1、此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。TED英语演讲：你为生命的终结做好准备了吗当我们想到死亡的时候总是可怕的，但是提前准备是切实的，并且可以为临终前的安静留下足够的空间。在一个庄严并深思熟虑的演讲中，Judy 分享了5个为美好的临终生活做方案的方法。下面是小编为大家收集关于TED英语演讲：你为生命的终结做好准备了吗，欢迎借鉴参考。演说题目：你为生命的终结做好准备了吗演说者：Judy MacDonaldWhat would be a good end of life什么是一个生活美好的结尾And I'm talking about the v
2、ery end.我所说的是最终的结尾I'm talking about dying.我所说的是死亡We all think a lot about how to live well.我们都在想如何更好的生活I'd like to talk about increasing our chances of dying well.而我想要谈的是，如何更美好地辞别人生I'm not a geriatrician.我并不是老年病学家I design reading programs for preschoolers.我为学前班的孩子设计阅读课程What I know about
3、this topic我对这个话题的了解comes from a qualitative study with a sample size of two.来源于一个定性的研究，其中有两个案例In the last few years, I helped two friends在过去的几年，我帮助两个好朋友have the end of life they wanted.以他们想要的方式，结束了他们的生命Jim and Shirley Modini spent their 68 years of marriage Jim和 Shirley Modini度过了他们68年的婚姻生活living off
4、 the grid on their 1,700-acre ranch生活在远离城镇的，1,700英亩的牧场里in the mountains of Sonoma County. Sonoma县的山区They kept just enough livestock to make ends meet他们喂养了仅仅是能养活他们自己的家禽so that the majority of their ranch would remain a refuge所以这大局部的牧场变成了避难所for the bears and lions and so many other things给熊，狮子和其他的动物th
5、at lived there.生活在那里This was their dream.这正是他们的梦想I met Jim and Shirley in their 80s.我在两个老人年迈八十的时候遇见他们They were both only children who chose not to have kids.他们只有一个子女，而他选择不要孩子As we became friends, I became their trustee当我们成为朋友后，我变成了他们的托管人and their medical advocate,与他们的医疗参谋but more importantly, I beca
6、me但是更重要的是the person who managed their end-of-life experiences.我成为了帮助他们结束生活的那个人And we learned a few things about how to have a good end.并且我们学到了，如何有个好的结局In their final years, Jim and Shirley在最后的几年里， Jim和 Shirleyfaced cancers, fractures, infections, neurological illness.他们面对着癌症，骨折，传染病和神经上上的疾病It's t
7、rue.这是真的At the end, our bodily functions人到了最后，我们身体的功能and independence are declining to zero.和独立性会降低到零What we found is that, with a plan and the right people,我们发现，如果有正确的方案和人quality of life can remain high.他们还是可以拥有高品质的生活The beginning of the end is triggered结束的开始是被其他所引起的by a mortality awareness event,
8、and during this time,像对死亡的意识，并且在此期间Jim and Shirley chose ACR nature preserves Jim和 Shirley选择了ACR自然保护区to take their ranch over when they were gone.在他们去世后接手牧场This gave them the peace of mind to move forward.这给了他们一片祥和，然后继续前行It might be a diagnosis. It might be your intuition.这可能是个诊断，也可能是你的直觉But one day
9、, you're going to say, &This thing is going to get me.&有一天，你会说，这样的事情会打垮我Jim and Shirley spent this time Jim和Shirley用这些时间letting friends know that their end was near让他们的朋友知道，离他们离开人世的时间不远了and that they were okay with that.而他们对此没有埋怨Dying from cancer and dying from neurological illness因为患癌症与神经疾病而死去a
10、re different.是不一样的In both cases, last days are about quiet reassurance.两种情况，最后的几天都非常安详Jim died first. He was conscious until the very end, Jim先离去，到最后他都非常的清醒but on his last day he couldn't talk.但是在他最后一天，他说不了话Through his eyes, we knew when he needed to hear again,通过他的眼睛，我们知道当他想听我们说话&It is all set,
11、 Jim. We're going to take care of Shirley;什么都很好，Jim。我们会好好照顾 Shirley。right here at the ranch,就在此时，在牧场and ACR's going to take care of your wildlife forever.&ACR会永远帮你保护好这里的野生动植物From this experience I'm going to share five practices.从这个经历中，我想和大家分享五个方案I've put worksheets online,我已经把步骤公布在了
12、网上so if you'd like, you can plan your own end.所以如果你愿意，你可以方案你自己结束的方式It starts with a plan.这个步骤以着手方案开始Most people say, &I'd like to die at home.&很多人会说;我愿意死在家里.&Eighty percent of Americans die in a hospital但是百分之八十的美国人，在医院里死去or a nursing home.或者是养老院Saying we'd like to die at home is not a plan.所以说想死在家里，并不是一个方案A lot of people say, &If I get like that, just shoot me.&很多人又会说;如果我像那样，一枪打死我;This is not a plan either; this is illegal.这也不是，因为不合法。