你到底愿意花多大力气去推自己向前迈进?_BEC初级作文

你到底愿意花多大力气去推自己向前迈进?

What do all people who achieve true excellenceand consistentlyhigh performancehave in common?

那些真正优秀，永远保持高水准的人都有哪些共同点呢？

The answer isn't great genes, although they're nice to have. It's the willingness to push themselves beyond their current limits day in and day out, despite the discomfortthat creates, the sacrificeof more immediate gratification, and the uncertainty they'll be rewarded for their efforts.

答案不是天生基因好，虽然谁都想有好基因。真正的答案是日复一日的超越自我，以及不断推动自己进步的愿望。尽管在这个过程中，会有艰辛，会牺牲掉很多即时的快乐，也会怀疑付出之后的收获是否存在。

Human beings have two powerful primalinstincts. One is to avoid pain, an instinct that helped us to survive when we were vulnerableto predatorsin the savanna. The other is to move towards pleasure, an instinct that once kept us foragingfor food, which was scarce, and still helps to ensure that we pass on our genes.

人类有两个强大的本能。一个是躲避痛苦，这种本能让人类在洪荒时期面对强大的猎食者，成功求生。另一个是趋向快乐，这种本能坚定了祖先对于稀缺食物的渴求，让人类得以绵延。

The unavoidable truth is that the willingness to endure discomfort and sacrifice instant gratification is the only way to get better at anything, and to achieve true excellence.