16. Do what requires the most discipline first. 先做最需要纪律的事。 As you plan your day, make sure you block out time to do the things first that require the most discipline. 当你计划你的一天,确保你腾出时间先做最需要纪
11. Create an action plan. 创建一个行动计划。 Just as you would not be successful in building a home without a set of blue prints, it's doubtful you would be successful in achieving any significant goal without an action plan. 就像你没有一
57.Update your speed dial numbers. 升级你的速拨号码。 You can easily gain efficiency by making sure that the numbers you call most often are at your fingertips. 让你最常拨的好就在你的指尖,这样你可以提高效率。 Take th
Being Forced Out of a Position Julianna: Ha ha! The wicked witch is dead! Hugo: What are you talking about? Julianna: Bettina is stepping down as chairperson of the committee. I thought this day would never come. Hugo: Thats a big surprise. I never t
Working as a Lobbyist Cody: Youre not the kind of person I would expect to work as a lobbyist. Jada: Why not? Cody: I picture lobbyists as being kind of pushy and corrupt, using underhanded tactics. Jada: Its not like that at all, at least not for me
Being Territorial at Work Andy: What are you doing? Sita: Im running some numbers for the new project. Andy: I thought that was Delias turf. Sita: Shes usually the go-to person for this type of information, but I need this info right now. Andy: Id be
Working Overseas Danielle: Im so excited! I just got my new posting overseas. I cant wait to live abroad and work as an expat. Angus: I remember my first overseas assignment. It was interesting, but the adjustment took some time. Danielle: I wont hav
Simplifying Information Tara: How is your presentation coming along? Stan: Its okay, but Im having trouble simplifying some of the key concepts without dumbing them down too much. Tara: I think your instincts are right. Youll be presenting to non- sp
9 The Flight of Youth 青春的飞逝 Richard Henry Stoddard 理查德亨利斯托达德 There are gains for all our losses. There are balms for all our pain: But when youth, the dream, departs(1) It takes something from our hearts, And it never come
15 Address at Gettysburg 葛提斯堡演说 Abraham Lincoln 亚伯拉罕林肯 Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equ
11 Night in the open world 露天世界的夜晚 Robert Louis Stevenson 罗伯特路易斯斯蒂文森 Night is a dead and monotonous period under a roof(1); but in the open world(2) it passes lightly, with its stars and dews and perfumes, and the ho
10 The Importance of Scientific Experiments 科学实验的重要性 William Stanley Jevons 威廉斯坦利杰文斯 The rise of modern science may perhaps be considered to date as far back as the time of Roger Bacon(1), the wonderful monk and philos
13 Happy Life at a Tavern 小客栈的乐趣 James Boswell 詹姆斯鲍斯韦尔 We dined at an excellent inn at Chapelhouse(2), where Dr. Johnson expatiated on the felicity of England in its taverns and inns, and triumphed over(3) the French for not
1 The first snow 初雪 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 享利?沃兹沃思?朗费罗 The first snow came. How beautiful it was, falling so silently all day long, all night long, on the mountains, on the meadows, on the roofs of the living, on the graves
5 Reading Good Books 阅读好书 Henry Addington Bruce H爱丁顿布鲁斯 Devote some of your leisure, I repeat, to cultivating a love of reading good books. Fortunate indeed are those who contrive to make themselves genuine book-lovers. For book-
3 Pines 松树 John Ruskin 约翰拉斯金 The pine, placed nearly always among scenes disordered and desolate, brings into them all possible elements of order and precision. Lowland trees may lean to this side and that, though it is but a meadow bre
12 Accepting the Command of the Army 受命统率全军 George Washington 乔治华盛顿 You may believe me, when I assure you in the most solemn manner that, so far from(2) seeking this employment, I have used every effort in my power to avoid it,
2 THE HUMMING-BIRD 蜂鸟 George Louis Leclerc Buffon 乔治路易勒克莱尔布封 Of all animated beings this is the most elegant in form and the most brilliant in colors. The stones and metals polished by our arts are not comparable to(1) this je
4 Trees 树 Joyce Kilmer 乔埃斯基尔默 I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree; A tree whose hungry mouth is prest(1) Against the earths sweet flowing breast(2); A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms(3) to pra
6 The House Cricket屋内蟋蟀 Gilbert White吉尔伯特怀特 Crickets are fond of kitchens and bakers ovens on account of (1) their warmth. Tender insects that live abroad (2) either enjoy only the short period of one summer, or else doze away (3)
- 2013年ESL之日常生活 17 Plagiarizing a Paper
- 2013年ESL之日常生活 19 Preparing for a Disaster
- 2013年ESL之日常生活 18 Wanting Peace and Quiet
- 2013年ESL之日常生活 16 Buying Tools at a Hardware Store
- 2013年ESL之日常生活 20 Describing Chance and Probability
- 2013年ESL之旅行交通购物 02 Poor Road Conditions
- 2013年ESL之旅行交通购物 01 Touring Celebrity Homes and Filming Locations
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 06 Recovering from an Illness or Injury
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 01 Donating an Organ
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 02 Attending an Ex’s Wedding
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 03 Getting a Massage
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 04 Talking About Attractive Men and Women
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 05 Using Caffeine as a Stimulant
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 07 Sports-Related Injuries
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 08 Participating in a Clinical Trial
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 09 Being Chivalrous and Protective
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 10 Getting a Marriage License
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 11 Using Illegal Drugs
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 12 Correcting and Explaining in Conversation
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 13 Experiencing Motion Sickness
- 2013年ESL之日常生活 17 Plagiarizing a Paper
- 2013年ESL之日常生活 19 Preparing for a Disaster
- 2013年ESL之日常生活 18 Wanting Peace and Quiet
- 2013年ESL之日常生活 16 Buying Tools at a Hardware Store
- 2013年ESL之日常生活 20 Describing Chance and Probability
- 2013年ESL之旅行交通购物 02 Poor Road Conditions
- 2013年ESL之旅行交通购物 01 Touring Celebrity Homes and Filming Locations
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 06 Recovering from an Illness or Injury
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 01 Donating an Organ
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 02 Attending an Ex’s Wedding
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 03 Getting a Massage
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 04 Talking About Attractive Men and Women
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 05 Using Caffeine as a Stimulant
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 07 Sports-Related Injuries
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 08 Participating in a Clinical Trial
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 09 Being Chivalrous and Protective
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 10 Getting a Marriage License
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 11 Using Illegal Drugs
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 12 Correcting and Explaining in Conversation
- 2013年ESL之就医和人际交往 13 Experiencing Motion Sickness