The Time Message

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Elwood N.Chapmar

1 Time is tricky. It is difficult to control and easy to waste. When you look ahead, you think you have more time than you need. For example, at the beginning of a semester, you may feel that you have plenty of the time on your hands. But toward the end of the term you may suddenly find that time is running out. You don’t have enough time to cover all you duties, so you get worried. What is the answer? Control!

2 Time is dangerous. If you don’t control it, it will control you. If you don’t make it work for you, it will work against you. So you must decome the master of time, not its servant. As a first-year college student, time management will be your number one problem.

3 Time is valuable. Wasting time is a bad habit. It is like a drug. The more timeyou waste, the easier it is to go on wasting time. If you seriously wish to get the most out of college, you must put the time message into practice.

Message 1. Control time from the beginning.

4 Time is today, not tomorrow or next week. Start your plan at the beginning of the term.

Message 2. Get the notebook habit.

5 Go and buy a notebook today. Use it to plan your study time each day. Once a weekly study plan is prepared, follow the same pattern every week with small changes. Sunday is a good day to make the plan for the following week.

Message 3. Be realistic(切实可行的)

6 Often you know from experiencee how long it takes you to write a short essay(作文), to study for a quiz(测验), or to review for a final exam. When you plan time for these things, be realistic. Allow for unexpected things. Otherwise(否则) your entire(整个的) plan may be upset.

Message 4. Plan at least one hour for each hour in class.

7 How much study time you plan for each classroom hour depends one four things: (1)your ability(才能), (2)the difficulty of the class, (3)the grades you hope to achieve, and (4)how well you use your study time. One thing, however, is certain: you should plan at least one hour of study for each classroom hour. In many cases, two or three hours will be required.

Message 5. Keep you plan flexible(灵活的).

8 It is important that you re-plan your time on a weekly basis so that you can make certain changes when necessary. For example, before mid-term or final exams, you will want to give more time to reviewing. A good plan must be a littlee flexible so that special projects can be done well.

Message 6. Study for some time each class day.

9 Some solid(扎实的) work each day is better than many study hours one day and nothing the next. When you work out your schedule, try to include at least two study hours each day. This will not only keep the study habit alive but also keep you up to date on your class assignments(作业).

Message 7. Free on Staturday-study on Sunday.

10 It is good to stop all study activities for one full day. Many students choose Saturday for sports or sociall activities. Sunday, on the other hand, seems to be the best study day for many students. It is a good day to catch up on back reading and other assignments.





Word   List （单词表）   

message   n.  要旨，要点  
tricky  adj. (工作、问题等)微妙的，棘手的；（人）狡猾的  
beginning   n. 开始；起初  
semester  n.  （尤指美国大专院校的）学期  
cover   v. 处理  
duty   n. 任务  
management   n. 管理  
number one   adj. 最重要的；头号的  
seriously   adv.  真心地，当真地；认真地，严肃地  
once   conj. 一旦……（就……）
weekly   adj.  每周一次的   
follow   v.   遵照；沿用  
following   adj. 紧接着的  
realistic   adj. 现实可行的  
essay   n. 作文；短文  
quiz  n. 考查；测验  
upset   v.  打乱（计划等）；打翻  
ability   n.  能力；才智  
grade   n.  （考试或作业的）分数  
achieve   v. 获得  
flexible  adj.  灵活的  
re-plan   v.  重新计划
basis   n.  基础；根据  
project   n.  课题；科研项目   
mid-term  adj. 期中的  
solid  adj.  扎实的  
schedule   n. 计划表  
alive   adj. 起作用的；现存的；活着的
assignment   n.  （指定的）作业  
activity   n. 活动  
social   adj.  社交的；交谊的  
seem   v.  似乎；好像  
back   adj.  以前的；过去的
  
Proper   Names  

Elwood N. Chapman 埃尔伍德·N·查普曼（人名）



Useful   Expressions(常用短语)

Look  ahead    看前面；考虑未来  
at the beginning of   在……的开始  
plenty of  大量的  
have time on one’s hands  有许多时间  
towards the end of…    即将结束时  
work for  为……效力  
work  against  对……不利  
get the most out of  sth. 充分利用……的机会   
put… into practice  付诸实践  
allow for  考虑到  
at least 至少  
in… case  在…… 情况下  
on a weekly /daily basis  每周/每天  
work out   制定出  
seem to be  看来，好像  
keep sth./sb.  +  adj. 使 ……保持某种状况  
run out (of )  (被)用完，将尽　　   
     Time is running out.
      I have run out of money.  
take… some time to do…   花…… 时间做… … 　　
     It will take us an hour to get there.  
depend  on 取决于，随……而定　　
     It depends on how many people are going     
so that  以便（用来引出目的状语从句）　　
     Tell me your telephone number so that I can call you when I have time.   
catch up on  　赶上，补上　
      I have to catch up on my sleep. I didn’t sleep much last night.



The time message

1、时间真是不好对付,既难以控制好,又很容易浪费掉,当你向前看,你觉得你的时间用不完.例如,在一个学期的开始.你或许觉得你有许多时间,但到学期快结束时,你会突然发现时间快用光了,你甚至找不出时间把所有你的必须干的事情干完,这样你就担心了.答案是什么呢?控制.



2、时间是危险的,如果你控制不了时间,时间就会控制你,如果你不能让时间为你服务,它就会起反作用。（对你不利）。所以，你必须成为时间的主人，而不是它的奴仆，作为刚入学的大学生，妥善安排时间是你的头等大事。

3、时间是珍贵的。浪费时间是个坏习惯。浪费时间就像毒品一样，你越浪费时间，就越容易继续浪费下去，如果你真的想充分利用上大学的机会，你就应该把利用时间的要旨付诸实践。

要旨1从一开始就控制时间



4、抓紧时间就是抓紧当前的时间，不要把事情推到明天或下周。在学期开台就开始计划。

要指2 养成用笔记本的习惯



5、马上去买一个笔记本，用它来计划你每一天的时间，一旦订好了每周的学习计划，每周就要这么做，但容许有些小的变动。星期日是制订下周计划的好时间。

要指3要现实些



6、从你经验里就会知道写一篇短文，准备小考或为期末考试复习需要多长的时间，当你为这些事情计划时间时，要现实些，要留有余地，要预计发生意外的事情，否则你的整个计划就会被打乱。

要旨4为每节课至少计划1小时



7、你为每节课安排多少学习时间，取决于四个因素：（1）你的能力（2）该节课的难度（3）你希望取得的分数（4）怎么样有效利用你的学习时间。有一件事是睛定的，你应该为每节课至少安排1小时，在很多情况下会需要2-3小时。

要旨5灵活安排计划



8、每周重新安排时间很重要，这样才能在必要时对计划进行调整。例如在期中或期末考试前，你要给复习留下更多的时间。好的计划必须是有一些灵活性，这样便可做好特别的项目。

要旨6有课的日子每天都要抽出一些时间来学习



9、每天都踏踏实实地学习一会儿，比一天学习很长时间，第二天什么也不学要好。当你制订你的计划时，每天至少要安排出2小时的学习时间，这不仅使你能保持这一学习习惯，而且还能帮助你跟上课堂进度。

要旨7星期六休息，星期天学习



10、把所有的学习任务都停下来一整天是有益的，很多学生选择星期门进行体育活动或社会活动。另一方面，对很多学生来说，星期天似乎是最好的学习时间，这个时间用来补上拖欠的阅读任务和其他作业的好时机