人生转折与长期选择英语对话

对话原文与翻译

每句先给英文原句，下面一行是中文翻译。想练口语时把译文遮住，跟着音频一句句复述。

1. Emma 0:00

   My weekend design work now funds half my wedding savings, but I'm exhausted almost all the time.

   我周末接的设计副业现在已经承担了婚礼储蓄的一半，可我几乎一直都很累。

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2. Tom 0:07

   So the side business supports an important goal, yet it may be draining the rest of your life.

   所以这个副业在支持一个重要目标，但它也可能正在把你其他生活都耗空。

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3. Emma 0:12

   Exactly, and I like the extra security, while client referrals make quitting feel irresponsible.

   对，而且我也喜欢那种更有安全感的感觉，客户转介绍又让我觉得直接停掉很不负责任。

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4. Tom 0:19

   But constant fatigue isn't a small inconvenience if it changes your mood and full-time work.

   但如果长期疲惫已经影响你的情绪和主业表现，那就不是小麻烦了。

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5. Emma 0:24

   Last month I skipped exercise twice a week and snapped at colleagues more than once.

   上个月我每周都少练了两次运动，而且还不止一次对同事没耐心。

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6. Tom 0:30

   That means the cost is already measurable instead of being a vague feeling after busy days.

   这说明代价已经是可量化的，而不只是忙完之后模糊地觉得累。

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7. Emma 0:36

   True, although stopping completely still scares me because one surprise bill could hit before the wedding.

   这倒是，不过我还是怕彻底停掉，因为婚礼前只要来一笔意外开销就会很被动。

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8. Tom 0:43

   Then don't frame it as keep or kill, and compare a cap, a pause, and a more selective filter.

   那就别把它想成留还是砍，而是比较限额、暂停和更挑客户这三种方案。

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9. Emma 0:49

   A cap could mean two clients a month, while a three-month pause would show whether my energy really returns.

   限额的话可以是每月只接两个客户，而暂停三个月则能看出精力是不是真的会回来。

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10. Tom 0:57

    A selective filter may also help if you keep only higher-value jobs instead of every referral.

    如果你只保留更高价值的单子，而不是每个转介绍都接，选择性筛掉一部分也许也有用。

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11. Emma 1:03

    The pause appeals to me, but I worry three months might weaken the client pipeline too much.

    我其实最想试暂停，但我担心三个月会把客户来源削弱太多。

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12. Tom 1:09

    Good clients often return when capacity limits are explained early, so the damage may be smaller than you think.

    只要你提前把产能限制说清楚，好客户往往还是会回来，所以损失可能没有你想得那么大。

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13. Emma 1:16

    If I pause for three months and my health improves clearly, that becomes strong evidence to scale down.

    如果我暂停三个月后身体状态明显好转，那就是未来该缩减规模的强证据。

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14. Tom 1:23

    And if nothing changes, the real issue may be broader overwork rather than the side business alone.

    如果暂停后没什么变化，那真正的问题可能是整体过劳，而不只是副业本身。

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15. Emma 1:29

    That makes sense, because I want the savings goal without turning into a resentful version of myself.

    这很有道理，因为我想实现存钱目标，但不想把自己活成一个充满怨气的人。

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16. Tom 1:36

    Then test the pause with numbers and energy notes, and let the result shape the final model.

    那你就用数据和精力记录去测试这次暂停，再让结果决定最终模式。

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本课重点词汇

从本篇对话中挑出的实义词，按它们在全部 500 篇对话里出现的等级排序（越靠后等级出现的越优先）。已排除虚词、专有名词与数词。

• funds /fʌndz/ noun

  可用资金

• draining /ˈdreɪnɪŋ/ adjective

  令人筋疲力尽的

• referrals /rɪˈfɝəlz/ noun

  转介（复数）；推荐

• irresponsible /ˌɪrɪˈspɑnsəbəl/ adjective

  不负责任的

• snapped /snæpt/ verb/adjective

  啪地断开；猛地合上；抓拍了

• scares /skɛrz/ verb

  吓到；使害怕

• kill /kɪl/ verb

  杀死；终止；消除

• three-month /ˈθri ˌmʌnθ/ adjective

  三个月的

• higher-value /ˌhaɪərˈvælju/ adjective

  价值更高的；更重要的

• referral /rɪˈfɝəl/ noun

  转介；推荐

• appeals /əˈpilz/ noun

  呼吁；吸引力（appeal的复数）

• capacity /kəˈpæsəti/ noun

  容量；容纳能力；生产能力

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