【正文】 reasons for yourself to choose that hobby, that house and that job.　　事實(shí)上，當(dāng)你面對(duì)的是多個(gè)選擇， 多個(gè)等價(jià)的選擇，困難的選擇， 你會(huì)為自己制造理由 來選擇這項(xiàng)愛好、這所房子和這份工作?！　?why the choice is hard.　　這正是讓選擇變得困難的原因?！　?stuff of the one world can be quantified by real numbers.　　科學(xué)界中， 一切事物可被數(shù)字度量?！　?unwittingly assume that values like justice, beauty, kindness, are akin to scientific quantities, like length, mass and weight.　　我們不知不覺地認(rèn)為， 諸如正義、美麗、善良的價(jià)值觀 都與一些科學(xué)度量類似，都能被量度， 譬如長(zhǎng)度、質(zhì)量、重量?！　?got two jobs.　　這兩份工作，　　 is better than the other, nor are they equally good.　　沒有一方能完勝另一方， 但又不是同等的好?！　?suppose we improve one of them a bit.　　現(xiàn)在，假設(shè)我們能稍微改進(jìn)其中的一方。　　 that cant be right.　　這種想法肯定不對(duì)?！　?now Im a philosopher, and I study hard choices, and I can tell you that fear of the unknown, while a mon motivational default　　所以我現(xiàn)在是名哲學(xué)家， 我鉆研艱難抉擇， 我可以告訴大家，對(duì)未知產(chǎn)生恐懼 是在進(jìn)行困難抉擇時(shí)的自然反應(yīng)，　　 dealing with hard choices, rests on a misconception of them.　　而這種恐懼 來源于對(duì)艱難抉擇的誤解?！　?the thought of spending my whole life sitting around in armchairs just thinking, well, that struck me as the height of extravagance and frivolity.　　所以這種一輩子 僅坐在椅子上思考的想法， 其實(shí)，對(duì)我來說只是一種奢侈和輕浮的假象罷了?！　?could have high fiber bran cereal or a chocolate donut.　　你可以吃高纖維全谷干麥片， 或者吃巧克力甜甜圈。　　 I think weve misunderstood hard choices and the role they play in our lives.　　但我認(rèn)為我們誤解了艱難抉擇的定義， 更誤解了其在我們生活中扮演的角色。 也許是選擇居住的地方，城市還是鄉(xiāng)村。 是否讓年老體衰的父母跟你一起住?！　?any easy choice, one alternative is better than the other.　　任何簡(jiǎn)單的抉擇中， 總有一種選擇比另一種要好。　　 all, we manage to figure out what to have for breakfast, so maybe we can figure out whether to stay in the city or uproot for the new job in the country.　　畢竟，我們總能決定早餐吃什么， 所以我們也許能夠想明白， 究竟要留在市區(qū)， 還是到鄉(xiāng)下接手新的工作?！　?only God or Netflix would send me a DVD of my two possible future careers, Id be set.　　如果上帝或者網(wǎng)飛公司能送我一張DVD 來向我描述這兩種充滿可能性的職業(yè)生涯，那我就能做出選擇了?！　?choices are hard not because of us or our ignorance?！　?you have a choice between two jobs: you could be an investment banker or a graphic artist.　　假設(shè)你要在兩份工作中挑選： 你可以做投資銀行家， 或做平面設(shè)計(jì)師。　　 higher salary makes the banking job better than it was before, but it might not be enough to make being a banker better than being an artist.　　更高的薪酬讓銀行家的工作 優(yōu)于以前， 但額外薪水不一定足夠讓 成為銀行家變得比成為藝術(shù)家好?！　?that cant be right.　　但這也不對(duì)啊?！　?weight of one is greater, lesser or equal to the weight of the other.　　其中一個(gè)的重量大于、小于 或等于另一個(gè)?！　?if what matters to us a childs delight, the love you have for your partner cant be represented by real numbers, then theres no reason to believe　　所以，如果我們覺得重要的東西， 如：孩子的幸福、對(duì)另一半的愛， 不能用數(shù)字來表示， 那么我們就沒有理由相信，　　 in choice, there are only three possibilities that one alternative is better, worse or equal to the other.　　在抉擇過程中只有三種可能性： 其中一選項(xiàng)總會(huì)優(yōu)于、劣于或等于 另一項(xiàng)?！　?a world in which every choice you face is an easy choice, that is, theres always a best alternative.　　想象一下若在某個(gè)世界中 你只需面對(duì)簡(jiǎn)單抉擇， 那么，永遠(yuǎn)都有最佳項(xiàng)?！　?we choose between options that are on a par, we can do something really rather remarkable.　　當(dāng)我們需要 在等價(jià)選項(xiàng)間抉擇時(shí)， 我們能做出一些十分了不起的事?！　?might say that we bee the authors of our own lives.　　你可以說， 我們成了譜寫自我人生篇章的作者?！　?drifted into being a lawyer.　　我(被理性原由限定)漂流成了律師?！　?you.　　謝謝.