VOA常速英语，以其地道的发音、丰富的时事内容，成为提升英语听力与理解能力的关键途径。它不仅让全球听众即时了解世界动态，还促进了跨文化交流，对于英语学习者而言，是不可或缺的听力训练资源，对提升语言综合能力至关重要。让我们一起走进今天的VOA常速英语听力练习：保持自律。

英文原文

You only plan your pleasure, and you don't ever plan on having any pain. If you spend all of your life trying to avoid everything that's uncomfortable, I can just tell you right now, you're gonna have one wretched, miserable life. You're gonna be old, and all you're gonna have is regrets. 

你只计划享受快乐，却从未计划承受痛苦。如果你一生都在试图逃避所有不舒服的事情，那我现在就可以告诉你，你将会过上悲惨的生活。等你老了，你将只剩下遗憾。

So ask yourself, am I practicing self-discipline in my life? Am I doing the things that I should do, because I need to do them, or am I kind of waiting to feel the moment out? The things that you do and that you don't do are far more important than you think. 

所以问问自己，我是否在生活中自律？我是否在做我应该做的事情，因为我需要去做，还是我只是在等待，去感受那一刻的到来？你所做的和未做的事情，比你想象的要重要得多。

We can do something extraordinary with our lives, but you need to discipline yourself every day. Greatness will cost you something, not somebody else. It'll cost you something. It's going to cost you some time, it's going to cost you some energy, it's going to cost you some sacrifice. It might cost you some resources, it might cost you some hours of your life laying down, paying the price and going the extra mile, doing what other people are not willing to do. That's greatness. And greatness is not cheap. Greatness always costs more. That's why there's not many people who achieve greatness. They're not willing to pay the price.

我们可以用生命创造非凡的成就，但你需要每天自律。伟大是需要付出代价的，不是让别人替你付出。它需要你付出一些东西。它会消耗你的时间，消耗你的精力，需要你做出牺牲。它可能会消耗你的资源，可能会消耗你生命中的几个小时，去付出努力，去超越常人，去做别人不愿意做的事情。这就是伟大。而且伟大并不廉价。伟大总是需要付出更多。这就是为什么成就伟大的人并不多。他们不愿意付出代价。

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