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大卫.布鲁克斯芝大演讲：

你真的会处理亲密关系吗?

As I've grown older

随着我年岁渐长

I've come to see that

我开始意识到

the capacity for intimacy

构建亲密关系的能力

is one of the more crucial talents

是一项重要的本领

for a fulfilling life

对于促成圆满人生来说

that's because the primary challenges

这是因为人生面对的首要挑战

of life are not knowledge challenges

不是知识的挑战

they are motivational challenges

而是动力的挑战

it's not only knowing what is good

人生在于不仅要知道何为益事

but it being completely

还要全身心的

and passionally devoted and loving

带着爱与热血

what is good

投入其中

1 don't know 1 didn't have not have the eye to see the beauty and people

我的眼睛看不到人身上的美

who were so open hearted

尤其是善良诚恳的人

they, had nothing particularly interesting to say

因为我那时候觉得他们没什么思想深度

I didn't know how to handle

我也不知道如何应对

the deepest and scariest intimacies

深刻而又让人生畏的亲密关系

life will offer you a diminishing

生活将给你

number of opportunities 

很多机会

to show how smart you are

证明你很聪明

it will offer an infinite number of occasions that

但生活中有无数个场合

require kindness mercy

需要我们善良、仁慈

grace sensitivity sympathy

优雅、敏锐、同情

generosity and love

慷慨和爱

life will require that you

生活需要你

widen your repertoire emotions

拓宽自己情绪的全部曲目

that you throw yourself headlong into other people

需要你径直去和他人打交道，

that you take the curriculum of intimacy 

需要你上学期的亲密关系课

if you haven't mastered it yet

如果你还没掌握它

I ask you to turn to this task intentionally now

我希望你现在就开始刻意准备吧！

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