听力挖空练习
So we have______________time, which is great, because guess what?We don't even need that much time to do amazing things. But when most of us have______________time, what do we do?______________,right? Start deleting emails. Otherwise, we're______________ around the house or watching TV. But small moments can have great power. You can use your bits of time for bits of joy. Maybe it's choosing to read something ______________ on the bus on the way to work. I know when I had a job that required two bus rides and a ______________ride every morning, I used to go to the library on weekends to____________________________. It made the whole experience almost, almost, ______________. Breaks at work can be used for ______________ or praying. If family dinner is out because of your crazy work schedule, maybe family breakfast could be a good ______________. It's about looking at the whole of one's time and seeing where the good ______________can go. I _______________________this. There is time. Even if we are busy, we have time for what matters. And when we ______________ what matters, we can build the lives we want in the time we've got.
So we have plenty of time, which is great, because guess what?We don't even need that much time to do amazing things.
所以我们有很多时间,这很好,但是你知道吗?我们根本不需要那么多时间去完成一个大目标。
plenty of time 很多时间
But when most of us have bits of time, what do we do? Pull out the phone,right? Start deleting emails. Otherwise, we're puttering around the house or watching TV.
但当我们有一点空闲时间的时候,我们会做什么?拿出手机,是吧?开始删除邮件。或者在家周围闲逛,看电视。
bits of time 一点时间 pull out the phone 拿出手机 putter around the house /ˈpʌtə əˈraʊnd ðə haʊs/ 在家周围闲逛 putter /ˈpʌtə(r)/ vi. 嘟嘟 (或咕噜) 作响;慢条斯理; n. 轻击球杆
But small moments can have great power. You can use your bits of time for bits of joy. Maybe it's choosing to read something wonderful on the bus on the way to work. I know when I had a job that required two bus rides and a subway ride every morning, I used to go to the library on weekends to get stuff to read. It made the whole experience almost, almost, enjoyable.
但是每个不起眼的时刻都潜力无限。你可以用零星的时间,来获得零星的快乐。比如说在去上班的公车上读一些精彩的东西。当我以前的工作需要我每天早上乘两趟公车 和一趟地铁的时候,我周末会去图书馆找东西来读。这几乎,几乎让我的生活更丰富了。
Breaks at work can be used for meditating or praying. If family dinner is out because of your crazy work schedule, maybe family breakfast could be a good substitute.
工作间隙的休息时间可以用来冥想或者祷告。如果你因为工作忙而不能吃家庭晚餐,也许家庭早餐可以成为一个很好的替代品。
meditate /ˈmedɪteɪt/ v. 沉思;冥想 substitute /ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt/ v. 取代;n. 代用品
It's about looking at the whole of one's time and seeing where the good stuff can go. I truly believe this. There is time. Even if we are busy, we have time for what matters. And when we focus on what matters, we can build the lives we want in the time we've got.
这就是看着一个人所有的时间,然后找到什么时候可以做想做的事。我真的相信,我们都有充分的时间。就算我们很忙,我们仍然有时间去做重要的事。当我们关注在重要的事上时,我们可以用所拥有的时间创造我们想要的生活。