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歌词与翻译

[中文]

当清晨的闹钟响起，你喃喃自语道：

“我为什么要定这么早的闹钟？”

刷牙时，你心想：

“我该去剪个头发了……不然呢？”

冲出门外，你伸手去拿钥匙，

却发现钥匙不在那儿。

你沮丧地喊道：“我怎么什么都做不好！”

刚好被邻居听见。

自言自语被撞见可能会让人尴尬，

有些人甚至将这种行为贴上心理不稳定的标签。

但几十年的心理学研究表明，自言自语

是非常正常的。

事实上，我们大多数人，甚至可以说所有人，每天

都会以某种形式进行自我对话。

那么我们为什么要和自己说话呢？

我们所说的话又是否重要呢？

自我对话指的是你脑海中的叙述，

有时被称为“内在语言”。

它不同于心理意象或回忆事实和数字。

具体来说，心理学家将自我对话

定义为针对自己或生活某个方面的语言化思维。

这包括诸如“我需要练习一下我的罚球”之类的个人对话，

也包括你全天产生的反思，

比如“今晚健身房人太多了，我明天再来吧”。

虽然成年人的自我对话大多是无声的，

但出声自言自语也属于这一范畴。

事实上，心理学家认为我们最初的

自我对话体验大多是有声的，

因为孩子们在玩耍时经常会大声自言自语。

20世纪30年代，俄罗斯心理学家列夫·维果茨基提出假设，

认为这种语言实际上是发展的关键。

通过重复他们与成年人的对话，

孩子们练习如何独自管理自己的行为和情绪。

随着年龄增长，这种外显的自我对话往往会内化，

演变成私密的内心对话。

我们知道这种内在的自我对话很重要，

它能帮你制定计划、克服困难，

甚至整天为你提供动力。

但研究自我对话并非易事。

它依赖于研究对象清晰地追踪一种自发的、

且通常是在无意识状态下进行的心理活动。

正因如此，科学家们仍在努力回答基本问题，

比如，为什么有些人比其他人更常进行自我对话？

自我对话时大脑的哪些区域会被激活？

这种激活与正常交谈有何不同？

然而，我们可以确定的一点是，

你在这些对话中所说的话，会对你的态度和表现

产生真正的影响。

进行指导性或激励性的自我对话

已被证明可以提高专注力、增强自尊心，

并有助于处理日常事务。

例如，一项针对大学网球选手的研究发现，

在练习中加入指导性的自我对话，

能提升他们的专注力和准确性。

正如与朋友交谈有助于减轻压力一样，

直接对自己说话也可能有助于调节情绪。

“远距离自我对话”是指当你对自己说话时，

就像是在和另一个人交流一样。

所以，与其说“我要搞定这场考试”，

你或许可以想：“凯莱布，你已经为这次考试做好准备了！”

一项研究发现，这种自我对话在进行焦虑性任务时

——例如结识新朋友或公开演讲——

对减轻压力特别有效。

但积极的自我对话能帮到你，消极的自我对话则会伤害你。

大多数人偶尔会对自己持批评态度，

但当这种行为过于频繁或过于负面时，

它就可能变得有害。

高频率的消极自我对话通常是

儿童和成人焦虑的预兆。

而那些总是为自己的问题责怪自己，

并反复纠结于这些情境的人，

通常会经历更强烈的抑郁情绪。

如今，有一种心理治疗领域

被称为认知行为疗法（CBT），

它部分专注于调节自我对话的语调。

认知行为治疗师通常会教授一些策略，

来识别消极思维的循环，

并用中性或更有同理心的思考来取代它们。

随着时间的推移，这些工具能够改善个人的心理健康。

所以，下次当你发现自己在和自己聊天时，

记得对自己好一点。

那个内心声音将是你未来多年里，一直会与之对话的伙伴。

[英语]

As your morning alarm blares, you mutter to yourself,

“Why did I set it so early?”

While brushing your teeth, you think,

“I need a haircut... unless?”

Rushing out the front door, you reach for your keys

and realize they’re not there.

Frustrated you shout, “I can’t do anything right!”

just in time to notice your neighbor.

Being caught talking to yourself can feel embarrassing,

and some people even stigmatize this behavior as a sign of mental instability.

But decades of psychology research show that talking to yourself

is completely normal.

In fact, most, if not all, of us engage in some form of self-talk

every single day.

So why do we talk to ourselves?

And does what we say matter?

Self-talk refers to the narration inside your head,

sometimes called inner speech.

It differs from mental imagery or recalling facts and figures.

Specifically, psychologists define self-talk

as verbalized thoughts directed toward yourself or some facet of your life.

This includes personal conversations like “I need to work on my free throw.”

But it also includes reflections you have throughout the day,

like “The gym is crowded tonight. I’ll come back tomorrow.”

And while most self-talk in adults tends to be silent,

speaking to yourself out loud also falls into this category.

In fact, psychologists believe our first experiences with self-talk

are mostly vocal,

as children often speak to themselves out loud as they play.

In the 1930s, Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky hypothesized

that this kind of speech was actually key to development.

