What if instead we accept the personality theory?

那么如果我们接受人格理论又如何呢？

So what if, instead of dropping the rock, we throw it?

所以如果不考虑扔石头，而是抛出去呢？

What if, instead of a thousand, I should find two thousand?

“树上如果不是一千，而是两千呢？

And what if, instead of being a time traveler, you met one?

如果，你不是时间旅行者，而是遇到了一位时间旅行者呢？

What if instead of calling them fears, we called them stories?

如果我们称它们为故事而非恐惧，会怎么样？

What if instead of waiting, we could create brand-new, customized organs from scratch?

如果除了等待，我们还有办法从无到有，创造出全新的、定制的器官呢？

What if instead we thought about developing emotional competence for boys and girls?

如果相反，我们考虑培养男孩和女孩的情感能力呢？

But what if instead of becoming a louder sound, it became quieter?

但是如果声音不是变大了，而是变小了呢?

So what if instead of stopping time you just slowed it down significantly?

那么如果不是静止时间，而是让它慢下来呢？

Finally, what if instead of changing your commute, you just stopped commuting altogether?

最后，如果你不改变你的通勤方式，而是完全停止通勤呢？

If instead the main problem is demand, then the adjustment could be quicker.

如果主要问题就是需求，那么调整起来可能会更快。

Or if, instead of two thousand, I should find five thousand--or one hundred thousand?

树上如果不是两千，而是五千呢，或者是一万呢？

Asking " what if, " instead of asking about the past, forces the brain to simulate.

问“假设”类问题，而不是问关于过去的问题，可以迫使大脑模拟情境。

What if, instead, an alternate timeline would appear every time you traveled to the past?

相反，假如每次回到过去时都会出现一个平行时间线，该怎么办？

What if instead of focusing on what not to do, we focused on what to do?

如果相反，我们不强调“不做什么”，而是关注“做什么”呢？

Like, what if instead of a horse, for example, you just had a pair of coconuts?

例如，怎样能替代一匹马的出现，你只需要一副椰子壳？

What if instead we just got really curious about what was happening in our momentary experience?

假如我们变得很好奇，想了解自己的瞬间体验 到底是怎样一回事？

But what if, instead of all these spicy peppers, we decided to eat mold?

但如果，我们吃下的不是这些辣椒，而是霉菌呢？

If instead, that energy could be collected and sent out as a beam, that COULD explain the bursts.

如果相反，这些能量可以被收集并以光束的形式发射出去，那就可以解释爆炸的原因了。

What if instead, they agree to charge the same high price, conspiring to form what economists call a cartel?

万一他们同意收取同样高的价格，共同组成一个经济学家所说的卡特尔同盟呢？