要想克服拖延症得先弄清#什么是拖延症#
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[定义]
To keep delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring.
必须完成的事儿,却一拖再拖,就因为这事儿不招人待见,或觉得这事儿无聊。
"拖延症"英文表达为procrastination,动词形式是procrastinate。爱拖延的人被称为procrastinator。
[例句走起]
I know I've got to deal with the problem at some point - I'm just procrastinating.
我知道迟早得解决这个问题——我只是在拖延时间。
Stop procrastinating and start living your life more fully.
告别拖延,让你的生活更加充实起来吧。
此外,习语drag your heels也可以表示"拖拖拉拉地做":
I suspect the government is dragging its heels over this issue.
我怀疑政府在这个问题上拖延时间。
微信君对"拖延症患者"的建议就是——"何弃疗"!下面这些至理名言或许对你的"症状"有帮助,牢牢记住吧!
"If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it." Olin Miller
如果你想让一件容易的工作变得巨难做,那就一直把它往后推吧。(奥林·米勒)
"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." Martin Luther King, Jr
无需看清整个楼梯,只要迈出第一步就好。(马丁·路德·金)
"Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves." Dale Carnegie
先做难做的工作。简单的工作自会迎刃而解。(戴尔·卡耐基)
"A year from now you may wish you had started today." Karen Lamb
一年后再来看,你会希望早在今天你已经开始了。(凯伦·兰姆)
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