【正文】 ule can take on a life of its own, gobbling up your workdays like a ravenous beast. Tame your schedule by adopting some of the following simple techniques. The secret to success lies in applying them firmly and consistently. 1 ． Block out time on your schedule for solitary work. Guard this appointment with yourself fiercely. Make it clear you39。s do lunch. Meeting for a restaurant lunch will suck a minimum of 90 minutes from your schedule. Ask yourself whether what you will acplish will be worth the time invested. Sometimes it will. If you39。s appointment because you hurt your back while you were cleaning the house. Call the doctor39。 Words Expressions gobble up 狼吞虎咽；貪婪地抓住 例： Emerging firms are advancing on a greater number of fronts than the Japanese did 30 years ago and also advancing much faster, gobbling up Western rivals. 新興企業(yè)正在蓬勃發(fā)展著，無(wú)論是從廣度還是速度上來(lái)說(shuō)，取得的成績(jī)都比 30年前日本國(guó)的興起還要優(yōu)異，勢(shì)將鯨吞蠶食其西方的對(duì)手們。 Words Expressions squander VT If you squander money, resources, or opportunities, you waste them. 浪費(fèi) (金錢(qián)、資源或機(jī)會(huì) ) 例： Hobbs didn39。s seat, he is now doing precisely the opposite: trying out new approaches and diversifying Dell39。s workers tend to dress as they want, shun the factory canteen and live offsite with their friends. 如今的工人們往往穿著隨意，不去工廠食堂就餐，與朋友們住在廠外。 Words Expressions affect VT If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way. (某事物 ) 影響 (某人或物 ) 例： More than seven million people have been affected by drought. 七百多萬(wàn)多人受到了干旱的影響。 Words Expressions odds NPLURAL You refer to how likely something is to happen as the odds that it will happen. 可能性 例： What are the odds of finding a parking space right outside the door? 就在門(mén)外找到一個(gè)停車(chē)位的可能性有多大？ Words Expressions simultaneously ADV同時(shí)地 例： The two guns fired almost simultaneously. 兩支槍幾乎同時(shí)開(kāi)火。 Words Expressions conscious ADJ If you are conscious of something, you notice it or realize that it is happening. 意識(shí)到的 [vlink ADJ] 例： She was very conscious of Max studying her. 她十分清楚馬克斯在仔細(xì)端詳著她。 改編成的劇本 例： ...a dramatization of D. H. Lawrence39。s new bailout fund. 這一擔(dān)憂似乎有些過(guò)分，但是西班牙隨時(shí)有可能消耗歐洲新的救助基金。 更適合的 例： Prevention of a problem is always preferable to trying to cure it. 防止出現(xiàn)問(wèn)題總是比試圖解決問(wèn)題更可取。 2. ADJ A feeling or attitude that is contagious spreads quickly among a group of people. 有感染力的 例： Laughing is contagious. 笑是有感染力的。 :02:0418:02Feb2328Feb23 1故人江海別，幾度隔山川。 2023年 2月 下午 6時(shí) 2分 :02February 28, 2023 1行動(dòng)出成果，工作出財(cái)富。 18:02:0418:02:0418:022/28/2023 6:02:04 PM 1成功就是日復(fù)一日那一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)小小努力的積累。 2023年 2月 28日星期二 下午 6時(shí) 2分 4秒 18:02: 1楚塞三湘接，荊門(mén)九派通。 , February 28, 2023 閱讀一切好書(shū)如同和過(guò)去最杰出的人談話。勝人者有力，自勝者強(qiáng)。 2023年 2月 28日星期二 6時(shí) 2分 4秒 18:02:0428 February 2023 1一個(gè)人即使已登上頂峰，也仍要自強(qiáng)不息。 2023年 2月 28日星期二 下午 6時(shí) 2分 4秒 18:02: 1最具挑戰(zhàn)性的挑戰(zhàn)莫過(guò)于提升自我。 :02:0418:02Feb2328Feb23 1越是無(wú)能的人，越喜歡挑剔別人的錯(cuò)兒。 2023年 2月 28日星期二 6時(shí) 2分 4秒 18:02:0428 February 2023 1空山新雨后，天氣晚來(lái)秋。 18:02:0418:02:0418:02Tuesday, February 28, 2023 1不知香積寺，數(shù)里入云峰。 下午 6時(shí) 2分 4秒 下午 6時(shí) 2分 18:02: 沒(méi)有失敗，只有暫時(shí)停止成功！。 :02:0418:02:04February 28, 2023 1他鄉(xiāng)生白發(fā)，舊國(guó)見(jiàn)青山。 , February 28, 2023 雨中黃葉樹(shù)，燈下白頭人。 過(guò)度的 例： Their spending on research is excessive and is slowing developments of new treatments. 他們?cè)谘芯可系幕ㄤN(xiāo)過(guò)多，正在減慢新療法的開(kāi)發(fā)。 電纜 例： I ripped out the telephone wire that ran through to his office. 我拔掉連接到他辦公室的電話線。s Lover. … 根據(jù) D. H. 勞倫斯的小說(shuō) 《 查泰萊夫人的情人 》 改編的劇本。 Words Expressions inappropriately adv. 不適當(dāng)?shù)? 例： In fact, a lot of temperament terminologies being used are used inappropriately. 事實(shí)上，許多有關(guān)于描述性情的術(shù)語(yǔ)都使用地不恰當(dāng)。 Words Expressions reconfirm vt. 再確認(rèn)；再證實(shí) 例： I want to reconfirm my reservation. 我要再確定我的預(yù)約。 2. ADJ An oversight mittee or board is responsible for making sure that a process or system works efficiently and correctly. 監(jiān)督的 例： The bill creates an oversight board with the authority to investigate and p u n i s h a c c o u n t i n g f i r m s . 該法案創(chuàng)建了一個(gè)有權(quán)調(diào)查并處罰會(huì)計(jì)師事務(wù)所的監(jiān)督委員會(huì)。 Words Expressions equate VT/ VI If you equate one thing with another, or if you say that one thing