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1、TheFineArtofPuttingThingsOffMarch15,2010AboutthetitlenThebestskillormethodofdelayingthings.nArt(here)—skillormethod拖延(v)à拖延(n)à拖延者ndelayàdelayàdelayer;npostponeàpostponementàpostponer;nprocrastinateàprocrastinationàprocrastinator;nputoffProverbsabouttime:n“Procrastinationisthethiefoftime.”
2、拖延就是浪费时间。n“Neverputofftomorrowwhatmaybedonetoday.”今日事，今日毕。nPuttingthingsoffisthewasteoftime.nJustdowhatyoushoulddoasquicklyaspossible.nConsolationisthethiefoftimenConstantenjoymentisthewasteoftime.SongoftomorrowbyQianHetanTomorrowupontomorrow,Somanytomorrowshavegone!Ifweonlyeyeontomorrow,N
3、othingintheworldcanbedone!Peoplearecumberedbytomorrow,Asseasonsalternate,oldtheygrow.Inmornings,weseeriverseastwardflow.Atnightfalls,weseesunsetswestwardglow.Thislife,howmanytomorrowsdoyouknow?Pleaselistentomy"SongofTomorrow".明日歌n明日复明日，明日何其多。我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。世人若被明日累，春去秋来老将至。朝看水东流，暮看日西坠。百年明日能几何？
4、请君听我《明日歌》！——清¡¤钱鹤滩(1461—1504)SongoftodaynTodayagaintoday,howmuchwillbefortoday.Doingnothingtoday,whenwillyoudothen?Howmanytodaysinalife?Whatapitydoingnothingtoday!Don'twaitfortomorrow,thingsmustbedoneineachday.Let'ssingthesongoftodayanddomattersfromtoday!《今日诗》n今日复今日，今日何其少！今日又不为，此事何时了！人生百年几
5、今日，今日不为真可惜！若言姑待明朝至，明朝又有明朝事。为君聊赋今日诗，努力请从今日始。——明¡¤文嘉《昨日谣》n昨日兮昨日，昨日何其好！昨日过去了，今日徒烦恼。世人但知悔昨日，不觉今日又过了。水去汩汩(gugu)流，花落日日少。万事立业在今日，莫待明朝悔今朝！Dictionaryworkn1.coolone’sheels:beforcedtowait;bekeptwaitingn2.attestto:(v.)testifyto;serveasanevidencetoaffirm/tobeproofof证实,证明n3.apocalyptic:(adj.)forebodingi
6、mminentdisasterorfinaldoom预示灾难或最后毁灭的n4.proconsul:(n.)anadministratorinacolonyusuallywithwidepowers地方总督n5.ruminate:(v.)gooverinthemindrepeatedlyandoftenslowly反刍,沉思n6.nattering:(adj.)chattering;hence,noisynrel.natter:chatter;totalkforalongtime,especiallyaboutunimportantthings唠叨;闲聊n7.echelon:
7、(n.)rank,level等级，阶层ne.g.ajobinthelowerechelonofthecorporation一份公司底层工作n8.fortify:(v.)encourage;support鼓励；支持ne.g.Faithfortifiedusduringourcrisis.在关键时刻信念使我们变得坚强。nfortifycouldalsomeantostrengthen,toreinforce,etc.n9.reappraisal:(n.)re-evaluationn10.academe:(n.)thea
