So what the heck is grit?

所以「恆毅力」到底是什麼？

Well, officially it's the combination of persistence and resilience.

嗯，正確來說，恆毅力是堅持與適應力的結合。

Big words, huh?

這些都是深具意味的字，對吧？

Persistence means you keep going even when the going gets tough and you stay focused on the task without getting distracted.

堅持代表就算路途艱辛，你也會勇往直前，專注在其之上且心無旁鶩。

Resilience is toughness.

適應力則代表堅定的意志。

When you get knocked down, you bounce back up and try again.

當你被擊倒時，你會快速回復狀態，並再次嘗試。

When you have both of these qualities, we call that grit.

當你同時具備這兩種特質，我們就稱之為「恆毅力」。

And once you have grit, you can learn anything.

一旦你具備恆毅力，任何學習都難不倒你。

But why is grit so important to learning?

但是，為何恆毅力對學習如此重要呢？

Because when things are easy and you're coasting along, it's nice, it might even be fun for awhile, but you're not learning.

原因在於事情如果簡單且可以不費吹灰之力完成，這樣固然很好，起初你也會認為很有趣，但你並未從中學習。

Learning comes from struggle from trying and failing, then learning from your mistakes.

學習來自於嘗試與失敗的磨練，而後你從錯誤中學習。

Remember when you first learn to ride a bike? Or swim? Or play an instrument? Or do long division?

還記得你第一次學騎腳踏車的歷程嗎？或是學游泳、學一項樂器、甚至是學數學長除法嗎？

It seems impossible at first and if you gave up after the first try, it would be...

一開始看起來就像是不可能的任務，而如果在初次嘗試後，你就輕言放棄，這就會成真...

But you're persistent, you keep trying.

但你堅持到底，不斷嘗試。

You start to get the hang of it.

你漸漸抓到訣竅。

You practice; you work at it a little bit at a time and eventually it starts to get easier for you.

經過一次次練習，一點一滴的累積，最終它就越來越簡單了。

You learn from your mistakes.

你不斷從錯誤中學習。

And the more you work, the easier it gets.

且你練習越多，任務就越簡單。

But remember, learning is hard work.

但記住，學習需要下苦功。

That's why you need grit because the key to success in school and life is how you react when things don't go your way.

這就是為何你需要恆毅力，因為無論是學校生活或是人生，成功的關鍵就在於你對付逆境的反應。

So the next time you're struggling with something in your life or in your science book, just remember it's part of learning.

所以，下次當你在生活中，或科學課本中遇到困難時，只要記得這不過是學習的一部分而已。

And with a little hard work and a lot of grit, you can do things that once seemed impossible!

只要花些功夫與源源不絕的恆毅力，你就能夠化不可能為可能！