2026年06月六级第2套仔细阅读 Passage 1 原文翻译及答案解析

What does self-discipline look like at work? Sometimes, it's the ability to resist temptation, such as distractions to avoid a particular task. Other times it's the ability to persist with a task when your energy and motivation seem low.

自律在工作中是什么样子？有时，它是抵制诱惑的能力，比如抵制那些让你逃避某项任务的干扰。有时，它是在精力和动力似乎都很低落时仍坚持完成一项任务的能力。

What do you believe about the nature of your own self-discipline? Is it something that runs on internal energy that is spent with use? Or is it something that is bolstered as you apply it and persist?

对于你自身自律的本质，你是怎么看的？它是一种依靠内在能量、越用越少的东西吗？还是一种在你运用并坚持时反而会得到增强的东西？

Your answer matters, as it determines how much self-discipline you experience. For years, research in psychology pointed to self-control as a resource that is depleted with use and needs to be restored through breaks, rest, or sleep. More recently, however, research points to the importance of mindset. If you view self-discipline as an expendable resource, your willpower tends to fade with use. If you believe that exercising your self-control strengthens and fuels it, that is more likely to be your experience as you resist temptation or push yourself to get something done that is not appealing.

你的答案很重要，因为它决定了你能拥有多少自律。多年来，心理学研究一直把自控视为一种越用越消耗、需要通过休息、放松或睡眠来恢复的资源。然而，近来的研究却指向了心态的重要性。如果你把自律看作一种可耗尽的资源，你的意志力就往往会越用越弱。如果你相信运用自控会使它增强并为它提供动力，那么当你抵制诱惑或强迫自己完成一件不情愿的事时，事实就更可能如你所信。

If you don't already view self-discipline as a force that feeds itself, what might you do? Reflect on times that you had initial difficulty resisting temptation, getting started on something, or sticking with it, but pushed ahead and accomplished the task or met the goal. That's the kind of experience we're talking about with this particular belief about self-discipline, and you've already had such an experience, so you've shown that it's possible. When you feel your willpower and motivation fading, remind yourself of those previous experiences and imagine the same happening now.

如果你目前还没有把自律看作一种自我供给的力量，你能做些什么？回想那些你起初难以抵制诱惑、难以着手做某事或难以坚持下去，但最终奋力前行、完成了任务或达成了目标的时刻。这正是我们在谈论这种关于自律的特定信念时所指的那类经历；你已经有过这样的经历，所以你已经证明这是可能的。当你感到意志力和动力正在消退时，提醒自己那些过去的经历，并想象同样的事此刻正在发生。

What if your experiences have always seemed to indicate that your self-control diminishes with use, and you need breaks to recharge? There's nothing wrong with that as long as you can afford to take those breaks. If not, remind yourself that not everyone experiences self-discipline as a depletable resource and that your experience might be different if you focus on gathering more energy at this point rather than focusing on how difficult it is to continue or the need for a break.

如果你的经历似乎一直表明，你的自控会随着使用而减弱，你需要休息来充电，那该怎么办？只要你负担得起这些休息，这本身没什么问题。但如果负担不起，就提醒自己：并非每个人都把自律体验为一种可耗尽的资源；如果你此刻把注意力放在积聚更多能量上，而不是纠结于坚持有多难或多么需要休息，你的体验也许会不同。

Also, if you know someone who is a role model of self-discipline, picture that person in your situation, persisting in the task. Regardless of how you do it, as you push forward to continue to accomplish progress, be sure to mentally reinforce yourself by taking pride in your ability to exert more willpower as you persist.

此外，如果你认识某位自律的榜样，就想象那个人处在你的境况中、坚持完成任务的样子。无论你用什么方法，当你奋力前行、不断取得进展时，一定要在心理上强化自己——为你在坚持中能调动更多意志力的能力感到自豪。

The benefits of exerting willpower are cumulative. Your self-discipline is akin to a muscle, and each time you resist temptation or persist in a task despite a lack of motivation, you strengthen that muscle, leading to less effort and resistance in similar instances in the future.

运用意志力的益处是可以累积的。你的自律就如同一块肌肉，每当你抵制诱惑，或在缺乏动力时仍坚持完成任务，你就锻炼了那块肌肉，从而在未来类似情形中所需的努力和阻力都会更小。