世界节假日博览 第3期:清扫桌子日

 　　Are you a messy or tidy person? Is your desk a mountain of books and paper or is it a dust-free zone? January 14th, Clean Off Your Desk Day, is for you if your desk looks like a bomb has hit it.This is also a dayfor you to clean your computer desktop¹ too. Most of us have a lot of clutter² on our desktops³ and most of it needs to be filed away somewhere.Clean Off Your Desk Day is a good way of starting the year as you mean to go on. A tidy desk means you are organized. You won’t have to spend hours looking for things under piles of paper. Your stapler⁴ and hole punch will be close at hand. You’ll have somewhere safe to put your coffee mug; a place where it isn’t in danger of tipping over and making your documents a soggy brown mess.

　　你是一个爱干净的人，还是一个邋遢的人？你的桌子上是成堆的书报，还是清洁一新？1月14日是清扫桌子日，这一天你的桌子需要清理一番。这天也是清扫电脑桌的日子。绝大多数人的桌子都是杂乱无章的，许多东西都需要搬走。用清扫桌子日来开始新的一年再好不过了。整洁的桌子就意味着这你是个做事有条理的人。你再也不需要花大把时间在堆积满山的纸张中寻找东西。你的订书器和打孔机随时听候召唤。你的咖啡杯将有一个安全的地方，放在这个地方的杯子没有被碰倒的危险，文件也不会再留下一大片棕色印记。

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　　Why do some people have such messy desks?Is it a sign of a creative mind, an overworked person, or simply laziness? It may be a clue to your childhood. If your parents were organized and tidy, you are more likelyto be too. If you took pride in tidying your room as a child, you will do the same with your desk as an adult. For many people, a tidy desk makes them feel good. They can sit down and get to work straight away. Awell-organized computer desktop is the same. The person can navigate⁵ his or her way very quickly to any document they want. It only takes two minutes at the end of the day to tidy up and put things in the right place. Make use of your wastepaper basket (that’s trash can for Americans). Do that, and life will be moresimple.

　　为什么人们的桌子会那么乱呢？这是想象力的展现，还是说明你是一个忙得不可开交的人，还是仅仅表明你非常懒惰？我们能够从我们的童年中找到答案。如果你的父母是一个整洁、有条理的人，那么你很有可能也会是这样的人。孩童时，如果你会为桌子整理得干净整洁而骄傲，那么当你成人以后，你也会做同样的事情。对于许多人来说，干净的桌子让他们感觉舒服。他们可以马上进入工作状态。一个整洁的电脑桌也是如此。人们可以很容易地寻找到他们所需要的任何文件。你只需在最后花费2分钟的时间来清洁你的桌子，并把文件放回到正确的位置。利用好你的废纸篓。这样做，你的生活将变得更加容易。

　　1.well-organized 很有条理的

　　REORG will restore a disorganized index to a well-organized state, at a cost of some CPU consumption.

　　REORG 将把一个组织混乱的索引恢复为良好组织状态，但要以一些 CPU 消耗为代价。

　　2.straight away 马上

　　You may not get a ‘yes’ straight away, but if your employer sees that you are serious about making a change, you’ve at least built a starting point.

　　你也许不会马上得到他的答应，但如果你老板要是明白你对于这样的改变态度非常认真，至少你就已经在起跑线上了。

　　3.look for 寻找

　　He began to look for a new job immediately after he was fired.

　　他被解雇后立即开始寻找一份新工作。

　　4.tidy up 整理

　　Before leaving for the day, tidy up your desk and make a short list of projects you will need to do the next day.

　　在新的一天来临之前，把你的桌子收拾干净并对明天将要做的工作做一个简短的列表。

1 desktop   

n.桌面管理系统程序；台式

参考例句：

• My computer is a desktop computer of excellent quality.我的计算机是品质卓越的台式计算机。
• Do you know which one is better,a laptop or a desktop?你知道哪一种更好，笔记本还是台式机？

2 clutter   

n.零乱，杂乱；vt.弄乱，把…弄得杂乱

参考例句：

• The garage is in such a clutter that we can't find anything.车库如此凌乱，我们什么也找不到。
• We'll have to clear up all this clutter.我们得把这一切凌乱的东西整理清楚。

3 desktops   

桌面( desktop的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You switch between these virtual desktops by clicking on the one you want to make active. 只需单击你所希望激活的桌面就可以在这些虚拟桌面之间进行切换。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Laptops outsell desktops for the first time in the United States. 膝上型电脑首次在美国销售量胜过桌上型电脑。

4 stapler   

n.订书机

参考例句：

• The stapler belongs to her.这订书机是她的。
• Can you hand me that stapler?请你把订书机拿给我，好吗？

5 navigate   

v.航行，飞行；导航，领航

参考例句：

• He was the first man to navigate the Atlantic by air.他是第一个飞越大西洋的人。
• Such boats can navigate on the Nile.这种船可以在尼罗河上航行。