英文短文概括《TheThiefofTime》有加分!
TheThiefofTime
ByLarryWhite
Thereishomeworktobedone,anessaytobewritten,aschoolbooktoberead,butrightnowyouhavemoreimportantthingstodo,right?YouhavetoupdateyourWeiboblog,gettoleveltenonthecomputergameyou’replaying,andisn’tthistheperfecttimetore-arrangeyoursockdrawer?
Doesthissoundlikeyou?Ifitdoes,thenyouareaprocrastinator:someonewhodelaysdoingimportantthingsbywastingtimedoingunimportantthings.ProcrastinationisaLatinwordthatmeans“toputoffuntiltomorrow.”ThewordisallovertheInternetnowbecauseofapopularvideo.SomeAmericankidswroteasongaboutalltheirprocrastinationsandChinesekidssaid,“Hey,Idothosesamethings!”It’ssomethingeveryonehasincommonandit’ssomethingeveryoneworriesabout.
Sowhydoweprocrastinate?Well,foronething,weunderestimatethetimeitwilltaketocompleteatask.Foranother,wemaythinkthetaskistoodifficultandsowearereluctanttogetstarted.Instead,wewastetimedoingthingsweliketodo,suchasplayingcomputergames,andhopethattomorrowwewillbemoremotivatedandgeteverythingdoneinashortamountoftime.Thisisjustwishfulthinking.
Toovercomeprocrastination,youshouldmakeaplanandsticktothatplan.Makealistofthingsthatneedtobedoneandsetrealisticgoalstogetthemdone.Estimatethetimeyouthinkitwilltaketocompleteatask,thenincreasethatamountby100percent.Abigtaskwillalwaystakelongerthanyouthinkitwill.And,finally,promiseyourselfarewardforcompletingthetask.Pizzaworksforme!
It’sanewyearandagreattimetobreaksomeofyourprocrastinationhabits.Agoodstartwouldbetocutbackontheuseofelectronicmediasuchascomputergames,mobilephonesandtablets.Theyarealotoffun,buttheycanbeinsidiousdiversions—andareal“thief”ofyourtime!