本期节目话题背景

　　最近，有同学问了我这样一道题“Describe something that you can’t live without (not a computer/phone) ”。相信大家在成长过程中都有离不开的东西，对于我来说，我最不能缺少的就是源于我自身的动力，motivation。在我身上发生了许多故事，都很好地展现了“内在驱动力创造幸福生活”这一本质，让我们一起来聊一聊这个话题吧!

　　减肥这件事儿塑造了我的好身材和好体格，从某种意义上来说，动力促使我获得了一个更加快乐的生活。除此以外，动力也很好地帮助我完成我的工作。

　　本期Part 2 话题

　　Describe something that you can’t live without (not a computer/phone)

　　You should say:

　　What it is

　　What you do with it

　　How it helps you in your life

　　And explain why you can’t live without it

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　　本期节目话题参考文本

　　作者：Daniel

　　One thing I can’t live without is my motivation. I am a very motivated person, or a go-getter as someone would describe. I think there are many problems that a person has in life is due to a lack of motivation. For example, losing weight is about motivation. Three years ago, I was quite heavy and I consider myself to be obese. I remember one day I stepped on the scale and it said 91kg. At that point, I was so shocked and I became very motivated to go on a diet and get back into doing exercise. Now I am at 75kg and quite happy with my new physique. So in a way, my motivation has led to a happier life for me.

　　Also, I am always motivated to create new lessons for my students and I hate teaching the same materials all the time. I guess whenever my students love my classes, it is my motivation to create more and better lesson, thus creating a positive feedback loop.

　　So I believe if a person lacks of motivation, they will be unhealthy, having no goals in life, and generally speaking, much unhappier than people who do. But exactly why some people are more motivated than others are still up for debate. But In my opinion, it is about training and discipline. So everybody can do it and everybody can become motivated.

　　Words & expressions in this episode

　　1.go-getter n. 实干家;志在必得的人;积极能干的人

　　2.obese adj. 极为肥大的;肥胖的

　　3.physique n. 体格;体形

　　4.discipline n./v. 训练;自制力;自我控制