2017.7.13
Words and Phrases
1.Time after time, it has triumphed against unbelievable odds.
Triumph:看到这个词先想到的是它的名词用法,“伟大胜利”,但这里用为动词,即~ (over sb / sth) to defeat sb / sth; to be successful 打败;战胜;成功
e.g. I believe that sooner or later good must triumph over evil.
Odds: the probability that a particular thing will or will not happen 可能性,机会;几率,概率
e.g. The odds are that she will win the writing competition.
这也让我想到一个关于odds的词组:be at odds,即与…不合;与…意见不一致;与…相矛盾
2.As a result, many people have become turned off by time management programs and planners.
Turn off:If something turns you off a particular subject or activity, it makes you have no interest in it. 使丧失兴趣
e.g. What turns teenagers off literature and history?
3.They press on us;they insist on action.
Press on:If you press on or press ahead, you continue with a task or activity in a determined way, and do not allow any problems or difficulties to delay you. 坚定地继续
4. But Quadrant I consumes many people.
Consume看到这个词我们会自然而然想到消耗,消费的意思,但在这里为If a feeling or idea consumes you, it affects you very strongly indeed. (使)沉溺,(使)沉迷,(使)充满(感情或思想)
e.g. The memories consumed him.
Thoughts
Habit 3put first thing first
这个习惯对我来说是影响比较大的,一直以来,我以为自己是把最重要的事情先做,但其实我是把最急切但并不重要的事情摆在了首位,最典型的例子便是:在复习的时候看到有朋友给我发信息,我会马上回复她们,因为觉得别人找你一般是有事情的,得尽快解决,才能安心(problem-centered)然后回复一来一去的,自己复习的进度就被打断了,然后又得重新花时间投入进去。现在想想,其实晚一点回复也没有什么,因为这些事情并不是什么重要的事情。
把最重要的事情放在第一位,那就意味着要对不重要的事情说"不",我是一个不太会拒绝别人的人,明明有些事情并不想做,但是就是觉得不做别人会怎么想你呀;还有跟你关系那么好,那就一起去干嘛干嘛吧,所以总是这样把自己最重要的事情退居第二位,第三位…!不会拒绝不重要的事情,那就成了自己最重要的事情被拒绝,真的很得不偿失!
现在懂得要先做最重要的事情,而不是最急切而不重要的事情。