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第68章

One Thing at a Time

Guidance for Reciting

Allocate your time reasonably for life is anything more than a span,and play hard and work hard.

Work while you work,

Play while you play,

This is the way

To be cheerful and gay;

Whatever you do,

Do with your might;

Things done by halves,

Are never done right.

One thing at a time,

And that done well,

Is a very good rule,

As many can tell.

Moments are useless

When trifled away;

So work while you work,

And play while you play.

Notes

1.gay [gei] a. 欢快的,艳丽的,快乐的,放荡的 [In oral English,the noun form of GAY refers to someone who practices homosexuality.]

2.trifle away [5traifl] 浪费

一时专一事

诵读导言

合理分配时间,人生苦短,该玩就玩,该学就学。

工作时工作,游戏时游戏。

这样过日子,快乐又欢喜。

无论做何事,都要尽全力;

半途而废者,永无成功日。

一时专一事,认真做彻底;

这条原则好,大家有体会。

寸阴若不惜,时光空流逝;

工作时工作,游戏时游戏。

口语点津

我们一起诵读几条关于时间的名言吧:1)Time dresses the greatest wounds.时间能愈合最大的创伤。2)If you want your dreams to come true,don't sleep.要想梦成真,少睡多用心。3)Those that make the best use of their time have none to spare.充分利用时间的人不会有余暇。4)Every flow has its ebb.潮有涨落日,人有盛衰时。5)Youth and white paper take any impression.青年犹如白纸,可以打上任何印记。