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I think a lot of anxiety and pain actually come from the fact
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that we all want the benefits of a choice without accepting the downside that comes with it.
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You know, trade -offs are unavoidable.
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A few months ago, I delivered a lecture at a local college
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and a student came up to me and asked a question.
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She said, are there any high paying jobs that are close to home
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that don't offer too much work and that offer me less stress and give me some control over my free time?
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well i think you are a perfectionist
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and i said that's an impossible triangle you know high paying
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jobs are usually associated with greater responsibility longer hours more stress
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and of course a lot of complexities of human nature
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if you move up a corporate ladder become a senior manager
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you will face a lot of headaches you probably see lawyers working about 15 hours every day in the office
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and investment bankers work about 100 hours every week in order to generate revenues, right?
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But if you prefer slower life and live close to your parents in a small town, you have to tolerate the trade -offs like fewer job opportunities,
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fewer professional connections, and slower income growth.
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That's the cost you have to pay for that choice, right?
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Another example is being a civil servant.
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Some young people pass the fierce competition to become a civil
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servant in china working for the bureaucratic organization like governments your
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family probably want you to become part of the system in
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order to get stability right you don't need to worry about your pension funds
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but once they get into the system they complain about hierarchical structures
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and strict rules
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and lack of personal flexibility you have to be really careful about the things you say
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and sometimes you have to deal with politics power struggles that's the price you have to pay for a stable job.
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This also reminded me of a private message I received from a follower.
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She wanted to have a gap year by staying at home with her parents, but her parents were always criticizing her for not getting a job,
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relying on family's financial support.
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So my response would be, if you know that your parents are not satisfied with your choice and you want to stay at home,
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you probably have to tolerate their behaviors, right?
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You have to tolerate their criticisms.
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If you don't want to confront your complaints and you want them to shut up and respect you, then try to find a way to move out and become financially independent.
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So the choices in front of you are quite clear.
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You cannot have both loving parents and easy financial support at the same time?
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This is unrealistic, right?
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We have to remember that every lifestyle has a price.
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In economics, it's often called an opportunity cost.
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If you want to gain something, you have to give up something else.
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You cannot optimize everything at the same time.
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And a decision with no downsides cannot be defined as a decision.
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It's just pure wish or hope.
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Only scammers will offer you perfect choices that are too perfect to be true.
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I think young people can combine idealism and realism.
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We can call ourselves idealistic realists.
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So mature thinking is not about getting all the benefits without giving anything up.
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It's about asking yourself a deep fundamental question.
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What matters most to me?
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And what am I willing to give up for it?
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And you know, there's no perfect choice no perfect path you always have to analyze your cost of benefits
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and the prices you have to pay for a particular choice
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so ask yourself which price is worth paying for the life I want.

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Wortschatz und Sprechhinweise zu dieser Lektion

Diese Sprechübung auf Niveau B2 basiert auf dem Video „Every Choice Has a Cost: The Truth About Freedom｜全英Talk：人生主体性：既享受选择的红利，也承担对应的代价“. Diese Wörter kommen am häufigsten vor: choice, parents, perfect, price, tolerate. Dieses Video enthält 52 Sätze und 634 Wörter zum Nachsprechen. Der gesprochene Teil dauert 3:47. Der Sprecher spricht in natürlichem Tempo, etwa 168 Wörter pro Minute, ähnlich wie im Alltagsgespräch. 84 % der Wörter gehören zu den 3.000 häufigsten im Englischen; den Rest solltest du dir vor dem Üben ansehen. 8 der 52 Sätze sind Fragen – gut, um Frageintonation und kurze Antworten zu üben.

Wichtiger Wortschatz in diesem Video

Die 15 anspruchsvollsten Wörter aus dem Video, mit Aussprache und Bedeutung:

WortAusspracheBedeutung
tolerate Verb/ˈtɑ.lə.ɹeɪt/tolerieren, dulden
downside Substantiv/ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd/Kehrseite, Nachteil
distress Substantiv/dɪˈstɹɛs/Bedrängnis, Elend
servant Substantiv/ˈsɝvənt/Diener, Dienerin
bureaucratic Adjektiv/ˌbjʊəɹəˈkɹætɪk/bürokratisch
hierarchical Adjektiv/ˌhaɪəˈɹɑːkɪkəl/hierarchisch
idealism Substantiv/ʌɪˈdɪəlɪz(ə)m/Idealismus
idealistic Adjektiv/ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɪ.stɪk/idealistisch
optimize Verb/ˈɑptɪmaɪz/optimieren
perfectionist Substantiv/pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/Perfektionist, Perfektionistin
realist Substantiv/ˈɹɪəlɪst/Realist, Realistin
unavoidable Adjektiv/ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbəl/unausweichlich, unvermeidlich
unrealistic Adjektivunrealistisch
follower Substantiv/ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/Nachfolger, Nachfolgerin
criticize Verb/ˈkɹɪtɪsaɪz/kritisieren, Kritik üben

Phrasal Verbs, die du hören wirst

WortAusspracheBedeutung
give up Verbaufgeben, sich ergeben
move out Verbausziehen
shut up/ʃʌt ʌp/halt den Mund, halt dein Maul

Aussprache, auf die du achten solltest

Der Sprecher verwendet 3 Kurzformen und abgeschwächte Formen, zum Beispiel don't. Sprich sie in der kurzen Form, so wie du sie hörst.

  • Lange Wörter – auf die Betonung achten: bureaucratic /ˌbjʊəɹəˈkɹætɪk/, hierarchical /ˌhaɪəˈɹɑːkɪkəl/, idealism /ʌɪˈdɪəlɪz(ə)m/, idealistic /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɪ.stɪk/, perfectionist /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/

Laute, die Deutschsprachigen schwerfallen:

  • Stimmhafter Auslaut — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ am Wortende nicht verhärten: downside /ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd/, optimize /ˈɑptɪmaɪz/, criticize /ˈkɹɪtɪsaɪz/, analyze /ˈæn.əˌlaɪz/
  • /æ/ — offener als „ä“: bureaucratic /ˌbjʊəɹəˈkɹætɪk/, banker /ˈbæŋkəː/, analyze /ˈæn.əˌlaɪz/, triangle /ˈtɹaɪˌæŋɡəl/, satisfy /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/

So übst du mit diesem Video

  1. Höre dir das ganze Video einmal an, ohne zu sprechen, und notiere die Wörter, die du nicht kennst.
  2. Beginne mit 0,75-facher Geschwindigkeit, sprich Satz für Satz nach und wechsle zur normalen Geschwindigkeit, sobald es leichtfällt.
  3. Nimm dich auf und vergleiche mit dem Original; achte dabei auf Wörter wie tolerate, downside, distress.

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