听力挖空练习
I find a really good time to do this is Friday afternoons. Friday afternoon is what an ______________might call a"low opportunity cost" time. Most of us are not sitting there on Friday afternoons saying, "I am excited to _______________________toward my personal and professional ______________right now." But we are willing to think about what those should be. So take a little bit of time Friday afternoon, make yourself a_______________________ priority list: career, ______________, self. Making a _______________________ list reminds us that there should be something in all three categories. Career, we think about; relationships, self -- not so much. But anyway, just a short list, two to three items in each. Then______________ over the whole of the next week, and see where you can _____________________. Where you plan them in is ______________you. I know this is going to be more______________for some people than others. I mean, some people's lives are just harder than others. It is not going to be easy to find time to take that poetry class if you are caring for______________ children on your own. I get that. And I don't want to minimize anyone's ______________. But I do think that the numbers I am about to tell you are______________.
I find a really good time to do this is Friday afternoons. Friday afternoon is what an economist might call a"low opportunity cost" time. Most of us are not sitting there on Friday afternoons saying, "I am excited to make progress toward my personal and professional priorities right now."
我发现周五的下午最适合处理这事儿。周五的下午是被经济学家称为“低机会成本”时间。我们大部分人不会在周五下午想着，“我很高兴现在能向在个人和职业重点方面的发展迈进。”（笑声)
economist /ɪˈkɒnəmɪst/n. 经济学家 make progress 取得进步
But we are willing to think about what those should be. So take a little bit of time Friday afternoon, make yourself a three-category priority list: career, relationships, self. Making a three-category list reminds us that there should be something in all three categories. Career, we think about; relationships, self -- not so much. But anyway, just a short list, two to three items in each. Then look out over the whole of the next week, and see where you can plan them in.
但是我们愿意去想那些事是什么。所以在周五下午花一点时间，为自己做一个分成三类的首要事件的列表：事业，人际关系，个人。这样的三项分类列表提醒了我们每一个类别都应该有一些事。事业，我们经常考虑；人际关系，个人—— 很少会想。无论如何，只要一个短短的列表，每个都包含两到三件事。它们会帮助我们看清下周，如何在下周计划这些事情。
three-category /θriː ˈkætəɡəri/ adj. 三类的 categories /ˈkætɪɡəriz/ n. 类别；(category 的复数)
Where you plan them in is up to you. I know this is going to be more complicated for some people than others. I mean, some people's lives are just harder than others.
你可以决定如何计划。这可能对一些人来说会比较复杂一点。我的意思是，有些人的人生本就是比其他人更艰难的。
It is not going to be easy to find time to take that poetry class if you are caring for multiple children on your own. I get that. And I don't want to minimize anyone's struggle. But I do think that the numbers I am about to tell you are empowering.
如果你自己有好几个要照顾的小孩，想要找时间去参加诗歌班一定不容易。我懂。我不想轻视任何人的困难。但是我觉得我接下来要说的数字是会改变你的想法的。
take poetry class 上诗歌班 multiple /ˈmʌltɪpl/ adj. 数量多的；多种多样的；n. 倍数 minimize /ˈmɪnɪmaɪz/ vt. 使减到最少；小看，极度轻视；vi. 最小化 empowering /ɪmˈpaʊərɪŋ/ v. 授权；允许 (empower 的 ing 形式)