There are many college students who are bad at keeping themselves in line.

许多大学生不能够自觉要求自己。

When they are required to finish some assignments,

当学生要求完成作业时

they will barely bother to do it unless they deem that they may be criticized by their teachers.

除非遭到老师的批评否则他们都不想去做。

Instead,they spend their time playing computer games and watching episodes of TV programs,

反之他们会花费许多的时间来玩游戏或是看电视剧

as well as chatting with friends on MSN or QQ. MSNQQ

或是在或上与朋友聊天。

They oftentimes procrastinate so terribly that they have done nothing before they go to bed.

他们经常会拖延有时在睡觉之前他们发现自己没干什么事情。

Despite the fact that every day they tell themselves that it will be a fresh start,

每天他们都告诉自己今天又是全新的一天

they just succeed in repeating their procrastination.

但是他们只是在拖延。

Undoubtedly,these students have not realized the importance of self-discipline in their lives.

-毋庸置疑这些学生没有意识到自觉的重要性。

Firstly,the world is full of temptations to live an undisciplined life.

首先这个多彩的世界诱惑人们过着无序的生活。

In todays society, they live in a world where temptations are almost everywhere.

在当今的社会中他们生活在充满诱惑的世界中。

There are a variety of TV programs that tempt them into knowing what have become of the hero and heroine in the last episode.

许多电视剧都会在最后一集才让人们知道谁是英雄。

There are various occasions on which they find it hard to decline our friendsinvitation.

在许多场合我们很难拒绝朋友的邀请。

Though they make efforts to focus on professors assignments,

尽管他们努力关注于老师的作业

they usually surrender themselves to the mercy of entertainment activities

通常他们还是会屈服于娱乐活动当中

and tell themselves to put the homework later on only to find out that the homework is not finished at last.

之后告诉自己作业一会儿做但是总会发现作业到最后还没有做完。

In consequence,they have no respect for themselves.

所以这些学生根本就不尊重自己。

In fact,they hate themselves for being like this.

事实上他们痛恨自己。

But whatever they aim for a change,

无论他们怎样下定决心谋求改变

they just fall back into their old ways.

他们总会回到原先的老路上来。

This is what their lives will be like if they do not possess self-discipline.

-如果他们没有自觉意识的话这就是他们的生活。

Secondly, as various interviews given by most of the successful people in the world show,

第二我们看见过许多关于名人的采访

self-discipline is one of the qualities that help people succeed in their chosen fields.

-自觉是这些人在其特定领域成功的关键。

People who have the ability to reject instant gratification in favor of something better,

那些能够抵抗住一时满足的人

to follow actions by overcoming addictions,procrastination and laziness,

那些能够抵抗住诱惑、拖延、懒惰而继续行动的人

to resist temptations and distractions,are more likely to attain aims and goals.

只有那些能够抵抗住诱惑的人才有可能取得他们的目标。

On the contrary,lack of self-discipline leads to failure to reach goals,

相反缺乏自觉的人将会导致失败。

even minor ones,and to loss, health, obesity and other troubles.

这也会导致他们身体不健康肥胖还会招惹麻烦。

In sum,self-discipline is one of the essential qualities that contribute effectively to a mans progress and development.

总结自觉是人们取得成就的最主要的因素之一。

While the world is teeming with temptations and distractions,

世界充满了诱惑

one can only succeed by learning self-discipline.

-只有那些自觉的人才能够取得成功。