And today we're joined by a very special guest from Sesame Street who has an interesting relationship to self-control.

而今天我們從芝麻街邀請到一位非常特別的來賓，他跟自我控制之間有著...奇妙的關聯。

Hey, Cookie!

嘿餅乾怪！

Hi, Cory! Hi.

嗨，Cory，哈囉！

Yeah me, me self-control expert.

是的，來賓就是我這位自我控制專家。

Expert, really?

專家？真的嗎？

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah me control meself (myself) all the time.

對對對啊，我總能控制好自己。

Me told me feet to walk to studio.

我啊，命令我的腳走進錄音室。

Me told me hands to brush me fur for important interview. Self-control!

為了重要的訪談，也是我命令我的手把毛梳理整齊。這就是自我控制囉！

Cookie that, that's not really what I meant by self-control.

餅乾怪呀，那......那不是我真正想說的自我控制啦！

Oh. What, uh, what you mean?

這樣嗎，呃，不然是什麼意思呢？

Well, I'm talking about self-regulation.

我說的是自我規範、自律。

Like, staying calm and resisting impulses.

像是保持平靜和克制衝動。

Even when there's something we really, really want to do like, um...

就算有我們真的、真的很想做的事情，例如......

Eating these cookies!

吃這些餅乾！

Not eat cookies! Why wouldn't me want to do that?

不吃餅乾？！我怎麼可能會想不吃餅乾？

Well, lots of reasons.

理由可多著呢！

So self-regulation helps us learn.

自律能幫助我們學習。

It helps us stay healthy.

自律幫助我們保持健康。

It helps us get along with other people, so, for example, we have these beautiful, fresh, warm cookies, but what's missing?

自律幫助我們與他人相處，舉例來說，我們有這些漂亮、新鮮又溫暖的餅乾，還缺少了什麼呢？

Um, they're not in me tummy?

他們還沒跑進我的肚子裡？

No. Our friend, Anya!

不，缺少的是我們的朋友 Anya！

Oh, Anya.

噢，是少了 Anya。

Wouldn't it be nice if we waited to enjoy them with her?

如果我們等到她來再一起享用餅乾，不是很好嗎？

Yeah, me see what you mean.

是啊，我大概懂你的意思了。

Me going to give it try. Where Anya?

我要來試試看。Anya 去哪兒了？

Don't worry. It's just gonna be a couple of minutes, she's stuck in traffic.

別擔心，等個幾分鐘就好，她遇上塞車了。

OK, me can do this. Me can wait. Wait for Anya.

好，我可以做得到，我可以等，等 Anya。

Ohhh! This not easy for Monster!

噢！這對餅乾怪來說可不簡單。

OK, stop.

好了，停一下。

Think. OK. What could we do to distract ourselves?

動動你的腦袋。好，我們可以做些什麼來轉移注意力呢？

Me have no idea, just give me strategy.

我沒有頭緒，請告訴我策略是什麼吧！

OK, OK. I know! I know!

好、好，我知道了！

Let's take a nice deep belly breath.

讓我們做個深度的腹式呼吸。

But not by the cookies.

不要去管餅乾。

Yeah, thank you.

是啊，謝謝提醒。

Because they smell really...

因為它們聞起來實在是......

Me gonna back away from the cookies. -Here we go. Ready?

我要離餅乾遠一點。讓我們開始吧，準備好了嗎？

It's pretty good, huh? - Yeah, yeah, me try it again.

- 感覺挺不賴的是吧？ - 是啊是啊，我要再試一次。

Oh boy!

噢我的天！

Me tummy's got other ideas.

我的肚子有點不配合。

It grumbling.

它正咕嚕咕嚕叫著。

OK, OK. Wait. Wait.

好，等等。

I have another idea. I have another...

我有其他辦法，其他的......

Have you read anything interesting lately?

你最近讀了什麼有趣的書嗎？

Actually me have, yeah.

事實上，我有。

Doctor Zhivago.

