B）把婚姻喜欢做的工作 C）准备烛光晚餐在晚上
D）让爱一个积极的决策
Unit 5 Passage 1第65页到第68页
How to Lengthen Time—24Hours Is Enough!
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As I participated some years back in a live-to-air TV training session on Time Management a caller rang in with a question. He was in the computer industry, and wanted to know how he could balance his heavy and demanding workload with the demands of a young family. The question lingers in my mind – for a large sector of society it is a serious matter.
The issue is how we view time. It seems that we never have enough. My man desperately wanted to know how to find the time to enjoy his children. His question is cried out in offices, classrooms, boardrooms and homes throughout the western world.
Today many of us live in a world of sensory overload, of speed and a sense of time-poverty. Technology moves faster and faster. We feel as if we can never catch up, that there is never enough time. But it‘s illusion. Time hasn‘t changed – we have.
So,what can we do? Here are a few strategies for you. Schedule in the Important People In Your Week
If you don‘t block in ?special‘ time with your special people, they‘ll eventuallyget tired of waiting. Do you remember the old song by Harry Chapin, ?Cat‘s in the cradle‘? The little boy, waiting for his dad to spend time with him, kept saying, ?One day I’ll be just like you‘. When his dad was an old man, longing to see the son who never came, he found that indeed, the promise had been delivered. If you wait for ?spare time‘ you‘ll never have it.
Live in the ‘Now’
Today many of us have forgotten how to live in the moment. We make bedfellows of stress and anxiety. We focus either on the past and what we could have done better, or in the future – planning or worrying over coming events. We‘re so busy squeezing more in to every moment that most of us forget to be ?present‘. We therefore miss the joy of the experience. And so time seems to race by – because we‘re not ?in‘ it.
Change Your Language
Notice your words, and how the people around you speak. How often do you hear ?I‘m so busy‘, ?I can‘t fit it in‘, ?I have no time‘, and ?I‘m always late/overworked/tired/have too much to do?? Start to use affirmations like ?I‘m getting much better at my time management‘ or ?There is always enough time to do the things that matter‘.
Have an Attitude of Gratitude
Practice honouring the moment. Develop a sense of gratitude for the gift of life, for the beauty of small things. Find something in every event to appre
ciate. This is not just ?Pollyanna‘ behaviour – it will enhance your health and stretch your hours.
Enjoy the Mundane
Next time you wash the dishes, the car, mow the lawns, feed the children, sort out the paperwork on your desk or any other simple task , enjoy the activity for itself. Try not to spend the time in which your body is occupied thinking about something else. Don‘t wish the task was completed – honor the moment and the experience. You‘ll be more relaxed when you finish. Time will expand instead of leaving you with the feeling of hurry, pressure and impatience often felt with a mundane task. And many times you‘ll be surprised to find that it was a pleasant duty instead of the chore you didn‘t want to do.
Think Deeply
Learn to think deeply, or if his this seems too hard, try every day to sit quietly for at least 10 minutes. Focus on a plant or some other object.As thoughts move into your mind,recognize them and let them go.Breathe deeply,mentally saying‖Breathe out‖with every outgoing breath and ―Breathe in‖with every incoming breath.This helps you show down to the natural rhythms around you.It ―lengthens‖time.
1、What is the question from one caller that stays in the author‘s mind? A) How to live up to the expectations of the boss. B) How to keep a balance between work and family. C) How to keep high efficiency in one‘s job. D) How to get promoted fast.
