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1、Unit21.Coolone’sheels,beforcedtowait2.attestto,testifyto3.apocalyptic,predictingtheendoftheworld4.notatallorinanyrespect5.ponconsul(prō-kŏn′səl),A high administrator in one of the modern colonial empires.6.ruminate(roo′mə-nāt′), turn a matter over and over in the mi
2、nd.,goover---7.nattering, chatter.ing,noisy,talkidly8.fortify, encourage:, make strong9.academe (ăk′ə-dēm′),a. The academic environment;;b. Academic life.10.shrink,psychiatrist11.subliminal/ˌsʌbˈlɪm.ɪ.nəl/,not recognized bythe conscious mind12.truism/truː.ɪ.zəm/,ob
3、vious truth,a statement thatisso obviously true thatitis almostnot worth saying:II.1.worthy,havingworthormeritorvalue2.plead,appealorrequestearnestly;3.procrastination, [proʊˌkræstɪ'neɪʃn] ,puttingoffordelayinganactiontoalatertimeTheFineArtofPuttingThingsOff拖延的艺术Mic
4、haelDemarest迈克尔·德马雷斯特1"Neverputofftilltomorrow,"exhortedLordChesterfieldin1749,"whatyoucandotoday."Thattheelegantearlnevergotaroundtomarryinghisson'smotherandhadabadhabitofkeepingworthieslikeDr.Johnsoncoolingtheirheelsforhoursinananteroomattests(证明)tothefactthateven
5、themostwell-intentionedmenhavebeenpostponersever.QuintusFabiusMaximus,oneofthegreatRomangenerals,wasdubbed"Cunctator”(Delayer拖延者)forputtingoffbattleuntilthelastpossiblevinum['vaɪnəm]break(休息).Mosespleadedaspeechdefect(语言表达缺陷)torationalize(找理由)hisreluctancetodeliverJ
6、ehovah'sedicts(法令)toPharaoh.Hamlet,ofcourse,raisedprocrastination(拖延)toanartform.“今天能做的事情决不要推到明天。”切斯特菲尔德伯爵在1794年劝告儿子说。但是这位高雅的伯爵一直没有抽出时间来与孩子他妈举行婚礼,也没有让约翰逊博士等名士在接待室久等的坏习惯。这足以证明,用心最善之人亦可是拖沓之士。罗马的一位大将军昆塔斯·费边·马克西姆斯为了有尽可能多的机会喝酒消闲,常常推迟战斗,被人起了“拖延者”的绰号;摩西不愿向法老传达耶和华的法令,便借口说自己
7、语言有缺陷;当然哈姆雷特更是把拖延上升为一种艺术形式。2"Theworldisprobablyaboutevenlydividedbetweendelayersanddo-it-nowers.TherearethosewhopreparetheirincometaxesinFebruary,prepaymortgagesandservepreciselyplanneddinnersatanungodly(难以忍受的)6:30p.m.Theotherhalfdinehappilyonleftoversat9or10,mispla
8、cebillsandfileforanextensionoftheincometaxdeadline.Theyseldompaycredit-cardbillsuntiltheapocalyptic(警告性的)voiceofDiners(大来信用卡)threatensdoom