Many of us have, at times, failed to pursue a goal. We want to get in shape and join a gym, but we soon stop going and end up spending our evenings on the couch instead. 36     Such goal-pursuit failure is so common—we make New Year's resolutions, only to admit defeat just a few weeks into the new year.
我们中的许多人有时未能实现目标。我们想保持身材，加入健身房，但我们很快就停止了锻炼，最终只能在沙发上度过我们的夜晚。36这种追求目标的失败是如此普遍——我们制定新年决心，却在新年刚过几周就承认失败。
37      I found in my own research that people believe time to be a crucial ingredient in pursuing the most frequently pursued goals, such as working out, or learning a language or instrument. The feeling that we don't have enough hours has become such an integral part of our lives that we almost take it for granted to never feel like we have enough time.
37我在自己的研究中发现，人们认为时间是追求最常追求的目标的关键因素，比如锻炼、学习语言或乐器。我们没有足够时间的感觉已经成为我们生活中不可或缺的一部分，以至于我们几乎认为永远不会觉得我们有足够的时间是理所当然的。
New research, however, shows a simple trick that allows us to get back some control and bounce back from goal-pursuit failure. 38      This simple shift in language allows us to feel like how we dealt with our lack of time was a choice, and that we can change our approach in the future and regain motivation.
然而，新的研究显示了一个简单的技巧，可以让我们重新获得一些控制权，并从追求目标的失败中恢复过来。38语言的这种简单转变让我们觉得，我们如何处理时间不足是一种选择，我们可以在未来改变我们的方法，重新获得动力。
In a study with 300 online participants, Luis Abreu discovered those instructed to speak about a goal-pursuit failure in terms of not having made the time were more motivated to get back on track with their goal. 39      This interesting effect occurs because people feel more in control of their time when they talk about making the time, or even not making the time.
在一项有300名在线参与者的研究中，Luis Abreu发现，那些被指示谈论目标追求失败的人，因为没有花时间，更有动力回到目标的轨道上。39这种有趣的效果之所以发生，是因为当人们谈论腾出时间，甚至不腾出时间时，他们会感觉更能控制自己的时间。
How we speak can have a powerful effect not only on others, but even on ourselves. When we fail at something, it's up to us to tell ourselves a story about what happened, and how we can do better in the future. 40    We can thereby find the motivation to make time to pursue our important goals.
我们说话的方式不仅对他人，甚至对我们自己都有强大的影响。当我们在某件事上失败时，我们应该告诉自己发生了什么，以及我们如何在未来做得更好。40因此，我们可以找到动力，腾出时间追求我们的重要目标。
A. Learning to manage our time effectively is the key to pursuing goals.
A.学会有效地管理时间是追求目标的关键。
B. One way to help is to talk about time in a way that makes us its active managers.
B.一种帮助的方法是以一种让我们成为积极管理者的方式谈论时间。
C. This benefit was even sustained, as people reported stronger resolve a week later.
C.这种好处甚至持续了一周，因为人们报告说决心更强。
D. Hence, we must learn to prioritize our goals more effectively over other activities.
D.因此，我们必须学会更有效地将我们的目标优先于其他活动。
E. One of` the most common reasons behind our failure to attain goals is lack of time.
E.“我们未能实现目标的最常见原因之一是缺乏时间。
F. Or we buy ingredients to cook better food, only to go back to our take-out habits soon.
F.或者我们购买食材来烹饪更好的食物，结果很快又回到了我们的外卖习惯。
G. Instead of saying that we didn't have the time, we can say that we didn't make the time.
G.与其说我们没有时间，不如说我们没有腾出时间。
My mother was the most horrible cook, unbelievably bad at it.
我妈妈是最糟糕的厨师，厨艺糟糕得令人难以置信。
Her problem was the lack of 41   far from being bad, she thought she was  42   . But underneath   that, it was a set of` misunderstandings, any one of which would have been enough to make you   43   to eat at her house. She thought everything could be   44   by a dried apricot (杏). She was extremely experimental but ignored basic   45  .So when she died earlier this year, I   46   many things would make me    47   her, but none of the things would be edible (可食用的). The only  48   thought I could have would be: "Thank God. I never have to eat that peanut soup again, which had an apricot in it."
她的问题是缺少41岁——远非糟糕，她以为自己是42岁。但在这背后，是一系列的误解，其中任何一个都足以让你43岁去她家吃饭。她以为一切都可以是44比一个杏干。她非常实验性，但忽略了基本的45。所以，当她今年早些时候去世时，我有很多东西可以让我成为她，但这些东西都不能吃。我唯一能想到的是：“谢天谢地。我再也不用吃那道有杏子的花生汤了。”
And I have to talk about her apple tree. It's just a 49   tree, but it produces enough apples to   50   an army over a mountain. For three months of every year, I could never go and see her without her saying, "Please take some apples," and handing me a huge basket. I would say, "No, nobody in my    51   likes apples and I don't even like   52   ." She'd go, "How about just these 37 apples at the top?" And I'd go, "No."
我得谈谈她的苹果树。这只是一棵49棵树，但它生产的苹果足够一支军队越过一座山50个苹果。每年有三个月，我每次去看她，她都会说：“请带些苹果来。”然后递给我一个大篮子。我会说，“不，我51岁的时候没有人喜欢苹果，我甚至不喜欢52岁的苹果。”她会问，“就把这37个苹果放在上面怎么样？”我会说：“不。”
Of course, this autumn, I've been 53   by the need to finish them all. I've made a lot of things with apples, and I've eaten vast amounts of food that are apple-associated. As the   54   draws to a close, I can't   55   enough: eat your mother's apples while she's still alive. They're quite tasty.
当然，今年秋天，我已经53岁了，因为我需要把它们都做完。我用苹果做了很多东西，我吃了大量与苹果有关的食物。随着54岁的临近，我再也受不了55岁了：趁你妈妈还活着的时候吃她的苹果。它们很好吃。
41.A. self-discipline  B. self-knowledge C. self-respect            D. self-pity
41.A.自律B.自知C.自尊D.自怜
42.A. responsible  B. elegant               C. attractive                         D. brilliant
42.A.有责任心B.优雅C.有魅力D.才华横溢
43.A. rush  B. hate                    C. need                           D. expect
43.A.匆忙B.憎恨C.需要D.期待
44.A. lifted  B. ruined                C. created                         D. saved
44.A.举起B.毁掉C.创造D.得救
45.A. manners B. principles           C. services                         D. tools
45.A.礼仪B.原则C.服务D.工具
46.A. boasted  B. worried              C. figured                         D. Criticized
46.A.吹嘘B.担心C.想通D.批评
47. A. think of  B. come across       C. argue with                        D. call upon
47.A.想到B.遇到C.与D.争论D.呼吁
48.A. food-related  B. time-honored     C. well-intentioned     D. good-natured
48.A.与食物有关B.历史悠久C.善意D.脾气好
49.A. huge  B. tough                 C. regular                         D. beautiful
49.A.巨大B.坚韧C.规则D.美丽
50.A. follow  B. power                C. defeat                         D. establish
50.A.追随B.力量C.失败D.建立
51.A. company  B. school                C. town                         D. family
51.A.公司B.学校C.城镇D.家庭
52.A. treats  B. candy                 C. cuisines                         D. fruit
52.A.款待B.糖果C.美食D.水果
53.A. spared  B. interrupted         C. possessed                         D. rejected
A.幸免于难B.打断C.占有D.拒绝
54.A. season  B. project               C. celebration             D. festival
54.A.季节B.项目C.庆典D.节日