1、lesson one: the time messageelwood n, chapman 新的學習任務開始之際，千頭萬緒，最重要的是安排好時間，做時間的主人。本文作者提出 了 7點具體建議，或許對你有所啟迪。1 time is tricky. it is difficult to control and easy to waste. when you look a head, you think you have more time than you need for example, at the beginning of a semester, you may feel that you

2、 have plenty of time on your hands, but toward the end of the term you may suddenly find that time is running out. you don't have enough time to cover all your duties (duty), so you get worried. what is the answer? control!譯：時間真是不好對付，既難以控制好，又很容易浪費掉，當你向前看時，你覺得你的時間 用不完。例如，在一個學期的開始，你或許覺得你有許多時間，但到學期

3、快要結束時，你會 突然發(fā)現時間快用光了，你甚至找不出時間把所有你必須干的事情干完，這樣你就緊張了。 答案是什么呢？控制。2 time is dangerous. if you don't control it, it will control you. if you don't make it work for you, it will work against you. so you must become the master of time, not its servant. as a first-year college student, time management

4、 will be your number one problem.譯：時間是危險的，如果你控制不了時間，時間就會控制你，如果你不能讓吋間為你服務， 它就會起反作用。所以，你必須成為時間的主人，而不是它的奴仆，作為剛入學的大學生， 妥善安排時間是你的頭等大事。3 time is valuable wasting time is a bad habit it is like a drug. the more time you waste, the easier it is to go on wasting time if seriously wish to get the most out of

5、college, you must put the time message into practice譯：時間是珍貴的，浪費時間是個壞習慣，這就像毒品一樣，你越浪費時間，就越容易繼續(xù) 浪費下去，如果你真的想充分利用上大學的機會，你就應該把利用時間的要旨付諸實踐。 message 1. control time from the beginning4 time is today, not tomorrow or next week start your plan at the beginning of the term譯：抓緊時間就是抓緊當前的時間，不要把事情推到明天或是下周，在學期開始就開始

6、計劃。 message2. get the notebook habit5 go and buy a notebook today, use it to plan your study time each day. once a weekly study plan is prepared, follow the same pattern every week with small changes. sunday is a good day to make the plan for the following week.譯：要旨二、養(yǎng)成用筆記本的習慣。馬上去買個筆記本，用它來計劃你每一天的時間，

7、一旦訂好下每周的學習計劃，每周就要這 么做，但容許有些小的變動，星期日是制訂下周計劃的好時間。message3 be realistic6 often you know from experience how long it takes you to write a short essay, to study for a quiz, or to review for a final exam. when you plan time for these things, be realistic. allow for unexpected things. otherwise you entire

8、plan may be upset.譯：要旨三、要現實些。你由經驗可知道寫一篇短文，準備小考或為期術考試復習需要多長的時間，當你為這些事 情計劃時間時，要現實些，要留有余地，要預計發(fā)生意外的事情，否則你的整個計劃就會被 打亂。message4. plan at least one hour for each hour in class7 how much study time you plan for each classroom hour depends on four things: （1） you ability, （2） the difficulty of the class, （3）

9、 the grades you hope to achieve, and （4） how well you use your study time one thing, however, is certain; you should plan at least one hour of study for each classroom hour, in many cases, two or three hours will be required譯：要旨四、為每節(jié)課至少計劃1小時。你為每節(jié)課安排多少學習時間，取決于4個因素：（1）你的能力；（2）該節(jié)課的難度；（3）你 希望取得的分數；（4）怎樣

10、有效利用你的學習時間。有一件事是肯定的：你應該為每節(jié)課至 少安排1小時，在很多情況下會需要2到3小時message5 keep your plan flexible.8 it is important that you re-plan your time on a weekly basis so that you can make certain changes when necessary. for example, before mid-term or final exams, you will want to give more time to reviewing. a good pla

11、n must be a little hexible so that special projects can be done well. 譯：要旨五、靈活安排計劃。每周重新安排時間很重要，這樣才能在必要時對計劃進行調整。例如，在期中或期末考試前， 你要給復習留下更多的時間。好的計劃必須是有一些靈活性，這樣便可做好特別的項目。 message6. study for sometime each class day.9 some solid work each day is better than many study hours one day and nothing the next. wh

12、en you work out your schedule, try to include at least two study hours each day. this will not only keep the study habit alive but also keep you up to date on your class assignments.譯：要旨六、有課的日子每天都要抽出一些時間來學習。每天都踏踏實實地學習一會兒，比一天學習很長時間，第二天什么也不學要好。當你制訂你 的計劃時，每天至少要安排出2個小時的學習時間，這不僅使你能保持這一學習習慣，而且 還能幫助你跟上課堂進度

13、。message7. free on saturday-study on sunday.10 it is good to stop all study activities for one full day. many students choose saturday for sports or social activities sunday, one the other hancl seems to the best study day for many students .it is a good day to catch up on back reading and other ass

14、ignments.譯：要旨七、星期六休息，星期天學習。把所有的學習任務都停下來一整天是有益的，很多學生選擇星期六進行體育活動或社會活 動。另一方面，對很多學生來說，星期天似乎定最好的學習時間，這個時間是用來補上拖欠 的閱讀任務和其他作業(yè)的好時機。word list （單詞表）message n.要旨，要點tricky adj.（工作、問題等）微妙的，棘手的；（人）狡猾的beginning n開始；起初semester n.（尤指美國大專院校的）學期cover v.處理duty n.任務management n管理number one adj最重要的；頭號的seriously adv.真心地，當

15、真地；認真地，嚴肅地once conj. 一旦（就）weekly adj每周一次的follow v.遵照；沿用 following adj.緊接著的 realistic adj.現實可行的 essay n.作文；短文 quiz n.考查：測驗 upset v.打亂（計劃等）；打翻 ability n.能力；才智 grade n.（考試或作業(yè)的）分數 achieve v獲得 flexible adj.靈活的 re-plan v.重新計劃 basis n.基礎;根據 project n.課題；科研項目 mid-term adj.期中的 solid adj.扎實的 schedule n.計劃表 al

16、ive adj.起作用的；現存的；活著的 assignment n.（指定的）作業(yè) activity n.活動 social adj.社交的；交誼的 seem v.似乎；好像 back adj.以前的;過去的proper nameselwood n. chapman埃爾伍德 n 查普曼（人名）useful expressions（常用短語） look ahead看前面；考慮未來 at the beginning of 在的開始plenty of大量的 have time on one's hands 有許多時間 towards the end of.即將結束時 work for為效力work against 乂勺不禾jget the most out of sth.充分利用的機會put. into practice 付諸實踐 allow for考慮到 at least 至少 in. case在情況下on a weekly /daily basis 每周/每天 work out制定出 seem to be看來，好像 keep sth./sb. + adj.使 保持某種狀況run out （of）（被）用完,將盡time is running out.i have run out of money.takesome time to do 花 時間做