知行英语综合教程2-Unit3

知行英语知行英语知行英语知行英语1)14daysAadecade2)10yearsBacentury3)7daysCafortnight4)100yearsDamillennium5)1,000yearsEaweekTask1Answerthequestionsbymatchingthefollowingitems.1Whatdoyoucallthefollowingperiods?知行英语•decade['dekeid]n.•aperiodof10years知行英语•millennium/mɪˈlɛnɪəm/TEM4•1.•N-COUNTAmillenniumisaperiodofonethousandyears,especiallyonewhichbeginsandendswithayearendingin000,forexampletheperiodfromtheyear1000totheyear2000.一千年知行英语•efficiency/ɪˈfɪʃənsɪ/CET4TEM4•1.•N-UNCOUNTEfficiencyisthequalityofbeingabletodoatasksuccessfully,withoutwastingtimeorenergy.效率•例：•Therearemanywaystoincreaseagriculturalefficiencyinthepoorerareasoftheworld.知行英语•deadline/ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/CET4TEM4•1.•N-COUNTAdeadlineisatimeordatebeforewhichaparticulartaskmustbefinishedoraparticularthingmustbedone.最后期限•例：•Wewerenotabletomeetthedeadlinebecauseofmanufacturingdelays.•由于生产延误，我们没能在截止日期前完成工作。知行英语1)poorApressure2)approachingBschedule3)tightCdeadline4)lowDwork5)greatEefficiencyTask12Whatproblemsdopeopleusuallyhavewithtimemanagement?知行英语Task2Matchthefollowingthingsyoumaydoinyourdailylifewiththecorrespondingpictures.Step11dating2sleeping3eating4havingaclass5self-studying6doingsports7surfingonline8chattingwithparentsABCDFCBGHDEFGHAE知行英语Task2Workinpairs.Gothroughtheabovelistandtellyourpartnerhowmuchtimeonaverageyouspendonthesethingseveryday.Step2_____1dating_____2sleeping_____3eating_____4havingaclass_____5self-studying_____6doingsports_____7surfingonline_____8chattingwithparents_________________________________________________知行英语ReadingItHowtoBeattheHabitofProcrastinating*WordsBetteracquaintance1Iamaprocrastinator.Ialwayshavebeen.It’sacharacterflaw,andIadmitit.I’vetriedallsortsofthingstobeatthehabit—GettingThingsDone,emailreminders,dozensoflistsystems—buttheonlythingthatseemstoworkisto:Doitnow.2Thisisobvious,Iknow,butmanypeoplelosesightofthisfundamentalskill.It’snotthatwedon’tknowthatweshoulddothingsnow;it’sthatwe’veforgottenhow.HerearesomeskillsI’vebeenusingtotrytoforcemyselftodothingsnow:flawn.瑕疵；缺点fundamentala.基本的；根本的1我很拖拉，我一直都这样。这是性格缺陷，我承认。我试过各种方法想克服这个习惯—读《尽管去做》、邮件提醒以及各种各样列表之类的方法—但是只有一件事管用，那就是：现在就做。2我知道，这一点非常清楚，但是许多人都看不到这个最基本的技能。并不是我们不知道该现在动手去做，而是我们已经忘了该怎样去做。以下是我让自己动手做事不拖拉的几个技巧：知行英语3Setasideblocksoftimetodothings.WhenIwastalkingwithmywellnesscoachearlierthisyear,sheaskedmewhyIdidn’texercisemoreoften.“Idon’thavethetime,”Isaid.“Somethingalwayscomesup.”Shewasn’timpressed.