Today let's talk about

今天要跟大家討論一下

procrastination!

拖延症這件事情！

Hello everyone! Welcome back to our channel.

哈囉大家，歡迎回到我們的頻道

Today we're gonna talk about

那今天要跟大家討論的是

something that everybody is familiar with,

每個人都再熟悉不過的事情

procrastination!

也就是拖延症！

This video will be an English Corner – which we haven't done for a while.

那今天這集會是好久不見的 English Corner

Yep. You haven't seen one in a long time huh.

有沒有～唉唷很久沒有看到了吧～

Yeahhhh~

矮油～

If you would like to see the Chinese and English subtitles,

那如果你想要看到中英雙字幕的話

you can go to the VoiceTube website

就可以去找 VoiceTube

We'll put the links in the description box below.

那我們會把連結放在下面的「更多資訊」裡

If you would like to stay on YouTube,

那如果你想要待在 YouTube 上面看的話

be sure to click on CC

不要忘記要開 CC 字幕

to turn on the English subtitles.

才能看到英文的字幕喔

Okay, so let's just jump right into it

好囉，我們就直接開始吧！

Yes, I know it

對，我知道

you know it

你知道

everybody watching this video now knows it

所有看這部影片的人都知道

The art of procrastination

「拖延症」的藝術

The definition for procrastination is

拖延症的定義是

trying to avoid doing

試著去延後、推遲

whatever you’re supposed to be doing

你該做的事

Like, watching this video!

像看這部影片！

Are you procrastinating right now?

你現在就在拖延嗎？

Now let’s break it down and take a look

現在就讓我們來解析一下

at the word "procrastination"

"procrastination" 這個字

The English word "procrastination"

英文的 "procrastination"

originated from the latin word

來自拉丁文中的

“procrastinatus"

“procrastinatus"

with the prefix “pro-”

字首 "pro-"

meaning “forward, towards the future”

的意思是「向前的、朝向未來的」

and “crastinus” meaning “tomorrow”

而 "crastinus" 指的則是「明天」

So, procrastination?

所以 procrastination 合在一起意思會是

"Until tomorrow."

「直到明天」

It’s Saturday

今天是星期六

and I have a paper due next Monday

下禮拜一有一個報告要交

I should start writing it today

我應該今天就開始做

so that I can have two days to finish it

這樣就有兩天的時間可以完成

but I’m so tired right now

可是我好累喔

Maybe...

也許⋯⋯

I’ll just do it tomorrow

可以明天再做！

O--kay I’m up!

額，好了，我醒了

I should definitely start working on that paper

我真的得開始打報告了

But wait...

等等⋯⋯

I’m feeling a little bit hungry

肚子有點餓

Maybe I should go fill up my tummy first

也許我應該先去吃點東西填飽肚子

You know what they say

大家不都這麼說的嗎？

“It’s never right to start working with an empty stomach!”

「空腹工作絕對是不對的！」

Wait, no...

嗯，不對⋯⋯

actually...

其實⋯⋯

I said that

這句話好像是我說的

Okay I’ve got all these snacks

好了，零食準備好了

but I’d hate to eat them without any entertainment

但我吃東西時都想配點娛樂

I guess I’ll just watch one episode of

好啦，來看一集

that TV series I like so much

我很喜歡的電視影集好了

Oh, what a cliffhanger ending!

天啊，這結局也太吊人胃口了吧！

I need to watch the next episode…

不看下一集怎麼行！

the next episode…

下一集⋯⋯

the next episode…

再下一集⋯⋯

Look at the time

看看現在的時間

Wow, I need to go to sleep again

睡覺時間又到了耶

I guess I’ll just do my paper tomorrow

看來報告只能等到明天再打了

Wait…

等等⋯⋯

tomorrow's Monday!

明天就是星期一！

Everyone procrastinates, right?

每個人都會拖延，對吧？

As for me?

那我呢？

Yeah, of course I procrastinate.

當然囉，我也會拖延

I do it all the time

我常常拖延～

The excuse I give myself comes from the quote

每次我都會幫自己找一個藉口，而藉口來自這句名言：

"Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time."

「若你樂在其中，就不算浪費時間」

Sounds legit, right?

聽起來很合理吧？

I know

我懂

Back in college

大學時期

if a paper is due on Monday

如果報告的繳交日是禮拜一

I would waste time

我會浪費時間

until it’s the last day to work on it

直到前一天才開始做

Anyone who tries to tell me otherwise

所有建議我別這樣做的人

I say to them

我都會告訴他們說

"You underestimate me."

「你太低估我了」

YOU UNDERESTIMATE MY POWER

（星際大戰片段）你小看我的力量了！！！

I know it’s the same for most of us

我知道對大部份人來說都是一樣的

We procrastinate easily

因為知道還有很多時間

when we know we still have a lot of time

所以我們很容易拖延

Now, I’m actually quite some way away

而現在我距離大學時期

from my college life

已經有一段時間了

Things have now changed

情況改變了

and I don’t have any assignment deadlines

我已經沒有繳交作業的底線

But still, I procrastinate

然而，我還是會拖延

Especially, sleeping

尤其是睡覺這件事情

Sleeping?

睡覺？

Isn’t sleeping considered to be one of the most divine things in the world?

睡覺不是世界上最神聖的事情之一嗎？

But, I, procrastinate sleep?

但我，睡覺也會拖？

How could that even happen?

