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When people _______________ I write about time management, they assume two things. One is that I'm always on time, and I'm not. I have four small children, and I would like to _______________them for my ______________________________, but sometimes it's just not their fault. I was once late to my own _______________ on time management. We all had to just take a moment together and _______________ that irony. The second thing they_______________ is that I have lots of tips and _______________for saving bits of time here and there. Sometimes I'll hear from _______________that are doing a story along these lines, generally on how to help their readers find an extra hour in the day. And the idea is that we'll ______________________________ off everyday activities, _______________________, and we'll have time for the good stuff. I______________the entire premise of this _______________, but I'm always interested in hearing what they've_______________ before they call me. Some of my favorites: doing _______________where you only have to make right-hand turns. Being extremely judicious in _____________________: it says three to three-and-a-half minutes on the package, we're totally getting in ______________________________ that. And my personal favorite, which makes sense on some _______________, is to DVR your favorite shows so you can fast-forward through the_______________. That way, you save eight minutes every half hour, so_______________two hours of watching TV, you find 32 minutes to exercise. Which is true. You know another way to find 32 minutes to _______________? Don't watch two hours of TV a day, right？
When people find out I write about time management, they assume two things. One is that I'm always on time, and I'm not. I have four small children, and I would like to blame them for my occasional tardiness, but sometimes it's just not their fault. I was once late to my own speech on time management. We all had to just take a moment together and savor that irony.
当人们发现我写关于时间管理的文章时，他们都会假设两件事：第一，我永远都准时，但我并不是。我有四个小孩，我偶尔将迟到归咎于他们，不过有时候真的不是因为他们。我有一次在去我的一个关于时间管理的演讲时迟到了。我们都需要一点时间去好好地体味一下这有多么讽刺。
find out /faɪnd aʊt/ 发现 blame /bleɪm/ 常见意思是责怪，还可以作为 “归咎于”，比如 “把迟到归咎于我有四个孩子”。 occasional /əˈkeɪʒənl/adj. 偶然的；临时的；特殊场合的 tardiness /ˈtɑːdɪnəs/n. 缓慢，迟延 savor /ˈseɪvə(r)/vt. 尽情享受；n. 滋味 irony /ˈaɪrəni/n. 讽刺；adj. 铁的（作形容词时较少用，常用的是名词含义 “讽刺”）
The second thing they assume is that I have lots of tips and tricks for saving bits of time here and there. Sometimes I'll hear from magazines that are doing a story along these lines, generally on how to help their readers find an extra hour in the day. And the idea is that we'll shave bits of time off everyday activities, add it up, and we'll have time for the good stuff.
第二，人们总是假设我有很多关于如何节省时间的贴士和技巧。有时候我听说一些杂志在写这方面的故事，通常都是关于教读者如何在一天中获得额外一个小时。思路就是从日常的每个活动中挤出一点时间，加起来，然后我们就有时间去做更有意思的事情了。
tricks /trɪks/ n. 诡计、骗局；技巧 shave /ʃeɪv/ vi. 剃须，剃毛；vt. 剃，削去；n. 刮脸，剃胡子 shave bits of time节省一点时间 add it up 加起来
I question the entire premise of this piece, but I'm always interested in hearing what they've come up with before they call me. Some of my favorites: doing errands where you only have to make right-hand turns.
我对这个说法持保留意见，不过我还是愿意听听他们在找我之前有什么想法。我最喜欢的几个是：只完成那些只需要右转的事。
question 还可以作为动词，怀疑，保留意见 come up with: 提出;想出;赶上; errands /ˈerəndz/ 差使 (errand 的名词复数)
Being extremely judicious in microwave usage: it says three to three-and-a-half minutes on the package, we're totally getting in on the bottom side of that. And my personal favorite, which makes sense on some level, is to DVR your favorite shows so you can fast-forward through the commercials.
在用微波炉时，要极度审慎：当食物包装上面写了3到3.5分钟时，我们要挑时间最短的那个。我个人最喜欢的是，录下你最喜欢看的电视剧，然后你就可以跳过广告了。其实在某个程度上，还是挺有道理的。
judicious /dʒuˈdɪʃəs/adj. 明智的；头脑精明的；判断正确的 microwave /ˈmaɪkrəweɪv/n. 微波 usage /ˈjuːsɪdʒ/n. 使用；利用；利用率；惯用法 package /ˈpækɪdʒ/n. 包；v. 将… 包装好；adj. 一揽子的 getting in on the bottom side of that 字面意思是进入底部，这里意思是选择底线的，即时间最短的 fast-forward /ˈfɑːst ˈfɔːwəd/n. 快进功能；adj. 进展迅速的；vt. 使快进 commercials /kəˈmɜːʃlz/n. 商业广告
That way, you save eight minutes every half hour, so in the course of two hours of watching TV, you find 32 minutes to exercise. Which is true. You know another way to find 32 minutes to exercise? Don't watch two hours of TV a day, right？
这样，你每半个小时就可以挤出八分钟。那么你从用来看电视的两个小时中，可以挤出32分钟锻炼的时间。倒的确是这么回事儿。你还知道其他可以找到32分钟锻炼的方法吗？不要每天都看两个小时电视就行了，对吧?
in the course of: 在…过程中;在…期间;