你属于哪一种“忙”
Which kind of "busy" person are you
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Is being busy always good? This text explores the quality of our busyness.
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忙碌mánglùbusy, fully occupied
忙碌本身并不值得赞美。
被动bèidòngpassive
有些人是被动地接受任务，像时间的奴隶；他们一连几天健步如飞，看上去精力充沛，却从不反省自己为什么这样跑。
奴隶núlìslave
有些人是被动地接受任务，像时间的奴隶；他们一连几天健步如飞，看上去精力充沛，却从不反省自己为什么这样跑。
虚伪xūwěihypocritical
这样的努力有时只是做给别人看，人也因此对自己变得虚伪。
思想sīxiǎngthought, thinking
可是，忙着做事不等于有思想。
Yet being occupied is not the same as having ideas.
反省fǎnxǐngto reflect on oneself, to self-examine
有些人是被动地接受任务，像时间的奴隶；他们一连几天健步如飞，看上去精力充沛，却从不反省自己为什么这样跑。
据说jùshuōit is said, reputedly
据说早期进入丛林的人，必须记录路线、观察天气，写下清楚的记录，才有可能平安回来。
个性gèxìngindividual character, personality
这些早期探险的纪录，让后人知道他们如何面对未知；他们的冒险并非为了显得个性出色，而是为了了解未知，文明的发展也靠这种认真。
冒险màoxiǎnto venture, to have an adventure
这些早期探险的纪录，让后人知道他们如何面对未知；他们的冒险并非为了显得个性出色，而是为了了解未知，文明的发展也靠这种认真。
丛林cónglínjungle, forest
据说早期进入丛林的人，必须记录路线、观察天气，写下清楚的记录，才有可能平安回来。
文明wénmíngcivilization
这些早期探险的纪录，让后人知道他们如何面对未知；他们的冒险并非为了显得个性出色，而是为了了解未知，文明的发展也靠这种认真。
纪录jìlùrecord, note; to record
这些早期探险的纪录，让后人知道他们如何面对未知；他们的冒险并非为了显得个性出色，而是为了了解未知，文明的发展也靠这种认真。
雇gùto employ, to hire
今天的公司常雇来一批人搞项目，谁也不愿耽误进度。
Companies today often hire a group of people to manage a project, and no one wants to delay progress.
来láiused after round numbers to indicate approximation
据说早期进入丛林的人，必须记录路线、观察天气，写下清楚的记录，才有可能平安回来。
批pīgroup, batch
今天的公司常雇来一批人搞项目，谁也不愿耽误进度。
Companies today often hire a group of people to manage a project, and no one wants to delay progress.
出色chūsèremarkable, outstanding
这些早期探险的纪录，让后人知道他们如何面对未知；他们的冒险并非为了显得个性出色，而是为了了解未知，文明的发展也靠这种认真。
健步如飞jiànbù-rúfēito walk as if on wings
有些人是被动地接受任务，像时间的奴隶；他们一连几天健步如飞，看上去精力充沛，却从不反省自己为什么这样跑。
一连yìliánin a row, in succession
有些人是被动地接受任务，像时间的奴隶；他们一连几天健步如飞，看上去精力充沛，却从不反省自己为什么这样跑。
耽误dānwuto delay, to spoil through delay
今天的公司常雇来一批人搞项目，谁也不愿耽误进度。
Companies today often hire a group of people to manage a project, and no one wants to delay progress.
至于zhìyúas for, as to
至于投资多少、请哪些人员参加、项目中的关键人物怎样分工，会议上往往争论不休，甚至有人担心得罪同事。
Questions such as how much to invest, which people to invite, and how the key figures in a project should divide their work can lead to endless meetings, and people may even worry about offending colleagues.
投资tóuzīto invest, to fund
至于投资多少、请哪些人员参加、项目中的关键人物怎样分工，会议上往往争论不休，甚至有人担心得罪同事。
Questions such as how much to invest, which people to invite, and how the key figures in a project should divide their work can lead to endless meetings, and people may even worry about offending colleagues.
人物rénwùfigure, personage
至于投资多少、请哪些人员参加、项目中的关键人物怎样分工，会议上往往争论不休，甚至有人担心得罪同事。
Questions such as how much to invest, which people to invite, and how the key figures in a project should divide their work can lead to endless meetings, and people may even worry about offending colleagues.
