1、The Fine Art of Putting Things OffMarch 15, 2010About the title n The best skill or method of delaying things. n Art (here) skill or method 拖延(v) 拖延(n) 拖延者n delay delay delayer; n postpone postponement postponer; n procrastinate procrastination procrastinator; n put offProverbs...
Why do you suppose the author calls “putting things off” a fine art? Do you think he is serious, or is he just being ironical?The path disappeared Hungry in the Desert Water in the Desert Thunder and Lightning The Ten Commandments The Golden Calf exhort: (1.1) = entreat; advi 2、...
Pre-readingQuestions1.“Procrastinationisthethiefoftime.”拖延就是浪费时间。“Neverputofftomorrowwhatmaybedonetoday.”今日事，今日毕。Doyoupersonallybelieveinthesetwoproverbsandactaccordingly?Areyouado-it-nowerorapostponer/delayer?UnitTwo TextITheFineArtofPuttingThingsOff拖延的学问Pre-readingQuestions1.“...
TextITheFineArtofPuttingThingsOff MichaelDemarest DetailedAnalysisoftheText Para.5echelon:alevel/rankinanorganization/societye.g.theupperechelonscorporatedynamics:公司运行机制/动力dynamic:adj.sb.fullofenergye.g.Thenewpresidentisadynamicandableman.c.f.thedynamics:motivatingforcesthatcause...
TheFineArtofPuttingThingsOff March15,2010 Aboutthetitle Thebestskillormethodofdelayingthings.Art(here)—skillormethod 拖延(v)拖延(n)拖延者 delaydelaydelayer;postponepostponementpostponer;procrastinateprocrastination procrastinator;putoff Proverbsabouttime:...
The Fine Art of Putting Things Off TheFineArtOfPuttingThingsOff MichaelDemarest Accordingtotheauthor,"theworldisprobablyaboutevenlydividedbetweendelayersanddo-itnowers.(para.2)"Whichgroupdoyoubelongto?Whydoyouchoosethatwaytomakeuseoftime?delayer?do-it-nower?Proverbs Procrastinationisthethiefof...
Unit 2The Fine Art of Putting Things Off UnitTwoTheFineArtofPuttingThingsOff QuestionsforDiscussion Inwhatsenseistheword“art”usedinthetitle?Doyouthinkthebeginningoftheessayiseffective?Why?Whydoestheauthorrefertovisitstothebarber…as„Faustianencounters”(para.2)Questions What‟sthetopicsentenceofpara...
The Fine Art of Putting Things Off 拖延的艺术 Michael Demarest 迈克尔·德马雷斯特 1"Never put off till tomorrow," exhorted Lord Chesterfield in 1749, "what you can do today." That the elegant earl never got around to marrying his son's mother and had a bad habit of keeping worthies li...
TheFineArtofPuttingThingsOff March15,2010 Aboutthetitle Thebestskillormethodofdelayingthings.Art(here)—skillormethod 拖延(v)拖延(n)拖延者 delaydelaydelayer;postponepostponementpostponer;procrastinateprocrastination procrastinator;putoff Proverbsabouttime:...
因为浮士德与魔鬼交易心中惶恐不安并且不愿意，而拖延的这些人都是拖延去理发店，医院……他们这些人的心理与浮士德的心理如出一辙。