這怎麼可能呢？

I procrastinate sleeping

我睡覺也會拖

Yes, I do

沒錯

and I procrastinate sleeping almost

而且幾乎每一天

every single day

上床睡覺我都會拖

Now you know where my dark circles come from

你們終於理解為什麼我會有黑眼圈了吧

I don’t know if any of you feel the same way

我不知道你們是不是也有一樣的感覺

but listen to this

但聽我說

Every night

每天晚上

after finally getting my shower

終於洗完澡之後

I would start preparing to go to bed

我就會開始準備上床睡覺

I would start drying my hair

我會開始吹頭髮

and after that, put on all my skin care products

再來，開始擦保養品

Then, I would shut the lights

然後把燈關掉

and lie in bed

躺在床上

Do you think I would fall asleep so easily?

但你以為我會如此輕易就睡著嗎？

No, because for no reason at all

大錯特錯！毫無原因地

I would always feel the need to

我會有種強烈的需要

pick up my phone again

再度拿起手機

In total darkness

在黑暗中

I would pull the brightness bar all the way down

我會把亮度調到最低

and turn on the night shift mode

打開夜視模式

Good job, iPhone

（做得好，蘋果！）

After all the settings

設定好之後

I would start idling my time away

我就會開始浪費時間

First Facebook, then Instagram

先看看 Facebook，再來是 Instagram

then YouTube, then Dcard

然後 YouTube、Dcard

then Line and Messenger and Gmail

最後則是 Line、Messenger 跟 Gmail

And at right about that time

差不多那個時候

my brother would come check on me

我的哥哥就會進來看看我在幹麻

and I would have to pretend I’m sleeping

我就得假裝睡著了

and bury my phone under the sheets

並把手機埋在棉被下

But after he’s gone

等他走了之後

I would go through Facebook and Instagram one more time

我會再滑一次 Facebook 和 Instagram

Then I would look at the time

然後一看時間

It’s almost 2 am!

竟然快兩點了！

Would any of you do this?

你們也有人會這樣嗎？

Please tell me I’m not alone

拜託告訴我我不是唯一一個

We’re all in this together

我們都在同一條船上吧！

We’re all in this together

（歌舞青春片段）當我們同在一起～

But that's just my example

但這只是我自己的例子

I know

我知道

probably most of you procrastinate

你們的拖延方式

in various creative and um... weird ways?

應該都很有創意也很⋯⋯奇怪？

Although procrastination is not that healthy for you

雖然拖延不是非常健康的一件事

I’d like to think that

但我覺得

cutting yourself some slack

偶爾放鬆一下

isn’t such a bad thing

並沒有那麼糟

However

然而

if you want to stop procrastinating

如果你想戒掉拖延症

here I want to share two simple tricks with you

我可以跟你分享兩個小撇步

First

首先

the hardest part of doing anything

萬事起頭難

is getting started

開始就是成功的一半

So why not just tell yourself

所以何不告訴自己

just sit there and focus for five minutes

就坐著專注五分鐘吧！

Just five minutes

只要五分鐘就好

Don’t think about finishing the whole paper

別想著要完成整份報告

Just focus on writing a few lines of it

專心打幾行就好

Don’t think about running for an hour

別想著要跑一小時的步

Just focus on the first few steps

只要邁出步伐

For five minutes

跑五分鐘

if you just get yourself going

開始動之後

everything else comes naturally

一切就會順其自然的

So, don’t put too much thought on “finishing” a task

所以別太執著於「完成」一件事

Just set a small goal

訂一個小的目標

and work on it for 5 minutes

專心做五分鐘

By doing this

這麼一來

it'll feel easier to accomplish that

完成它就不會變得那麼難

and feel less pressure while doing it

你也不會有太大的壓力

Second tip on helping you stop procrastination

第二個幫助你停止拖延的小訣竅

is setting rewards for yourself

是為自己設定獎勵機制

For example

舉例來說

sometimes when I really don’t wanna work on something

當我真的很不想做某件事時

I’ll tell myself

我會告訴自己

“Okay, Crown, write two paragraphs,"

「好，滴妹，妳只要寫兩段」

"and then you can go eat that strawberry ice cream in the fridge.”

「就可以去吃冰箱裡的草莓冰淇淋」

Here in this scenario

在這個情況下

the reward I set for myself is strawberry ice cream

我給自己的獎勵是草莓冰淇淋

but you can set whatever reward you want

但你想設什麼獎勵都可以

And guess what

你們知道嗎？

my mind is so set on the reward

因為我腦中只想著這個獎勵

I actually try my best to write two paragraphs

我就會盡力的在最短時間內

as soon as I possibly can

寫好兩段

Yeah! Ice cream!

耶～冰淇淋！

Yeah~~~

耶～～～

Okay, that's about all for today

好的，今天的影片到此為止

And I hope you find this topic interesting

希望你們喜歡這個主題

and relatable

或是對它有共鳴

Do you procrastinate like me?

你跟我一樣會拖延嗎？

When do you usually procrastinate?

通常都是什麼時候最愛拖呢？

If you have any good tips on stopping procrastination

如果有任何讓自己停止拖延的小訣竅

please leave all those in the comment section down below!

歡迎在留言區告訴我噢！

Okay. I hope everyone liked today's English Corner,

好了那今天的 English Corner 希望大家都喜歡

and learned something from it!

有學到一些東西喔！

Don't forget that we upload videos every Monday and Thursday at 9 p.m.

不要忘記一、四晚上九點準時回來看影片！

And that's a wrap

影片就到這囉！

Thanks for watching as always

感謝大家的收看

and I'll catch you guys next time

下次見囉！

See ya!

掰掰！