精美英文欣赏:Making changes做出改变

（单词翻译）

Making changes—getting rid of bad habits

做出改变--摆脱坏习惯

I was cleaning up my computer yesterday, organizing files, deleting¹ some unused things to make more space, and improving what I already have.

我是昨天整理我的电脑,整理文件,删除一些闲置的东西以便腾出更多的空间,提高我已经有的文件。

Even though my computer was almost five years old, pretty old in computer years, I don't plan on buying a new computer any time soon, because I just use it for some simple things.

虽然我的电脑已经用了几乎五年,这在计算机的寿命中已经算老当益壮了,但我并不打算买一台新电脑,因为我仅仅使用它处理一些简单的东西。

Anyway, so I got to thinking about, well, if I could delete² different things from "Me", what would I delete?

无论如何,我开始思考,如果我可以从自己身上删除不同的东西,我会删除吗?

If I would add certain things, what would I add.

如果我能增加某些东西,我肯定会这么做。

I guess it's possible to add or subtract³ certain physical traits⁴.

我猜可能增加或减去特定的物理特性。

Many people plastic surgery⁵ or get liposuction, or whatever, but I was thinking more about habit.

许多人通过整形手术或抽脂,或者任何东西让自己改变,但我想的更多的是习惯问题。

If I were able to delete one bad habit, and add one good habit, what would it be?

要是我能删除一个坏习惯,并添加一个好习惯,那将会是什么?

I started running through my list of bad habits, after a number of three thousand four hundred and seventy-one, I thought, "OK, Asaac, choose one!"

我就开始想自己的一些坏习惯,在数到三千四百七十一这个数字后,我自言自语道:"好吧,艾萨克,选择一个吧!"

So, I decided⁶ on knuckle⁷ cracking.

所以,我决定以扳指关节开始。

That's the one habit I want to get rid of.

那是一个我想除掉的习惯。

If I could magically add habit, I guess it would be "exercise every morning before I go to work".

如果我能神奇地增加习惯,我想这会是"每天早上锻炼后才去工作"。

All of us had bad habits, some of them aren't so bad, these could be things like: not turning off the lights when leaving the room, or watching too much television.

我们所有的人都有不好的习惯,它们中的一些也不是那么坏,这可能是诸如:不关灯离开房间,或看电视看得太多。

But, some of these bad habits are more serious, like: drinking too much, or smoking.

但是,其中的一些坏习惯更为严重,如:酗酒太多,或吸烟。

I am glad I don't have those habits.

我很高兴我没有这些习惯。

There are lots of good habits we can pick up.

我们也可以养成很多好习惯。

A person might try being nicer to people, or stop eating junk food, or try to be more punctual, not be later all the time.

一个人可能试着对人友善,或者停止吃垃圾食物,或尽量更守时,一直不吃到。

Everyone probably wants to lose bad habits, or pick up good habit, how about you?

大概每个人都希望丢掉坏习惯,或者养成良好的习惯,你呢?

What would you like to add or subtract from you life?

你想要在生命中加加减减吗?

Talk about it:

谈论下面的话题:

What are your good habits?

你有什么好习惯吗?

What are your bad habits?

你有什么坏习惯吗?

What's one bad habit you would like to get rid of?

你会想摆脱什么坏习惯?

What's one good habit you would like to add?

你会想给自己增加什么好习惯?

What would you like to change about your life?

你想要改变你的生活什么?

Is there a habit that you have that is different or unique?

你有不同或特别的一种习惯吗?

When breaking bad habits like smoking, people often say that they are cooking cold chocolate, do you know what this experience means?

当改掉像吸烟这样的坏习惯时,人们常说这好像非常难,你知道这种经验的意思吗?

What do you think the best method for breaking about a habit is?

你认为最好的改掉一个习惯的方法是什么?