Passage One

短文一

I met three different people today, and each time, when I asked, "How are you?" The reply was exactly the same, "I'm busy".

今天我遇到了三个不同的人，每次当我问“你好吗？”得到的回答都一模一样——“我很忙”HvUT6e^i@#jmc1i。

Honestly, I hear the same answer from the vast majority of people I meet. So I started to think: "Guess what? Everybody's busy!"

老实说，我从我遇到的大多数人那里听到了同样的答案Ol8iqJGPME!;1。于是我开始思考：“你猜怎么着？每个人都很忙！

I'm busy, you're busy, everybody's busy. So you being busy doesn't make me sympathetic at all. Because "busy" is the state of the world.

我很忙，你很忙，大家都很忙AHuagAp3S8^_u,_MoG(v。所以，你忙碌并没有让我产生任何同情心e-l#HZLF~K=n=7EvvG。因为“忙碌”就是这个世界的现状Ds|*r(zPvn。

So I'm launching a campaign to stop people complaining about being "busy". It may sound harsh, but the truth is, nobody cares.

因此，我发起了一场运动，让人们停止抱怨“忙碌”aB=vlDb&,]。这听起来可能很残酷，但事实是，没有人在乎-fs2TYwg@)JZW[。

In a busy world, "being busy" doesn't stand out, nor does it mean productive, creative, accomplished, or professional.

在一个忙碌的世界里，“忙碌”并不会脱颖而出，也不意味着有成效、有创造力、有成就或很专业cF.zG0]CFd=Q.-Iw。

Steve Maraboli once said, "When someone tells you they are too busy... It's not a reflection of their schedule; it's a reflection of YOUR spot on their schedule."

史蒂夫·马拉波利曾经说过：“当有人告诉你他们太忙’的时候，这并不是他们日程安排的反映，而是反映了你在他们日程安排中的位置XZ[xEmOmcd3(5Q1JQA6。”

Donna Lynn Hope has also remarked, "Busy doesn't mean better. I've never envied a busy person—the one who likes to point out their busy lives to others."

唐娜·林恩·霍普也说过：“忙碌并不意味着更好sHlFD]FxA]meRcMbzg。我从不羡慕忙碌的人——那些喜欢向他人炫耀自己的忙碌生活的人LuAAy8B;X]4DkL。”

The reality is, nobody's too busy—It's just about priorities. So the next time someone asks you how you are, maybe respond differently.

事实是，没有人真的太忙——只是事情的轻重缓急而已~5QlB8dYl%]*=r5u_y。所以，下次有人问你过得怎么样时，也许可以换一种方式回答s&_%%QW(0|z(WDF;=Ma。

In my experience, the "I'm busy" response is really covering up the fact that they're not actually accomplishing their real purpose.

根据我的经验，“我很忙”这个回答其实是在掩盖一个事实，那就是他们并没有实现自己真正的目标*=LV]_~l^e7d2.,&P。

And "being busy" is the lie they tell themselves about why they can't achieve it.

而“忙碌”则是他们对自己说的一个谎言，用来解释为什么他们无法实现目标UZQ0OtN0qIVBiJw%l。

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题16至18基于您刚刚听到的文章W2JHgPVhPT5lt。

Question 16. Why is the speaker launching a campaign?

问题16. 说话人为什么要发起活动？

Question 17. What does the speaker advise us to do next time someone asks us how we are?

问题17. 说话人建议我们下次有人问我们过得怎么样时该怎么做？

Question 18. Why do many people make the "I'm busy" response, according to the speaker?

问题18. 根据说话人的说法，为什么许多人会回答“我很忙”？