1. We're not impatient, just efficient.
我們不是沒耐心，而是有效率

Long lines? Traffic? Type A individuals loathe them all. This is because we feel as though they're slowing our progress of a certain goal-- even if that goal is just to deposit a check at the bank.
排長(zhǎng)隊(duì)？堵車？我們A型人格患者恨透了這些。這是因?yàn)?，我們感覺這些事情會(huì)拖累我們向某個(gè)目標(biāo)前進(jìn)的進(jìn)度——即使所謂的目標(biāo)只是去銀行存?zhèn)€錢。

2. Arriving late to anything is "agonizing".
在任何情況下遲到都是可恥可恨的

If you tell us to be somewhere at 6:30, more likely than not, we're rolling up to the parking lot at 6:25. Type A folks tend to have an oversensitivity to time, because we don't want to feel like we're wasting it.
如果你讓我們A型人格患者在6:30到達(dá)某個(gè)地方，很有可能我們?cè)?:25就已經(jīng)到達(dá)目的地的停車場(chǎng)了。A型人格患者往往對(duì)時(shí)間過度敏感，因?yàn)槲覀儾幌ＭX得自己在浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。

3. We live by to-do lists.
我們按照任務(wù)清單來生活

How else are we supposed to track what we're supposed to get done?!
否則我們?cè)趺疵鞔_自己該干什么事呢？

4. Each task we're assigned is urgent.
我們接受的每項(xiàng)任務(wù)都很緊迫

Because of this, we value team members who work with the same brevity and speed that we do. Once again, wasting time is our ultimate enemy.
正因?yàn)榇?，我們很看重團(tuán)隊(duì)中能和我們一樣做事干練、有速度的團(tuán)隊(duì)成員。再說一遍，浪費(fèi)時(shí)間是我們的死敵。

5. We're extremely goal-oriented.
我們非常以目標(biāo)為導(dǎo)向。

Once we commit to something, we see it through until the very end, whether it's a work project or Friday night plans.
一旦我們決定要做某件事，我們就會(huì)不達(dá)目的決不罷休，不管是對(duì)一個(gè)工作項(xiàng)目還是對(duì)周五晚上的娛樂計(jì)劃。

6. It's hard for us to relax.
我們很難放松

This is where time sensitivity comes into play again. We hate the idea of letting time pass if there's something we need to be doing. Downtime tends to feel unproductive to Type A folks -- unless, of course, it's on our to-do list.
這又是我們對(duì)時(shí)間的高度敏感性在起作用了。我們討厭明知道自己必須做某件事，卻讓時(shí)間白白流失。我們覺得休整時(shí)間是無生產(chǎn)率的——當(dāng)然，休整作為任務(wù)被列入任務(wù)清單的話就另當(dāng)別論了。

7. We get stressed out easily.
我們很容易感到焦慮

Type A are more sensitive to stress (which, as we know, is terribly bad for our health). We also tend to default on the worst possible outcome when working through a situation. Sorry in advance for the slight negativity.
A型人格患者對(duì)壓力更為敏感（眾所周知，這對(duì)我們的健康非常不利）。我們常常在事情尚未處理完畢的時(shí)候，就已經(jīng)預(yù)見到最壞的結(jié)果。先為我們這種略為悲觀的傾向道歉啦。

8. We have nervous habits.
我們?cè)谏窠?jīng)緊張時(shí)會(huì)做某種習(xí)慣性動(dòng)作

For me, it's hair twirling. For others, it's nail biting or teeth grinding. This behavior is common for Type A personalities.
對(duì)我來說，這種習(xí)慣動(dòng)作是用手指纏繞自己的頭發(fā)。對(duì)其他A型人格患者來說，這種習(xí)慣性動(dòng)作也可能是咬指甲或者磨牙。這種應(yīng)對(duì)神經(jīng)緊張的小動(dòng)作在A型人格者身上很常見。

9. We're emotional.
我們很容易情緒化

The reason we behave the way that we do is because we care (some could even argue that we care just a little too much). Researchers suggest that Type A people are highly conscientious-- so while it may seem like we're uptight when we're organizing our friend's birthday party, it's really just because we want it to be spectacular. They deserve it.
我們之所以做事情如此錙銖必較是因?yàn)槲覀冊(cè)诤踹@件事（有人可能會(huì)抱怨說，我們?cè)诤踹^頭了）。研究者稱，A型人格患者都是極度認(rèn)真負(fù)責(zé)的——所以，如果我們?cè)跒榕笥雅e辦生日派對(duì)時(shí)顯得焦躁易怒，這只是因?yàn)槲覀兿Ｍ阉k的盡善盡美。壽星們值得擁有！

10. We're constantly ruminating over something.
我們總會(huì)回想某件事

You know when you just replay a mistake over and over in your head? This is a common occurrence for Type A individuals. We are notorious for dwelling on our worries, sometimes to the point where it keeps us up at night.
人們總會(huì)在腦子里一遍一遍回想自己犯過的一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤，你懂的？這種現(xiàn)象對(duì)A型人格患者很常見。這是我們臭名昭著的壞習(xí)慣，我們會(huì)不斷糾結(jié)于自己的煩心事，有時(shí)甚至為此整晚難以入睡。

11. We have a competitive side.
我們有好勝的一面

This is perhaps one of our most glaring flaws. Type A's put a lot of pressure on themselves to be the best possible version of themselves, which sometimes is taken to mean "the best person in the room." It doesn't matter if it's a work assignment or a board game, they're all the same to a Type A personality.
這可能是我們最突出的缺陷。A型人格患者的一大樂趣在于，讓自己扮演最完美的自己，雖然有時(shí)這會(huì)被誤解成“充當(dāng)一個(gè)屋子里最完美的人”。不管是對(duì)一項(xiàng)工作任務(wù)還是對(duì)一場(chǎng)棋類游戲，他們總是那個(gè)好勝的A型人格患者。

（來源：滬江英語，編輯 Helen）