2、From the second paragraph we know________. A) We have changed,but time hasn‘t B) We live in a world of poverty
C) We have changed our view of time D) We have changed the time
3、If you fail to spend special time with special people,_______. A) They will lose their interest in you B) You will neber have spare time C) They‘ll finally get tired of waiting D) You;ll find yourself blocked by others
4、These days, many people forget how to ________ A) Enjoy the present experience B) Focus on the past events C) Paln for the furture events D) Take more time for leisure
5、Language is a very important factor in our life and we should______ A) Learn to listen to others
B) Not tell others how tired we are C) Say sorry if we are late for work D) Begin to use positive words
6、An effective way to better our health and lengthen our hours is to______ A) Make efforts to honor your time
B) Be grateful for the gift of life and many other things C) Find out how simple many of the things are
D) Try to enjoy behaving like a child and make things simple
7、The author suggests that we should_______while we do common things. A) Think of something else
B) Wish the task can be completed sooner C) Get pleasure from the activity for itself D) Regard the task as a privilege
8、Another way of lengthening time is to _______. A) Think and breathe deeply B) Focus on breathing C) Sit quiet with others
D) Do exercises of breathing
译文：
我参加了几年前在直播电视训练对时间管理者打电话问了一个问题。他在电脑行业，并想知道他如何能平衡他的繁重而艰巨的年轻家庭的需求量。这个问题在我心中徘徊–为一个大的社会部门来说是一个严重的问题。
问题是我们如何看待时间。看来我们永远不会有足够的。我的人拼命想知道如何找到时间来享受自己的孩子。他的问题是大声的办公室，教室，会议室和家庭在整个西方世界。 今天，我们许多人生活在一个世界的感官超载，速度和时间感的贫困。技术动作快。我们觉得如果我们不迎头赶上，有没有足够的时间。但这是幻觉。时光没有改变–我们。 所以，我们能做什么？这是给你的一些策略。 在你的周计划的重要的人
如果你不阻止在特别的时间与你的特殊的人，他们会eventuallyget厌倦了等待。你还记得这首老歌的哈利波特，'摇篮里的猫‖？小男孩，等待他的爸爸和他，花时间不停地说，―有一天我会像你。当他的爸爸是一位老人，渴望看到他没有儿子，他发现，事实上，承诺已交付。如果你等待的空余时间，你将永远不会拥有。 生活在―现在‖
今天，许多人已经忘记了如何去活在当下。我们的压力和焦虑的伙伴。我们着眼于过去，我们可以做得更好，或在未来–规划或担心即将到来的事件。我们太忙，挤在每一个时刻，我们大多数人忘记要?目前‘。因此我们想体验的快乐。所以时间似乎比赛的–因为我们不在这。 改变你的语言
注意你的言语，和周围的人说话。你经常听到―我很忙‖，―我不能适应它，‖，―我没有时间‖，―我总是迟到/劳累/累/有太多的事情要做吗？开始使用肯定像我得到更好的在我的时间管理‖或―总有足够的时间做那件事的东西。 有一个感恩的态度
实践重力矩。开发一种感恩生命的礼物，为小的事物之美。找到每一个事件的欣赏。这不仅是―盲目乐观‖的行为–将提高您的健康和伸展你的时间。 享受平凡
下次你洗盘子，汽车，修剪草坪，喂孩子，整理你的办公桌上的文件或任何其他简单的任务，享受活动本身。不要花时间在你身上占思考别的东西。不希望完成任务–荣誉的时刻和经验。你会更放松，当你完成的时候。时间会扩大而不是让你匆忙的感觉，压力和不耐烦的感觉往往与世俗的任务。很多时候你会发现这是一个愉快的责任而不是做你不想做。 思考
学会思考，或者如果他的这似乎太难了，试着每天静坐至少10分钟。集中在一个植物或其他物体。作为思想进入你的头脑，认识他们，让他们走。深呼吸，精神上说―呼‖每一个即将离任的呼吸和―呼吸‖每一次呼吸。这有助于你给到你周围的自然节奏。它―延长‖时间。
1、从一个访客停留在作者的头脑中的问题是什么？ 一）如何辜负老板的期望。
B）怎样保持工作和家庭之间的平衡。 C）如何保持高效率的工作。 D）如何晋升快。
2、从我们知道________第二段。 一）我们已经改变了，但是时间没有 B）我们生活在一个贫困的世界 C）我们已经改变了我们的时间 D）我们已经改变了时间
3、如果你没有特别的人花特别的时间，_______。 一）他们会在你失去兴趣 B）你将永远有空闲时间 C）他们最终会厌倦了等待 d）你将发现自己被别人；
4、这些天，许多人忘记如何________ 一）享受现在的经验 B）着眼于过去的事件 C）对未来事件的计划 D）采取更多的空闲时间
5、语言是我们生活中一个非常重要的因素，我们应该______