齊瓦哥醫生。

What did you think of it?

感想如何呀？

A little dry actually.

說實話，有點枯燥。

A little dry. Could use some milk for some dunking.

有點乾，應該用點牛奶來沾。

- Oh! Cookie! - Would be better in the long run.

- 噢！餅乾怪！ - 長期來看會好吃一點。

Milk!

牛奶啊！

We don't have milk!

我們沒有牛奶耶！

- No! No milk! - Oh there's milk in the kitchen I know.

- 沒有！沒有牛奶！ - 噢我知道廚房裡有牛奶。

- OK, I'm gonna go get the milk. - Please.

- 好，我去拿牛奶。 - 拜託你了。

- Wait. - What?

- 等等。- 怎麼了？

Is it OK if I leave these here?

我把餅乾放在這好嗎？

You gonna be OK?

你忍得住吧？

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Me, me, me got this.

可以可以啦，我、我做得到。

I believe in you.

我相信你。

Me got this.

我沒問題。

You can do this.

你一定可以。

Hurry.

請快點。

Go.

去吧！

You're dragging it out too long already.

你已經拖太久啦！

Hurry, Cory! Run like the wind!

Cory，快點！風馳電掣吧！

Oh, boy.

噢我的天。

Me need another strategy, how about me sing song? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

我需要另一個策略，不如唱歌吧？對對對。

What song me know? Oh, oh, oh!

我知道什麼歌呢？噢那首！

C is for cookie! That good enough... No!

想到 C 就想到餅乾，餅乾真好......不行！

That a terrible song to sing now!

現在這時間點最糟的一首歌！

Me look away!

我不要看總行吧！

Oh, hey Cookie!

噢嗨，餅乾怪！

- I'm so sorry I'm late for the interview. - Hi, Anya.

- 我很抱歉訪談遲到了。- 嗨 Anya。

- Are these cookies? Can we chow down? - Yes!

- 這些是餅乾嗎？我們可以開動嗎？ - 可以！

Cookie! Ah!

餅乾！啊！

- Wait a minute! - What?

- 稍等一下！- 怎麼了？

Anya, me no can believe me saying this, but we have to wait.

Anya，我也不相信自己會這麼說，但我們必須等。

We have to wait for Cory to come back with milk.

我們必須等到 Cory 把牛奶拿回來。

Oh, right!

噢，對啊。

Because it would be really kind to wait for our friend.

因為我們懂得等待朋友，我們心地很好。

Yes.

沒錯。

But Anya, me struggling.

不過 Anya，我好掙扎。

-Oh, really? -This no easy for Monster.

這樣嗎？這對怪獸來說可不簡單。

Well did you try your strategies? Did you try deep belly breath?

你有試過不同策略嗎？腹式呼吸？

Yeah, me did that.

試過了。

-Um. Did you try singing a song? -Yeah, yeah, yeah.

你有試過唱首歌嗎？

How about um, talking about a book that you've read?

那還是，談談最近看的一本書？

Me did the book thing, yeah.

我們討論過書了，沒錯。

Me try all strategies to stay calm and resist cookies.

我已經試過所有方法來保持冷靜不吃餅乾。

Oh, I think I hear something.

我好像聽見什麼聲音。

- Hey Cory! - Hey you made it!

- 嘿 Cory！- 嘿妳來啦！

And you waited! Thank you.

而你等我回來了，謝謝。

Oh, but we still need to talk about self-regulation.

噢，但我們還是得談談自律生活。

You know, Cory, I think we already learned quite a bit about it.

Cory 你知道嗎，關於自律我想我們已經學到不少了。

Yeah, me agree with her.

沒錯，我同意她的看法。

Cookie!

餅乾！！！

Oh, I'm so sorry. I forgot.

噢，我很抱歉，我忘了。

Are these gluten-free?

它們不含麩質吧？

More waiting?

難道還要等更久？

That worth the wait.

值得等待。

That was worth the wait.

這等待真值得。