说点脏话也无妨
<p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="TEDx">TEDx</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="organised">organised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="well">well</span> — <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faffing">faffing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rehearsing">rehearsing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="TED">TED</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheesy">cheesy</span>, <span word="stilted">stilted</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="skulked">skulked</span> <span word="offstage">offstage</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="MBA">MBA</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span>. “<span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="awesome">awesome</span>!” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="demurred">demurred</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span>: “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span>!”</p><p>几周前，我参加了伦敦商学院(<span word="LBS">LBS</span>)组织的一次<span word="TEDx">TEDx</span>大会并发表了演讲。我自己觉得那次演讲效果并不是特别好——所有那些按要求进行的瞎忙活和排练只让我在台上变得做作生硬。当我在台下偷偷摸摸地走着的时候，一位极度兴奋的<span word="MBA">MBA</span>学员来到我面前。“那样讲棒极了！”他说。我表示不赞同，但他接着说：“我简直不敢相信你居然说了那个词！”</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="puzzling">puzzling</span>, <span word="given">given</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> 18 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motherhood">motherhood</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="apple">apple</span>-<span word="pie">pie</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="junking">junking</span> <span word="journalism">journalism</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="maths">maths</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>: “<span word="You">You</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="bullshit">bullshit</span>! <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="TED">TED</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>!”</p><p>他的话有点费解，因为在那18分钟里我谈论的东西应该是大家喜闻乐见的，关于我为什么要放弃记者生涯，成为一名数学老师。然后他解释说：“你说了‘<span word="bullshit">bullshit</span>’（狗屎，瞎扯淡）这个词！在一场<span word="TED">TED</span>演讲里！”</p>
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