TED演讲:性格的迷思--你究竟是谁(10)

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I find, for example, after a period of pseudo-extroverted behavior,  我发现自己在假装外向性格一段时间之后，

I need to repair somewhere on my own.  我需要自己躲起来疗伤。

As Susan Cain said in her "Quiet" book,  就像苏珊·凯恩在《安静》这本书中所写，

in a chapter that featured the strange Canadian professor who was teaching at the time at Harvard, 其中一章提到一位古怪的加拿大教授，当时他在哈佛大学教书，

I sometimes go to the men's room to escape the slings² and arrows of outrageous³ extroverts⁴. 他有时候会跑到男厕所，为了躲避烦人的外向者投来的明枪暗箭。

I remember one particular day when I was retired⁵ to a cubicle⁶, trying to avoid overstimulation. 有一次我自己也躲进了小隔间，为了暂避外界纷扰。

And a real extrovert¹ came in beside me -- not right in my cubicle, but in the next cubicle over 这时来了一个外向者到我旁边，当然不是在一个小隔间，是在我旁边的小隔间

and I could hear various evacuatory noises,  我听见了一连串物体落水的声音，

which we hate -- even our own, that's why we flush during as well as after. 这声音是很烦人的，哪怕是我们自己的，所以我们才会在上大号的中途也冲水。

And then I heard this gravelly voice saying,  随后我就听到了一个沙哑的声音，

"Hey, is that Dr. Little?" “嘿，请问是利特尔博士吗？”

If anything is guaranteed to constipate an introvert⁷ for six months, it's talking on the john. 如果有什么事情能让内向者便秘6个月，那一定是在上大号的时候聊天。

That's where I'm going now. Don't follow me. Thank you. 我现在就想去洗手间静静。别跟着我。谢谢您啦。

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