Yet his brains, eloquence and willpower were unmatched in German politics.

然而，在德国政坛，他的头脑、口才和毅力却是独一无二的。

But it's not just your lack of willpower or the omnipresent holiday treats.

但暴饮暴食的原因并不仅仅是因为你缺乏意志力或无处不在的节日大餐。

They suggest that it might be possible to strengthen willpower by exercising it.

他们认为，运用意志力有可能会强化意志力。

So it's not just about having willpower.

所以这不仅仅是意志力的问。

Question 15 What do the research say concerning people's feelings about willpower?

问15 这项研究关于人们对意志力的感受说了什么？

Willpower is the personal strength you have that enables you to do something difficult.

毅力是指个人拥有的战胜困难的力量。

It takes massive willpower in fact for a heterosexual man not to look at bikini-clad women.

实际上一个异性恋男人需要非常强大的意志力才能克制住不去看穿比基尼的女人。

Our prefrontal cortex, a small area in the brain, is responsible for our willpower.

我们的皮质负责我们的意志力，这是大脑中的一小块区域。

Because if you are like most people, you have the strongest willpower in the morning.

如果你跟大部分的人一样，你会在早上有最强的意志力。

I am not a person with strong willpower.

我没有坚强的意志力。

I believe the key to success is willpower.

我认为成功的关键在于意志力。

Willpower is the ability to control yourself.

意志力就是控制自己的能力。

Do the hardest things when your willpower reserves are as high as they can go.

当你的意志力储备达到极限时，先做最难的事情。

Your feelings about your willpower affect the way you behave.

你对意志力的感受会影响你的行为方式。

If this sounds familiar, it doesn't matter how much willpower you have.

如果这听起来很熟悉，那么你有多大的意志力并不重要。

For example, it takes great willpower to give up cigarettes.

例如，戒烟需要很大毅力。

There's a mindset behind it. You need to have the willpower and I do.

这背后有一种精神信仰。你需要有意志力，我有。

And you'll be able to walk away with willpower and focus in tact.

这样你才能在意志力与专注力完善的情况下达成目标。

Generally, it happens in episodes and is not something that can be stopped through willpower.

一般来说，这种情况是间歇性发生的，并不是通过意志力可以停止的。

That's partly because psychologists don't really think of " willpower" as its own thing anymore.

这在一定程度上是因为心理家不再把“意志力”当作唯一的事物来考量。