时间管理技巧-等待是最浪费时间的(5)

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　　Time-management tips

　　时间管理技巧

　　Organize important meetings early in the day. Time leading up to an event is often wasted.

　　尽早安排重要会议。等待是最浪费时间的。

　　If you have an important meeting scheduled for 4 p.m., it's easy for anxiety¹ to set in and keep that meeting at the front of your mind.

　　如果你把重要的会议放在下午4点，你会很容易焦虑，因为这之前你会一直想着它。

　　Try to get big meetings over with earl yso you can work without worrying about them.

　　试着将重要会议安排地早一点，这样你就可以安心地做其他工作了。

　　Schedule meetings and communication by email or phone back-to-back to create blocks of uninterrupted work.

　　用邮件或电话把会议和沟通安排在相邻的时间段，保证有持续工作的时段。

　　You'll disrupt² your flow if you'rereaching out to people throughout³ the day.

　　如果你一整天都在联系别人，会打断你的工作进程。

　　【知识点讲解】

　　back-to-back adj.背靠背的； 连续的，一个接一个的；

　　例句：

　　Stand back to back and we'll see which of you is taller.

　　背靠背地站着,我们好看一看你们哪一个较高.

　　He scored two home runs back to back in the 9 th inning.

　　他在第9局连续获2分.

　　Stand back to back!

　　背靠背站好!

1 anxiety   

n.忧虑，担心，挂念，焦急；渴望，热望

参考例句：

• Tom's anxiety to succeed led him to work hard.汤姆对成功的渴望使他更加努力。
• He received the news of his father's sickness with great anxiety.他得知父亲生病的消息时焦急万分。

2 disrupt   

adj.分裂的，分散的；vt.使分裂，使瓦解

参考例句：

• The war seemed likely to disrupt the state.战争可能使这个国家分裂。
• The conflict seemed likely to disrupt the government.这场冲突可能使政府垮台。

3 throughout   

adv.到处，自始至终；prep.遍及，贯穿

参考例句：

• These magazines are sold at bookstores throughout the country.这些杂志在全国各地书店均有发售。
• Guilin is known throughout the world for its scenery.桂林以山水著称于世。