得罪dézuìto offend, to displease
至于投资多少、请哪些人员参加、项目中的关键人物怎样分工，会议上往往争论不休，甚至有人担心得罪同事。
Questions such as how much to invest, which people to invite, and how the key figures in a project should divide their work can lead to endless meetings, and people may even worry about offending colleagues.
总算zǒngsuànat last, finally
若只把表格填满、把消息回复完，最后总算交了差，也未必给别人带来真正的价值。
If people only fill in forms and answer messages, they may eventually submit their work without bringing anyone real value.
搞gǎoto do, to produce
今天的公司常雇来一批人搞项目，谁也不愿耽误进度。
Companies today often hire a group of people to manage a project, and no one wants to delay progress.
习俗xísúcustom, convention
我们可以把一天分成几段，留一点时间反省：这件事是不是自己的选择，能不能帮助别人，是否只是照着习惯行事，把习俗当成无需思考的理由。
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忙碌本身并不值得赞美。有些人是被动地接受任务，像时间的奴隶；他们一连几天健步如飞，看上去精力充沛，却从不反省自己为什么这样跑。这样的努力有时只是做给别人看，人也因此对自己变得虚伪。
mánglù běn shēn bìng bù zhí dé zàn měi。 yǒu xiē rén shì bèidòng dì jiē shòu rèn wù， xiàng shí jiān de núlì； tā men yìlián jǐ tiān jiànbù-rúfēi， kàn shàng qù jīng lì chōng pèi， què cóng bù fǎnxǐng zì jǐ wèi shén me zhè yàng pǎo。 zhè yàng de nǔ lì yǒu shí zhǐ shì zuò gěi bié rén kàn， rén yě yīn cǐ duì zì jǐ biàn dé xūwěi。
Being busy is not automatically worthy of praise. Some people passively accept tasks like slaves to time. For days on end they move at a brisk pace and look full of energy, yet never ask themselves why they are running. Such effort is sometimes only for show, and it makes a person insincere even with themselves.
据说早期进入丛林的人，必须记录路线、观察天气，写下清楚的记录，才有可能平安回来。这些早期探险的纪录，让后人知道他们如何面对未知；他们的冒险并非为了显得个性出色，而是为了了解未知，文明的发展也靠这种认真。
jùshuō zǎo qī jìn rù cónglín de rén， bì xū jì lù lù xiàn、 guān chá tiān qì， xiě xià qīng chǔ de jì lù， cái yǒu kě néng píng ān huí lái。 zhè xiē zǎo qī tàn xiǎn de jìlù， ràng hòu rén zhī dào tā men rú hé miàn duì wèi zhī； tā men de màoxiǎn bìng fēi wèi le xiǎn dé gèxìng chūsè， ér shì wèi le le jiě wèi zhī， wénmíng de fā zhǎn yě kào zhè zhǒng rèn zhēn。
It is said that early travellers entering forests had to record their route, observe the weather, and keep clear records if they hoped to return safely. These records of early exploration show later generations how they faced the unknown. Their adventures were not meant to make them seem distinctive, but to understand the unknown, and the development of civilisation also depends on this seriousness.
今天的公司常雇来一批人搞项目，谁也不愿耽误进度。至于投资多少、请哪些人员参加、项目中的关键人物怎样分工，会议上往往争论不休，甚至有人担心得罪同事。
jīn tiān de gōng sī cháng gù lái yī pī rén gǎo xiàng mù， shuí yě bù yuàn dānwu jìn dù。 zhìyú tóuzī duō shǎo、 qǐng nǎ xiē rén yuán cān jiā、 xiàng mù zhōng de guān jiàn rénwù zěn yàng fēn gōng， huì yì shàng wǎng wǎng zhēng lùn bù xiū， shèn zhì yǒu rén dān xīn dézuì tóng shì。
Companies today often hire a group of people to manage a project, and no one wants to delay progress. Questions such as how much to invest, which people to invite, and how the key figures in a project should divide their work can lead to endless meetings, and people may even worry about offending colleagues.
