Motivated (有内驱力的) or Overachieving?
有内驱力还是过度表现？
Everyone has the occasional classmate who hands in his work ahead of time with really beautiful handwriting.
每个人偶尔都会遇到这样的同学：他们总是提前交作业，而且字迹非常漂亮。
Some teachers may cheerfully get the homework by saying “Of course you did it early. I’m sure you’ve done a good job!”
有些老师可能会开心地接过作业说：“你当然会提前完成啦，我相信你一定做得很好！”
Some teachers may feel annoyed because “The deadline is not until next Friday.”
也有些老师可能会感到恼火，因为“截止日期可是下周五啊”。
Behind this student’s back are tons of whispers from his classmates, “Ugh, he is such an overachiever and it’s so annoying …”
而在这个学生的背后，同学们却议论纷纷：“唉，他真是个爱出风头的人，太烦人了……”
If you ask the same student to explain his behavior, he probably says that he is simply “motivated”.
如果你让这位学生解释自己的行为，他大概会说自己只是“有内驱力”而已。
Such students refuse to call themselves overachievers but prefer “motivated” instead.
这类学生拒绝被称为“过度表现者”，而更愿意被称作“有内驱力的人”。
They want to shy away from the unpleasant term “overachiever” but choose to embrace the word “motivated”.
他们想避开“过度表现者”这个令人不悦的标签，转而选择拥抱“有内驱力”这个词。
Why is the term “overachiever” used as an insult (侮辱)?
为什么“过度表现者”这个词会被当作一种侮辱呢？
Do we not all work hard to achieve our goals?
难道我们不都在为实现目标而努力奋斗吗？
Why does the “motivated” student not proudly call himself an “overachiever”?
为什么那位“有内驱力”的学生不愿自豪地称自己为“过度表现者”呢？
In my personal experience, being called an overachiever in front of my classmates is not pleasant at all.
就我个人经历而言，在同学面前被叫做“过度表现者”一点也不愉快。
The word is often connected with an unkind smile or sometimes a hint of jealousy (嫉妒).
这个词往往伴随着不友善的笑容，有时甚至带有一丝嫉妒。
“Overachiever” carries the implied (暗指的) sense which “over” lends it — you have done too much and you have gone too far.
“Overachiever”一词带有“over”所赋予的暗示意味——你做得太多了，走得太远了。
Anyway, it is beyond the proper degree and just annoying to those students who refuse to put in the effort themselves and get unhappy with you for doing so.
总之，这超出了适当的限度，只会让那些自己不愿努力、却因别人努力而感到不快的人觉得厌烦。
A student would rather think of himself as an excellent student and it is motivation that drives him to do his best.
一个学生宁愿认为自己是个优秀的学生，是内在的动力驱使他做到最好。
What is the implied meaning of “motivated”?
“Motivated”这个词又蕴含着怎样的深意呢？
Connected with positive words like willpower, spirit and determination, the “motivated” student would appear to be competing in an event of the brain Olympics.
它与意志力、精神气和决心等积极词汇联系在一起，使得这位“有内驱力”的学生看起来就像是在参加一场脑力奥林匹克竞赛。
Although there are differences in their implications, the student who calls himself “motivated” could actually be a secret overachiever, going over the top for all his work;
尽管这两个词的隐含意义有所不同，但那个自称“有内驱力”的学生实际上可能是一个隐秘的“过度表现者”，在各项功课上都用力过猛；
while the “overachiever” is nothing more than a motivated student, driven by the simple desire to do well and willing to put in time and effort.
而所谓的“过度表现者”不过是一个有内驱力的学生，受想把事情做好的朴素愿望驱使，愿意投入时间和精力。
In fact, the choice lies within the student: to overachieve or not to overachieve;
事实上，选择权在于学生自己：是选择追求卓越，还是不这么做；
to find the motivation to do well and be driven by it, or to sit back and blame others for overachieving to hide his inability to achieve.
是找到做好事情的动力并受其驱使，还是袖手旁观、指责别人过度表现，以此来掩饰自己的无能。
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