“J.D.,”shesaid,“youhavetomaketime.Makeanappointmentwithyourselftorunortogoforabikeride.”Thesameprincipleappliestootherthingsyoumightprocrastinateabout.4KrisandIusedtoscheduleablockoftimeonSaturdaymorningspecificallytocleanthehouse.Eachweekwe’ddealwithadifferentroom.Ifwedidn’tdothis,I’djustputitoffforweeks(ormonths).Pickanhouradaytogetthingsdone.*wellnessn.健康*impressv.对⋯⋯印象深刻；令人称羡*procrastinatev.拖延；耽搁3留出大块时间做事情。当我今年早些时候和健身教练交谈的时候，她问我为什么没有经常锻炼身体。“没时间，”我说，“总有些事情。”她没有理会我的话。“J.D.，”她说，“你得创造时间。和自己约个时间去跑步或者出去骑一会儿自行车什么的。”同样的原则也适用于你可能拖拉的其他事情。4克丽丝和我过去常常特别计划在周六早上清理房间。每周我们都清理不同的房间。如果我们没有这么做，我就会把这事推迟几周甚至几个月。请找出一个小时去完成点什么吧。知行英语6Donotmultitask.Oh,howIlovemultitasking.“I’mgreatatdoingmanythingsatonce,”ItoldKrisonce.Shegavemeoneofthoselooks.“No,you’renot,”shesaid.“You’regreatatstartingmanythingsatonce,butyouneveractuallydoanyofthem.”Ouch!Butshe’sright.Inordertogetsomethingdone,Ineedtofocusmyattentiononit.Tryingtodoseveralthingsatonceisasurewaytobesurethey’llallbeunfinishedtomorrow.5Ifitcomestomind,thendoit.OftenI’llbesittingonthebackporchreadingabook,anditwilloccurtomethatsomechoresneedtobedone.“IneedtowritethatdownsoIcanrememberit,”Itellmyself.Wrong!WhatusuallyhappensisthatIforgettowriteitdown,andevenifIdo,Ijustlookatthelistandprocrastinateforweeksonend.ThebestmoveistoactuallydothechoreswhenIthinkofit.porchn.门廊choren.家庭杂务*ouchint.哎哟（痛苦时发出的声音）5如果想到了，就去做吧。我常常会在后廊上坐着看书的时候突然想到：有几个杂事要做一下—比如修剪一下月桂树树篱。“我得把这个写下来，这样我才能想起来，”我跟自己说。错了！实际上，常常都是我忘了记下来。即使我列出了清单，我也只是看看，然后就推迟几个星期。最好的行动实际上是想到的时候就马上去做。6不要一心多用。噢，我太爱一心多用了。“我能一次做好多事呢，”有一次我对克丽丝说。她瞅了瞅我说：“不，你做不到。”她说，“你的确可以同时开始做好多事情，但你从来都没有真正做过任何一件。”哎呦！不过我得承认她说得对。为了让我做些事情，我就必须集中注意力。一次同时做好几件事唯一的结果就是：到了明天你就发现一件事情都没做成。知行英语8Compareyouractionswithyourpersonalvalues.LastweekIwrotethatitdoesn’tmatterwhatwesayisimportanttous—thethingsthatareprioritiesinourlivesarethethingsweactuallydo.Howdoeswhatyoudomeshwithwhatyoubelieve?Ifyousaythatgettingoutofdebtisimportanttoyou,areyouactuallydoingthethingsthatwillleadyoutogetoutofdebt?IfoneofyourgoalsistofitintoyouroldLevi’s,howiswatchinganotherepisodeofaTVseriesgoingtohelpyouachievethat?Goforawalk!7Modifyyourenvironmenttoeliminatedistractions.Distractionsfeedprocrastination.Manypeoplehavetoldthemselves:“I’lljustcheckemailonemoretimebeforeIstart.”“I’llgoforawalkafterIfinishreadingthismagazine.”“Icanpaintthehousenextweekend.Iwanttoplaygamestoday.”Wheneverpossible,eliminatedistractions.Removeclutterandsnackitemsfromyourworkspace.Whenworkingonyourcomputer,onlykeeptheprogramsyouneedopen.Keepyourofficetidy.Don’tturnonthetelevisionunlessthere’ssomethingspecificyouintendtowatch.modifyv.修改；更改eliminatev.消除；排除*distractionn.注意力分散*procrastinationn.拖延；耽搁*cluttern.一堆杂乱的东西s