By repeating conversations they’ve had with adults,

children practice managing their behaviors and emotions on their own.

Then, as they grow older, this outward self-talk tends to become internalized,

morphing into a private inner dialogue.

We know this internal self-talk is important,

and can help you plan, work through difficult situations,

and even motivate you throughout the day.

But studying self-talk can be difficult.

It relies on study subjects clearly tracking a behavior that’s spontaneous

and often done without conscious control.

For this reason, scientists are still working to answer basic questions,

like, why do some people self-talk more than others?

What areas of the brain are activated during self-talk?

And how does this activation differ from normal conversation?

One thing we know for certain, however,

is that what you say in these conversations can have real impacts

on your attitude and performance.

Engaging in self-talk that’s instructional or motivational

has been shown to increase focus, boost self-esteem,

and help tackle everyday tasks.

For example, one study of collegiate tennis players

found that incorporating instructional self-talk into practice

increased their concentration and accuracy.

And just as chatting to a friend can help decrease stress,

speaking directly to yourself may also help you regulate your emotions.

Distanced self-talk is when you talk to yourself,

as if in conversation with another person.

So, rather than “I’m going to crush this exam,”

you might think, “Caleb, you are prepared for this test!”

One study found that this kind of self-talk was especially beneficial

for reducing stress when engaging in anxiety-inducing tasks,

such as meeting new people or public speaking.

But where positive self-talk can help you, negative self-talk can harm you.

Most people are critical of themselves occasionally,

but when this behavior gets too frequent or excessively negative,

it can become toxic.

High levels of negative self-talk are often predictive

of anxiety in children and adults.

And those who constantly blame themselves for their problems

and ruminate on those situations

typically experience more intense feelings of depression.

Today, there’s a field of psychological treatment

called cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT,

which is partially focused on regulating the tone of self-talk.

Cognitive behavioral therapists often teach strategies

to identify cycles of negative thoughts

and replace them with neutral or more compassionate reflections.

Over time, these tools can improve one's mental health.

So the next time you find yourself chatting with yourself,

remember to be kind.

That inner voice is a partner you’ll be talking to for many years to come.

重点词汇

词汇	含义
stigmatize /ˈstɪɡ.mə.taɪz/ C2	verb - 使蒙受污名
instability /ˌɪn.stəˈbɪl.ə.ti/ C1	noun - 不稳定
hypothesized /haɪˈpɒθ.ə.saɪzd/ C1	verb - 假设
internalized /ɪnˈtɜː.nə.laɪzd/ C1	verb - 内化
spontaneous /spɒnˈteɪ.ni.əs/ B2	adjective - 自发的
activation /ˌæk.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/ C1	noun - 激活
instructional /ɪnˈstrʌk.ʃən.əl/ C1	adjective - 教学的
concentration /ˌkɒn.sənˈtreɪ.ʃən/ B2	noun - 专注
beneficial /ˌben.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/ B2	adjective - 有益的
anxiety-inducing /æŋˈzaɪ.ə.ti ɪnˈdjuː.sɪŋ/ C2	adjective - 引起焦虑的
ruminate /ˈruː.mɪ.neɪt/ C2	verb - 沉思/反刍
cognitive /ˈkɒɡ.nə.tɪv/ C1	adjective - 认知的
compassionate /kəmˈpæʃ.ən.ət/ B2	adjective - 有同情心的

重点语法结构

• Why did I set it so early?

  ➔ Wh-疑问词与一般过去时

  ➔ 用于询问过去特定时间发生的动作的原因。

• I need a haircut... unless?

  ➔ 省略（省略词汇）

  ➔ 说话者在“unless”后省略了“I get one”，以表达自发的思考。

• Some people even stigmatize this behavior as a sign of mental instability.

  ➔ 短语动词 / 搭配：将……污名化为……

  ➔ 用于描述对某种行为进行负面标签化的行为，使用结构“stigmatize X as Y”。

• Psychologists believe our first experiences with self-talk are mostly vocal.

  ➔ 带有“that”从句（隐含）的转述动词

  ➔ 动词“believe”引入事实或观点，随后是隐含“that”的宾语从句。

• By repeating conversations they’ve had with adults, children practice managing their behaviors.

  ➔ 表示方式的动名词短语 (By + V-ing)

  ➔ 结构“By + V-ing”解释了儿童学习调节行为的方法或机制。

• This kind of self-talk was especially beneficial for reducing stress.

  ➔ 形容词 + 介词短语 / 作为介词宾语的动名词

  ➔ 使用“beneficial for”后接动名词“reducing”，用以描述某种行为的目的或效果。

• Those who constantly blame themselves for their problems experience more intense feelings of depression.

  ➔ 带有“who”的关系从句

  ➔ 使用关系代词“who”来定义主语“Those”（人们），以提供更多信息。

• That inner voice is a partner you’ll be talking to for many years to come.

  ➔ 省略的关系从句 / 将来进行时

  ➔ 包含省略的关系从句（“[that/whom] you'll be talking to”）和将来进行时。