Discipline Equals freedom. That’s not a contradiction—it’s an?equation. Discipline might appear to be the opposite of freedom. But, in fact, discipline is the path to freedom. Discipline is the driver of daily execution. Discipline defeats the infinite excuses that hold you back.?

自律就是自由。二者并非矛盾，而是相輔相成的。自律或許被視為自由的反面，但其實(shí)，自律是執(zhí)行任務(wù)的內(nèi)驅(qū)力。自律會(huì)讓那些阻礙你的無窮無盡的借口不攻自破。

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Some people think motivation is what will compel them to get things done. But motivation is just an emotion—a feeling, and like all feelings, it’s fickle: It comes and goes. You can’t count on motivation to be there when you need to get through truly challenging times. But you can count on discipline. Discipline is something you dictate.?

有人覺得動(dòng)力會(huì)驅(qū)動(dòng)他們來達(dá)成目標(biāo)，但動(dòng)力其實(shí)只是一種情緒，一種感覺，和所有感覺一樣，它是來去無常、飄渺不定的。動(dòng)力可能不會(huì)幫你渡過一個(gè)個(gè)難關(guān)、越過一座座高山，但是自律卻可以，自律是你的內(nèi)驅(qū)力。

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Motivation won’t make you exercise every day; discipline will. Motivation won’t stay up late and finish a project for you; discipline will. Motivation isn’t going to get you out of bed in the morning; discipline will.

動(dòng)力不會(huì)讓你天天堅(jiān)持鍛煉身體，但是自律可以。動(dòng)力可能不會(huì)讓你熬夜去完成任務(wù)，但是自律可以。動(dòng)力可能不能讓你早起，但是自律可以。

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Make discipline part of your daily life and your daily life will get better.?

讓自律成為習(xí)慣，你的生活一定會(huì)更好。

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【重點(diǎn)詞匯&表達(dá)】

1.contradiction?[k?ntr?'d?k?(?)n]

??矛盾；否認(rèn)；反駁；

2.equation?[?'kwe??(?)n]

??等式；相等；

3.appear to be

? 好像是；仿佛；

4.driver

? 驅(qū)動(dòng)力；駕駛員；驅(qū)動(dòng)程序；

5.execution?[,eks?'kju??(?)n]

? 執(zhí)行，實(shí)行；完成；

6.the infinite excuses

? 數(shù)不清的借口；

7.hold sb. back

? 阻礙某人；拖某人的后腿；

8.motivation?

? 動(dòng)力；動(dòng)機(jī)；積極性；

9.compel sb. to do sth

? 有迫使某人做某事；

10.fickle?['f?k(?)l]

? 浮躁的；易變的；變幻無常的；

11.get through

? 度過；熬過；

12.count on

??指望；依靠；

13.stay up late

??熬夜；睡得很晚