Proper business attire 职业装 is a matter of social convention 社会传统.
Everything that is important is not also necessarily urgent, and everything that is urgent is not necessarily important.
it is necessary to point out that life is full of a series ofrapidly occurring urgencies that really don't make any difference in the long run (or evenin the short run, for that matter 同样).
Lakein Question (Alan Lekein, 1973): Is this what I want or need or to be doing right now?
if the answer to this question is "yes", go back to what you were doing.if you want or need but not right now, put it off and do something with a higher degree of time sensitivity.if you neither want nor need to be doing it, now or ever ——
from the moment you wake up until you lapse back into sleep --- lapse into sth 1. 陷入, 进入(某种安静或静止状态) 2. (通常指短暂地) 进入, 陷入(某种说话或行事方式)have a little lapse of concentration (一时的)疏忽,大意,开小差a lapse of time (时间的)间隔 == interval lapse v. (时间) 流逝; 结束, 终止keep your life in some state of control a pretty basic yes/no decision shall I get up now or stay in bed for just a few more minutes?take a showerat pretty much the same timeTake the matter of sth. 以...为例make/issue/release a statement on/about sth 发表关于某事的声明wear a suit, tie and wingtips皮鞋wear a ragged 破旧的 sweatshirt and cutoffs 牛仔短裤(=cutoff jeans)plan on doing sth 有...的计划; 打算; 想要do some gardening spiked heels 带钉的高跟鞋at some point 在某些时候do sth by habit or default perform an act of free will 自由意志 perform a task 1. reclaim sth 要求归还; 收回 2. reclaim + money 收回,申请退(税) 3. reclaim sb 感化 4. reclaim land 开垦(荒地)give a great deal of conscious thought to sth
brush your teeth 刷牙 toothpaste 牙膏 toothbrush 牙刷 mouthwash 漱口水do/say/learn sth by note 生搬硬套地做/生搬硬套地说/死记硬背地学...havoc 大破坏; 大混乱;大毁坏 play/wreak havoc with sth 给...造成混乱(或破坏)develop carpal tunnel syndrome 腕管综合征(手腕长期压力压迫神经引起手和手指疼痛)dominant hand 惯用手make the best decisions for yourselfa feat of sth 功绩;伟业;壮举have voice mailsnatch up a ringing phone --- pick up that phone --- let it ring through --- go off the phone salivate v. 流口水a piece of information the/a hereafter 来世 hereafter adv. 此后you're awfully 极其; 非常 busy, right in the middle of something importantget into + activity/work 从事;致力于sb get into + school/college/university 获准入学;被录取a hypothetical case 假设的pass out have a terrible time with sb sb get expelled from school 被学校开除 == expel sb from school 开除
talk to sb about sth 跟某人谈论某事 iron out sth(problem/difficulty/misunderstanding) == smooth over 解决; 消除there's/have a repercussion on sth 对...有不良影响 duck v.急速低头或弓身(以免被打中或看见); (快速低头或弓身以) 躲闪, 闪避duck into a place 躲避, 逃避 duck a duty/responsibilty 回避, 推诿(义务或责任)dead duck 注定要失败的人或事物 lame duck 不中用的人或物; (因任期将满等)无实权的官员(或政府) sitting duck 易受攻击者, 容易被利用或受骗者(criticism) be like water off a duck's back == water off a duck's back 不起作用的,毫无效果的take to sth like a duck to water 轻而易举,如鱼得水 === feel/be like a fish out of water duck out of sth 逃避,推脱, 回避race home to take sb to the emergency room it is a frightening and potentially horrible situation.I do have a big meeting in 15 minutes to get ready for.the whole unfolding soap opera out in sb be/become embroiled in sth 卷入某事 == embroil 使卷入a family problem This isn't the time, the place, or the medium for a heavy discussion.rehash v. 把...炒冷饭 n. 炒冷饭 a rehash of sth To tell the truth, Doing sth won't do any good and might even do some harm.It's probably best to do sth so you can ...
permit sb to do sth vary from individual to individual touch on sth 提及 wipe sth out 清除core value be at stake 有风险the situation demands immediate action.lack/carry a sense of urgency be a fat waste of everybody's time plod v. 艰难地行走;吃力地行进; 2. sb plog on/along with sth(difficult or boring work) 缓慢地进行 3. plod through+book/announcement 埋头苦读have no/little bearing(关系) on sth 与某事无关/几乎无关take control of sth == gain control of your daily life shun v. 避开,避免;拒绝 conscientious 勤勉认真的;煞费苦心的coincide with sth nurture your relatioonship make a tremendous positive difference in sth make/schedule time for sthget the whole picture do some long-range career and financial planningreiterate 重申 for the heck of it 只是闹着玩,不为什么be a drunken(醉的, 酒后的)stupor == drunk onself into a stupor(神志不清, 恍惚, 不省人事) iron/work out the kinks(结) in sth (relationship/system) 解决问题,解决矛盾have good/no grounds原因 for complaint on the grounds of sth == on the grounds that ... 由于,因为
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