可是，忙着做事不等于有思想。若只把表格填满、把消息回复完，最后总算交了差，也未必给别人带来真正的价值。
kě shì， máng zhe zuò shì bù děng yú yǒu sīxiǎng。 ruò zhǐ bǎ biǎo gé tián mǎn、 bǎ xiāo xī huí fù wán， zuì hòu zǒngsuàn jiāo le chà， yě wèi bì gěi bié rén dài lái zhēn zhèng de jià zhí。
Yet being occupied is not the same as having ideas. If people only fill in forms and answer messages, they may eventually submit their work without bringing anyone real value.
我们可以把一天分成几段，留一点时间反省：这件事是不是自己的选择，能不能帮助别人，是否只是照着习惯行事，把习俗当成无需思考的理由。每天还可以写下当天的记录，看看什么真正值得继续，什么应该改变。这样的停顿不会浪费时间。
wǒ men kě yǐ bǎ yī tiān fēn chéng jǐ duàn， liú yī diǎn shí jiān fǎnxǐng： zhè jiàn shì shì bù shì zì jǐ de xuǎn zé， néng bù néng bāng zhù bié rén， shì fǒu zhǐ shì zhào zhe xí guàn xíng shì， bǎ xísú dāng chéng wú xū sī kǎo de lǐ yóu。 měi tiān hái kě yǐ xiě xià dāng tiān de jì lù， kàn kàn shén me zhēn zhèng zhí dé jì xù， shén me yīng gāi gǎi biàn。 zhè yàng de tíng dùn bù huì làng fèi shí jiān。
We can divide a day into parts and keep some time for reflection: Is this task our own choice? Can it help others? Or are we simply following a habit and treating custom as a reason not to think? We can also record the day and see what is really worth continuing and what should change. Such a pause does not waste time.
当人能决定自己的方向，忙碌就不再只是压力。哪怕工作很多，也可以带着清楚的目的前进，也更从容；这比看上去很忙，却不知道要到哪里去，更有意义。
dāng rén néng jué dìng zì jǐ de fāng xiàng， mánglù jiù bù zài zhǐ shì yā lì。 nǎ pà gōng zuò hěn duō， yě kě yǐ dài zhe qīng chǔ de mù de qián jìn， yě gèng cóng róng； zhè bǐ kàn shàng qù hěn máng， què bù zhī dào yào dào nǎ lǐ qù， gèng yǒu yì yì。
When people can choose their direction, busyness is no longer only pressure. Even with much work, they can move forward more calmly with a clear purpose. That is more meaningful than looking busy without knowing where they are going.
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Grammar
有些人是被动地接受任务，像时间的奴隶；他们一连几天健步如飞，看上去精力充沛，却从不反省自己为什么这样跑。
一连+ Time/Number + Measure
一连. In a row, in succession (adverb indicating continuous action)
一连三天，他们都很顺利地实现了原定的计划。
Yìlián sān tiān, tāmen dōu hěn shùnlì de shíxiàn le yuándìng de jìhuà.
For three days in a row, they successfully achieved the original plan.
若只把表格填满、把消息回复完，最后总算交了差，也未必给别人带来真正的价值。If people only fill in forms and answer messages, they may eventually submit their work without bringing anyone real value.
Subject +总算+ Verb Phrase
总算. At last, finally (adverb indicating a result after effort)
经过沟通，大导演总算搞明白了。
Jīngguò gōutōng, dà dǎoyǎn zǒngsuàn gǎo míngbai le.
After communication, the director finally figured it out.
至于投资多少、请哪些人员参加、项目中的关键人物怎样分工，会议上往往争论不休，甚至有人担心得罪同事。Questions such as how much to invest, which people to invite, and how the key figures in a project should divide their work can lead to endless meetings, and people may even worry about offending colleagues.
至于+ Noun Phrase, Clause
至于. As for (preposition introducing a new topic)
至于这部影片的投资人，可是一位大人物。
Zhìyú zhè bù yǐngpiàn de tóuzīrén, kě shì yí wèi dà rénwù.
As for the investor of this film, he is a big shot.
Which word means “record, note”?
Culture
印加文明 - Inca Civilization
Inca civilization developed complex social and road systems in the Andes. People built mountain roads, bridges, and terraces to adapt to the highland environment, and they relied on collective labor to sustain life. Although they did not use alphabetic writing, they used knotted cords to record some information. The passage's advice to record routes, observe conditions, and reflect on the meaning of busyness also reminds us that effort of real value needs a clear purpose.
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碌 from 忙碌 · busy, fully occupied
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