And what happened.Pink elephants all around.

事实又是怎样? 我既紧张又焦虑。

For the next ten seconds, do not think of a pink elephant.

不要想粉色大象 在接下来的十秒钟里不要想粉色大象。

It's a bit like if I say, " Don't think of a pink elephant, " boom.

这有点像我说，“不要想粉红色的大象（不要想不可能的事情）”，然后，砰。

What happened? Most people thought of a pink elephant. Because when we try to suppress a natural phenomenon.

事实如何? 多数人都会想粉色大象，因为当我们企图压抑一种自然现象时。

Without a constant flood of external information, the brain starts to confuse its own thoughts for actual experiences, leading you to hallucinate the taste of cheeseburgers, or the sound of a choir singing, or the sight of pink stampeding elephants.

没有源源不断的外部信息，大脑开始混淆自己的想法和实际经历，导致你产生吃到芝士汉堡的味道、听到唱诗班唱歌的声音或看到踏步的粉红色大象的景象的幻觉。

The idea seemed to be that he was one of those doctors who run around all night with a case of loaded hypodermic needles, keeping the local fast set from having pink elephants for breakfast.

这个想法似乎是，他是那些带着一箱装满皮下注射针头整夜奔波的医生之一，以防止当地的禁食者在早餐时吃粉红色的大象。