Lesson44 Joyce's Story of Time Management
Time management is the greatest challenge for me in high school． I have tobalance my subjects， activities， social life， and rest． I often get intoarguments with my family members just because I didn't plan my time well．For instance， I may yell at them for disturbing me when I'm working and Imay blame them when I miss deadlines， even though it's actually my faultfor cramming everything in at the last minute．There is one thing that I always make time for： watching TV． It's a wayfor me to relax． I think the best trick to deal with time management is theclassic “break it into bits．” It's really important for you to learn howto break a big project into small， manageable tasks． Then you can workprogressively and have a sense of achievement whenever you're done with asmall part．Another trick is to devise a timetable for yourself． It doesn't have to beone that you follow faithfully． It's just there to serve as a guide． Youcan compare your actual schedule with the planned one to see how well youactually use your time． A final tip is to always set deadlines for yourself．
yell 大叫
deadline 最后期限
progressively 日益增多的
devise 设计
faithfully 忠诚地，如实地
乔伊斯管理时间的故事
在高中管理时间对于我来说是最大的挑战。我必须平衡各门课程的学习、活动、社交和休息时间。我经常和家人发生争执，仅仅是因为我没有很好地计划时间。例如，当我忙着时，如果他们打扰，我就会向他们大声嚷嚷，当我误了最后期限，我就会责怪他们，即使这都是我的错，因为我把所有的事都拖到最后一刻来做。
有一件事总是占用我很多时间，那就是看电视。这是我放松的一个方法。我认为管理时间的最好诀窍就是经典的“分割时间”。学会如何将一个大项目分割成一些易处理的小任务是非常重要的。这样你就可以有条不紊地推进你的工作，而且每当你完成一小部分时，你都会有成就感。
另一个诀窍就是为自己设计一张时间表，你不必严格地遵照它，它只是一个指导，你可以把你实际的时间表和这个计划进行比较，看看实际上你是如何利用时间的。最后一个窍门就是为自己设定一个最终期限。 |