The pessimism sort of surprised me. So I spent some time looking for sort of a deeper positive message.

这其中的悲观主义某种程度上使我感到惊讶,我花了些时间寻找蕴含其中的深层的积极信条。

麻省理工公开课 - 电影哲学课程节选

So, I grew up in the South and spent most of my time down in North Carolina.

我在南边儿长大的，但是我大多数时间是在北卡罗莱纳州度过的。

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And the idea, again, is the kids who don't get rewarded say to themselves, "Well, I just spent time doing it, it must have an intrinsic value," while the children who get rewarded say, "I did it for the sticker. I did it for the toy.

再一次，没有得到奖励的孩子心里想，“我花了时间来做这件事，它一定是有内在的价值的”,而拿到奖励的小孩会说，“我是为了贴纸和玩具才做的”

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

We've talked about the peak experience I have spent a lot of time in New York City, and even in the small park down the way I can watch and look at a tree.

我们说过我在大峡谷,我常常去，But，we，almost…,纽约，即使在顺路的小公园里,我也可以观赏一棵树。

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