端顶，端词
This response might seem extreme.
evoke
/ɪˈvoʊk/
v. 引起，唤起（感情、记忆或形象）；召（魂），唤（神）
We are most likely to procrastinate tasks that evoke negative feelings.
motivate
/ˈmoʊtɪveɪt/
v. 成为……的动机，是……的原因；激励，激发；<南非>申请
Procrastination is motivated by our negative feelings.
susceptible
/səˈseptəb(ə)l/
adj. 易得病的，易受影响的；（人）易受感动的，易动感情的；可能有······的，容许······的；<正式>（尤指想法或陈述）能被理解（或证明、解释）的
Some individuals are more susceptible to it than others.
misconception
/ˌmɪskənˈsepʃ(ə)n/
n. 错误想法，误解，错误印象
However, it's a common misconception that all procrastinators are lazy.
apathy
/ˈæpəθi/
n. 冷淡，无兴趣
In the boy and brain, laziness is marked by no energy and general apathy.
distract
/dɪˈstrækt/
v. 使分心，使转移注意力；<古>使困惑，使迷惑
Distract yourself with unimportant tasks.
failure
/ˈfeɪljər/
n. 失败；失败的人（或企业、事物）；未做到；缺乏，不足；故障，衰退；公司倒闭；歉收；突然失去
Procrastinators often report a high fear of failure.
live up to
不辜负；做到；实践
They are afraid their work won't live up to their high standards.
suffer
/ˈsʌfər/
v. （因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等）受苦，受折磨；经受，遭受（坏事）；变差，变糟；<古>容许，允许；<古>受处决
anxiety
/æŋˈzaɪəti/
n. 焦虑，忧虑；令人焦虑的事；渴望；焦虑症
ailment
/ˈeɪlmənt/
n. 疾病，小病；不安
Frequent procrastinators are likely to suffer from anxiety and depression, ongoing feelings of shame, higher stress levels and physical ailments associated with high stress.
cultivate
/ˈkʌltɪveɪt/
v. 开垦，耕作；栽培，培育；陶冶，培养；建立（友谊），结交
discipline
/ˈdɪsəplɪn/
- n. 纪律，风纪；惩罚，处分；训导，管教；训练，锻炼；自制力，自律能力；（尤指大学的）科目，学科
- v. 惩罚，处分；训练，管教
Traditionally, people thought procrastinators needed to cultivate discipline and practice strict time management.
strategy
/ˈstrætədʒi/
n. （尤指为获得某物制定长期的）策略，行动计划；战略，战略学
journal
/ˈdʒɜːrn(ə)l/
n. 杂志，期刊，报纸；日记，日志；（会计）日记账
Some simple strategies include breaking a task into smaller elements or journaling about why it's stressing you out and addressing those underly concerns.
impulsively
/ɪmˈpʌlsɪvli/
adv. 有推动力地
Try to remove nearby distractions that make it easy to impulsively procrastinate.
perpetuate
/pərˈpetʃueɪt/
v. 使持续，使长久（尤指不好的事物）
Because a culture that perpetuates this cycle of stress and procrastination hurts all of us in the long term.
