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1、BOOK4UNIT1PASSAGE1Haveyoueverfeltyoudon’thaveenoughhoursintheday?Orthatyou’dgiveanythingforawholedaytocatchupwithyourself?Well,herearesomeideasthatworkforme.
Firstofall,makeato-dolisteverydayandsetclearpriorities.Thetrickhereisn’tmakingthelist;that’stheeasypart.Thetrickis
2、makingthepriorities.Ilookatmylistandputastarnexttoanythingthatisreallyurgent.ThenIputthenumber“2”nexttoanythingthatwilljusttakeacoupleofminutes.IactuallydothesequicktasksbeforeIgetonwiththeurgentones;it’sabitlikeclearingoffthetopofyourdeskbeforesittingdowntowritethatimpor
3、tantletter.
Second,knowwhenisthemostproductivetimeofdayforyouanddoyourworkorstudythen.OneoftheshockingdiscoveriesImadeaboutmyselfisthatifIgetupat5a.m.,Icandoaday’sworkandevenfitbreakfastinbeforehalfpastnine.Ofcourse,ifyouareanearlybird,itcanbedifficulttoaccomplishtaskstha
4、tinvolvephoning“nightowls”,butthat’swhatemail’sfor!
Finally,donotletyourinboxrunyourlife.IjustrealizedrecentlyhowfrequentlyIinterruptedmyrealworktocheckmyinboxandrespondtothemosttrivialofemails.So,nowIonlyopenitwhenabsolutelynecessaryandthissavesmehours.Ifyourworkdependso
5、nyoubeingconstantlyaccessiblebyemail,thenyoucan’tdothis;butbehonestandaskyourself,“AmIanemailaddict?”
Withthesesimple,practicaltechniques,youwillbecomemoreefficient,lessstressedandbeabletowinsome“me-time”foryourself.
BOOK4UNIT2PASSAGE1Ifyouthinkthatyouhavetoliveuparemotem
6、ountaininordertolivealongandhealthylife,areligiouscommunityinLomaLinda,California,mayproveyouwrong.ItsmembersareagroupofChristiansknownastheSeventh-dayAdventists.TheAdventistsenjoyamuchhigherlifeexpectancythanaverageCalifornians.Adventistmencanexpecttoliveaboutsevenyearsl
7、ongerthanotherCalifornianmen.AdventistwomenarelikelytolivearoundfouryearslongerthanotherCalifornianwomen.TheAdventistsalsoactmuchyoungerthantheyareandseedoctorsmuchlessthanordinarypeople.
Sowhat’sthesecretoftheAdventists’longevity?Itisnotallintheirgenes.Noristheirgoodheal
8、thamereaccident.TheAdventistslivelongerpartlybecausetheyhaveavegetable-baseddiet.Around35percent
