时间管理技巧-时间是用不尽的,把时间摆在首位(1)

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       Time-management tips

　　时间管理技巧

　　There's always time. Time is priorities.

　　时间是用不尽的，把时间摆在首位。

　　You never run out of time.

　　时间是用不尽的。

　　If you didn't finish something by thetime it was due, it's because you didn't consider it urgent or enjoyable enough to prioritize ahead of whatever else you were doing.

　　如果你没有按时完成某项任务，那是因为你没有把这个任务看得非常紧急，或者你认为做这个任务的过程并不能让你享受，所以你没能把它放在其他要做的事情前。

　　Days always fill up faster than you'dexpect.

　　时间总是过得比你想象的要快。

　　Build in some buffer¹ time.

　　设置一段缓冲时间。

　　As the founder² of Ruby³ on Rails, David Heinemeier Hansson, said, "Only plan on four to five hours of real workper day."

　　就像Ruby on Rails公司的创始人大卫·汉森所说的：“每天只需计划4到5个小时的工作就够了。”

　　【知识点讲解】

　　fill up （使）充满； 补； 垫； 填充

　　例句：

　　I fill up the tank with gasoline about once a week.

　　大约每个星期我加满一箱汽油。

　　We fill up our lives with meaningless tasks.

　　我们终日忙忙碌碌，过得毫无意义。

　　The sea of hatred⁴ [ regrets ] is hard to fill up.

　　恨海难填.

1 buffer   

n.起缓冲作用的人(或物)，缓冲器；vt.缓冲

参考例句：

• A little money can be a useful buffer in time of need.在急需时，很少一点钱就能解燃眉之急。
• Romantic love will buffer you against life's hardships.浪漫的爱会减轻生活的艰辛。

2 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

3 ruby   

n.红宝石，红宝石色

参考例句：

• She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
• On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。

4 hatred   

n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨

参考例句：

• He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
• The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。